Health and Nutrition of Prathersville, MO Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Seventy five percent of Prathersville residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 28 times per month. This includes chocolate and other flavored milks, as well as hot cocoa made with milk, and does not count small amounts of milk added to coffee or tea. People living here eat an average of three meals (breakfasts, lunches or dinners) per week that were prepared away from home in places such as restaurants, fast food places, food stands, grocery stores or from vending machines. They get one of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place. They also eat two frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Prathersville resident last visited a dentist two years ago (including all types of dentists, such as, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and all other dental specialists, as well as dental hygienists). Prathersville residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 50 percent. They also use mouthwash or other dental rinse products to treat dental disease or dental problems an average of seven days per week.

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Weight

The average height of Prathersville residents 16 years and older is 67 inches. The average weight is 201 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 33. Hundred percent of people living here are obese. Hundred percent have ever been obese. Fifty percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Prathersville residents 20 years and older on average get up to urinate three time at night (from time they go to bed at night until the time they get up in the morning).

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Taste & Smell

Fifty percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Fifty percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Hundred percent of people living in Prathersville are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Fifty percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Fifty percent of people in Prathersville frequently check their blood cholesterol. Forty seven percent of people have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that their blood cholesterol level was high.

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Mental Health

Fifty percent of people often feel tired or have little energy.

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Prescription Medications

Prathersville residents on average take four prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Hundred percent of people living in Prathersville have at least one alcoholic drink per month. They have 3.5 drinks per week.

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Sleep Disorders

Prathersville residents 16 years and older usually get eight hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Fifty percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Physical Activity

Fifty percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Fifty percent do any moderate-intensity sports, fitness or recreational activities that cause a small increase in breathing or heart rate such as brisk walking, bicycling, swimming or golf for at least 10 minutes continuously. People living here spend nine hours sitting on a typical day (this includes sitting at work, at home, getting to and from places, or with friends, including time spent sitting at a desk, traveling in a car or bus, reading, playing cards, watching television or using a computer). They usually sit and watch TV or videos for about two hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Hundred percent are overweight. Fifty percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses.

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Current Health Status

People living in Prathersville report their general health condition on average at 50 percent.

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Consumer Behavior

This is 10 percent of their income. The average family in Prathersville spends $80 on food at other stores monthly. This is two percent of their income. This is three percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Prathersville report their general condition of hearing on average at 90 percent. Hundred percent of them can usually hear and understand, without the use of a hearing aid or any other listening devices, what a person says without seeing his or her face if that person whispers to them from across a quiet room. Hundred percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room.

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