Health and Nutrition of Theodosia, MO Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Sixty six percent of Theodosia residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 17 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. People here eat one "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat one frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Theodosia 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). Nineteen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty eight percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Theodosia residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 46 percent. People living here aged 30 years and older, aside from brushing their teeth with toothbrush, use dental floss or any other device that clean between teeth on average three days per week. They also use mouthwash or other dental rinse products to treat dental disease or dental problems an average of five days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 22 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Theodosia residents 16 years and older is 68 inches. The average weight is 146 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Forty seven percent of people living here are obese. Fifty two percent have ever been obese. Thirty one percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty four percent of Theodosia residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Fourteen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Fourteen percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Ten percent of people living in Theodosia have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Sixty five percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Theodosia residents 20 years and older on average get up to urinate one 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

Seventeen percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Eighty three percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Seventeen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Seventeen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Seventeen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Seventeen percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Seventy six percent of people living in Theodosia are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twenty five percent of people living in Theodosia have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Nineteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Forty percent of people in Theodosia frequently check their blood cholesterol. Thirteen 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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Dermatology

Twenty one percent of people living in Theodosia use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Thirty eight percent of Theodosia residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Thirty eight percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Fifty two percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Fifty six percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Thirty two percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Thirteen percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Twenty eight percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Thirteen percent of people living here move or speak so slowly that other people could have noticed, or the opposite - being so fidgety or restless that they have been moving around a lot more than usual.

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Prescription Medications

Theodosia residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty two percent of people living in Theodosia have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Four percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.9 days per month on average. They have 4.9 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 21 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Theodosia residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Hundred percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Thirty nine percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Ninety eight percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty five percent have ever had anal sex. Twenty percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Theodosia were 16 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. He has vaginal sex with eight women. People living here were on average 19 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Theodosia were 17 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. The average person in Theodosia has vaginal or anal sex 67 times a year. Twenty six percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Theodosia 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with five men on average. They have had five male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.9 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Fifty six percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Twenty four percent of households in Theodosia use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Eight percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

Theodosia residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Twenty percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Seventy three percent of Theodosia residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Thirty three percent of Theodosia residents' work involve vigorous-intensity activity that causes large increases in breathing or heart rate, like carrying or lifting heavy loads, digging or construction work for at least 10 minutes continuously. Forty seven percent of people do moderate-intensity activities at work that cause small increases in breathing or heart rate such as brisk walking or carrying light loads for at least 10 minutes continuously. Forty nine percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty nine percent do any vigorous-intensity sports, fitness or recreational activities that cause large increases in breathing or heart rate like running or basketball for at least 10 minutes continuously. Twenty three 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 six 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 three hours per day. They use a computer or play computer games (including Playstation, Nintendo DS, or other portable video games) outside of work or school for 1.4 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Nineteen percent of Theodosia residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. One percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Forty seven percent are overweight. Nine percent of people living in Theodosia have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirty six percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Seventeen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Eight percent have congestive heart failure. Eight percent have coronary heart disease. Fourteen percent have another thyroid problem. Eight percent have ever had chronic bronchitis.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty two percent of births in Theodosia were vaginal deliveries. Forty eight percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Forty eight percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy eight percent of women breastfeed their children. Seventy five percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Nine percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Thirty six percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Theodosia report their general health condition on average at 59 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 34 percent of Theodosia residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Theodosia spend $394 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 25 percent of their income. The average family in Theodosia spends $141 on food at other stores monthly. This is six percent of their income. They spend $80 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is nine percent of their income. They also spend $13 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is zero percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Theodosia report their general condition of hearing on average at 81 percent. Ninety 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. Seventeen percent of Theodosia population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty percent of people living here have ever had a job where they were exposed to loud sounds or noise. Loud means so loud that they must speak in a raised voice to be heard. Twenty nine percent of people in Theodosia had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Physical Functioning

Thirty four percent of Theodosia residents 20 or older have limitations caused by a long-term physical, mental or emotional problems or illnesses keeping them from working at a job or business. Thirty five percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Seventeen percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Nine percent of people here have health problems that require them to use special equipment, such as a cane, wheelchair, special bed or special telephone.

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