Health and Nutrition of Wardell, MO Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty five percent of Wardell residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 18 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 two 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 four frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Wardell 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). Sixteen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Fifteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Wardell residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 43 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 26 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Wardell residents 16 years and older is 65 inches. The average weight is 182 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 33. Sixty percent of people living here are obese. Sixty two percent have ever been obese. Fifty three percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Forty nine percent of Wardell residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Eleven percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Nine percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Three percent have ever used heroin.

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Diabetes

Four percent of people living in Wardell have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Forty nine percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Wardell residents 20 years and older on average get up to urinate two 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

Four percent of Wardell residents above the age of 40 have problems with their ability to smell, such as not being able to smell things or things not smelling the way they are supposed to. Six percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Forty six percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Nine percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Eighteen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Twenty five percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Fourteen percent of people living in Wardell have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twelve percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Fifty five percent of people in Wardell frequently check their blood cholesterol. Twelve 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

Thirteen percent of people living in Wardell use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty six percent of Wardell residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Thirty one percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty seven percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Sixty one percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Thirty three percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty one percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Fourteen percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Fifteen 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. Eight percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Wardell residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Fifty seven percent of people living in Wardell have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twenty percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.4 days per month on average. They have 2.6 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 14 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety seven percent of Wardell residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety three percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Sixty four percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty one percent have ever had anal sex. Twenty six percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Wardell were 16 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 26 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Wardell were 20 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on four men in their lifetime. The average person in Wardell has vaginal or anal sex 35 times a year. Thirty five percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Wardell 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with 12 men on average. They have had 11 male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 1.3 female sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Pesticide Use

Eleven percent of households in Wardell use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Seventy percent of Wardell residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Fifteen percent of Wardell 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. Twenty one 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 three percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirteen 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 nine 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 1.1 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Fifteen percent of Wardell residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Forty five percent are overweight. Eight percent of people living in Wardell have ever received a blood transfusion. Eighteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Four percent have ever been told they had gout. Three percent have congestive heart failure. One percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Six percent have another thyroid problem. Five percent have ever had chronic bronchitis.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty four percent of births in Wardell were vaginal deliveries. Forty six percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.2 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty seven percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Twenty eight percent of women breastfeed their children. Nine percent of women in Wardell have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Sixty six percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Four percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Forty three percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Wardell report their general health condition on average at 52 percent. Five percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 66 percent of Wardell residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Seven percent of people living in Wardell are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Wardell spend $346 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 35 percent of their income. The average family in Wardell spends $55 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $99 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six percent of their income. They also spend $22 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is two percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Wardell report their general condition of hearing on average at 85 percent. Eighty seven 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. Ninety six percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Ten percent of Wardell population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Seventeen 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. Thirteen percent of people in Wardell had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Sixteen percent of Wardell residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

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Physical Functioning

Fifteen percent of Wardell 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. Sixteen percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Four percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Seven percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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