Health and Nutrition of Excelsior Estates, MO Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty one percent of Excelsior Estates residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 16 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 four 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 three of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place. People here eat two "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat two frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Excelsior Estates resident last visited a dentist three 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. Thirty nine percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Excelsior Estates residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 34 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 two days per week. They also use mouthwash or other dental rinse products to treat dental disease or dental problems an average of three days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 26 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Excelsior Estates residents 16 years and older is 60 inches. The average weight is 176 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Thirty six percent of people living here are obese. Fifty two percent have ever been obese. Twenty nine percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty three percent of Excelsior Estates residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Thirty two percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twenty nine percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Two percent have ever used heroin. Nine percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Three percent of people living in Excelsior Estates have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Thirty three percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. One percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Excelsior Estates 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

Ten percent of Excelsior Estates 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. Fourteen percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Forty five percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Nineteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Fourteen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull.

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Health Insurance

Forty four percent of people living in Excelsior Estates are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

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

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Dermatology

Seventeen percent of people living in Excelsior Estates use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Excelsior Estates residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty four percent of people living in Excelsior Estates have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Nine percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.5 days per month on average. They have 6.0 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 25 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety five percent of Excelsior Estates residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety six percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Seventy seven percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Forty nine percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Six percent of males in Excelsior Estates have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Eighty three percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty seven percent have ever had anal sex. Six percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Excelsior Estates were 17 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 52 women. He has vaginal sex with 50 women. People living here were on average 22 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on two women. People in Excelsior Estates were 20 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Twenty one percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Excelsior Estates has vaginal or anal sex 70 times a year. Forty six percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Excelsior Estates 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with four men on average. They have had four male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Forty two percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Fifteen percent of households in Excelsior Estates use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Three percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty seven percent of Excelsior Estates residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Thirty percent of Excelsior Estates 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. Thirty six 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 one percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty one 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. Thirty one 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 five 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 0.8 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Two percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Eighteen percent are overweight. Twenty two percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. One percent have coronary heart disease. Two percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Two percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. One percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty six percent of births in Excelsior Estates were vaginal deliveries. Forty four percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Forty nine percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty three percent of women breastfeed their children. Sixty nine percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Nineteen percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Forty four percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Excelsior Estates report their general health condition on average at 49 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 32 percent of Excelsior Estates residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Five percent of people living in Excelsior Estates are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Excelsior Estates spend $373 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 Excelsior Estates spends $96 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $146 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is 10 percent of their income. They also spend $24 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Excelsior Estates report their general condition of hearing on average at 84 percent. Eighty nine 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 nine percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twelve percent of Excelsior Estates population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty seven 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 percent of people in Excelsior Estates had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Thirty three percent of Excelsior Estates residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

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Physical Functioning

Twelve percent of Excelsior Estates 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. Eleven percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Five percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Six 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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