Health and Nutrition of Marquand, MO Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Thirty five percent of Marquand residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 15 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 six 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 five of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place. They also eat six frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Marquand 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). Twelve percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Marquand residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 56 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 four days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 25 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Marquand residents 16 years and older is 65 inches. The average weight is 156 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 25. Fourteen percent of people living here are obese. Twenty six percent have ever been obese. Eighteen percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty five percent of Marquand residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Fifty five percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Fifty five percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Thirty six percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Marquand 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 Marquand 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. Seventy percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Forty percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Ten percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Ten percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Twenty percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

Thirty six percent of people living in Marquand use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Forty five percent of Marquand 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 four percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Forty two percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Forty two percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Thirty seven percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Thirty eight 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. Three percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Marquand residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty four percent of people living in Marquand have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Eight percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 6.3 days per month on average. They have 5.0 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 16 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety eight percent of Marquand residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety nine percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Eighty five percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Forty five percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Three percent of males in Marquand have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety six percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy five percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Sixty seven percent have ever had anal sex. People in Marquand were 19 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 17 women. He has vaginal sex with seven women. People living here were on average 22 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Marquand were 18 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Seven percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Marquand has vaginal or anal sex 59 times a year. Thirty seven percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Marquand 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with 22 men on average. They have had 20 male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Forty nine percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Fifty six percent of Marquand residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Fourteen 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. Fifteen percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty two 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 four 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 two 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 0.9 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Five percent of Marquand residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Three percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Fourteen percent are overweight. Twenty percent of people 60 years and older have difficulties in thinking or remembering that can make a big difference in everyday activities (this does not refer to occasionally forgetting your keys or the name of someone you recently met). This refers to things like confusion or memory loss that are happening more often or getting worse. Five percent of people living in Marquand have ever received a blood transfusion. Twelve percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twelve percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Seven percent have ever been told they had gout. Three percent have congestive heart failure. Three percent have coronary heart disease. Three percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Three percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Seven percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Seven percent have ever had emphysema. Five percent have another thyroid problem. Twelve percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Seventy nine percent of births in Marquand were vaginal deliveries. Twenty one percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Forty seven percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Twenty percent of women breastfeed their children. Eight percent have ever used female hormones such as estrogen and progesterone, including any forms of female hormones, such as pills, cream, patch and injections, but do not include birth control methods or use for infertility.

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Current Health Status

People living in Marquand report their general health condition on average at 55 percent. Four percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 51 percent of Marquand residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Twelve percent of people living in Marquand are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Marquand spend $286 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 15 percent of their income. The average family in Marquand spends $85 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $165 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six percent of their income. They also spend $18 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Marquand report their general condition of hearing on average at 78 percent. Ninety two 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 Marquand population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Twenty 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. Eight percent of people in Marquand had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Seven percent of Marquand 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. Seven 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. Eight 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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