Health and Nutrition of Otis, KS Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Thirty one percent of Otis 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 five 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 four of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place. People here eat five "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 Otis 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). Eighteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Otis residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 53 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 28 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Otis residents 16 years and older is 63 inches. The average weight is 164 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Thirty four percent of people living here are obese. Forty four percent have ever been obese. Thirty one percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

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

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Diabetes

Sixty two percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Two percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Otis 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 Otis 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. Thirteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Seventeen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twenty nine percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Nineteen percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Sixty five percent of people living in Otis are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twenty one percent of people in Otis frequently check their blood cholesterol. Eight 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 four percent of people living in Otis use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Forty percent of Otis residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Forty 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 eight percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Forty one percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Thirty nine percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Thirty eight percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Thirty five 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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Alcohol use

Eighty seven percent of people living in Otis have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Five percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 5.3 days per month on average. They have 4.6 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 15 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety nine percent of Otis 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. Ninety six percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Sixty three percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Five percent of males in Otis have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Ninety two percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Seventy two percent have ever had anal sex. People in Otis were 16 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 21 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on 11 women. People in Otis were 20 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Six percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Otis has vaginal or anal sex 86 times a year. Forty percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Otis 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with 17 men on average. They have had 17 male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 1.5 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Forty percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

Otis residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Fifty three percent of Otis residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty one percent of Otis 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 nine 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. Eighteen percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty four 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 five 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 four 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 0.7 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Six percent of Otis residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Two percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Twenty four percent are overweight. Eleven percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. One percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Three percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Eighty five percent of births in Otis were vaginal deliveries. Fifteen percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.3 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Forty five percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Forty two percent of women breastfeed their children. Twenty nine percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Five percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Fifteen percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Otis 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, 58 percent of Otis residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Six percent of people living in Otis are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Otis spend $369 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 18 percent of their income. The average family in Otis spends $130 on food at other stores monthly. This is eight percent of their income. They spend $171 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is nine percent of their income. They also spend $37 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is two percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Otis report their general condition of hearing on average at 83 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. Ninety seven percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Thirty 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. Six percent of people in Otis had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Physical Functioning

Four percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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