Health and Nutrition of Chilhowee, MO Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty four percent of Chilhowee 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 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 one 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 Chilhowee 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). Twenty nine percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Fifty six percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Chilhowee residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 40 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 two days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 25 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Chilhowee residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 191 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 31. Forty two percent of people living here are obese. Fifty nine percent have ever been obese. Forty four percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

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

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Chilhowee 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

Thirty three percent of Chilhowee 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. Fifty eight percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Ten percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twenty seven percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Twenty three percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Fifty one percent of people living in Chilhowee are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Nineteen percent of people living in Chilhowee have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twenty four percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Thirty two percent of people in Chilhowee frequently check their blood cholesterol. Ten 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 nine percent of people living in Chilhowee use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

Chilhowee residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Seventy six percent of people living in Chilhowee have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twenty one percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.1 days per month on average. They have 5.4 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 13 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Chilhowee residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety seven percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Ninety seven percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Thirty three percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Three percent of males in Chilhowee 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. Seventy five percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Fifty percent have ever had anal sex. Twenty five percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Chilhowee were 16 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 35 women. He has vaginal sex with 18 women. 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 six women. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 1.9 men on average. People in Chilhowee were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Three percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Chilhowee has vaginal or anal sex 50 times a year. Fifty percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Chilhowee 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with 10 men on average. They have had 10 male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.3 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Sixty nine percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Seven percent of households in Chilhowee 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

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Thirty eight percent of Chilhowee residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Seventeen percent of Chilhowee 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. Fifteen 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. Fifty 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 1.4 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Nineteen percent of Chilhowee 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". Six percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Thirty four percent are overweight. Eight 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. Thirteen percent of people living in Chilhowee have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirty six percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Thirty nine percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Eight percent have ever been told they had gout. Three percent have coronary heart disease. Eight percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Three percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty seven percent of births in Chilhowee were vaginal deliveries. Thirty three percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty one percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty percent of women breastfeed their children. Eight percent of women in Chilhowee have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Ninety two percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Forty two percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Thirty three 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 Chilhowee report their general health condition on average at 51 percent. Five percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 45 percent of Chilhowee residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Five percent of people living in Chilhowee are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Chilhowee spend $482 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 29 percent of their income. The average family in Chilhowee spends $124 on food at other stores monthly. This is three percent of their income. They spend $190 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is five percent of their income. This is zero percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Chilhowee report their general condition of hearing on average at 79 percent. Eighty five 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 percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Thirty nine percent of Chilhowee population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty five 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. Fifteen percent of people in Chilhowee had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Sixteen percent of Chilhowee 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. Eight percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Thirteen percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Three 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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