Health and Nutrition of Colome, SD Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty nine percent of Colome residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 21 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 two 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.

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Oral Health

The average Colome 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 seven percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty three percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Colome residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 39 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 three days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 23 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Colome residents 16 years and older is 63 inches. The average weight is 160 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 30. Forty seven percent of people living here are obese. Fifty four percent have ever been obese. Forty one percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

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

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Diabetes

Twenty three percent of people living in Colome have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Forty one 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

Colome 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

Nine percent of Colome 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. Two percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Forty eight percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Fifteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Fifteen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Twenty seven percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Eighty percent of people living in Colome are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

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

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Mental Health

Fourteen percent of Colome residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty one percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Twenty percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Forty three percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Thirty percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Eighteen percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Eighteen percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Twenty six 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

Colome residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Fifty eight percent of people living in Colome have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Thirty one percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.2 days per month on average. They have 4.9 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 seven percent of Colome residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety seven percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty four percent have ever had anal sex. Seven percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Colome were 19 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 23 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Colome were 20 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on two men in their lifetime. The average person in Colome has vaginal or anal sex 34 times a year. Thirty percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Colome 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with seven men on average. They have had four male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Twenty six percent of Colome residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty three 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. Thirty nine percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Sixteen 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 six 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 1.5 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Sixteen percent of Colome 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". Three 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. Ten 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. Six percent of people living in Colome have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirty eight percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twenty seven percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Three percent have coronary heart disease. Three percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Three percent have another thyroid problem. Two percent have ever had chronic bronchitis.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty nine percent of births in Colome were vaginal deliveries. Thirty one percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty eight percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy three percent of women breastfeed their children. Nine percent of women in Colome 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. Twenty nine percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Twelve 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 Colome report their general health condition on average at 55 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 32 percent of Colome residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Four percent of people living in Colome are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Colome spend $465 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 41 percent of their income. The average family in Colome spends $116 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $77 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is four percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Colome report their general condition of hearing on average at 85 percent. Ninety four 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. Hundred percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty six percent of Colome population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Thirty six 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. Twelve percent of people in Colome had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Eleven percent of Colome 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. Twelve 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. Five 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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