Health and Nutrition of Leasburg, MO Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty five percent of Leasburg residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 13 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. They also eat three frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Leasburg 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). Eleven percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Thirty two percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Leasburg residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 41 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 four 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 25 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Leasburg residents 16 years and older is 64 inches. The average weight is 180 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Thirty one percent of people living here are obese. Seventy four percent have ever been obese. Twenty seven percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Twenty four percent of Leasburg residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Thirteen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Thirteen percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Six percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Six percent of people living in Leasburg have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Fifty four 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

Leasburg 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

Six percent of Leasburg 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. Four percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Sixty six percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty three percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Ten 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.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Nine percent of people living in Leasburg have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Thirty nine percent of people in Leasburg frequently check their blood cholesterol. Twenty six 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 Leasburg use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Nineteen percent of Leasburg 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 five percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Thirty percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Eighteen percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Thirteen percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Fourteen 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. Four percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Leasburg residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty two percent of people living in Leasburg have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Ten percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 6.7 days per month on average. They have 4.2 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on eight days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety seven percent of Leasburg residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety eight percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Ninety five percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Seventy eight percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Three percent of males in Leasburg have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety three percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Sixty six percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty seven percent have ever had anal sex. Four percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Leasburg 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 45 women. He has vaginal sex with 40 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 eight women. People in Leasburg were 22 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Eleven percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Leasburg has vaginal or anal sex 37 times a year. Twenty three percent have sex without using a condom. They have had three male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Thirty seven percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Twenty one percent of Leasburg residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Sixteen percent of Leasburg 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 four 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. Nineteen percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirteen 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 seven 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 six 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

Two 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. Forty percent are overweight. Fifty 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. Four percent of people living in Leasburg have ever received a blood transfusion. Sixteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twenty nine percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Two percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Four percent have another thyroid problem. Three percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty two percent of births in Leasburg were vaginal deliveries. Thirty eight percent of deliveries were cesarean. 97.6 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty nine percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty two percent of women breastfeed their children. Fifteen percent of women in Leasburg have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Six percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Sixty eight percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Eleven 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 Leasburg report their general health condition on average at 55 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 22 percent of Leasburg residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Leasburg spend $337 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 20 percent of their income. The average family in Leasburg spends $128 on food at other stores monthly. This is eight percent of their income. They spend $168 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is 10 percent of their income. They also spend $14 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Leasburg report their general condition of hearing on average at 81 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 six percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Nine percent of Leasburg population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Twenty nine 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. Thirty seven percent of people in Leasburg had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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