Health and Nutrition of Madawaska, ME Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty two percent of Madawaska residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 18 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 three 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 Madawaska 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). Fifteen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Eighteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Madawaska residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 49 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 two days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 22 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Madawaska residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 173 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Twenty nine percent of people living here are obese. Forty seven percent have ever been obese. Thirty one percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty percent of Madawaska residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Fourteen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Fourteen percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Nine percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Madawaska 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

Fifteen percent of Madawaska 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 four percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Thirteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Fourteen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Twenty eight percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Seventy three percent of people living in Madawaska 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 Madawaska have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twenty nine percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Forty five percent of people in Madawaska frequently check their blood cholesterol. Twenty four 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

Forty percent of people living in Madawaska use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty six percent of Madawaska residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty 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 six percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty seven percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty one percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Nineteen percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. 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. Two percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Madawaska residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Sixty five percent of people living in Madawaska 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 2.9 days per month on average. They have 5.5 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 18 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety four percent of Madawaska residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Eighty nine percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Fifty one percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Thirty one percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Eight percent of males in Madawaska have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety eight percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Sixty seven percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty two percent have ever had anal sex. Twelve percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Madawaska were 18 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 32 women. He has vaginal sex with 27 women. People living here were on average 25 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on five women. People in Madawaska were 18 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Four percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Madawaska has vaginal or anal sex 41 times a year. Thirty four percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Madawaska 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with seven men on average. They have had seven male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.5 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Fifty percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Thirty seven percent of Madawaska residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Eleven percent of Madawaska 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. Thirty 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 five 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 nine 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 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 1.6 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Six percent of Madawaska residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Four 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 one percent are overweight. Twenty two 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. Seven percent of people living in Madawaska have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty two percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twenty seven percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Four percent have ever been told they had gout. Three percent have congestive heart failure. Three percent have coronary heart disease. Four percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Five percent have ever had emphysema. Three percent have another thyroid problem. Ten percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Seventy seven percent of births in Madawaska were vaginal deliveries. Twenty three percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.7 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty six percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy seven percent of women breastfeed their children. Twenty percent of women in Madawaska have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Sixty three percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Twenty percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Twenty 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 Madawaska report their general health condition on average at 52 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 27 percent of Madawaska residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Three percent of people living in Madawaska are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Madawaska spend $359 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 31 percent of their income. The average family in Madawaska spends $73 on food at other stores monthly. This is three percent of their income. They spend $85 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is five percent of their income. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Madawaska report their general condition of hearing on average at 80 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 nine percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Sixteen percent of Madawaska population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Thirty 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. Fourteen percent of people in Madawaska had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Nineteen percent of Madawaska 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. Twenty percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Eleven percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Eight percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Six 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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