Health and Nutrition of Madison Lake, MN Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty one percent of Madison Lake 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 four 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 two of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place. People here eat three "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 Madison Lake resident last visited a dentist one years ago (including all types of dentists, such as, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and all other dental specialists, as well as dental hygienists). Nine percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Nineteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Madison Lake residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 52 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 four days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 28 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Madison Lake residents 16 years and older is 65 inches. The average weight is 162 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. Forty one percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty four percent of Madison Lake residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Seventeen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Eleven 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

Six percent of people living in Madison Lake have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Forty six 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

Madison Lake 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

Five percent of Madison Lake 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. Fifty five percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Nine percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twenty nine percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Sixty seven percent of people living in Madison Lake are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twelve percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Twenty six percent of people in Madison Lake frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Thirty nine percent of people living in Madison Lake use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty three percent of Madison Lake 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 eight percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Forty seven percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty six percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Seventeen percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Twenty three percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Nine 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

Madison Lake residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty two percent of people living in Madison Lake have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Nine percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.7 days per month on average. They have 3.3 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 11 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety eight percent of Madison Lake residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety two percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Seventy seven percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Forty three percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Nine percent of males in Madison Lake 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. Eighty eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty percent have ever had anal sex. Fourteen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Madison Lake were 17 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 14 women. He has vaginal sex with 14 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 two women. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 1.1 men on average. They have had 0.7 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Madison Lake were 18 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on three men in their lifetime. Twelve percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Madison Lake has vaginal or anal sex 70 times a year. Fifty two percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Madison Lake 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with six men on average. They have had six male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.3 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Sixty four percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Ten percent of households in Madison Lake use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Two percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Fifty seven percent of Madison Lake residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty one percent of Madison Lake 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 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. Forty percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty seven 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 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 1.5 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Eight percent of Madison Lake 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". Thirty one percent are overweight. Fifteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Six percent have another thyroid problem.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty five percent of births in Madison Lake were vaginal deliveries. Forty five percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty five percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty four percent of women breastfeed their children. Seventy six percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Nine percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Twenty seven percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Madison Lake report their general health condition on average at 61 percent. Five percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 42 percent of Madison Lake residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Nine percent of people living in Madison Lake are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Madison Lake spend $389 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 22 percent of their income. The average family in Madison Lake spends $113 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $144 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is nine percent of their income. They also spend $29 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Madison Lake report their general condition of hearing on average at 87 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. Twenty 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. Eleven percent of people in Madison Lake had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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