Health and Nutrition of Oak Grove, AR Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Thirty five percent of Oak Grove residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 12 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 four "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 Oak Grove 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). Thirty five percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Oak Grove residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 46 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 three days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 26 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Oak Grove residents 16 years and older is 65 inches. The average weight is 171 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Forty six percent of people living here are obese. Forty nine percent have ever been obese. Fifty two percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty eight percent of Oak Grove residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Three percent have ever used heroin.

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Diabetes

Thirteen percent of people living in Oak Grove have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Thirty two percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Oak Grove 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

Ten percent of Oak Grove 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. Five percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Seventy percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Forty six percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Ten percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Ten percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Sixty four percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Thirteen percent of people living in Oak Grove have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Nineteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Fifty nine percent of people in Oak Grove frequently check their blood cholesterol. Fifteen 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 eight percent of people living in Oak Grove use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty four percent of Oak Grove residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty four percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Sixty one 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. Thirty six 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. 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

Oak Grove residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Seventy three percent of people living in Oak Grove have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Thirteen 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 2.0 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety nine percent of Oak Grove residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety nine percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty five percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Sixty percent have ever had anal sex. Sixteen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Oak Grove were 17 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 Oak Grove were 19 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. The average person in Oak Grove has vaginal or anal sex 50 times a year. Sixty two percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Oak Grove 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with eight men on average. They have had eight male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty four percent of Oak Grove residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Forty five 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 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. Forty 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 seven 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 2.0 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Seven percent of Oak Grove residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Thirty eight percent are overweight. Thirteen 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. Eighteen percent of people living in Oak Grove have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty four percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Thirty six percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Thirteen percent have another thyroid problem. Three percent have ever had chronic bronchitis.

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Reproductive Health

Eighty two percent of births in Oak Grove were vaginal deliveries. Eighteen percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty one percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Sixty seven percent of women breastfeed their children. Eighty seven percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Twelve percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Twenty five percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Twenty eight 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 Oak Grove report their general health condition on average at 57 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 41 percent of Oak Grove residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Four percent of people living in Oak Grove are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Oak Grove spend $514 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 23 percent of their income. The average family in Oak Grove spends $130 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $138 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is four percent of their income. They also spend $38 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Oak Grove report their general condition of hearing on average at 82 percent. Eighty 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. Hundred percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Ten percent of Oak Grove population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Thirty 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.

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Physical Functioning

Thirty four percent of Oak Grove 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. Thirty six percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Eighteen percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Ten 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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