Health and Nutrition of Walnut Grove, AL Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty two percent of Walnut Grove 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 six 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 three frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Walnut 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 seven percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty six percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Walnut Grove 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 26 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Walnut Grove residents 16 years and older is 64 inches. The average weight is 164 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Twenty seven percent of people living here are obese. Forty six percent have ever been obese. Twenty six percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Seventy percent of Walnut Grove 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. Twenty five percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Walnut 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

Thirty two percent of Walnut 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. Thirty percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Eleven percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Twelve percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Eight percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Forty five percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Fifty two percent of people living in Walnut Grove are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twenty percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Twenty nine percent of people in Walnut Grove frequently check their blood cholesterol. Eleven 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

Twenty seven percent of people living in Walnut Grove use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Thirty eight percent of Walnut Grove residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Forty two percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Forty six percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Seventy five percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Forty eight percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty three percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Thirty one percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Thirty 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. Six percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Walnut Grove residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Ninety three percent of people living in Walnut Grove have at least one alcoholic drink per month. People living here drink alcohol 3.1 days per month on average. They have 6.8 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 20 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Walnut Grove 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 two percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Forty seven percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Two percent of males in Walnut Grove have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Ninety three percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Fourteen percent have ever had anal sex. Seven percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Walnut Grove were 15 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 53 women. He has vaginal sex with 25 women. People living here were on average 19 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on six women. People in Walnut Grove were 18 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Twenty one percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Walnut Grove has vaginal or anal sex 53 times a year. Forty two percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Walnut Grove 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with seven men on average. They have had six male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Forty four percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Nine percent of households in Walnut Grove 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

Walnut Grove residents 16 years and older usually get six hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Thirty three percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Thirty eight percent of Walnut Grove residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twelve percent of Walnut Grove 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 one 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 nine percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Eighteen 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 five 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 1.0 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

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. Fifteen percent are overweight. Nineteen 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. Twenty percent of people living in Walnut Grove have ever received a blood transfusion. Forty one percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twenty three percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Two percent have coronary heart disease. Three percent have another thyroid problem. Four percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty three percent of births in Walnut Grove were vaginal deliveries. Thirty seven percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Fifty seven percent of women breastfeed their children. Four percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Seventy seven percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Five percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Twenty one percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Walnut Grove report their general health condition on average at 52 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 30 percent of Walnut Grove residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Three percent of people living in Walnut Grove are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Walnut Grove spend $365 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 24 percent of their income. The average family in Walnut Grove spends $109 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $111 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is seven percent of their income. They also spend $65 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Walnut Grove report their general condition of hearing on average at 79 percent. Seventy seven 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. Eighty four percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty nine percent of Walnut Grove population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty eight 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. Ten percent of people in Walnut Grove had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Thirteen percent of Walnut Grove residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

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Physical Functioning

Twenty three percent of Walnut 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. Twenty five percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Twenty one percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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