Health and Nutrition of Rio Verde, AZ Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty five percent of Rio Verde residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 19 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. They get one of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place.

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Oral Health

The average Rio Verde 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. Eleven percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Rio Verde residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 56 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 22 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Rio Verde residents 16 years and older is 61 inches. The average weight is 170 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 31. Fifty four percent of people living here are obese. Sixty four percent have ever been obese. Forty seven percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Rio Verde 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

Three percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Seventy two percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty three percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Fifteen percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Eighty seven percent of people living in Rio Verde are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Thirty three percent of people living in Rio Verde have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twenty eight percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Sixty nine percent of people in Rio Verde frequently check their blood cholesterol. Twenty one 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 nine percent of people living in Rio Verde use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty six percent of Rio Verde residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty six percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Twenty eight percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Forty three percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Sixteen percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Nineteen percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Fifteen 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. Seven percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Rio Verde residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Fifty one percent of people living in Rio Verde have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twenty five percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety three percent of Rio Verde residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety two percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy five percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty percent have ever had anal sex. Five percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Rio Verde were 19 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 Rio Verde were 20 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on two men in their lifetime. Six percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. Females in Rio Verde 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with four men on average. Women here have on average 0.7 female sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Pesticide Use

Fourteen percent of households in Rio Verde use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Four percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Twenty two percent of Rio Verde residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Fourteen 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. Twenty nine percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Eight 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 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 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

Ten percent of Rio Verde residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Five 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 six percent are overweight. Eleven 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 two percent of people living in Rio Verde have ever received a blood transfusion. Eighteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Forty six percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Three percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Twelve percent have another thyroid problem. Six percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Thirteen percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty six percent of births in Rio Verde were vaginal deliveries. Forty four percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Seventy one percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy three percent of women breastfeed their children. Twenty one percent of women in Rio Verde have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Nine percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Sixty two percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Thirty one 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 Rio Verde report their general health condition on average at 53 percent. Three percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 23 percent of Rio Verde residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Fourteen percent of people living in Rio Verde are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Rio Verde spend $371 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 18 percent of their income. The average family in Rio Verde spends $88 on food at other stores monthly. This is six percent of their income. They spend $78 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is three 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 Rio Verde report their general condition of hearing on average at 77 percent. Eighty 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. Ninety six percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Thirteen percent of Rio Verde population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Twenty one 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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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Sixteen percent of Rio Verde 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 seven 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. Nine percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Nine 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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