Health and Nutrition of Valley Park, OK Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty four percent of Valley Park 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. 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 two "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 Valley Park 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). Twenty percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Ten percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Valley Park residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 64 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 24 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Valley Park residents 16 years and older is 65 inches. The average weight is 154 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 26. Seventeen percent of people living here are obese. Thirty four percent have ever been obese. Thirty three percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Forty eight percent of Valley Park residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Nine percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Nine percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. One percent have ever used heroin.

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Diabetes

Thirty eight percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Valley Park 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

Sixty seven percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty seven percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Eleven percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Fifty three percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Ninety one percent of people living in Valley Park are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twenty one percent of people living in Valley Park have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twelve percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Twenty four percent of people in Valley Park frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Seventy two percent of people living in Valley Park use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Eleven percent of Valley Park residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty six percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Forty six percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Sixty one percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty eight percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Thirty two percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Twenty six percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Twenty 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

Valley Park residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty eight percent of people living in Valley Park have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Ten percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 4.8 days per month on average. They have 3.1 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety five percent of Valley Park residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety five percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty two percent have ever had anal sex. Six percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Valley Park were 18 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 26 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Valley Park were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on five men in their lifetime. The average person in Valley Park has vaginal or anal sex 55 times a year. Fifty four percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Valley Park 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with eight men on average. They have had seven male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Pesticide Use

Eight percent of households in Valley Park use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Three percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

Valley Park 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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Physical Activity

Nine percent of Valley Park 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. Twenty six 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 percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty three 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 four 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 1.2 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Nine percent of Valley Park 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". Four percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Thirty percent are overweight. Eighteen percent of people living in Valley Park have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty one percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twenty percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. One percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Two percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Eight percent have another thyroid problem. Four percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty one percent of births in Valley Park were vaginal deliveries. Thirty nine percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Forty seven percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy percent of women breastfeed their children. Seventeen percent of women in Valley Park have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Seventeen percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Eighty one percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Twenty one percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Seven percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Valley Park report their general health condition on average at 64 percent. Six percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 46 percent of Valley Park residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Four percent of people living in Valley Park are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Valley Park spend $418 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 12 percent of their income. The average family in Valley Park spends $84 on food at other stores monthly. This is two percent of their income. They spend $243 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is five percent of their income. They also spend $36 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Valley Park report their general condition of hearing on average at 84 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. Eighteen percent of Valley Park population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head.

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Physical Functioning

Sixteen percent of Valley Park 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. Sixteen percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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