Health and Nutrition of Warm Mineral Springs, FL Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Sixty three percent of Warm Mineral Springs residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 24 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 one "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 Warm Mineral Springs 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). Seven percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Sixteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Warm Mineral Springs residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 59 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 four 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 21 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Warm Mineral Springs residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 171 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Thirty two percent of people living here are obese. Forty one percent have ever been obese. Thirty four percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty seven percent of Warm Mineral Springs residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Thirteen 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. One percent have ever used heroin. Five percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Sixteen percent of people living in Warm Mineral Springs have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Sixty three percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Four percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Warm Mineral Springs 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

Fourteen percent of Warm Mineral Springs 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. Seven percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Seventy six percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Fifty five percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Fourteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Seventeen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Forty three percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Ninety four percent of people living in Warm Mineral Springs are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Forty seven percent of people living in Warm Mineral Springs have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Forty two percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Seventy four percent of people in Warm Mineral Springs frequently check their blood cholesterol. Thirty five 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

Fifty percent of people living in Warm Mineral Springs use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Nineteen percent of Warm Mineral Springs residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Nineteen percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty six 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. Nineteen percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twelve percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Twelve 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. Two percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Warm Mineral Springs residents on average take four prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Seventy six percent of people living in Warm Mineral Springs have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Eleven percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 7.6 days per month on average. They have 4.2 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Warm Mineral Springs residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety five percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Eighty six percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Twenty nine percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Sixteen percent of males in Warm Mineral Springs 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. Eighty nine percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty three percent have ever had anal sex. People in Warm Mineral Springs were 18 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. People living here were on average 23 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. They have had 3.1 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Warm Mineral Springs 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 Warm Mineral Springs has vaginal or anal sex 19 times a year. Thirty one percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Warm Mineral Springs 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with six men on average. They have had four male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Ninety one percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Eleven percent of households in Warm Mineral Springs use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Five percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

Warm Mineral Springs residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Thirty two percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Seventeen percent of Warm Mineral Springs residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Thirteen percent of Warm Mineral Springs 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. Twenty one percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Seventeen 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 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 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 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 1.2 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Nine percent of Warm Mineral Springs 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. Thirty seven percent are overweight. Fifteen 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 nine percent of people living in Warm Mineral Springs have ever received a blood transfusion. Nineteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Forty nine percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Eleven percent have ever been told they had gout. Six percent have congestive heart failure. Ten percent have coronary heart disease. Seven percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Nine percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Six percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Six percent have ever had emphysema. Fifteen percent have another thyroid problem. Five percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Two percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Twenty seven percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Eighty one percent of births in Warm Mineral Springs were vaginal deliveries. Nineteen percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.5 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty three percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Fifty percent of women breastfeed their children. Forty two percent of women in Warm Mineral Springs have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Twenty three percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Sixty four percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Forty seven 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 Warm Mineral Springs report their general health condition on average at 62 percent. Six percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 24 percent of Warm Mineral Springs residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Eight percent of people living in Warm Mineral Springs are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Warm Mineral Springs spend $325 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 14 percent of their income. The average family in Warm Mineral Springs spends $62 on food at other stores monthly. This is two percent of their income. They spend $180 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is seven percent of their income. They also spend $20 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Warm Mineral Springs report their general condition of hearing on average at 73 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 seven percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty seven percent of Warm Mineral Springs population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Twenty 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. Six percent of people in Warm Mineral Springs had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Forty eight percent of Warm Mineral Springs residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

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Physical Functioning

Fourteen percent of Warm Mineral Springs 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 eight percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Seventeen 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. Eighteen 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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