Health and Nutrition of Denton, KS Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Twenty three percent of Denton residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 31 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 three of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place. They also eat four frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Denton 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 think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Denton residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 51 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 four days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 27 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Denton residents 16 years and older is 62 inches. The average weight is 167 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 32. Sixty nine percent of people living here are obese. Seventy three percent have ever been obese. Thirty four percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Forty four percent of Denton residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Eleven 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

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Denton residents 20 years and older on average get up to urinate three 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

Eighty two percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Fifty three percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Seven percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury.

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Health Insurance

Eighty three percent of people living in Denton are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Eighteen percent of people in Denton frequently check their blood cholesterol. Fifty three 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 six percent of people living in Denton use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Denton residents on average take three prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty six percent of people living in Denton have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Seven percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. They have 3.0 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety six percent of Denton 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. Sixty eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty four percent have ever had anal sex. Six percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Denton were 18 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 Denton were 20 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. Four percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Denton has vaginal or anal sex 38 times a year. Twenty one percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Denton 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.

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Pesticide Use

Seven percent of households in Denton use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Twenty nine percent of Denton residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Nine percent of Denton 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. Sixty 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. Twelve percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty 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 one 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 1.5 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Eight percent of Denton 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". Seventy four percent are overweight. Eight percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Fifty five percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. One percent have angina, also called angina pectoris.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty nine percent of births in Denton were vaginal deliveries. Thirty one percent of deliveries were cesarean. 97.7 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty four percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Sixty nine percent of women breastfeed their children. Forty one percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Ten percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Denton report their general health condition on average at 63 percent. Two percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 32 percent of Denton residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Five percent of people living in Denton are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Denton spend $354 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 29 percent of their income. The average family in Denton spends $64 on food at other stores monthly. This is two percent of their income. They spend $113 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is 10 percent of their income. They also spend $16 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Denton report their general condition of hearing on average at 71 percent. Ninety 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. Ninety eight percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Fifty four percent of Denton population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Sixty two 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

Fifty seven percent of Denton 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. Fifty eight percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Four percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Five percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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