Health and Nutrition of Devol, OK Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty two percent of Devol 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 two frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Devol 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 eight percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Fifteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Devol residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 41 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 Devol residents 16 years and older is 64 inches. The average weight is 176 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Forty four percent of people living here are obese. Fifty percent have ever been obese. Forty three percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty six percent of Devol residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Fifteen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Fifteen 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

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Devol 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 Devol 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. Four percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Forty four percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Thirteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Ten percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twelve percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Seventeen percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Seventy one percent of people living in Devol are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Thirty four percent of people in Devol frequently check their blood cholesterol. Fourteen 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 five percent of people living in Devol use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Thirty one percent of Devol residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Thirty nine 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 one percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty nine percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty two percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Twenty percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Nineteen 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. Five percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Devol residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Seventy nine percent of people living in Devol have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Thirteen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 4.5 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

Ninety eight percent of Devol residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Eighty nine percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Seventy five percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty two percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Twelve percent of males in Devol have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety seven percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty five percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Fifty four percent have ever had anal sex. Nineteen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Devol were 17 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 11 women. He has vaginal sex with nine women. People living here were on average 19 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Devol were 19 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. Fifteen percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Devol has vaginal or anal sex 62 times a year. Forty nine percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Devol 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with six men on average. Women here have on average 0.7 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Fifty percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty six percent of Devol residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Eighteen percent of Devol 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 seven 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 five percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty 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. Sixty one 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 1.6 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Six percent of Devol residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Two percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". One percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Thirty three percent are overweight. Nine 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. Four percent of people living in Devol have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. One percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Two percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Two percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. One percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty four percent of births in Devol were vaginal deliveries. Thirty six percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.4 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Forty three percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy eight percent of women breastfeed their children. Thirty eight percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Five percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Thirty four percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Devol report their general health condition on average at 52 percent. Eight percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 49 percent of Devol residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Four percent of people living in Devol are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Devol spend $402 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 28 percent of their income. The average family in Devol spends $64 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $121 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is eight percent of their income. They also spend $15 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Devol report their general condition of hearing on average at 81 percent. Eighty four 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. Sixteen percent of Devol population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Thirty 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. Fifteen percent of people in Devol had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Seven percent of Devol 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. Eight percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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