Health and Nutrition of Riverwood, KY Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Sixty nine percent of Riverwood residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 20 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. People here eat two "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month.

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Oral Health

The average Riverwood 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). Six percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Eighteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Riverwood 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 two days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 25 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Riverwood residents 16 years and older is 64 inches. The average weight is 142 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 24. Thirty three percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Diabetes

Eleven percent of people living in Riverwood have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Fifty six 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

Riverwood 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 Riverwood 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. Fifty six percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Fifteen percent of people living in Riverwood have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twenty nine percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Sixty six percent of people in Riverwood frequently check their blood cholesterol. Nineteen 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

Forty three percent of people living in Riverwood use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Thirteen percent of Riverwood residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Eleven percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Twenty one percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Thirty nine percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Ten percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Eight percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Eleven percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Two percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Riverwood residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Forty eight percent of people living in Riverwood have at least one alcoholic drink per month. People living here drink alcohol 3.2 days per month on average. They have 2.1 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety five percent of Riverwood residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Hundred percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Sixty two percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Thirty three percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Ninety three percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Sixty one percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Eighteen percent have ever had anal sex. Five percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Riverwood were 23 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 Riverwood were 24 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Six percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Riverwood has vaginal or anal sex 27 times a year. Thirty eight percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Riverwood 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with four men on average. Women here have on average 0.3 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Fifty four percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Four percent of households in Riverwood 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

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Nineteen percent of Riverwood residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty 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. Thirty four 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. Forty nine 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 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 1.3 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Nine percent of Riverwood 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. Twelve percent are overweight. Five percent of people living in Riverwood have ever received a blood transfusion. Nineteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. One percent have coronary heart disease. One percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Three percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Eight percent have another thyroid problem. One percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Three percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty four percent of births in Riverwood were vaginal deliveries. Thirty six percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty four percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Ninety percent of women breastfeed their children. Thirteen percent of women in Riverwood have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Five percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Thirty one percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Twelve 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 Riverwood report their general health condition on average at 64 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 26 percent of Riverwood residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Four percent of people living in Riverwood are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Riverwood spend $449 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 Riverwood spends $88 on food at other stores monthly. This is two percent of their income. They spend $225 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is four percent of their income. They also spend $32 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Riverwood report their general condition of hearing on average at 85 percent. Eighty six 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 nine percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Eleven percent of Riverwood population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Seventeen 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

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

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Physical Functioning

Ten percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Five percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Four 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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