Health and Nutrition of Verona, OH Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Thirty two percent of Verona residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 10 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. They get one of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place. People here eat three "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month.

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Oral Health

The average Verona 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). Thirty percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Fifty six percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Verona residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 34 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 one 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 29 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Verona residents 16 years and older is 60 inches. The average weight is 167 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Twenty five percent of people living here are obese. Seventy seven percent have ever been obese. Thirty one percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Seventy one percent of Verona residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Six percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Verona 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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Dermatology

Twenty five percent of people living in Verona use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Fifty nine percent of Verona residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Sixty five percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Sixty nine percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Seventy three percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Sixty five percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Eighteen percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Four percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Alcohol use

Eighty percent of people living in Verona have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Eleven percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Verona 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. Hundred percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty four percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty eight percent have ever had anal sex. People in Verona were 13 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. He has vaginal sex with eight women. People living here were on average 14 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Verona were 20 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. Five percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Verona has vaginal or anal sex 64 times a year. Thirty nine percent have sex without using a condom. They have had three male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

Verona residents 16 years and older usually get five hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Fifty four percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Twenty nine percent of Verona residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Sixteen 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. Eighteen percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twelve 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. Sixteen 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 four 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 0.5 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Eight percent of Verona residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Nineteen percent are overweight. Fifty two percent of people 20 and older have arthritis.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty nine percent of births in Verona were vaginal deliveries. Thirty one percent of deliveries were cesarean. 98.9 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty eight percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty five percent of women breastfeed their children. Fifty five percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Seven percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Thirty five percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Verona report their general health condition on average at 40 percent. Three percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 23 percent of Verona residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Six percent of people living in Verona are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Verona spend $312 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 19 percent of their income. The average family in Verona spends $68 on food at other stores monthly. This is six percent of their income. They spend $78 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is seven percent of their income. They also spend $29 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Verona report their general condition of hearing on average at 74 percent. Forty eight 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. Fifty percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Fifty percent of Verona population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Sixty one 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 four percent of Verona 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 four percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems.

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