Health and Nutrition of Silvana, WA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty seven percent of Silvana residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 21 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 five 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 three "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 Silvana resident last visited a dentist two years ago (including all types of dentists, such as, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and all other dental specialists, as well as dental hygienists). Twenty four percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty four percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Silvana residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 48 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 four days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 27 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Silvana residents 16 years and older is 68 inches. The average weight is 184 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Thirty six percent of people living here are obese. Fifty seven percent have ever been obese. Forty five percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty eight percent of Silvana residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Thirty percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twenty five percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Five percent have ever used heroin. Thirteen percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Seven percent of people living in Silvana have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Twenty seven 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

Silvana 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

Twenty eight percent of Silvana 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. Eight percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Sixty eight percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty four percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Twenty four percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twenty percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Thirty two percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Eleven percent of people living in Silvana have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Seventeen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Eighteen percent of people in Silvana frequently check their blood cholesterol. Eleven 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 six percent of people living in Silvana use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Silvana residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty eight percent of people living in Silvana have at least one alcoholic drink per month. People living here drink alcohol 4.3 days per month on average. They have 6.5 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 29 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Silvana 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. Eighty four percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty seven percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Three percent of males in Silvana have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. People in Silvana were 16 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 19 women. He has vaginal sex with 20 women. People living here were on average 19 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on four women. People in Silvana were 23 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Ten percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Silvana has vaginal or anal sex 58 times a year. Sixty two percent have sex without using a condom. Forty five percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Seventeen percent of households in Silvana use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. One percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

Silvana 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

Fifty three percent of Silvana residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Thirty nine percent of Silvana 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. Forty nine 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. Forty three percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty six 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. Thirty eight 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 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 1.5 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Six percent of Silvana residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Four percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Twenty four percent are overweight. Ten 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 Silvana have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty two percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twelve percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Four percent have ever been told they had gout. One percent have congestive heart failure. One percent have coronary heart disease. One percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. One percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. One percent have ever had emphysema. One percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Three percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Four percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Current Health Status

People living in Silvana report their general health condition on average at 60 percent. Eleven percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 37 percent of Silvana residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Seven percent of people living in Silvana are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Silvana spend $374 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 20 percent of their income. The average family in Silvana spends $91 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $169 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is eight percent of their income. They also spend $21 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Silvana report their general condition of hearing on average at 82 percent. Ninety 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 five percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Seventeen percent of Silvana population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Fifty 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. Twenty three percent of people in Silvana had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

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