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Show RISK FACTORS Certain indicators are considered important in determining risk for decreased healthiness. These risk factors include behaviors that affect both the person engaging in the behavior, such as substance abuse and poor nutrition and exercise habits, as well as behaviors that affect others, such as physical and sexual abuse. This section is divided into four subsections: (1) behavioral risk factors, (2) substance abuse, (3) child physical and sexual abuse, and (4) factors that increase risk for newborns (such as the percentage of those receiving inadequate prenatal care, and births to adolescents). BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTORS The following seven risk factors are taken from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System of the Center for Disease Control (CDC). This survey, conducted in most participating states, ranks states individually (with all others) by reporting high, low, and median (middle) scores. Based upon the assumption that healthier lifestyles decrease individuals risk for disease, a lower score represents lower risk. The median is the middle score, with an equal number of states above and below that number. The state that represents the median percentage may change from year-to-year. The high score represents the worst relative condition. Charts comparing Utah with the U.S. median are included to help summarize the data. Each risk factor is broken down into specific stratified categories according to high risk groups. These categories refer to both males and females unless otherwise indicated. No Leisure-time Physical Activity1 (Percentage) Table 51 18+ Yrs 65+ Yrs Low Income2 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 Utah 16.5 23.0 25.0 22.1 23.2 17.9 31.1 32.7 33.0 31.6 18.6 28.2 30.7 25.8 27.0 US Low 13.7 14.0 14.2 16.2 18.0 17.9 27.8 283 26.0 23.4 15.6 16.4 19.4 19.8 24.5 US Median 31.9 30.0 30.7 31.3 28.7 43.2 43.2 44.9 45.0 40.1 38.9 36.5 37.2 39.1 36.9 US High 47.1 46.3 48.1 49.3 51.9 70.5 60.1 71.2 63.8 62.1 55.7 56.2 59.2 59.4 61.1 1 Persons who report no exercise, recreation, or physical activities (other than regular job duties) during the previous month. ^Family income less than or equal to $20,000. Source: Center For Disease Control. (1991). Morbiditv and Mortality Weekly Report. Behavioral Risk Factor Survey: 1986-1990.40 (SS-4),pp.8-9. Utah remained below the U.S. median in the number of people not engaging in leisure-time physical activity between 1986 and 1990. In 1986 Utah ranked near the U.S. low score of all participating states in the percentage of the population who reported no leisure-time physical activity. Because the low score represents the state that has the most people who engage in physical activity, Utah ranks fairly well with the U.S. The number of people reporting no leisure-time activity has increased in Utah between 1986 and 1990 in all categories presented, while the national median showed slight variations (Table 51, Figures on p. 41). 40 RISK FACTORS |