title: Does childhood overweight, parental perception of overweight, or family history of diabetes mellitus increase parental perception of type 2 diabetes risk for their child?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate factors that influence parental perception of diabetes mellitus risk for their child.
  
  
  METHODS
  Self-administered survey of parents in a managed care plan.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Child overweight status, family history of type 2 diabetes, and accurate parental perception of their child's overweight status were independent predictors of parental worry about diabetes and perception of greater diabetes risk for their child.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Accurate parental perception of their child's weight status and a family history of type 2 diabetes may serve as useful motivators in the clinical setting for diabetes prevention.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5456, USA. joyclee@umich.edu
authors.forename: Joyce M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Woolford
authors.forename: William H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Herman
authors.forename: Sarah J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Clark
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics*; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D050177:Overweight / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012938:Social Perception; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires