title: Characteristics of parents receiving counseling from child's doctor to limit child's sugar drink consumption.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Due to limited information on sugar drink counseling, characteristics of parents who reported ever receiving counseling from a child's doctor to limit a child's sugar drink intake were examined.
  
  
  METHODS
  This cross-sectional analysis was conducted on a convenient sample of 1570 US parents (aged ≥ 18 years) using the 2009 HealthStyles Survey. The outcome measure was parents with children aged ≤ 18 years who reported being told by a child's doctor to limit a child's sugar drink intake. Data were weighted to provide national estimates. Multivariable logistic regression was used to examine factors associated with ever receiving sugar-drink counseling from a child's doctor.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Only 23% of parents reported receiving counseling from a child's doctor to limit a child's sugar drink intake. Parental factors significantly associated with receiving this counseling were: being male (adjusted odds ratio (OR) = 1.38; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.02, 1.86), having an annual household income of <$25 000 (versus ≥$60 000, OR = 2.12; 95% CI = 1.33, 3.38) and parents who agreed with 'enjoying learning about health issues' (versus disagree, OR = 2.43; 95% CI = 1.36, 4.36). Age, race/ethnicity, education and marital status were not significantly associated with receiving counseling.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Few parents reported ever receiving counseling from a child's doctor, and we found a few differences among those reporting sugar drink counseling.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA. spark3@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Sohyun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Bettylou
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sherry
authors.forename: Heidi M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Blanck
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001628:Beverages; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D037001:Directive Counseling; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D002241:Carbohydrates