title: Consumption of soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages by 2-year-olds: findings from a population-based survey.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine risk factors for consumption of soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) among 2-year-old children.
  
  
  METHODS
  The analysis was performed using three linked data sets: the 2004-2005 Oregon Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring Survey (PRAMS); its longitudinal follow-up, 2006-2007 Oregon PRAMS-2; and 2004-2005 Oregon birth certificates.
  
  
  METHODS
  PRAMS is a surveillance programme supported by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and implemented by participating state health departments. Using mixed methods, PRAMS surveys women 2-6 months after a live birth. Oregon PRAMS-2 re-interviews respondents shortly after the index child's second birthday. Oregon PRAMS oversamples minority women.
  
  
  METHODS
  Using monthly cohorts, we randomly selected 5851 women from the 2004-2005 birth certificates. In total 1911 women completed both PRAMS and PRAMS-2. The weighted response rate of PRAMS-2 was 43.5%.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Almost half of mothers (49.9%) reported that their child drank SSB on at least 1 d/week. Mothers whose children drank SSB at least once weekly were more likely to have low income (adjusted OR=2.83, 95% CI 2.09, 3.83) and to eat out on ≥2 d/week (OR=2.11 %, 95% CI 1.66, 2.70). Hispanic and non-Hispanic black women were most likely to report that their child drank SSB at least once weekly.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Half of mothers reported that their 2-year-old children drank SSB at least once weekly. Public health interventions and policies should address childhood SSB consumption including educating health-care providers and parents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA. braveche@hsph.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Bernice Raveche
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Garnett
authors.forename: Kenneth D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Rosenberg
authors.forename: Daniel S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Morris
mesh_terms: D001628:Beverages; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002253:Carbonated Beverages; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004032:Diet; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D009922:Oregon; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D013549:Sweetening Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D013549:Sweetening Agents