Alicia Boykin1, Jill Demirci2, Elizabeth Miller3. 1. Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. Electronic address: adb144@pitt.edu. 2. Department of Health Promotion and Development, School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. 3. Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To assess whether weight-related practices and counseling between men and their medical providers are associated with the patient's fatherhood status. METHODS: Using the 2015-2017 National Survey of Family Growth, logistic regression models were constructed to examine the odds of men being weighed, told a weight status, or referred for nutrition/exercise counseling during a medical visit in the previous year. RESULTS: The sample included 2,562 men and 1,272 fathers. Overall, 90%, 76%, and 49% of fathers were weighed by a provider, told their weight status, and referred for nutrition/exercise counseling, respectively. There were no associations between fatherhood status and being weighed or provider weight status communication. Fathers were more likely to be referred for nutrition/exercise counseling compared with those without children during a medical (adjusted odds ratio, 1.61; 95% confidence interval, 1.003-2.583) or routine visit (adjusted odds ratio, 1.81; 95% confidence interval, 1.04-3.16). CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: The increased likelihood of nutrition or exercise counseling referrals among fathers presents an opportunity to address obesity within families.
OBJECTIVE: To assess whether weight-related practices and counseling between men and their medical providers are associated with the patient's fatherhood status. METHODS: Using the 2015-2017 National Survey of Family Growth, logistic regression models were constructed to examine the odds of men being weighed, told a weight status, or referred for nutrition/exercise counseling during a medical visit in the previous year. RESULTS: The sample included 2,562 men and 1,272 fathers. Overall, 90%, 76%, and 49% of fathers were weighed by a provider, told their weight status, and referred for nutrition/exercise counseling, respectively. There were no associations between fatherhood status and being weighed or provider weight status communication. Fathers were more likely to be referred for nutrition/exercise counseling compared with those without children during a medical (adjusted odds ratio, 1.61; 95% confidence interval, 1.003-2.583) or routine visit (adjusted odds ratio, 1.81; 95% confidence interval, 1.04-3.16). CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: The increased likelihood of nutrition or exercise counseling referrals among fathers presents an opportunity to address obesity within families.
Authors: John G Scott; Deborah Cohen; Barbara DiCicco-Bloom; A John Orzano; Patrice Gregory; Susan A Flocke; Lisa Maxwell; Benjamin Crabtree Journal: Prev Med Date: 2004-06 Impact factor: 4.018