Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
Department of Health Promotion and Development, School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
J Nutr Educ Behav. 2020 Jul;52(7):713-718. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2020.03.002.
To assess whether weight-related practices and counseling between men and their medical providers are associated with the patient's fatherhood status.
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.
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).
The increased likelihood of nutrition or exercise counseling referrals among fathers presents an opportunity to address obesity within families.
评估男性及其医疗服务提供者之间与体重相关的实践和咨询是否与患者的父亲身份有关。
使用 2015-2017 年全国家庭增长调查，构建逻辑回归模型，以检查男性在过去一年的医疗就诊中被称重、被告知体重状况或被转介进行营养/运动咨询的几率。
样本包括 2562 名男性和 1272 名父亲。总体而言，90%、76%和 49%的父亲分别由提供者称重、被告知体重状况和被转介进行营养/运动咨询。父亲身份与被称重或提供者体重状况沟通之间没有关联。与没有孩子的男性相比，在医疗（调整后的优势比，1.61；95%置信区间，1.003-2.583）或常规就诊（调整后的优势比，1.81；95%置信区间，1.04-3.16）期间，父亲更有可能被转介进行营养/运动咨询。
父亲接受营养或运动咨询转介的可能性增加，为解决家庭中的肥胖问题提供了机会。
