TY  - JOUR
AU  - Grap, Mary Ellen
AU  - Hamner, Heather C.
AU  - Dooyema, Carrie
AU  - Noiman, Adi
AU  - Park, Sohyun
PY  - 2024
TI  - Factors Associated with Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake Among Young Children - United States, 2021
T2  - Preventing Chronic Disease
JO  - Prev Chronic Dis
SP  - E17
VL  - 21
CY  - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA.
N2  - INTRODUCTION  Because limited data exist about factors related to sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) intake among younger children, we investigated factors associated with SSB intake among US children aged 1 to 5 years. METHODS  We examined SSB intake (0, 1-3, or >=4 times/week) by using data from the 2021 National Survey of Children's Health. We performed a multinomial logistic regression to calculate adjusted odds ratios (aORs) for select sociodemographic and household factors associated with moderate (1-3 times/week) and high (>=4 times/week) SSB intake. RESULTS  Overall, 36% of children consumed SSBs 1 to 3 times/week and 21% consumed 4 or more times/week. Both moderate and high SSB intake were associated with child's age, child's race and ethnicity, highest caregiver education level, household income, primary household language, and frequency of family meals. For example, children who lived in households with caregiver education level of high school graduate or less were significantly more likely to have moderate (aOR, 2.06) and high (aOR, 2.81) SSB intake than those who lived in households with caregiver education level of college degree or higher. High SSB intake was also associated with marginal household food sufficiency, nonmetropolitan statistical area status, and receipt of government food benefits. CONCLUSION  Several sociodemographic and household factors were significantly associated with SSB intake among children aged 1 to 5 years. Public health initiatives designed to address SSB intake among young children in various settings including pediatric health care, early care and education, and the child's home could consider key associated factors.
SN  - 1545-1151
UR  - https://doi.org/10.5888/pcd21.230354
DO  - 10.5888/pcd21.230354
ER  -