title: [Gender differences of psychological, nutritional, and physical fitness variables influencing obesity/overweight in Austrian children and adolescents].
abstract: Eating behavior and physical activity behavior are under the control of certain cognitive patterns. 6600 adults and 4400 children/adolescents (8-18 years) were tested with the Obesity Diagnostics and Evaluation System (AD-EVA). Potentially significant gender differences will be detailed for the entire juvenile cohort, the subgroup of obese children/adolescents as compared to the adult cohort in this article.Among all the subscales tested, obese girls primarily showed significantly higher values of (preclinical) eating disorders than boys. These data are relevant for both prevention and health promotion.No significant differences were found in regard to sports motivation. This warrants facilitation of physical activity for both genders. Further, a male predilection for "Snacks" and "High-fat food" that could be found in the total representative study group, could not be verified in the subgroup of obese girls and boys, thus suggesting a similarily unhealthy eating behavior in both genders of juvenility.
authors: Fachbereich Psychologie, Universität Salzburg, Salzburg, Österreich.|Obesity Academy Austria, Salzburg, Österreich.
authors: Elisabeth
authors: E
authors: Ardelt-Gattinger
authors: Interfakultärer Fachbereich für Sport- und Bewegungswissenschaften, Universität Salzburg, Salzburg, Österreich.
authors: Susanne
authors: S
authors: Ring-Dimitriou
authors: Fachbereich Psychologie, Universität Salzburg, Salzburg, Österreich.|Obesity Academy Austria, Salzburg, Österreich.|Universitätsklinik für Kinder- und Jugendheilkunde, Paracelsus Medizinische Privatuniversität, Müllner Hauptstraße 48, 5020, Salzburg, Österreich.
authors: Johannes
authors: J
authors: Hofmann
authors: Universitätsklinik für Kinder- und Jugendheilkunde, Paracelsus Medizinische Privatuniversität, Müllner Hauptstraße 48, 5020, Salzburg, Österreich.
authors: Katharina
authors: K
authors: Paulmichl
authors: Universitätsklinik für Kinder- und Jugendheilkunde, Paracelsus Medizinische Privatuniversität, Müllner Hauptstraße 48, 5020, Salzburg, Österreich.
authors: Fanni
authors: F
authors: Zsoldos
authors: Obesity Academy Austria, Salzburg, Österreich. d.weghuber@salk.at.|Universitätsklinik für Kinder- und Jugendheilkunde, Paracelsus Medizinische Privatuniversität, Müllner Hauptstraße 48, 5020, Salzburg, Österreich. d.weghuber@salk.at.
authors: Daniel
authors: D
authors: Weghuber
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001317:Austria; D002648:Child; D015444:Exercise / Q000523:psychology*; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D050177:Overweight / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D063766:Pediatric Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D010809:Physical Fitness; D012307:Risk Factors; D012727:Sex Characteristics
keywords: Adults; Children; Eating behavior; Gender differences; Impact factors; Obesity; Sports motivation