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The sample consisted of 816 adolescents, aged 12\u201318 years old, and their parents from 17 middle and high schools in Larissa, central Greece. During school visits, anthropometric measurements were performed along with examination of blood pressure. The students completed the study tool that comprised of demographics and the modified versions of Parental Authority Questionnaire (PAQ), the Parent-Initiated Motivational Climate Questionnaire-2 (PIMCQ-2) and the Family Eating and Activity Habits Questionnaire (FEAHQ). Their parents completed a questionnaire with demographics, anthropometrics and FEAHQ. Normal Body Mass Index was found in 75.2% of the adolescents, 2.6% of the adolescents were underweight, 18% overweight and 4.2% obese. Regarding the parents, 76.3% of the fathers and 39.2% of the mothers were overweight or obese. The logistic regression analysis revealed that, overweight or obesity in adolescence was associated with gender (boy), maternal overweight or obesity, lower maternal educational level, eating without feeling hungry, eating in rooms other than kitchen and having a father that motivates by worrying about failing. A significant proportion of adolescents and their parents are overweight or obese. Future interventions should focus both on the parents and children, taking into account the role of parental authority style, in preventing adolescents\u2019 obesity.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph13010083","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2015,12,28]],"date-time":"2015-12-28T04:23:49Z","timestamp":1451276629000},"page":"83","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":19,"title":["Prevalence and Risk Factors of Overweight and Obesity among Adolescents and Their Parents in Central Greece (FETA Project)"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Anna","family":"Patsopoulou","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Medical Faculty, School of Health Science, University of Thessaly, Larissa 41222, Greece"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Zoi","family":"Tsimtsiou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Medical Faculty, School of Health Science, University of Thessaly, Larissa 41222, Greece"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Antonios","family":"Katsioulis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Medical Faculty, School of Health Science, University of Thessaly, Larissa 41222, Greece"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"George","family":"Rachiotis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Medical Faculty, School of Health Science, University of Thessaly, Larissa 41222, Greece"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Eleni","family":"Malissiova","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Food Technology Department, Technological Educational Institute of Thessaly, Karditsa 43100, Greece"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Christos","family":"Hadjichristodoulou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Medical Faculty, School of Health Science, University of Thessaly, Larissa 41222, Greece"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2015,12,26]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"S2","DOI":"10.1038\/sj.ijo.0800852","article-title":"Risks and consequences of childhood and adolescent obesity","volume":"23","author":"Must","year":"1999","journal-title":"Int. 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