Public Health

The projects within the Public Health Research Program focus upon major public health problems. These include projects on health promotion throughout the life course, projects focusing upon health and disease from a life course perspective as well as projects in social gerontology.

Public Health Research

Original Publications Johan Eriksson

Maternal use of sedative drugs and its effects on pregnancy outcomes: a Finnish birth cohort study.

Björkstedt SM, Kautiainen H, Tuomi U, Gissler M, Pennanen P, Eriksson JG, Laine MK. Sci Rep. 2021 Feb 24;11(1):4467. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-84151-7. PMID: 33627788

Combined analysis of gestational diabetes and maternal weight status from pre-pregnancy through post-delivery in future development of type 2 diabetes.

Chen LW, Soh SE, Tint MT, Loy SL, Yap F, Tan KH, Lee YS, Shek LP, Godfrey KM, Gluckman PD, Eriksson JG, Chong YS, Chan SY. Sci Rep. 2021 Mar 3;11(1):5021. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-82789-x. PMID: 33658531

Maternal height, gestational diabetes mellitus and pregnancy complications.

Chu AHY, Yuan WL, Loy SL, Soh SE, Bernard JY, Tint MT, Ho-Lim SST, Goh H, Ramasamy A, Kumar M, Goh C, Ang LT, Shek LP, Chong YS, Tan KH, Su LL, Biswas A, Yap F, Lee YS, Chi C, Godfrey KM, Eriksson JG, Chan SY. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2021 Aug;178:108978. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2021.108978. Epub 2021 Jul 23. PMID: 34303772

Betamethasone administration during pregnancy is associated with placental epigenetic changes with implications for inflammation.

Czamara D, Dieckmann L, Röh S, Kraemer S, Rancourt RC, Sammallahti S, Kajantie E, Laivuori H, Eriksson JG, Räikkönen K, Henrich W, Plagemann A, Binder EB, Braun T, Entringer S. Clin Epigenetics. 2021 Aug 26;13(1):165. doi: 10.1186/s13148-021-01153-y. PMID: 34446099

Combined effects of genotype and childhood adversity shape variability of DNA methylation across age.

Czamara D, Tissink E, Tuhkanen J, Martins J, Awaloff Y, Drake AJ, Khulan B, Palotie A, Winter SM, Nemeroff CB, Craighead WE, Dunlop BW, Mayberg HS, Kinkead B, Mathew SJ, Iosifescu DV, Neylan TC, Heim CM, Lahti J, Eriksson JG, Räikkönen K, Ressler KJ, Provençal N, Binder EB. Transl Psychiatry. 2021 Feb 1;11(1):88. doi: 10.1038/s41398-020-01147-z. PMID: 33526782

Characteristics of epigenetic aging across gestational and perinatal tissues.

Dieckmann L, Lahti-Pulkkinen M, Kvist T, Lahti J, DeWitt PE, Cruceanu C, Laivuori H, Sammallahti S, Villa PM, Suomalainen-König S, Eriksson JG, Kajantie E, Raikkönen K, Binder EB, Czamara D. Clin Epigenetics. 2021 Apr 29;13(1):97. doi: 10.1186/s13148-021-01080-y. PMID: 33926514

Higher carotid-radial pulse wave velocity is associated with non-melancholic depressive symptoms in men - findings from Helsinki Birth Cohort Study.

Eriksson MD, Eriksson JG, Kautiainen H, Salonen MK, Mikkola TM, Kajantie E, Wasenius N, von Bonsdorff M, Korhonen P, Laine MK. Ann Med. 2021 Dec;53(1):531-540. doi: 10.1080/07853890.2021.1904277. PMID: 33769182

Advanced glycation end products measured by skin autofluorescence are associated with melancholic depressive symptoms - Findings from Helsinki Birth Cohort Study.

Eriksson MD, Eriksson JG, Kautiainen H, Salonen MK, Mikkola TM, Kajantie E, Wasenius N, von Bonsdorff M, Laine MK. J Psychosom Res. 2021 Jun;145:110488. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2021.110488. Epub 2021 Apr 10. PMID: 33863506

Analyses of child cardiometabolic phenotype following assisted reproductive technologies using a pragmatic trial emulation approach.

Huang JY, Cai S, Huang Z, Tint MT, Yuan WL, Aris IM, Godfrey KM, Karnani N, Lee YS, Chan JKY, Chong YS, Eriksson JG, Chan SY. Nat Commun. 2021 Sep 23;12(1):5613. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-25899-4. PMID: 34556649

Retinal microvasculature and time to pregnancy in a multi-ethnic pre-conception cohort in Singapore.

Huang L, Loy SL, Chen WQ, Eriksson JG, Chong YS, Huang Z, Chan JKY, Wong TY, Kramer M, Zhang C, Li LJ. Hum Reprod. 2021 Oct 18;36(11):2935-2947. doi: 10.1093/humrep/deab197. PMID: 34492112

The utilization of specialized healthcare services among frail older adults in the Helsinki Birth Cohort Study.

Ikonen JN, Eriksson JG, Salonen MK, Kajantie E, Arponen O, Haapanen MJ. Ann Med. 2021 Dec;53(1):1875-1884. doi: 10.1080/07853890.2021.1941232. PMID: 34714205

Maternal circulating SPINT1 is reduced in small-for-gestational age pregnancies at 26 weeks: Growing up in Singapore towards health outcomes (GUSTO) cohort study.

Kaitu'u-Lino TJ, Tong S, Walker SP, MacDonald TM, Cannon P, Nguyen TV, Sadananthan SA, Tint MT, Ong YY, Ling LS, Gluckman PD, Chong YS, Godfrey KM, Chan SY, Tan KH, Lee YS, Michael N, Eriksson JG, Wlodek ME. Placenta. 2021 Jul;110:24-28. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2021.05.007. Epub 2021 Jun 1. PMID: 34102451

Cardiovascular outcomes with sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors vs other glucose-lowering drugs in 13 countries across three continents: analysis of CVD-REAL data.

Khunti K, Kosiborod M, Kim DJ, Kohsaka S, Lam CSP, Goh SY, Chiang CE, Shaw JE, Cavender MA, Tangri N, Franch-Nadal J, Holl RW, Jørgensen ME, Norhammar A, Eriksson JG, Zaccardi F, Karasik A, Magliano DJ, Thuresson M, Chen H, Wittbrodt E, Bodegård J, Surmont F, Fenici P; CVD-REAL Investigators and Study Group. Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2021 Jul 31;20(1):159. doi: 10.1186/s12933-021-01345-z. PMID: 34332558

Longitudinal Metabolic Profiling of Maternal Obesity, Gestational Diabetes, and Hypertensive Pregnancy Disorders.

Kivelä J, Sormunen-Harju H, Girchenko PV, Huvinen E, Stach-Lempinen B, Kajantie E, Villa PM, Reynolds RM, Hämäläinen EK, Lahti-Pulkkinen M, Murtoniemi KK, Laivuori H, Eriksson JG, Räikkönen K, Koivusalo SB. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2021 Oct 21;106(11):e4372-e4388. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgab475. PMID: 34185058

Late-Pregnancy Fetal Hypoxia Is Associated With Altered Glucose Metabolism and Adiposity in Young Adult Offspring of Women With Type 1 Diabetes.

Klemetti MM, Teramo K, Kautiainen H, Wasenius N, Eriksson JG, Laine MK. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2021 Oct 27;12:738570. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2021.738570. eCollection 2021. PMID: 34777246

Association of increased abdominal adiposity at birth with altered ventral caudate microstructure.

Koh DXP, Tint MT, Gluckman PD, Chong YS, Yap FKP, Qiu A, Eriksson JG, Fortier MV, Silveira PP, Meaney MJ, Tan AP. Int J Obes (Lond). 2021 Nov;45(11):2396-2403. doi: 10.1038/s41366-021-00905-3. Epub 2021 Jul 19. PMID: 34282269

Both lean and fat body mass associate with blood pressure.

Korhonen PE, Mikkola T, Kautiainen H, Eriksson JG. Eur J Intern Med. 2021 Sep;91:40-44. doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2021.04.025. Epub 2021 May 13. PMID: 33994250

Skin Autofluorescence in Young Adult Offspring of Women with Type 1 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Case-Control Study.

Korpijaakko C, Wasenius N, Teramo K, Klemetti MM, Kautiainen H, Eriksson JG, Laine MK. Diabetes Ther. 2021 Mar;12(3):669-677. doi: 10.1007/s13300-021-01001-5. Epub 2021 Jan 23. PMID: 33484434

The feasibility and outcome of a community-based primary prevention program for cardiovascular disease in the 21st century.

Kuneinen SM, Eriksson JG, Kautiainen H, Ekblad MO, Korhonen PE. Scand J Prim Health Care. 2021 Jun;39(2):157-165. doi: 10.1080/02813432.2021.1913893. Epub 2021 Jun 7. PMID: 34092186

Automated Segmentation of Visceral, Deep Subcutaneous, and Superficial Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Volumes in MRI of Neonates and Young Children.

Kway YM, Thirumurugan K, Tint MT, Michael N, Shek LP, Yap FKP, Tan KH, Godfrey KM, Chong YS, Fortier MV, Marx UC, Eriksson JG, Lee YS, Velan SS, Feng M, Sadananthan SA. Radiol Artif Intell. 2021 Jul 28;3(5):e200304. doi: 10.1148/ryai.2021200304. eCollection 2021 Sep. PMID: 34617030

Mental, Physical and Social Functioning in Independently Living Senior House Residents and Community-Dwelling Older Adults.

Lahti AM, Mikkola TM, Salonen M, Wasenius N, Sarvimäki A, Eriksson JG, von Bonsdorff MB. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Nov 23;18(23):12299. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182312299. PMID: 34886019

Impact of gestational diabetes mellitus on the duration of breastfeeding in primiparous women: an observational cohort study.

Laine MK, Kautiainen H, Gissler M, Pennanen P, Eriksson JG. Int Breastfeed J. 2021 Feb 16;16(1):19. doi: 10.1186/s13006-021-00369-1. PMID: 33593367

Identifying nootropic drug targets via large-scale cognitive GWAS and transcriptomics.

Lam M, Chen CY, Ge T, Xia Y, Hill DW, Trampush JW, Yu J, Knowles E, Davies G, Stahl EA, Huckins L, Liewald DC, Djurovic S, Melle I, Christoforou A, Reinvang I, DeRosse P, Lundervold AJ, Steen VM, Espeseth T, Räikkönen K, Widen E, Palotie A, Eriksson JG, Giegling I, Konte B, Hartmann AM, Roussos P, Giakoumaki S, Burdick KE, Payton A, Ollier W, Chiba-Falek O, Koltai DC, Need AC, Cirulli ET, Voineskos AN, Stefanis NC, Avramopoulos D, Hatzimanolis A, Smyrnis N, Bilder RM, Freimer NB, Cannon TD, London E, Poldrack RA, Sabb FW, Congdon E, Conley ED, Scult MA, Dickinson D, Straub RE, Donohoe G, Morris D, Corvin A, Gill M, Hariri AR, Weinberger DR, Pendleton N, Bitsios P, Rujescu D, Lahti J, Le Hellard S, Keller MC, Andreassen OA, Deary IJ, Glahn DC, Huang H, Liu C, Malhotra AK, Lencz T. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2021 Sep;46(10):1788-1801. doi: 10.1038/s41386-021-01023-4. Epub 2021 May 25. PMID: 34035472

Role of maternal tryptophan metabolism in allergic diseases in the offspring.

Lau HX, El-Heis S, Yap QV, Chan YH, Tan CPT, Karnani N, Tan KML, Tham EH, Goh AEN, Teoh OH, Tan KH, Eriksson JG, Chong YS, Chong MF, Van Bever H, Lee BW, Shek LP, Godfrey KM, Loo EXL. Clin Exp Allergy. 2021 Oct;51(10):1346-1360. doi: 10.1111/cea.13953. Epub 2021 Jun 24. PMID: 34033173

Tracking of dietary patterns between pregnancy and 6 years post-pregnancy in a multiethnic Asian cohort: the Growing Up in Singapore Towards healthy Outcomes (GUSTO) study.

Lee YQ, Colega M, Sugianto R, Lai JS, Godfrey KM, Tan KH, Shek LP, Loy SL, Müller-Riemenschneider F, Padmapriya N, Chong YS, Eriksson JG, Chan JKY, Chan SY, Tai BC, Chong MF. Eur J Nutr. 2022 Mar;61(2):985-1001. doi: 10.1007/s00394-021-02703-z. Epub 2021 Oct 23. PMID: 34686887

Identification and reproducibility of dietary patterns assessed with a FFQ among women planning pregnancy.

Lim SX, Colega MT, M Ayob MN, Robinson SM, Godfrey KM, Bernard JY, Lee YS, Tan KH, Yap F, Shek LP, Chong YS, Eriksson JG, Chan JK, Chan SY, Chong MF. Public Health Nutr. 2021 Jun;24(9):2437-2446. doi: 10.1017/S1368980021001178. Epub 2021 Mar 22. PMID: 33745499

Ideal Cardiovascular Health and Vascular Phenotype Associations in Mothers with Obesity and Their Six-Year-Old Children.

Litwin L, Sundholm JKM, Meinilä J, Kulmala J, Tammelin TH, Rönö K, Koivusalo SB, Eriksson JG, Sarkola T. Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes. 2021 Jul 13;14:3187-3197. doi: 10.2147/DMSO.S315402. eCollection 2021. PMID: 34285526

House dust mite sensitization, eczema, and wheeze increase risk of shellfish sensitization.

Loo EXL, Lau HX, Suaini NHA, Wong LSY, Goh AEN, Teoh OH, Van Bever HP, Shek LP, Lee BW, Tan KH, Godfrey KM, Eriksson JG, Chong YS, Tham EH. Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2021 Jul;32(5):1096-1099. doi: 10.1111/pai.13493. Epub 2021 Mar 20. PMID: 33687761

Comparative epidemiology of gestational diabetes in ethnic Chinese from Shanghai birth cohort and growing up in Singapore towards healthy outcomes cohort.

Loo EXL, Zhang Y, Yap QV, Yu G, Soh SE, Loy SL, Lau HX, Chan SY, Shek LP, Luo ZC, Yap FKP, Tan KH, Chong YS, Zhang J, Eriksson JG. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2021 Aug 18;21(1):566. doi: 10.1186/s12884-021-04036-5. PMID: 34407778

Use of antidepressants among Finnish family caregivers: a nationwide register-based study.

Mikkola TM, Kautiainen H, Mänty M, von Bonsdorff MB, Koponen H, Kröger T, Eriksson JG. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2021 Dec;56(12):2209-2216. doi: 10.1007/s00127-021-02049-1. Epub 2021 Mar 1. PMID: 33646320

Cardiovascular disease in people born to unmarried mothers in two historical periods: The Helsinki Birth Cohort Study 1934-1944.

Mikkonen HM, Salonen MK, Häkkinen A, Osmond C, Eriksson JG, Kajantie E. Scand J Public Health. 2021 May 31:14034948211019792. doi: 10.1177/14034948211019792. Online ahead of print. PMID: 34058892

Normal Gestational Weight Gain Protects From Large-for-Gestational-Age Birth Among Women With Obesity and Gestational Diabetes.

Mustaniemi S, Nikkinen H, Bloigu A, Pouta A, Kaaja R, Eriksson JG, Laivuori H, Gissler M, Kajantie E, Vääräsmäki M. Front Public Health. 2021 May 31;9:550860. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.550860. eCollection 2021. PMID: 34136447

Association between overall diet quality and postmenopausal breast cancer risk in five Finnish cohort studies.

Männistö S, Harald K, Härkänen T, Maukonen M, Eriksson JG, Heikkinen S, Jousilahti P, Kaartinen NE, Kanerva N, Knekt P, Koskinen S, Laaksonen MA, Malila N, Rissanen H, Pitkäniemi J. Sci Rep. 2021 Aug 18;11(1):16718. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-95773-2. PMID: 34408173

Cohort description: Measures of early-life behaviour and later psychopathology in the LifeCycle Project - EU Child Cohort Network.

Nader JL, López-Vicente M, Julvez J, Guxens M, Cadman T, Elhakeem A, Järvelin MR, Rautio N, Miettunen J, El Marroun H, Melchior M, Heude B, Charles MA, Yang TC, McEachan RRC, Wright J, Polanska K, Carson J, Lin A, Rauschert S, Huang RC, Popovic M, Richiardi L, Corpeleijn E, Cardol M, Mikkola TM, Eriksson JG, Salika T, Inskip H, Vinther JL, Strandberg-Larsen K, Gürlich K, Grote V, Koletzko B, Vafeiadi M, Sunyer J, Jaddoe VWV, Harris JR. J Epidemiol. 2021 Nov 13. doi: 10.2188/jea.JE20210241. Online ahead of print. PMID: 34776498

Cardiometabolic Profile of Different Body Composition Phenotypes in Children.

Ong YY, Huang JY, Michael N, Sadananthan SA, Yuan WL, Chen LW, Karnani N, Velan SS, Fortier MV, Tan KH, Gluckman PD, Yap F, Chong YS, Godfrey KM, Chong MF, Chan SY, Lee YS, Tint MT, Eriksson JG. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2021 Apr 23;106(5):e2015-e2024. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgab003. PMID: 33524127

24-hour movement behaviour profiles and their transition in children aged 5.5 and 8 years - findings from a prospective cohort study.

Padmapriya N, Chen B, Goh CMJL, Shek LPC, Chong YS, Tan KH, Chan SY, Yap F, Godfrey KM, Lee YS, Eriksson JG, Bernard JY, Müller-Riemenschneider F. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2021 Nov 6;18(1):145. doi: 10.1186/s12966-021-01210-y. PMID: 34742314

The longitudinal association between early-life screen viewing and abdominal adiposity-findings from a multiethnic birth cohort study.

Padmapriya N, Tint MT, Sadananthan SA, Michael N, Chen B, Cai S, Toh JY, Lanca C, Tan KH, Saw SM, Shek LP, Chong YS, Gluckman PD, Lee YS, Yap F, Fortier MV, Chong MF, Godfrey KM, Eriksson JG, Velan SS, Kramer MS, Bernard JY, Müller-Riemenschneider F. Int J Obes (Lond). 2021 Sep;45(9):1995-2005. doi: 10.1038/s41366-021-00864-9. Epub 2021 Jun 9. PMID: 34108642

Body surface area may explain sex differences in findings from the oral glucose tolerance test among subjects with normal glucose tolerance.

Palmu S, Kuneinen S, Kautiainen H, Eriksson JG, Korhonen PE. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2021 Aug 26;31(9):2678-2684. doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2021.05.018. Epub 2021 May 26. PMID: 34218989

The association of maternal gestational hyperglycemia with breastfeeding duration and markers of milk production.

Pang WW, Geddes DT, Lai CT, Chan SY, Chan YH, Cheong CY, Fok D, Chua MC, Lim SB, Huang J, Pundir S, Tan KH, Yap F, Godfrey KM, Gluckman PD, Shek LP, Vickers MH, Eriksson JG, Chong YS, Wlodek ME. Am J Clin Nutr. 2021 Sep 1;114(3):1219-1228. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqab142. PMID: 33963740

The EU Child Cohort Network's core data: establishing a set of findable, accessible, interoperable and re-usable (FAIR) variables.

Pinot de Moira A, Haakma S, Strandberg-Larsen K, van Enckevort E, Kooijman M, Cadman T, Cardol M, Corpeleijn E, Crozier S, Duijts L, Elhakeem A, Eriksson JG, Felix JF, Fernández-Barrés S, Foong RE, Forhan A, Grote V, Guerlich K, Heude B, Huang RC, Järvelin MR, Jørgensen AC, Mikkola TM, Nader JLT, Pedersen M, Popovic M, Rautio N, Richiardi L, Ronkainen J, Roumeliotaki T, Salika T, Sebert S, Vinther JL, Voerman E, Vrijheid M, Wright J, Yang TC, Zariouh F, Charles MA, Inskip H, Jaddoe VWV, Swertz MA, Nybo Andersen AM; LifeCycle Project Group. Eur J Epidemiol. 2021 May;36(5):565-580. doi: 10.1007/s10654-021-00733-9. Epub 2021 Apr 21. PMID: 33884544

A high lean body mass is not protecting from type 2 diabetes in the presence of a high body fat mass.

Rehunen SKJ, Kautiainen H, Korhonen PE, Eriksson JG. Diabetes Metab. 2021 Nov;47(6):101219. doi: 10.1016/j.diabet.2020.101219. Epub 2021 Jan 5. PMID: 33418084

Incidence trends and risk factors of lung cancer in never smokers: Pooled analyses of seven cohorts.

Rissanen E, Heikkinen S, Seppä K, Ryynänen H, Eriksson JG, Härkänen T, Jousilahti P, Knekt P, Koskinen S, Männistö S, Rahkonen O, Rissanen H, Malila N, Laaksonen MA, Pitkäniemi J; METCA Study Group. Int J Cancer. 2021 Dec 15;149(12):2010-2019. doi: 10.1002/ijc.33765. Epub 2021 Sep 1. PMID: 34398974

Optimism in adults born preterm: Systematic review and individual-participant-data meta-analysis.

Robinson RK, Heinonen K, Girchenko P, Lahti-Pulkkinen M, Kajantie E, Hovi P, Lano A, Andersson S, Eriksson JG, Wolke D, Lemola S, Räikkönen K. PLoS One. 2021 Nov 18;16(11):e0259463. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0259463. eCollection 2021. PMID: 34793498

The relationship between health-related quality of life and melancholic depressive symptoms is modified by brain insulin receptor gene network.

Selenius JS, Silveira PP, Salonen M, Kautiainen H, von Bonsdorff M, Kajantie E, Lahti J, Eriksson JG, Wasenius NS. Sci Rep. 2021 Nov 3;11(1):21588. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-00631-w. PMID: 34732766

Shared genetic basis between genetic generalized epilepsy and background electroencephalographic oscillations.

Stevelink R, Luykx JJ, Lin BD, Leu C, Lal D, Smith AW, Schijven D, Carpay JA, Rademaker K, Rodrigues Baldez RA, Devinsky O, Braun KPJ, Jansen FE, Smit DJA, Koeleman BPC; International League Against Epilepsy Consortium on Complex Epilepsies; Epi25 Collaborative. Epilepsia. 2021 Jul;62(7):1518-1527. doi: 10.1111/epi.16922. Epub 2021 May 18. PMID: 34002374

Household environmental microbiota influences early-life eczema development.

Ta LDH, Tay CJX, Lay C, de Sessions PF, Tan CPT, Tay MJY, Lau HX, Zulkifli AB, Yap GC, Tham EH, Ho EXP, Goh AEN, Godfrey KM, Eriksson JG, Knol J, Gluckman PD, Chong YS, Chan JKY, Tan KH, Chong KW, Goh SH, Cheng ZR, Lee BW, Shek LP, Loo EXL. Environ Microbiol. 2021 Dec;23(12):7710-7722. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.15684. Epub 2021 Aug 12. PMID: 34309161

Determinants of cord blood adipokines and association with neonatal abdominal adipose tissue distribution.

Tan K, Tint MT, Michael N, Yap F, Chong YS, Tan KH, Godfrey KM, Larbi A, Lee YS, Chan SY, Fortier MV, Eriksson JG, Karnani N. Int J Obes (Lond). 2021 Dec 4. doi: 10.1038/s41366-021-00975-3. Online ahead of print. PMID: 34864815

Brown Adipose Tissue, Adiposity, and Metabolic Profile in Preschool Children.

Tint MT, Michael N, Sadananthan SA, Huang JY, Khoo CM, Godfrey KM, Shek LP, Lek N, Tan KH, Yap F, Velan SS, Gluckman PD, Chong YS, Karnani N, Chan SY, Leow MK, Lee KJ, Lee YS, Hu HH, Zhang C, Fortier MV, Eriksson JG. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2021 Sep 27;106(10):2901-2914. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgab447. PMID: 34143868

Metabolic signatures in the conversion from gestational diabetes mellitus to postpartum abnormal glucose metabolism: a pilot study in Asian women.

Wang XM, Gao Y, Eriksson JG, Chen W, Chong YS, Tan KH, Zhang C, Zhou L, Li LJ. Sci Rep. 2021 Aug 12;11(1):16435. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-95903-w. PMID: 34385555

The exercise-induced long noncoding RNA CYTOR promotes fast-twitch myogenesis in aging.

Wohlwend M, Laurila PP, Williams K, Romani M, Lima T, Pattawaran P, Benegiamo G, Salonen M, Schneider BL, Lahti J, Eriksson JG, Barrès R, Wisløff U, Moreira JBN, Auwerx J. Sci Transl Med. 2021 Dec 8;13(623):eabc7367. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abc7367. Epub 2021 Dec 8. PMID: 34878822

Associations of Childcare Arrangements with Adiposity Measures in a Multi-Ethnic Asian Cohort: The GUSTO Study.

Wong BW, Toh JY, Sugianto R, Chia A, Tint MT, Yuan WL, Padmapriya N, Lança C, Saw SM, Lee YS, Shek LP, Tan KH, Yap F, Godfrey KM, Chong YS, Müller-Riemenschneider F, Eriksson JG, Chan SY, Chong MF. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Nov 19;18(22):12178. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182212178. PMID: 34831933

Trajectories of Systolic Blood Pressure in Children: Risk Factors and Cardiometabolic Correlates.

Yuan WL, Kramer MS, Michael N, Sadananthan SA, Tint MT, Chen LW, Pang WW, Velan SS, Godfrey KM, Chong YS, Chong MFF, Choo JTL, Ling LH, Eriksson JG, Lee YS. J Pediatr. 2021 Sep;236:86-94.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.05.027. Epub 2021 May 18. PMID: 34019883

Glucose regulation and pain in older people-The Helsinki Birth Cohort Study.

Åström MJ, von Bonsdorff MB, Haanpää M, Salonen MK, Kautiainen H, Eriksson JG. Prim Care Diabetes. 2021 Jun;15(3):561-566. doi: 10.1016/j.pcd.2021.02.001. Epub 2021 Feb 10. PMID: 33579570

Glucose regulation and grip strength in adults: Findings from the Helsinki Birth Cohort Study.

Åström MJ, von Bonsdorff MB, Salonen MK, Kajantie E, Osmond C, Eriksson JG. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2021 May-Jun;94:104348. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2021.104348. Epub 2021 Jan 21. PMID: 33516079

Other Publication Johan Eriksson

Laakso M, Fagerlund Å, Pesonen AK, Lahti-Nuutila P, Fiqueiredo RAO; Karlsson C, Eriksson JG. Flourishing Students: The Efficacy of an Extensive Positive Education Program on Adolescents’ Positive and Negative Affect. Int J Appl Posit Psychol 6, 253–276, 2021.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s41042-020-00048-2

Original Articles Hannu Kautiainen

Mortality in SLE patients compared with population controls in Finland in years 2000-2015.

Elfving P, Kariniemi S, Kautiainen H, Virta LJ, Kaipiainen-Seppänen O, Puolakka K. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2021 Sep 1;60(9):4238-4244. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keaa917. PMID: 33404636

Usage of drugs for cardiovascular diseases is increased in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients already before diagnosis of SLE.

Elfving P, Kautiainen H, Virta LJ, Kaipiainen-Seppänen O, Puolakka K. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2022 Jan-Feb;40(1):39-43. Epub 2021 Jan 25. PMID: 33506756

Advanced glycation end products measured by skin autofluorescence are associated with melancholic depressive symptoms - Findings from Helsinki Birth Cohort Study.

Higher carotid-radial pulse wave velocity is associated with non-melancholic depressive symptoms in men - findings from Helsinki Birth Cohort Study.

Relationship between Fried's frailty phenotype and oral frailty in long-term care residents.

Hiltunen K, Saarela RKT, Kautiainen H, Roitto HM, Pitkälä KH, Mäntylä P. Age Ageing. 2021 Nov 10;50(6):2133-2139. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afab177. PMID: 34473831

Oral disease burden of dentate older adults living in long-term care facilities: FINORAL study.

Julkunen L, Hiltunen K, Kautiainen H, Saarela RKT, Pitkälä KH, Mäntylä P. BMC Oral Health. 2021 Dec 7;21(1):624. doi: 10.1186/s12903-021-01984-4. PMID: 34876101

Late-Pregnancy Fetal Hypoxia Is Associated With Altered Glucose Metabolism and Adiposity in Young Adult Offspring of Women With Type 1 Diabetes.

Both lean and fat body mass associate with blood pressure.

Korhonen PE, Mikkola T, Kautiainen H, Eriksson JG. Eur J Intern Med. 2021 Sep;91:40-44. doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2021.04.025. Epub 2021 May 13. PMID: 33994250

Skin Autofluorescence in Young Adult Offspring of Women with Type 1 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Case-Control Study.

The feasibility and outcome of a community-based primary prevention program for cardiovascular disease in the 21st century.

Kuneinen SM, Eriksson JG, Kautiainen H, Ekblad MO, Korhonen PE. Scand J Prim Health Care. 2021 Jun;39(2):157-165. doi: 10.1080/02813432.2021.1913893. Epub 2021 Jun 7. PMID: 34092186

Impact of gestational diabetes mellitus on the duration of breastfeeding in primiparous women: an observational cohort study.

Laine MK, Kautiainen H, Gissler M, Pennanen P, Eriksson JG. Int Breastfeed J. 2021 Feb 16;16(1):19. doi: 10.1186/s13006-021-00369-1. PMID: 33593367

Headache and quality of life in Finnish female municipal employees.

Malmberg-Ceder K, Soinila S, Korhonen PE, Kautiainen H, Haanpää M. Scand J Pain. 2021 Oct 22. doi: 10.1515/sjpain-2021-0109. Online ahead of print. PMID: 34679266

Analgesic purchases among older adults - a population-based study.

Marttinen MK, Kautiainen H, Haanpää M, Pohjankoski H, Hintikka J, Kauppi MJ. BMC Public Health. 2021 Jan 31;21(1):256. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-10272-3. PMID: 33517898

Pain experience in an aging adult population during a 10-year follow-up.

Marttinen MK, Kautiainen H, Vuorimaa H, Kauppi MJ. Scand J Pain. 2021 Jun 11;21(4):716-723. doi: 10.1515/sjpain-2021-0061. Print 2021 Oct 26. PMID: 34114388

Use of antidepressants among Finnish family caregivers: a nationwide register-based study.

Body surface area may explain sex differences in findings from the oral glucose tolerance test among subjects with normal glucose tolerance.

Palmu S, Kuneinen S, Kautiainen H, Eriksson JG, Korhonen PE. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2021 Aug 26;31(9):2678-2684. doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2021.05.018. Epub 2021 May 26. PMID: 34218989

The Association between Healthy Diet and Burnout Symptoms among Finnish Municipal Employees.

Penttinen MA, Virtanen J, Laaksonen M, Erkkola M, Vepsäläinen H, Kautiainen H, Korhonen P. Nutrients. 2021 Jul 13;13(7):2393. doi: 10.3390/nu13072393. PMID: 34371901

Arthroscopic International Cartilage Repair Society Classification System Has Only Moderate Reliability in a Porcine Cartilage Repair Model.

Puhakka J, Paatela T, Salonius E, Muhonen V, Meller A, Vasara A, Kautiainen H, Kosola J, Kiviranta I. Am J Sports Med. 2021 May;49(6):1524-1529. doi: 10.1177/0363546521998006. Epub 2021 Mar 18. PMID: 33733882

A high lean body mass is not protecting from type 2 diabetes in the presence of a high body fat mass.

Rehunen SKJ, Kautiainen H, Korhonen PE, Eriksson JG. Diabetes Metab. 2021 Nov;47(6):101219. doi: 10.1016/j.diabet.2020.101219. Epub 2021 Jan 5. PMID: 33418084

Long-term health-related quality of life of breast cancer survivors remains impaired compared to the age-matched general population especially in young women. Results from the prospective controlled BREX exercise study.

Roine E, Sintonen H, Kellokumpu-Lehtinen PL, Penttinen H, Utriainen M, Vehmanen L, Huovinen R, Kautiainen H, Nikander R, Blomqvist C, Hakamies-Blomqvist L, Saarto T. Breast. 2021 Oct;59:110-116. doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2021.06.012. Epub 2021 Jun 26. PMID: 34225091

Oral Health and Frailty Among Older Long-Term Care Residents in Finland.

Saarela RKT, Hiltunen K, Kautiainen H, Roitto HM, Mäntylä P, Pitkälä KH. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2021 Nov;22(11):2394-2395. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2021.05.027. Epub 2021 Jun 17. PMID: 34146518

Oral hygiene and health-related quality of life in institutionalized older people.

Saarela RKT, Hiltunen K, Kautiainen H, Roitto HM, Mäntylä P, Pitkälä KH. Eur Geriatr Med. 2021 Jul 27. doi: 10.1007/s41999-021-00547-8. Online ahead of print. PMID: 34313976

The relationship between health-related quality of life and melancholic depressive symptoms is modified by brain insulin receptor gene network.

Randomized controlled study of the impact of a participatory patient care plan among primary care patients with common chronic diseases: a one-year follow-up study.

Tusa N, Kautiainen H, Elfving P, Sinikallio S, Mäntyselkä P. BMC Health Serv Res. 2021 Jul 20;21(1):715. doi: 10.1186/s12913-021-06716-6. PMID: 34284783

The impact of lifestyle counselling on weight management and quality of life among working-age females.

Virtanen J, Penttinen M, Kautiainen H, Korhonen P. Scand J Prim Health Care. 2021 Sep;39(3):382-388. doi: 10.1080/02813432.2021.1958510. Epub 2021 Sep 3. PMID: 34474641

Glucose regulation and pain in older people-The Helsinki Birth Cohort Study.

Åström MJ, von Bonsdorff MB, Haanpää M, Salonen MK, Kautiainen H, Eriksson JG. Prim Care Diabetes. 2021 Jun;15(3):561-566. doi: 10.1016/j.pcd.2021.02.001. Epub 2021 Feb 10. PMID: 33579570

Original Articles Merja Laine

Higher carotid-radial pulse wave velocity is associated with non-melancholic depressive symptoms in men - findings from Helsinki Birth Cohort Study.

Advanced glycation end products measured by skin autofluorescence are associated with melancholic depressive symptoms - Findings from Helsinki Birth Cohort Study.

Late-Pregnancy Fetal Hypoxia Is Associated With Altered Glucose Metabolism and Adiposity in Young Adult Offspring of Women With Type 1 Diabetes.

Skin Autofluorescence in Young Adult Offspring of Women with Type 1 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Case-Control Study.

Impact of gestational diabetes mellitus on the duration of breastfeeding in primiparous women: an observational cohort study.

Laine MK, Kautiainen H, Gissler M, Pennanen P, Eriksson JG. Int Breastfeed J. 2021 Feb 16;16(1):19. doi: 10.1186/s13006-021-00369-1. PMID: 33593367

Do electronic reminders alter recorded diagnoses in primary care office-hours practices of health centers: A register-based study in a Finnish city.

Lehto M, Pitkälä K, Rahkonen O, Laine MK, Raina M, Kauppila T. SAGE Open Med. 2021 Jul 29;9:20503121211036117. doi: 10.1177/20503121211036117. eCollection 2021. PMID: 34377471

The influence of electronic reminders on recording diagnoses in a primary health care emergency department: a register-based study in a Finnish town.

Lehto M, Pitkälä K, Rahkonen O, Laine MK, Raina M, Kauppila T. Scand J Prim Health Care. 2021 Jun;39(2):113-122. doi: 10.1080/02813432.2021.1910449. Epub 2021 Apr 14. PMID: 33851565

Use of universally offered family planning services - a cohort study in the city of Vantaa, Helsinki metropolitan area, Finland.

Saloranta T, Gyllenberg F, But A, Gissler M, Laine MK, Heikinheimo O. Scand J Public Health. 2021 Apr 5:14034948211002745. doi: 10.1177/14034948211002745. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33818219

Other Publication Merja Laine

A Web Portal for Communicating Polygenic Risk Score Results for Health Care Use-The P5 Study.

Marjonen H, Marttila M, Paajanen T, Vornanen M, Brunfeldt M, Joensuu A, Halmesvaara O, Aro K, Alanne-Kinnunen M, Jousilahti P, Borodulin K, Koskinen S, Tuomi T, Ilanne-Parikka P, Lindström J, Laine MK, Auro K, Kääriäinen H, Perola M, Kristiansson K. Front Genet. 2021 Oct 29;12:763159. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2021.763159. eCollection 2021. PMID: 34777479 (Review)

Original Articles Niko Wasenius

Evaluation of Afterschool Activity Programs' (ASAP) Effect on Children's Physical Activity, Physical Health, and Fundamental Movement Skills.

Crozier M, Wasenius NS, Denize KM, da Silva DF, Nagpal TS, Adamo KB. Health Educ Behav. 2021 Oct 4:10901981211033234. doi: 10.1177/10901981211033234. Online ahead of print. PMID: 34605699

Higher carotid-radial pulse wave velocity is associated with non-melancholic depressive symptoms in men - findings from Helsinki Birth Cohort Study.

Advanced glycation end products measured by skin autofluorescence are associated with melancholic depressive symptoms - Findings from Helsinki Birth Cohort Study.

Late-Pregnancy Fetal Hypoxia Is Associated With Altered Glucose Metabolism and Adiposity in Young Adult Offspring of Women With Type 1 Diabetes.

Skin Autofluorescence in Young Adult Offspring of Women with Type 1 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Case-Control Study.

Mental, Physical and Social Functioning in Independently Living Senior House Residents and Community-Dwelling Older Adults.

The relationship between health-related quality of life and melancholic depressive symptoms is modified by brain insulin receptor gene network.

Selenius JS, Silveira PP, Salonen M, Kautiainen H, von Bonsdorff M, Kajantie E, Lahti J, Eriksson JG, Wasenius NS. Sci Rep. 2021 Nov 3;11(1):21588. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-00631-w. PMID: 34732766

Original Articles Mikaela von Bonsdorff

Mental, Physical and Social Functioning in Independently Living Senior House Residents and Community-Dwelling Older Adults.

Lahti AM, Mikkola TM, Salonen M, Wasenius N, Sarvimäki A, Eriksson JG, von Bonsdorff MB. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Nov 23;18(23):12299. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182312299.

Early Life Influences on Hearing in Adulthood: a Systematic Review and Two-Step Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis.

Dawes P, Newall J, Graham PL, Osmond C, von Bonsdorff MB, Eriksson JG. Ear Hear. 2021 Dec 8. doi: 10.1097/AUD.0000000000001163.

The relationship between health-related quality of life and melancholic depressive symptoms is modified by brain insulin receptor gene network.

Selenius JS, Silveira PP, Salonen M, Kautiainen H, von Bonsdorff M, Kajantie E, Lahti J, Eriksson JG, Wasenius NS.Sci Rep. 2021 Nov 3;11(1):21588. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-00631-w.

Advanced glycation end products measured by skin autofluorescence are associated with melancholic depressive symptoms - Findings from Helsinki Birth Cohort Study.

Eriksson MD, Eriksson JG, Kautiainen H, Salonen MK, Mikkola TM, Kajantie E, Wasenius N, von Bonsdorff M, Laine MK. J Psychosom Res. 2021 Jun;145:110488. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2021.110488. Epub 2021 Apr 10.

Higher carotid-radial pulse wave velocity is associated with non-melancholic depressive symptoms in men - findings from Helsinki Birth Cohort Study.

Eriksson MD, Eriksson JG, Kautiainen H, Salonen MK, Mikkola TM, Kajantie E, Wasenius N, von Bonsdorff M, Korhonen P, Laine MK. Ann Med. 2021 Dec;53(1):531-540. doi: 10.1080/07853890.2021.1904277.

Use of antidepressants among Finnish family caregivers: a nationwide register-based study.

Mikkola TM, Kautiainen H, Mänty M, von Bonsdorff MB, Koponen H, Kröger T, Eriksson JG. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2021 Dec;56(12):2209-2216. doi: 10.1007/s00127-021-02049-1. Epub 2021 Mar 1.

Glucose regulation and pain in older people-The Helsinki Birth Cohort Study.

Åström MJ, von Bonsdorff MB, Haanpää M, Salonen MK, Kautiainen H, Eriksson JG. Prim Care Diabetes. 2021 Jun;15(3):561-566. doi: 10.1016/j.pcd.2021.02.001. Epub 2021 Feb 10.PMID: 33579570

Glucose regulation and grip strength in adults: Findings from the Helsinki Birth Cohort Study.

Åström MJ, von Bonsdorff MB, Salonen MK, Kajantie E, Osmond C, Eriksson JG. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2021 May-Jun;94:104348. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2021.104348. Epub 2021 Jan 21.

Other Publications Åse Fagerlund and Mari Laakso

Fagerlubd Å, Laakso M. Flourishing Students in a time of change. In: White M, McCallum F, editors. Wellbeing and Resilience Education: COVID-19 and Its Impact on Education. New York, NY, Routledge, Chapter 13: 255–275, 2021. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003134190

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Original Articles Eva Roos

Sustainability analysis of Finnish pre-schoolers' diet based on targets of the EAT-Lancet reference diet.

Bäck S, Skaffari E, Vepsäläinen H, Lehto R, Lehto E, Nissinen K, Ray C, Nevalainen J, Roos E, Erkkola M, Korkalo L. Eur J Nutr. 2022 Mar;61(2):717-728. doi: 10.1007/s00394-021-02672-3. Epub 2021 Sep 15. PMID: 34524506

Parental Happiness Associates With the Co-occurrence of Preschool-Aged Children’s Healthy Energy Balance-Related Behaviors.
Engberg E,Ray C, Määttä S, Figueiredo RAO, Leppänen MH, Pajulahti R, Koivusilta L, Korkalo L, Nissinen K, Vepsäläinen H, Sajaniemi N, Erkkola M, Roos E. J Happiness Stud. 2021 Oct 13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-021-00459-1

Parental Mental Well-Being and Frequency of Adult-Child Nature Visits: The Mediating Roles of Parents' Perceived Barriers.

Gustafsson J, Ojala A, Hiltunen P, Engberg E, Wiklund-Engblom A, Törnwall N, Roos E, Ray C. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jun 25;18(13):6814. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18136814. PMID: 34201931

Associations between Parent-Child Nature Visits and Sleep, Physical Activity and Weight Status among Finnish 3-6-Year-Olds.

Kokkonen JM, Vepsäläinen H, Abdollahi A, Paasio H, Ranta S, Erkkola M, Roos E, Ray C. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Nov 25;18(23):12426. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182312426. PMID: 34886152

Are associations between home environment and preschool children's sedentary time influenced by parental educational level in a cross-sectional survey?

Lehto E, Lehto R, Ray C, Pajulahti R, Sajaniemi N, Erkkola M, Roos E. Int J Equity Health. 2021 Jan 9;20(1):27. doi: 10.1186/s12939-020-01333-x. PMID: 33422074

Temperament, physical activity and sedentary time in preschoolers - the DAGIS study.

Leppänen MH, Kaseva K, Pajulahti R, Sääksjärvi K, Mäkynen E, Engberg E, Ray C, Erkkola M, Sajaniemi N, Roos E. BMC Pediatr. 2021 Mar 16;21(1):129. doi: 10.1186/s12887-021-02593-4. PMID: 33726712

Cross-sectional examination of 24-hour movement behaviours among 3- and 4-year-old children in urban and rural settings in low-income, middle-income and high-income countries: the SUNRISE study protocol.

Okely T, Reilly JJ, Tremblay MS, Kariippanon KE, Draper CE, El Hamdouchi A, Florindo AA, Green JP, Guan H, Katzmarzyk PT, Lubree H, Pham BN, Suesse T, Willumsen J, Basheer M, Calleia R, Chong KH, Cross PL, Nacher M, Smeets L, Taylor E, Abdeta C, Aguilar-Farias N, Baig A, Bayasgalan J, Chan CHS, Chathurangana PWP, Chia M, Ghofranipour F, Ha AS, Hossain MS, Janssen X, Jáuregui A, Katewongsa P, Kim DH, Kim TV, Koh D, Kontsevaya A, Leyna GH, Löf M, Munambah N, Mwase-Vuma T, Nusurupia J, Oluwayomi A, Del Pozo-Cruz B, Del Pozo-Cruz J, Roos E, Shirazi A, Singh P, Staiano A, Suherman A, Tanaka C, Tang HK, Teo WP, Tiongco MM, Tladi D, Turab A, Veldman SLC, Webster EK, Wickramasinghe P, Widyastari DA. BMJ Open. 2021 Oct 25;11(10):e049267. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049267. PMID: 34697112

Does temperament make children differently susceptible to their home physical food environment? A cross-sectional DAGIS study on 3-6 year old Finnish children's food consumption.

Pajulahti R, Salmela-Aro K, Lehto R, Vepsäläinen H, Lehto E, Nissinen K, Skaffari E, Sääksjärvi K, Roos E, Sajaniemi N, Erkkola M, Ray C. Appetite. 2021 Jun 1;161:105140. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2021.105140. Epub 2021 Jan 29. PMID: 33524441

Does health literacy explain regional health disparities among adolescents in Finland?

Simonsen N, Wackström N, Roos E, Suominen S, Välimaa R, Tynjälä J, Paakkari L. Health Promot Int. 2021 Dec 23;36(6):1727-1738. doi: 10.1093/heapro/daaa122. PMID: 33611473

Associations between hair and salivary cortisol, salivary alpha-amylase, and temperament dimensions among 3-6-year-olds.

Sääksjärvi K, Lehto E, Lehto R, Suhonen E, Leppänen M, Michels N, Saha M, Ray C, Vepsäläinen H, Pajulahti R, Heiman-Lindh A, Sainio T, Erkkola M, Roos E, Sajaniemi N. Horm Behav. 2021 Sep;135:105042. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2021.105042. Epub 2021 Aug 19. PMID: 34418581

Original Articles Marja Leppänen

Associations of physical activity, sedentary time, and diet quality with biomarkers of inflammation in children.

Haapala EA, Väistö J, Ihalainen JK, Tomaselli González C, Leppänen MH, Veijalainen A, Sallinen T, Eloranta AM, Ekelund U, Schwab U, Brage S, Atalay M, Lakka TA. Eur J Sport Sci. 2021 Mar 14:1-10. doi: 10.1080/17461391.2021.1892830. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33599556

Associations of body composition and physical fitness with gestational diabetes and cardiovascular health in pregnancy: Results from the HealthyMoms trial.

Henriksson P, Sandborg J, Söderström E, Leppänen MH, Snekkenes V, Blomberg M, Ortega FB, Löf M. Nutr Diabetes. 2021 Jun 7;11(1):16. doi: 10.1038/s41387-021-00158-z. PMID: 34099629

Self-reported (IFIS) versus measured physical fitness, and their associations to cardiometabolic risk factors in early pregnancy.

Henström M, Leppänen MH, Henriksson P, Söderström E, Sandborg J, Ortega FB, Löf M. Sci Rep. 2021 Nov 22;11(1):22719. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-02149-7. PMID: 34811456

Longitudinal associations of physical activity, sedentary time, and cardiorespiratory fitness with arterial health in children - the PANIC study.

Korhonen M, Väistö J, Veijalainen A, Leppänen M, Ekelund U, Laukkanen JA, Brage S, Lintu N, Haapala EA, Lakka TA. J Sports Sci. 2021 Sep;39(17):1980-1987. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2021.1912450. Epub 2021 Apr 8. PMID: 33829952

Longitudinal and cross-sectional associations of adherence to 24-hour movement guidelines with cardiometabolic risk.

Leppänen MH, Haapala EA, Väistö J, Ekelund U, Brage S, Kilpeläinen TO, Lakka TA. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2022 Jan;32(1):255-266. doi: 10.1111/sms.14081. Epub 2021 Oct 23. PMID: 34644434

Temperament, physical activity and sedentary time in preschoolers - the DAGIS study.

Leppänen MH, Kaseva K, Pajulahti R, Sääksjärvi K, Mäkynen E, Engberg E, Ray C, Erkkola M, Sajaniemi N, Roos E. BMC Pediatr. 2021 Mar 16;21(1):129. doi: 10.1186/s12887-021-02593-4. PMID: 33726712

Effectiveness of a Smartphone App to Promote Healthy Weight Gain, Diet, and Physical Activity During Pregnancy (HealthyMoms): Randomized Controlled Trial.

Sandborg J, Söderström E, Henriksson P, Bendtsen M, Henström M, Leppänen MH, Maddison R, Migueles JH, Blomberg M, Löf M. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2021 Mar 11;9(3):e26091. doi: 10.2196/26091. PMID: 33704075

Original Article Anne Koponen and Nina Simonsen

Empowerment among adult patients with type 2 diabetes: age differentials in relation to person-centred primary care, community resources, social support and other life-contextual circumstances.

Simonsen N, Koponen AM, Suominen S. BMC Public Health. 2021 May 1;21(1):844. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-10855-0. PMID: 33933065

Other Publications Anne Koponen, Eva Roos and Nina Simonsen

Gustafsson J, Lyyra N, Välimäki R, Simonsen N. Socialt stöd, känsla av ensamhet och psykiska besvär bland finlandssvenska ungdomar (Social support, loneliness, and psychological complaints among Finnish-Swedish adolescents). Sosiaalilääketieteellinen Aikakauslehti 2021; 58:128-142.

Kokko S, Rinta-Antila K, Villberg J, Simonsen N, Husu P, Jussila A-M, Vasankari T. Lasten ja nuorten liikuntakäyttäytyminen Suomessa (LIITU)-tutkimuksen aineistonkeräys ja menetelmät 2020. In: Kokko S, Hämylä R, Martin L, ediors. Nuorten liikuntakäyttäytyminen Suomessa: LIITU-tutkimuksen tuloksia. Valtion liikuntaneuvoston julkaisuja 2021; 1: 11–15.

Kokkonen J-M, Gustafsson J, Paasio H, Wiklund-Engblom A, Törnwall N, Erkkola M, Roos E, Ray C. Sosiodemografisten tekijöiden yhteys lapsiperheiden luonnossa liikkumiseen. Liikunta & Tiede 2021; 58(5): 109–118.

Nissinen N-M, Sarkola T, Autti-Rämö I, Gissler M, Kahila H, Koponen AM. Raskaudenaikaiseen alkoholialtistukseen yhdistyvien kehityshäiriöiden ehkäisy vaatii tiedon ja osaamisen lisäämistä. Kasvun tuki aikakauslehti 2/2021.

Paasio H, Martin L, Hämylä R, Kokko S, Roos E, Simonsen N. Suomen- ja ruotsikielisten erot liikuntakäyttäytymisessä. In: Kokko S, Hämylä R, Martin L, editors. Nuorten liikuntakäyttäytyminen Suomessa: LIITU-tutkimuksen tuloksia. Valtion liikuntaneuvoston julkaisuja 2021; 1: 104–111.

Original Articles Salla-Maarit Volanen

Effects of school-based mindfulness intervention on health-related quality of life: moderating effect of gender, grade, and independent practice in cluster randomized controlled trial.

Lassander M, Hintsanen M, Suominen S, Mullola S, Vahlberg T, Volanen SM. Qual Life Res. 2021 Dec;30(12):3407-3419. doi: 10.1007/s11136-021-02868-4. Epub 2021 Jun 24. PMID: 34169412

The genetic background of the associations between sense of coherence and mental health, self-esteem and personality.

Silventoinen K, Vuoksimaa E, Volanen SM, Palviainen T, Rose RJ, Suominen S, Kaprio J. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2022 Feb;57(2):423-433. doi: 10.1007/s00127-021-02098-6. Epub 2021 May 19. PMID: 34009445

Original Articles Tomi Mikkola and Matti J Tikkanen

Adipose tissue estrogen production and metabolism in premenopausal women.

Hetemäki N, Mikkola TS, Tikkanen MJ, Wang F, Hämäläinen E, Turpeinen U, Haanpää M, Vihma V, Savolainen-Peltonen H. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2021 May;209:105849. doi: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2021.105849. Epub 2021 Feb 18. PMID: 33610799

Maternal childbirth experience and time of delivery: a retrospective 7-year cohort study of 105 847 parturients in Finland.

Joensuu J, Saarijärvi H, Rouhe H, Gissler M, Ulander VM, Heinonen S, Mikkola T. BMJ Open. 2021 Jun 16;11(6):e046433. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046433. PMID: 34135044