Search Results - "AROMAA, A."

Obesity and muscle strength as long-term determinants of all-cause mortality—a 33-year follow-up of the Mini-Finland Health Examination Survey by Stenholm, S, Mehta, N K, Elo, I T, Heliövaara, M, Koskinen, S, Aromaa, A

“…Objective: To examine the independent and combined associations of obesity and muscle strength with mortality in adult men and women. Design: Follow-up study…”
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Postural balance in a random sample of 7,979 subjects aged 30 years and over by Era, P, Sainio, P, Koskinen, S, Haavisto, P, Vaara, M, Aromaa, A

“…Reliable normative data for force platform measurements of postural balance have not been available. Data on postural balance were collected from a…”
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Risk factors for sciatica leading to hospitalization by Euro, Ulla, Knekt, P., Rissanen, H., Aromaa, A., Karppinen, J., Heliövaara, M.

“…Purpose To study the known or suspected risk factors for sciatica: Tallness, overweight, smoking, leisure-time physical exercise, self-reported health and…”
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Food consumption and the incidence of type II diabetes mellitus by Montonen, J, Jarvinen, R, Heliovaara, M, Reunanen, A, Aromaa, A, Knekt, P

“…Objective: The consumption of different foods was studied for their ability to predict type II diabetes mellitus. Design: The study design was a cohort study,…”
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Occupational burnout as a predictor of disability pension: a population-based cohort study by Ahola, K, Gould, R, Virtanen, M, Honkonen, T, Aromaa, A, Lönnqvist, J

“…Objectives:The aim of this study was to investigate whether burnout predicts new disability pension at population level during a follow-up of approximately 4…”
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Answer to the Letter to the Editor of T. Kawada concerning “Risk factors for sciatica leading to hospitalization” by U. Euro et al. Eur Spine J (2017). doi:10.1007/s00586-017-5182-8 by Euro, Ulla, Knekt, P., Rissanen, H., Aromaa, A., Karppinen, J., Heliövaara, M.

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Circadian Clock Gene Polymorphisms in Alcohol Use Disorders and Alcohol Consumption by Kovanen, Leena, Saarikoski, Sirkku T., Haukka, Jari, Pirkola, Sami, Aromaa, Arpo, Lönnqvist, Jouko, Partonen, Timo

“…Aims: Circadian clock genes are involved in the development of drug-induced behaviors and regulate neurotransmission pathways in addiction. Our aim was to…”
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Oral Health Indicators Poorly Predict Coronary Heart Disease Deaths by Tuominen, R., Reunanen, A., Paunio, M., Paunio, I., Aromaa, A.

“…Several earlier studies have suggested that development of coronary heart disease (CHD) is causally related to oral infections. The aim of this study was to…”
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Sense of coherence and four-year caries incidence in Finnish adults by Bernabé, E, Newton, J T, Uutela, A, Aromaa, A, Suominen, A L

“…This study assesses whether sense of coherence (SOC) predicts incidence of tooth decay over 4 years and the role of dental behaviours in explaining the effect…”
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Dietary Flavonoids and the Risk of Lung Cancer and Other Malignant Neoplasms by Knekt, Paul, Järvinen, Ritva, Seppänen, Ritva, Heliövaara, Markku, Teppo, Lyly, Pukkala, Eero, Aromaa, Arpo

“…Flavonoids are effective antioxidants and, in theory, may provide protection against cancer, although direct human evidence of this is scarce. The relation…”
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Severity of vertebral fracture and risk of hip fracture: a nested case-control study by Puisto, V, Heliövaara, M, Impivaara, O, Jalanko, T, Kröger, H, Knekt, P, Aromaa, A, Rissanen, H, Helenius, I

“…Summary Severe vertebral fractures strongly predicted subsequent hip fracture in this population-based study. Such high-risk patients should be provided with…”
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Mental disorders and cause-specific mortality by Joukamaa, Matti, HeliöVaara, Markku, Knekt, Paul, Aromaa, Arpo, Raitasalo, Raimo, Lehtinen, Ville

“…The impact of clinically diagnosed mental disorders on mortality in the general population has not been established. Aims To examine mental disorders for their…”
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Baseline psychosocial predictors of survival in localised breast cancer by LEHTO, U.-S, OJANEN, M, DYBA, T, AROMAA, A, KELLOKUMPU-LEHTINEN, P

“…Despite the large number of studies on the impact of psychosocial factors on breast cancer progression, there is no certainty about the contributing factors or…”
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Is the report of widespread body pain associated with long-term increased mortality? Data from the Mini-Finland Health Survey by Macfarlane, G. J., Jones, G. T., Knekt, P., Aromaa, A., McBeth, J., Mikkelsson, M., Heliovaara, M.

“…Objective. To determine whether an observation in a UK study, that persons with chronic widespread pain are at long-term increased risk of cancer mortality,…”
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Prospective study on milk products, calcium and cancers of the colon and rectum by JÄRVINEN, R, KNEKT, P, HAKULINEN, T, AROMAA, A

“…To study the relationship between consumption of milk and milk products, calcium, lactose and vitamin D and occurrence of colorectal cancers. Prospective…”
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Osteoarthritis of finger joints in Finns aged 30 or over: prevalence, determinants, and association with mortality by Haara, M M, Manninen, P, Kröger, H, Arokoski, J P A, Kärkkäinen, A, Knekt, P, Aromaa, A, Heliövaara, M

“…Background: Prevalence and risk factors of osteoarthritis (OA) in finger joints have been amply explored in previous studies. However, no study has focused on…”
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Recurrent cellulitis with benzathine penicillin prophylaxis is associated with diabetes and psoriasis by Karppelin, M., Siljander, T., Huhtala, H., Aromaa, A., Vuopio, J., Hannula-Jouppi, K., Kere, J., Syrjänen, J.

“…Risk factors for recurrent cellulitis were assessed in a case–control study including 398 patients receiving prophylactic treatment with benzathine penicillin…”
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Association of celiac disease genes with inflammatory bowel disease in Finnish and Swedish patients by Parmar, A S, Lappalainen, M, Paavola-Sakki, P, Halme, L, Färkkilä, M, Turunen, U, Kontula, K, Aromaa, A, Salomaa, V, Peltonen, L, Halfvarson, J, Törkvist, L, D'Amato, M, Saavalainen, P, Einarsdottir, E

“…Some genetic loci may affect susceptibility to multiple immune system-related diseases. In the current study, we investigated whether the known susceptibility…”
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Heart rate and mortality by Reunanen, A., Karjalainen, J., Ristola, P., Heliövaara, M., Knekt, P., Aromaa, A.

“… Reunanen A, Karjalainen J, Ristola P, Heliövaara M, Knekt P, Aromaa A (National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Central Military Hospital, Helsinki, and…”
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High Body Mass Index and Physical Impairments as Predictors of Walking Limitation 22 Years Later in Adult Finns by Stenholm, Sari, Sainio, Päivi, Rantanen, Taina, Koskinen, Seppo, Jula, Antti, Heliövaara, Markku, Aromaa, Arpo

“…Background. Our aim was to study the effects of high body mass index (BMI) and physical impairments in midlife on later life walking limitation. Methods…”
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