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Six-Week Endurance Exercise Alters Gut Metagenome That Is not Reflected in Systemic Metabolism in Over-weight Women by Munukka, Eveliina, Ahtiainen, Juha P, Puigbó, Pere, Jalkanen, Sirpa, Pahkala, Katja, Keskitalo, Anniina, Kujala, Urho M, Pietilä, Sami, Hollmén, Maija, Elo, Laura, Huovinen, Pentti, D'Auria, Giuseppe, Pekkala, Satu

“…Recent studies suggest that exercise alters the gut microbiome. We determined whether six-weeks endurance exercise, without changing diet, affected the gut…”
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Muscle and bone mass in middle‐aged women: role of menopausal status and physical activity by Sipilä, Sarianna, Törmäkangas, Timo, Sillanpää, Elina, Aukee, Pauliina, Kujala, Urho M., Kovanen, Vuokko, Laakkonen, Eija K.

“…Background Women experience drastic hormonal changes during midlife due to the menopausal transition. Menopausal hormonal changes are known to lead to bone…”
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Interactive multiobjective optimization for finding the most preferred exercise therapy modality in knee osteoarthritis by Shavazipour, Babooshka, Afsar, Bekir, Multanen, Juhani, Miettinen, Kaisa, Kujala, Urho M.

“…There are no explicit guidelines or tools available to support clinicians in selecting exercise therapy modalities according to the characteristics of…”
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Longitudinal leisure-time physical activity profiles throughout adulthood and related characteristics: a 36-year follow-up study of the older Finnish Twin Cohort by Berntzen, Bram J, Tolvanen, Asko, Kujala, Urho M, Silventoinen, Karri, Vuoksimaa, Eero, Kaprio, Jaakko, Aaltonen, Sari

“…Personalized interventions aiming to increase physical activity in individuals are effective. However, from a public health perspective, it would be important…”
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All-cause and disease-specific mortality among male, former elite athletes: an average 50-year follow-up by Kettunen, Jyrki A, Kujala, Urho M, Kaprio, Jaakko, Bäckmand, Heli, Peltonen, Markku, Eriksson, Johan G, Sarna, Seppo

“…To investigate life expectancy and mortality among former elite athletes and controls. HR analysis of cause-specific deaths sourced from the national death…”
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Accelerometer-measured physical activity and sedentary behavior in nonagenarians: Associations with self-reported physical activity, anthropometric, sociodemographic, health and cognitive characteristics by Aaltonen, Sari, Urjansson, Mia, Varjonen, Anni, Vähä-Ypyä, Henri, Iso-Markku, Paula, Kaartinen, Sara, Vasankari, Tommi, Kujala, Urho M, Silventoinen, Karri, Kaprio, Jaakko, Vuoksimaa, Eero

“…Research on device-based physical activity in the oldest-old adults is scarce. We examined accelerometer-measured physical activity and sedentary behavior in…”
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Long-term Leisure-time Physical Activity and Serum Metabolome by KUJALA, Urho M, MAKINEN, Ville-Petteri, SIPILA, Sarianna, HIRVENSALO, Mirja, TELAMA, Risto, TAMMELIN, Tuija, SAVOLAINEN, Markku J, POUTA, Anneli, O'REILLY, Paul F, MANTYSELKA, Pekka, VIIKARI, Jorma, KÄHÖNEN, Mika, HEINONEN, Ilkka, LEHTIMAKI, Terho, ELLIOTT, Paul, VANHALA, Mauno J, RAITAKARI, Olli T, JARVELIN, Marjo-Riitta, KAPRIO, Jaakko, KAINULAINEN, Heikki, ALA-KORPELA, Mika, SOININEN, Pasi, KANGAS, Antti J, LESKINEN, Tuija H, RAHKILA, Paavo, WIIRTZ, Peter, KOVANEN, Vuokko, SULIN CHENG

“…Long-term physical inactivity seems to cause many health problems. We studied whether persistent physical activity compared with inactivity has a global effect…”
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Physical activity, body mass index and heart rate variability-based stress and recovery in 16 275 Finnish employees: a cross-sectional study by Föhr, Tiina, Pietilä, Julia, Helander, Elina, Myllymäki, Tero, Lindholm, Harri, Rusko, Heikki, Kujala, Urho M

“…Physical inactivity, overweight, and work-related stress are major concerns today. Psychological stress causes physiological responses such as reduced heart…”
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Self-Reported Restrictive Eating, Eating Disorders, Menstrual Dysfunction, and Injuries in Athletes Competing at Different Levels and Sports by Ravi, Suvi, Ihalainen, Johanna K., Taipale-Mikkonen, Ritva S., Kujala, Urho M., Waller, Benjamin, Mierlahti, Laura, Lehto, Johanna, Valtonen, Maarit

“…The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of self-reported restrictive eating, current or past eating disorder, and menstrual dysfunction and…”
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Associations of physical performance and physical activity with mental well-being in middle-aged women by Bondarev, Dmitriy, Sipilä, Sarianna, Finni, Taija, Kujala, Urho M, Aukee, Pauliina, Kovanen, Vuokko, Laakkonen, Eija K, Kokko, Katja

“…Abstract Background To investigate whether physical performance is independently of physical activity (PA) associated with positive and negative dimensions of…”
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Physical activity and dementia: long-term follow-up study of adult twins by Iso-Markku, Paula, Waller, Katja, Kujala, Urho M, Kaprio, Jaakko

“…Physical activity is associated with a decreased occurrence of dementia. In twins, we investigated the effect of persistent physical activity in adulthood on…”
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Female reproductive factors are associated with objectively measured physical activity in middle-aged women by Laakkonen, Eija K, Kulmala, Janne, Aukee, Pauliina, Hakonen, Harto, Kujala, Urho M, Lowe, Dawn A, Kovanen, Vuokko, Tammelin, Tuija, Sipilä, Sarianna

“…Physical activity improves health and may delay the onset of several chronic diseases. For women in particular, the rate of these diseases accelerates at…”
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Sagittal Plane Hip, Knee, and Ankle Biomechanics and the Risk of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: A Prospective Study by Leppänen, Mari, Pasanen, Kati, Krosshaug, Tron, Kannus, Pekka, Vasankari, Tommi, Kujala, Urho M., Bahr, Roald, Perttunen, Jarmo, Parkkari, Jari

“…Background: Stiff landings with less knee flexion and high vertical ground-reaction forces have been shown to be associated with an increased risk of anterior…”
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Associations of cardiorespiratory fitness, body composition, and blood pressure with arterial stiffness in adolescent, young adult, and middle-aged women by Haapala, Eero A., Lee, Earric, Karppinen, Jari, Skog, Hannamari, Valtonen, Maarit, Kujala, Urho M., Laukkanen, Jari A., Ihalainen, Johanna K., Laakkonen, Eija K.

“…Few studies have investigated whether higher cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) or favourable body composition are related to lower arterial stiffness in women…”
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Physical Inactivity and Obesity: A Vicious Circle by Pietilainen, Kirsi H, Kaprio, Jaakko, Borg, Patrik, Plasqui, Guy, Yki-Järvinen, Hannele, Kujala, Urho M, Rose, Richard J, Westerterp, Klaas R, Rissanen, Aila

“…Objective: Physical activity (PA) begins to decline in adolescence with a concomitant increase in weight. We hypothesized that a vicious circle may arise…”
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Physical activity in adulthood: genes and mortality by Karvinen, Sira, Waller, Katja, Silvennoinen, Mika, Koch, Lauren G., Britton, Steven L., Kaprio, Jaakko, Kainulainen, Heikki, Kujala, Urho M.

“…Observational studies report a strong inverse relationship between leisure-time physical activity and all-cause mortality. Despite suggestive evidence from…”
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Isokinetic quadriceps and hamstring muscle strength and knee function 5 years after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: comparison between bone-patellar tendon-bone and hamstring tendon autografts by Lautamies, Riitta, Harilainen, Arsi, Kettunen, Jyrki, Sandelin, Jerker, Kujala, Urho M.

“…Existing clinical studies have not proven which graft is to be preferred in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. In recent years, bone-patellar…”
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Leisure-time physical activity and DNA methylation age-a twin study by Sillanpää, Elina, Ollikainen, Miina, Kaprio, Jaakko, Wang, Xiaoling, Leskinen, Tuija, Kujala, Urho M, Törmäkangas, Timo

“…Epigenetic clocks may increase our understanding on human aging and how genetic and environmental factors regulate an individual aging process. One of the most…”
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MicroRNAs in Extracellular Vesicles in Sweat Change in Response to Endurance Exercise by Karvinen, Sira, Sievänen, Tero, Karppinen, Jari E, Hautasaari, Pekka, Bart, Geneviève, Samoylenko, Anatoliy, Vainio, Seppo J, Ahtiainen, Juha P, Laakkonen, Eija K, Kujala, Urho M

“…To date, microRNAs (miRs) carried in extracellular vesicles (EVs) in response to exercise have been studied in blood but not in non-invasively collectable body…”
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Role of Menopausal Transition and Physical Activity in Loss of Lean and Muscle Mass: A Follow-Up Study in Middle-Aged Finnish Women by Juppi, Hanna-Kaarina, Sipilä, Sarianna, Cronin, Neil J, Karvinen, Sira, Karppinen, Jari E, Tammelin, Tuija H, Aukee, Pauliina, Kovanen, Vuokko, Kujala, Urho M, Laakkonen, Eija K

“…In midlife, women experience hormonal changes due to menopausal transition. A decrease especially in estradiol has been hypothesized to cause loss of muscle…”
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