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Indices of relative weight and obesity by KEYS, Ancel, FIDANZA, Flaminio, KARVONEN, Martti J, KIMURA, Noburu, TAYLOR, Henry L

“…Analyses are reported on the correlation with height and with subcutaneous fat thickness of relative weight expressed as per cent of average weight at given…”
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Changes in serum cholesterol level and mortality: a 30-year follow-up. The Finnish cohorts of the seven countries study by Pekkanen, J, Nissinen, A, Vartiainen, E, Salonen, J T, Punsar, S, Karvonen, M J

“…The association of past changes in serum cholesterol level with cause-specific mortality between 1974 and 1989 was examined in a cohort of 784 Finnish men aged…”
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Physical activity for a healthy life by Karvonen, M J

“…The evidence surveyed by Blair and Connelly (1996) now provides a clearly outlined challenge for action in applying physical activity for health promotion…”
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The Diet and 15-Year Death Rate in the Seven Countries Study

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Serum selenium and the risk of coronary heart disease and stroke by Virtamo, J, Valkeila, E, Alfthan, G, Punsar, S, Huttunen, J K, Karvonen, M J

“…The association between serum selenium concentration and five-year risk of cardiovascular disease was studied in 1,110 men aged 55 to 74 years in two rural…”
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Probability of middle-aged men developing coronary heart disease in five years by Keys, A, Aravanis, C, Blackburn, H, Van Buchem, F S, Buzina, R, Djordjevic, B S, Fidanza, F, Karvonen, M J, Menotti, A, Puddu, V, Taylor, H L

“…Characteristics of 11,132 men aged 40-59 years and free from coronary heart disease (CHD) at entry were related to follow-up experience, using multivariate…”
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Serum cholesterol and cancer mortality in the Seven Countries Study by Keys, A, Aravanis, C, Blackburn, H, Buzina, R, Dontas, A S, Fidanza, F, Karvonen, M J, Menotti, A, Nedeljkovic, S, Punsar, S

“…In the Seven Countries Study, carried out in Finland, Greece, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, the United States, and Yugoslavia, among 11,325 "healthy" men aged…”
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Risk factor dynamics, mortality and life expectancy differences between eastern and western Finland: the Finnish Cohorts of the Seven Countries Study by Pekkanen, J, Manton, K G, Stallard, E, Nissinen, A, Karvonen, M J

“…Prior studies have not accounted for male mortality being higher in east than west Finland. Efforts to identify the mechanisms producing higher mortality in…”
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Association of Physical Activity with Coronary Risk Factors and Physical Ability: Twenty-year Follow-up of a Cohort of Finnish Men by MARTI, BERNARD, PEKKANEN, JUHA, NISSINEN, AULIKKI, KETOLA, ARTO, KIVELÄ, SIRKKA-LIISA, PUNSAR, SVEN, KARVONEN, MARTTI J.

“…The association of physical activity with coronary risk factors and self-reported physical ability was studied in a cohort of 331 healthy Finnish men aged…”
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Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Morbidity by Karvonen, Martti J

“…Habitual physical activity may appear as a determinant of cardiovascular morbidity because of (i) noncausal associations with other risk factors, (ii) an…”
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Back Complaints and Findings in Transport Workers Performing Physically Heavy Work by Undeutsch, K, Gärtner, K H, Luopajärvi, T, Küpper, R, Karvonen, M J, Löwenthal, I, Rutenfranz, J

“…Transport work at an airport promotes the appearance of back diseases because of the lifting, carrying, pulling, and pushing of loads in limited spaces. To…”
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The diet and 15-year death rate in the seven countries study by Keys, A, Menotti, A, Karvonen, M J, Aravanis, C, Blackburn, H, Buzina, R, Djordjevic, B S, Dontas, A S, Fidanza, F, Keys, M H

“…In 15 cohorts of the Seven Countries Study, comprising 11,579 men aged 40-59 years and "healthy" at entry, 2,288 died in 15 years. Death rates differed among…”
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Ultrasonographic manifestations of common carotid atherosclerosis in elderly eastern finnish men : prevalence and associations with cardiovascular diseases and risk factors by SALONEN, R, TERVAHAUTA, M, SALONEN, J. T, PEKKANEN, J, NISSINEN, A, KARVONEN, M. J

“…We investigated the prevalence and associations with cardiovascular symptoms, signs, and risk factors of common carotid atherosclerosis using B-mode…”
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Genetic susceptibility to non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus and glucose intolerance are located in HLA region by Tuomilehto-Wolf, E, Tuomilehto, J, Hitman, G A, Nissinen, A, Stengård, J, Pekkanen, J, Kivinen, P, Kaarsalo, E, Karvonen, M J

“…OBJECTIVES--To test the hypothesis that the genetic susceptibility to non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus is the same as that to insulin dependent disease…”
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The seven countries study: 2,289 deaths in 15 years by Keys, A, Menotti, A, Aravanis, C, Blackburn, H, Djordevic, B S, Buzina, R, Dontas, A S, Fidanza, F, Karvonen, M J, Kimura, N

“…Among 11,579 men ages 40-59 without evidence of cardiovascular disease, 2,289 died in 15 years, 618 from coronary heart disease. The 15 cohorts in seven…”
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Does the predictive value of baseline coronary risk factors change over a 30-year follow-up? by Pekkanen, J, Tervahauta, M, Nissinen, A, Karvonen, M J

“…The association of baseline serum total cholesterol, systolic blood pressure, smoking and body mass index with coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality was…”
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Short- and long-term association of serum cholesterol with mortality. The 25-year follow-up of the Finnish cohorts of the seven countries study by Pekkanen, J, Nissinen, A, Punsar, S, Karvonen, M J

“…The association of serum cholesterol with cause-specific and all-cause mortality was assessed in a cohort of 1,426 men aged 40-59 years who were free of…”
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Serum selenium and risk of cancer. A prospective follow-up of nine years by Virtamo, J, Valkeila, E, Alfthan, G, Punsar, S, Huttunen, J K, Karvonen, M J

“…The association between serum selenium concentration and the risk of cancer was studied in 1110 men aged 55 to 74 years in two rural areas of Finland. The men…”
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Reduction of premature mortality by high physical activity: a 20-year follow-up of middle-aged Finnish men by Pekkanen, J, Marti, B, Nissinen, A, Tuomilehto, J, Punsar, S, Karvonen, M J

“…The association of physical activity level with the risk of death was analysed for a cohort of 636 healthy Finnish men aged 45-64 years followed up for 20…”
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Serum Total Cholesterol and Long-term Coronary Heart Disease Mortality in Different Cultures: Twenty-five—Year Follow-up of the Seven Countries Study by Verschuren, W. M. Monique, Jacobs, David R, Bloemberg, Bennie P. M, Kromhout, Daan, Menotti, Alessandro, Aravanis, Christ, Blackburn, Henry, Buzina, Ratko, Dontas, Anastasios S, Fidanza, Flaminio, Karvonen, Martti J, Nedelijković, Srećko, Nissinen, Aulikki, Toshima, Hironori

“…Objective.—To compare the relationship between serum total cholesterol and long-term mortality from coronary heart disease (CHD) in different…”
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