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| J LaitinenSummaryAffiliation: Finnish Institute of Occupational Health Country: Finland Publications
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Family social class, maternal body mass index, childhood body mass index, and age at menarche as predictors of adult obesityJ Laitinen
Oulu Regional Institute of Occupational Health, Oulu, Finland
Am J Clin Nutr 74:287-94. 2001..Obesity is an increasingly prevalent nutritional disorder throughout the world and is a risk factor for many chronic diseases. The prevalence of obesity increases with age...- Stress-related eating and drinking behavior and body mass index and predictors of this behaviorJaana Laitinen
Oulu Regional Institute of Occupational Health, Oulu, Finland
Prev Med 34:29-39. 2002..Predictive factors include risk factors for adult obesity, longitudinal socioeconomic status, and perceived social support... - Gingivitis, dental caries and tooth loss: risk factors for cardiovascular diseases or indicators of elevated health risksP V Ylöstalo
Department of Periodontology and Geriatric Dentistry, Institute of Dentistry, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
J Clin Periodontol 33:92-101. 2006..Our aim in this cross-sectional study was to investigate whether there are associations of dental diseases and diagnosed angina pectoris among the 1966 Northern Finland Birth Cohort... - Predictors of abdominal obesity among 31-y-old men and women born in Northern Finland in 1966J Laitinen
Oulu Regional Institute of Occupational Health, Oulu, Finland
Eur J Clin Nutr 58:180-90. 2004..To find predictors of abdominal obesity (defined by >90th percentile of waist/hip ratio (WHR)) and related factors among 31-y-old men and women... - Prevalence of metabolic syndrome at age 16 using the International Diabetes Federation paediatric definitionJ Pirkola
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
Arch Dis Child 93:945-51. 2008.... - Body size from birth to adulthood as a predictor of self-reported polycystic ovary syndrome symptomsJ Laitinen
Oulu Regional Institute of Occupational Health, Oulu, Aapistie 1, Oulu, Finland
Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 27:710-5. 2003..To study the association between body size from birth to adulthood and self-reported symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), particularly hirsutism and menstrual disturbances... - The association of body mass index, waist and hip circumference, and waist-hip ratio with Chlamydia pneumoniae IgG antibodies and high-sensitive C-reactive protein at 31 years of age in Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966T Lajunen
Institute of Biomedicine, Department of Physiology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
Int J Obes (Lond) 35:1470-8. 2011..Viruses and bacteria like Chlamydia pneumoniae and Helicobacter pylori have been suggested to have a role in pathogenesis of overweight and obesity... - Change in the level of physical activity from adolescence into adulthood and obesity at the age of 31 yearsT Tammelin
Oulu Regional Institute of Occupational Health, Oulu, Finland
Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 28:775-82. 2004..To evaluate how a change in the level of leisure-time physical activity from adolescence into adulthood is associated with overall and abdominal obesity at the age of 31 y... - Unemployment and obesity among young adults in a northern Finland 1966 birth cohortJ Laitinen
Oulu Regional Institute of Occupational Health, Oulu, Finland
Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 26:1329-38. 2002..To establish (1) if obesity in adolescence predicts a long history of unemployment and other adverse social outcomes at age 31 y and, conversely, (2) the effect of a long history of unemployment on the risk of obesity at 31 y... - Body mass index and weight change from adolescence into adulthood, waist-to-hip ratio and perceived work ability among young adultsJ Laitinen
Oulu Regional Institute of Occupational Health, Oulu, Finland
Int J Obes (Lond) 29:697-702. 2005..To study how body mass index (BMI, kg/m2) at 14 and 31 years (y) changes in BMI between 14 and 31 y, and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) at 31 y are associated with poor perceived working ability at 31 y... - Parental predictors of fruit and vegetable consumption in treatment-seeking overweight childrenM L Vanhala
Department of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Deaconess Institute of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
J Hum Nutr Diet 24:47-53. 2011..The present study aimed to analyse differences in consumption and predictors of fruit, berries and vegetables (FBV) between normal-weight and overweight treatment-seeking children and their parents... - Body size from birth to adulthood and bone mineral content and density at 31 years of age: results from the northern Finland 1966 birth cohort studyJ Laitinen
Oulu Regional Institute of Occupational Health, Oulu, Finland
Osteoporos Int 16:1417-24. 2005..Thinness and a low calcium intake are associated with low bone mineral content and density at 31 years of age. Further studies are needed to evaluate if these groups are at increased risk of osteoporosis in old age... - Correspondence between occupational exposure limit and biological action level values for alkoxyethanols and their acetatesJ Laitinen
Kuopio Regional Institute of Occupational Health, Finland
Int Arch Occup Environ Health 71:117-24. 1998.... - Endotoxins and IgG antibodies as indicators of occupational exposure to the microbial contaminants of metal-working fluidsS Laitinen
Kuopio Regional Institute of Occupational Health, P O Box 93, FIN 70701 Kuopio, Finland
Int Arch Occup Environ Health 72:443-50. 1999..The aim of this study was to evaluate workers' exposure to microbes and bacterial endotoxins during the use of metal-working fluids (MWF)... - Optimism and life satisfaction as determinants for dental and general health behavior-oral health habits linked to cardiovascular risk factorsP V Ylöstalo
Department of Periodontology and Geriatric Dentistry, Institute of Dentistry, University of Oulu, Oulu, PL 5281, 90014 Oulun yliopisto, Finland
J Dent Res 82:194-9. 2003..Dental health behavior and general health behavior were associated with both cardiovascular risk factors and self-reported dental diseases, which support the assumption that they share a common behavioral background... - Are females at special risk of obesity if they become psychotic? The longitudinal Northern Finland 1966 Birth Cohort StudyHelinä Hakko
Oulu University Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, P O Box 26, 90029 Oulu University Hospital, Finland
Schizophr Res 84:15-9. 2006..These findings emphasize the importance of regular weight monitoring in clinical practice, especially in females with psychotic disorders... - Body build from birth to adulthood and risk of asthmaBaizhuang Xu
Unit of Environmental Epidemiology, National Public Health Institute, Kuopio, Finland
Eur J Public Health 12:166-70. 2002..This paper examines the combined effect of size at birth and obesity in both adolescence and adulthood on the risk of asthma at age 31 years... - Optimism, dietary habits, body mass index and smoking among young Finnish adultsHeini Kelloniemi
Department of Public Health Science and General Practice, University of Oulu, Aapistie 1, 90220 Oulu, Finland
Appetite 45:169-76. 2005..Thus lack of optimism is associated with a cluster of unhealthy dietary and other habits. This may at least partly explain the positive association of optimism with health found in previous studies... - Fish consumption and depression: the Northern Finland 1966 birth cohort studyMarkku Timonen
Department of Public Health Science and General Practice, University of Oulu, Box 5000, FIN 90014 Oulu, Finland
J Affect Disord 82:447-52. 2004.... - Early life factors and blood pressure at age 31 years in the 1966 northern Finland birth cohortMarjo Riitta Jarvelin
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Imperial College London, Norfolk Place, London W2 1PG, United Kingdom
Hypertension 44:838-46. 2004..7, -1.1) mm Hg lower systolic blood pressure. Our results support the concept that birth weight, other birth measures, and infant growth are important determinants of blood pressure and hence cardiovascular disease risk in later life... - C-reactive protein levels and sleep disturbances: observations based on the Northern Finland 1966 Birth Cohort studyTimo Liukkonen
Department of Psychiatry, Savonlinna Central Hospital Keskussairaalantie 6, FIN 57120 Savonlinna, Finland
Psychosom Med 69:756-61. 2007..Elevated CRP levels have been found to accompany sleep disturbances, but evidence so far comes only from limited clinical and experimental studies; epidemiological studies are lacking... - Self-reported gingivitis and tooth loss poorly predict C-reactive protein levels: a study among Finnish young adultsPekka V Ylöstalo
Department of Periodontology and Geriatric Dentistry, Institute of Dentistry, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
J Clin Periodontol 35:114-9. 2008.... - Effects of shift rotation and the flexibility of a shift system on daytime alertness and cardiovascular risk factorsKatriina Viitasalo
Finnair Health Services, Finnair Plc, IF 67, FI 01053 Finnair, Finland
Scand J Work Environ Health 34:198-205. 2008.... - Body size and violent offending among males in the Northern Finland 1966 birth cohortPauliina Ikäheimo
Department of Forensic Psychiatry, Niuvanniemi Hospital, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, 70240, Finland
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 42:845-50. 2007..Previous literature indicates that this behavioral trait may be associated with body size. The present study investigated the association between body sizes at different ages and committing violent crimes in adulthood... - Cloninger's Temperament dimensions, socio-economic and lifestyle factors and metabolic syndrome markers at age 31 years in the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966Ulla Sovio
Imperial College London, UK
J Health Psychol 12:371-82. 2007..Our results suggest that temperament is associated with metabolic syndrome markers and this association may be partly mediated by lifestyle factors and socio-economic status in adulthood... - Oral pain and associated factors among adolescents in northern FinlandSatu Lahti
Department of Community Dentistry, Institute of Dentistry, University of Oulu, Finland
Int J Circumpolar Health 67:245-53. 2008..Our aim was to study the prevalence of oral pain and its association with perceived oral health and with proximal (individual health-related) and distal (sociocultural and environmental) risk factors among adolescents... - Early growth and adult respiratory function in men and women followed from the fetal period to adulthoodDexter Canoy
Department of Public Health Science and General Practice, University of Oulu, Finland
Thorax 62:396-402. 2007..A study was undertaken to determine the association between early growth and adult respiratory function... - Health, schooling and lifestyle among young adults in FinlandUnto Häkkinen
Centre for Health Economics at STAKES CHESS, Finland
Health Econ 15:1201-16. 2006..The young adults' and particularly women's internationally high educational status in Finland might be a reason why we find only a modest effect of schooling on health and the non-existence of such effects among women... - Regional differences in the prevalence of decreased work ability among young employees in FinlandVeikko Kujala
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Oulu, Finland
Int J Circumpolar Health 65:169-77. 2006..The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of decreased WAI according to municipal settlements... - Dietary factors protecting women from urinary tract infectionTero Kontiokari
Department of Pediatrics, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
Am J Clin Nutr 77:600-4. 2003..7; 95% CI: 1.16, 6.2). CONCLUSION: Dietary habits seem to be an important risk factor for UTI recurrence in fertile women, and dietary guidance could be a first step toward prevention... - Manifestations of metabolic syndrome after hypertensive pregnancyAnneli Pouta
Academy of Finland, Department of Public Health Science and General Practice, University of Oulu, Aapistie 1, PO Box 5000, FIN 90014 University of Oulu, Finland
Hypertension 43:825-31. 2004..The associations remained after adjustment for participant's own birth weight or gestational age. Women born before gestational week 37 had a 2-fold risk for gestational hypertension in their first pregnancy (RR: 2.53; 95% CI: 1.0, 6.2)... - The relation of tobacco smoking to tooth loss among young adultsPekka Ylöstalo
Department of Periodontology and Geriatric Dentistry, Institute of Dentistry, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
Eur J Oral Sci 112:121-6. 2004..A possible explanation for this association is a combination of treatment decisions and dental diseases, which are most likely associated with smoking in an exposure-dependent manner... - Hyperlipidemia in persons using antipsychotic medication: a general population-based birth cohort studyKaisa Saari
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oulu, 90014 Oulu, Finland
J Clin Psychiatry 65:547-50. 2004..The results indicate an elevated risk of hyperlipidemia in persons using antipsychotic medication independent of the other risk factors assessed... - Metabolic cardiovascular disease risk factors in women with self-reported symptoms of oligomenorrhea and/or hirsutism: Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 StudySaara Taponen
Departments of Clinical Chemistry, University of Oulu and Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 89:2114-8. 2004.... - Hormonal profile of women with self-reported symptoms of oligomenorrhea and/or hirsutism: Northern Finland birth cohort 1966 studySaara Taponen
Department of Clinical Chemistry, University of Oulu and Oulu University Hospital, 90014 Oulu, Finland
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 88:141-7. 2003..These symptoms are markers of the underlying metabolic alterations possibly associated with increased health risks in later life... - Work ability index of young employees and their sickness absence during the following yearVeikko Kujala
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Aapistie 1, FI 90220 Oulu, Finland
Scand J Work Environ Health 32:75-84. 2006..The work ability index is widely used in occupational health care. The aim of this study was to determine the extent to which a low index among young employees is predictive of sickness absence during the following year... - Co-occurrence of metabolic syndrome with depression and anxiety in young adults: the Northern Finland 1966 Birth Cohort StudyAnne Herva
Department of Psychiatry, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
Psychosom Med 68:213-6. 2006..We studied whether metabolic syndrome and its components are associated with depressive and anxiety symptoms in a young adult population cohort... - Physical activity and social status in adolescence as predictors of physical inactivity in adulthoodTuija Tammelin
Oulu Regional Institute of Occupational Health, Oulu, Finland
Prev Med 37:375-81. 2003..Physical inactivity is related to an increased risk of certain chronic diseases. The aim here was to evaluate how physical activity and social status in adolescence are associated with physical inactivity in adulthood...