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Determinants of serum enterolactone concentrationA Kilkkinen
National Public Health Institute, Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, Helsinki, Finland
Am J Clin Nutr 73:1094-100. 2001..The lignan enterolactone, which is produced by the intestinal microflora from dietary precursors, may protect against hormone-dependent cancers and cardiovascular diseases...- Antibiotic use predicts an increased risk of cancerAnnamari Kilkkinen
Department of Health and Functional Capacity, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Int J Cancer 123:2152-5. 2008..In conclusion, antibiotic use predicts an increased risk of cancer. Because of the design of our study the possibility of residual confounding cannot be excluded and further studies are required to confirm the results... - Serum enterolactone concentration and the risk of coronary heart disease in a case-cohort study of Finnish male smokersAnnamari Kilkkinen
Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Am J Epidemiol 163:687-93. 2006..67 (95% CI: 0.37, 1.23; p(trend) = 0.10) and 0.57 (95% CI: 0.26, 1.25; p(trend) = 0.18), respectively. In conclusion, only weak support for the association between serum enterolactone concentration and coronary heart disease was found... - Use of antimicrobials and risk of type 1 diabetes in a population-based mother-child cohortA Kilkkinen
Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, National Public Health Institute, Mannerheimintie 166, 00300 Helsinki, Finland
Diabetologia 49:66-70. 2006..The aim of this study was to investigate whether the use of antimicrobials is associated with the risk of childhood type 1 diabetes... - Serum enterolactone concentration is not associated with prostate cancer risk in a nested case-control studyAnnamari Kilkkinen
National Public Health Institute, Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, Helsinki, Finland
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 12:1209-12. 2003..00 (referent), 0.72 [95% confidence interval (CI), 0.43-1.23], 0.98 (95% CI, 0.58-1.68), and 0.71 (95% CI, 0.42-1.21). Our findings do not support the hypothesis that enterolactone is involved in the development of prostate cancer... - Serum enterolactone concentration is not associated with breast cancer risk in a nested case-control studyAnnamari Kilkkinen
Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Int J Cancer 108:277-80. 2004..67 (95% CI 0.95-2.95), 1.71 (95% CI 0.96-3.06) and 1.30 (95% CI 0.73-2.31), and p for trend was 0.48. Our findings do not support the hypothesis that high serum enterolactone concentration is associated with reduced risk of breast cancer... - Vitamin D status and the risk of lung cancer: a cohort study in FinlandAnnamari Kilkkinen
Department of Health and Functional Capacity, National Public Health Institute, Mannerheimintie 166, FI 00300 Helsinki, Finland
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 17:3274-8. 2008.... - Intake of lignans is associated with serum enterolactone concentration in Finnish men and womenAnnamari Kilkkinen
Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
J Nutr 133:1830-3. 2003..2 mg). The main dietary sources of lignans, i.e., whole grain, vegetables and fruits, are foods commonly associated with lower risk of cardiovascular diseases and cancer. Serum EL concentration is a feasible biomarker of lignan intake... - Use of oral antimicrobials decreases serum enterolactone concentrationAnnamari Kilkkinen
Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, National Public Health Institute, Mannerheimintie 166, FIN 00300 Helsinki, Finland
Am J Epidemiol 155:472-7. 2002..Furthermore, recent use of antimicrobials should be considered when the association between serum enterolactone concentration and risk of chronic diseases is studied... - Perinatal factors and the risk of asthma in childhood--a population-based register study in FinlandJohanna Metsälä
Department of Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Am J Epidemiol 168:170-8. 2008..In conclusion, perinatal factors play a role in the development of asthma in childhood, but the etiology may differ in early and late-onset asthma... - Prevention of type 2 diabetes by lifestyle intervention in an Australian primary health care setting: Greater Green Triangle (GGT) Diabetes Prevention ProjectTiina Laatikainen
Greater Green Triangle University Department of Rural Health, Flinders and Deakin Universities, PO Box 423, Warrnambool, Victoria, 3280, Australia
BMC Public Health 7:249. 2007..Randomised controlled trials demonstrate a 60% reduction in type 2 diabetes incidence through lifestyle modification programmes. The aim of this study is to determine whether such programmes are feasible in primary health care... - A randomized placebo-controlled crossover trial with phytoestrogens in treatment of menopause in breast cancer patientsEini Nikander
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
Obstet Gynecol 101:1213-20. 2003..We studied the effects of daily use of isoflavonoids on climacteric symptoms and quality of life in patients with a history of breast cancer... - Prevention of type 2 diabetes in a primary health care setting. Interim results from the Greater Green Triangle (GGT) Diabetes Prevention ProjectAnnamari Kilkkinen
Greater Green Triangle University Department of Rural Health, Flinders University and Deakin University, Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia
Diabetes Res Clin Pract 76:460-2. 2007..Our results suggest that the present model is effective and feasible to carry out in primary care settings... - Isoflavone intake in four different European countries: the VENUS approachMarie Agnes J van Erp-Baart
TNO Nutrition and Food Research, Department of Nutritional Epidemiology, PO Box 360, 3700 AJ Zeist, The Netherlands
Br J Nutr 89:S25-30. 2003..The results (including a subgroup analysis of soya product consumers) showed that such levels are difficult to achieve with the European diets studied here... - Phyto-oestrogen database of foods and average intake in FinlandLiisa M Valsta
National Public Health Institute KTL, Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, Nutrition Unit, Mannerheimintie 166, FIN 00300, Finland
Br J Nutr 89:S31-8. 2003..The average intake of lignans and isoflavones in Finland seems to be low, but intake varies throughout the population... - Prevalence of psychological distress, anxiety and depression in rural communities in AustraliaAnnamari Kilkkinen
Greater Health, Greater Green Triangle University Department of Rural Health, Flinders and Deakin Universities, Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia
Aust J Rural Health 15:114-9. 2007..To describe the prevalence of psychological distress, depression and anxiety in three Australian rural settings and to identify the levels of risk by gender and age... - Physical activity behaviours of adults in the Greater Green Triangle region of rural AustraliaClare Vaughan
Greater Health, Greater Green Triangle University Department of Rural Health, Flinders and Deakin Universities, Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia
Aust J Rural Health 16:92-9. 2008..To assess physical activity (PA) behaviours of adults in rural Australia... - Overweight, obesity and metabolic syndrome in rural southeastern AustraliaEdward D Janus
Department of Medicine, Western Health, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
Med J Aust 187:147-52. 2007..To measure the prevalence of overweight, obesity and the metabolic syndrome (MetS) in rural Australia...