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| Marjaana Lahti-KoskiSummaryAffiliation: National Public Health Institute Country: Finland Publications
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Trends in waist-to-hip ratio and its determinants in adults in Finland from 1987 to 1997M Lahti-Koski
Department of Nutrition, the Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Am J Clin Nutr 72:1436-44. 2000..Although abdominal obesity has been shown to be an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease and a variety of other diseases, secular changes in fat distribution in populations have rarely been documented...- Age, education and occupation as determinants of trends in body mass index in Finland from 1982 to 1997M Lahti-Koski
Department of Nutrition, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 24:1669-76. 2000..To investigate trends in body mass index (BMI) and prevalence of obesity among adults in Finland from 1982 to 1997, and to identify population groups with increasing obesity... - Associations of body mass index and obesity with physical activity, food choices, alcohol intake, and smoking in the 1982-1997 FINRISK StudiesMarjaana Lahti-Koski
Departments of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Am J Clin Nutr 75:809-17. 2002..Recent increases in the prevalence of obesity worldwide are suggested to be caused largely by an environment that promotes sedentariness and excessive food intake... - Fifteen-year changes in body mass index and waist circumference in Finnish adultsMarjaana Lahti-Koski
National Public Health Institute, Department of Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention, Helsinki, Finland
Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil 14:398-404. 2007..The aim of this study was to investigate 15-year changes in general and abdominal obesity among adults in Finland, and furthermore, to assess whether obesity trends differ between educational groups... - Associations between estimated aerobic fitness and cardiovascular risk factors in adults with different levels of abdominal obesityKatja Borodulin
National Public Health Institute, Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, Helsinki, Finland
Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil 12:126-31. 2005..We investigated the association between estimated aerobic fitness and cardiovascular risk factors, and how the association is affected by abdominal obesity... - Associates of obesity and weight dissatisfaction among Finnish adolescentsVera Mikkilä
National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Public Health Nutr 6:49-56. 2003..We investigated behavioural and socio-economic factors associated with obesity and weight dissatisfaction among Finnish adolescents... - Prevalence of weight cycling and its relation to health indicators in FinlandMarjaana Lahti-Koski
Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, National Public Health Institute, Mannerheimintie 166, 00300 Helsinki, Finland
Obes Res 13:333-41. 2005..This study was performed to identify weight cyclers and to assess the prevalence of weight cycling and its relation to health indicators in Finnish adults... - The combined use of cholesterol-lowering drugs and cholesterol-lowering bread spreads: health behavior data from FinlandNynke de Jong
Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Prev Med 39:849-55. 2004..This study analyses the prevalence of use of drugs, bread spreads or the combination of both in people aware of their high/elevated cholesterol level, and compares users of the three therapies on health behavior and demographics... 
Mapping geographical variation in obesity in FinlandMarjaana Lahti-Koski
Department of Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Eur J Public Health 18:637-43. 2008..The geographical pattern of mean anthropometric values and obesity prevalence were studied applying a Bayesian hierarchical approach and Geographical Information Systems...
Effects of a healthy food supply intervention in a military setting: positive changes in cereal, fat and sugar containing foodsClarissa M L Bingham
Health Behavior and Health Promotion Unit, Department of Lifestyle and Participation, National Institute for Health and Welfare, FI 00271, Helsinki, Finland
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 9:91. 2012..This study assesses the effects in conscripts' eating habits in an intervention targeting the supply of healthy foods available in the military setting...- Awareness and use of the Heart Symbol by Finnish consumersMarjaana Lahti-Koski
National Institute for Health and Welfare THL, Helsinki, Finland
Public Health Nutr 15:476-82. 2012..To study the awareness of the Heart Symbol in different age and educational groups, and changes in the awareness over a 9-year period. In addition, the reported use of products with the symbol was examined... - Do childhood social circumstances affect overweight and obesity in early adulthood?Laura Kestilä
Department of Health and Functional Capacity, National Public Health Institute KTL, Helsinki, Finland
Scand J Public Health 37:206-19. 2009.... - Association of age and education with different types of leisure-time physical activity among 4437 Finnish adultsKatja Borodulin
National Public Health Institute, Dept of Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention, Helsinki, Finland
J Phys Act Health 5:242-51. 2008..The aim of this study was to investigate the associations of age and education with types of leisure-time physical activity in a population sample of Finnish adults... - Twenty-five year trends in body mass index by education and income in FinlandRitva Prättälä
National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
BMC Public Health 12:936. 2012..The aim of this study was to investigate the associations of education and income with (BMI) from the late 1970s to the early 2000s... - Trends and socioeconomic differences in overweight among physically active and inactive Finns in 1978-2002Katja Borodulin
National Public Health Institute, Department of Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention, Mannerheimintie 166, FI 00300 Helsinki, Finland
Prev Med 45:157-62. 2007.... - Nutrient intake and food use of Finnish conscripts in garrison, on leave, and in encampment conditionsClarissa M L Bingham
Department of Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention, National Public Health Institute, Mannerheimintie 166, 00300 Helsinki, Finland
Mil Med 174:678-84. 2009..80% of Finnish men fill their civic duty and complete military service. Conscripts' dietary habits have been studied limitedly... - Iron status of adults in the capital area of FinlandMarjaana Lahti-Koski
Dept. of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, National Public Health Institute (KTL, Mannerheimintie 166, 00300, Helsinki, Finland
Eur J Nutr 42:287-92. 2003..CONCLUSIONS: While iron status is fairly good among Finnish males, especially in younger women it is suboptimal,with iron intake failing to reach recommended levels. Food consumption was poorly associated with iron status... - [Factors linked to obesity and body weight perception in adolescents]Vera Mikkilä
TAYS n lastenklinikka PL 2000, 33521 Tampere
Duodecim 118:921-9. 2002