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Determinants for the effectiveness of lifestyle intervention in the Finnish Diabetes Prevention StudyJaana Lindström
Diabetes Unit, Department of Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Diabetes Care 31:857-62. 2008..We investigated whether and to what extent risk factors for type 2 diabetes and other baseline characteristics of the study participants modified the effectiveness of the lifestyle intervention...
Lifestyle strategies for weight control: experience from the Finnish Diabetes Prevention StudyJaana Lindström
National Public Health Institute, Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, Diabetes and Genetic Epidemiology Unit, Helsinki, Finland
Proc Nutr Soc 64:81-8. 2005..Most importantly, lifestyle changes do not have to be extreme. If the population would adopt a lifestyle in line with the official nutrition recommendations, the obesity and diabetes trend could at least be stabilised...- Lifestyle intervention, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseaseJaana Lindström
Diabetes Unit, Department of Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention, National Public Health Institute, FIN 00300 Helsinki, Finland
Lancet 371:1731-3. 2008 - High-fibre, low-fat diet predicts long-term weight loss and decreased type 2 diabetes risk: the Finnish Diabetes Prevention StudyJ Lindstrom
Diabetes and Genetic Epidemiology Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Diabetologia 49:912-20. 2006..The aim of this study was to investigate the association of dietary macronutrient composition and energy density with the change in body weight and waist circumference and diabetes incidence in the Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study... - The Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study (DPS): Lifestyle intervention and 3-year results on diet and physical activityJaana Lindström
Diabetes and Genetic Epidemiology Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Diabetes Care 26:3230-6. 2003..To describe the 1) lifestyle intervention used in the Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study, 2) short- and long-term changes in diet and exercise behavior, and 3) effect of the intervention on glucose and lipid metabolism... - Sustained reduction in the incidence of type 2 diabetes by lifestyle intervention: follow-up of the Finnish Diabetes Prevention StudyJaana Lindström
Diabetes Unit, Department of Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention, National Public Health Institute, Mannerheimintie 166, 00300 Helsinki, Finland
Lancet 368:1673-9. 2006..In the extended follow-up of the Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study, we assessed the extent to which the originally-achieved lifestyle changes and risk reduction remain after discontinuation of active counselling... - Acarbose treatment does not change the habitual diet of patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus. The Finnish Acargbos Study GroupJ Lindstrom
National Public Health Institute, Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, Mannerheimintie, Helsinki, Finland
Diabet Med 17:20-5. 2000..The aim of this study was to determine whether poor metabolic control can be improved by acarbose, and whether this might be because the acarbose supplementation provokes changes in diet... - The diabetes risk score: a practical tool to predict type 2 diabetes riskJaana Lindström
Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Diabetes Care 26:725-31. 2003..Interventions to prevent type 2 diabetes should be directed toward individuals at increased risk for the disease. To identify such individuals without laboratory tests, we developed the Diabetes Risk Score... - Prevention of diabetes mellitus in subjects with impaired glucose tolerance in the Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study: results from a randomized clinical trialJaana Lindström
National Public Health Institute, Department of Epidemiology, Diabetes and Genetic Epidemiology Unit, Helsinki, Finland
J Am Soc Nephrol 14:S108-13. 2003..In conclusion, the DPS is the first controlled trial demonstrating that type 2 diabetes can be prevented by changes in lifestyle in high-risk subjects... - Physical activity, body mass index, and risk of type 2 diabetes in patients with normal or impaired glucose regulationGang Hu
Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, National Public Health Institute, Mannerheimintie 166, FIN 00300 Helsinki, Finland
Arch Intern Med 164:892-6. 2004..Sedentary lifestyle, obesity, and impaired glucose regulation are associated with the risk of type 2 diabetes. However, the joint associations of these risk factors are not known... 
Leukocyte telomere length in the Finnish Diabetes Prevention StudyIiris Hovatta
Research Programs Unit, Molecular Neurology, Biomedicum Helsinki, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
PLoS ONE 7:e34948. 2012..TL had no substantial role in worsening of glucose tolerance in people with IGT. Our study confirms that leukocyte TL can increase with time even in obese people with impaired glucose metabolism...- The validity of the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score for the prediction of the incidence of coronary heart disease and stroke, and total mortalityKarri Silventoinen
Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil 12:451-8. 2005.... - Socio-economic differences in dysglycemia and lifestyle-related risk factors in the Finnish middle-aged populationKatja Wikström
Department of Chronic Disease Prevention, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
Eur J Public Health 21:768-74. 2011.... - Educational attainment and effectiveness of lifestyle intervention in the Finnish Diabetes Prevention StudyKatja Wikström
Diabetes Prevention Unit, Department of Chronic Disease Prevention, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Mannerheimintie 166, 00300 Helsinki, Finland
Diabetes Res Clin Pract 86:e1-5. 2009..The effect of intervention on lifestyle changes and diabetes incidence was independent of education. The prevention of type 2 diabetes by lifestyle intervention is effective regardless of participants' educational attainment... - The increasing prevalence of metabolic syndrome among Finnish men and women over a decadeGang Hu
Department of Health Promotion and Chronic Diseases Prevention, National Public Health Institute, Mannerheimintie 166, FIN 00300 Helsinki, Finland
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 93:832-6. 2008..Our objective was to assess a 10-yr change in the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome defined by the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) and the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) among Finnish men and women... - Two-hour glucose is a better risk predictor for incident coronary heart disease and cardiovascular mortality than fasting glucoseQ Qiao
Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Eur Heart J 23:1267-75. 2002..The results of our study indicate that 2-h glucose is superior to fasting glucose in assessing the risk of future cardiovascular disease events... - How should the clinician most effectively prevent type 2 diabetes in the obese person at high risk?Peter E H Schwarz
Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Mannerheimintie 172, 00300 Helsinki, Finland
Curr Diab Rep 7:353-62. 2007..The implementation of managed prevention concepts will realistically help to improve the ability to prevent T2D in the public health framework... - Coffee consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus among middle-aged Finnish men and womenJaakko Tuomilehto
Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
JAMA 291:1213-9. 2004..Only a few studies of coffee consumption and diabetes mellitus (DM) have been reported, even though coffee is the most consumed beverage in the world... - Prevalence of diabetes and impaired glucose regulation in 45- to 64-year-old individuals in three areas of FinlandH Ylihärsilä
Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, National Public Health Institute, 00300 Helsinki, Finland
Diabet Med 22:88-91. 2005..To determine the prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM), impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and impaired fasting glycaemia (IFG) and possible regional differences in Finnish adults aged between 45 and 64 years... - Blood lipid levels in relation to glucose status in European men and women without a prior history of diabetes: the DECODE StudyL Zhang
Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Diabetes Res Clin Pract 82:364-77. 2008..The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between lipid and glucose levels in a large European population without a prior history of diabetes... - The impact of dyslipidaemia on cardiovascular mortality in individuals without a prior history of diabetes in the DECODE StudyLei Zhang
Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Mannerheimintie 172, Helsinki, Finland
Atherosclerosis 206:298-302. 2009..To evaluate the impact of dyslipidaemia on cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality in relation to fasting (FPG) and 2-h (2hPG) plasma glucose levels in individuals without a prior history of diabetes... - Does the constellation of risk factors with and without abdominal adiposity associate with different cardiovascular mortality risk?W Gao
Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Mannerheimintie 172, 6th Floor, KTTL, 6krs, PL 41, Helsinki FIN 00014, Finland
Int J Obes (Lond) 32:757-62. 2008.... - Urinary sodium and potassium excretion and the risk of type 2 diabetes: a prospective study in FinlandG Hu
Diabetes and Genetic Epidemiology Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, National Public Health Institute, 00300 Helsinki, Finland
Diabetologia 48:1477-83. 2005..The aim of this study was to assess whether high salt intake, measured by 24-h urinary sodium excretion, is an independent risk factor for type 2 diabetes... - Effect of ingesting sour milk fermented using Lactobacillus helveticus bacteria producing tripeptides on blood pressure in subjects with mild hypertensionJ Tuomilehto
Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
J Hum Hypertens 18:795-802. 2004..0+/-8.3 mmHg between the two test products was not significant either (P=0.4431). In conclusion, the ingestion of sour milk fermented by L. helveticus bacteria and that containing ACE inhibitory tripeptides seems to lower BP modestly... - Progression to clinically diagnosed and treated diabetes from impaired glucose tolerance and impaired fasting glycaemiaQ Qiao
Diabetes and Genetic Epidemiology Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Diabet Med 20:1027-33. 2003..To evaluate the risk of diabetes in subjects with impaired fasting glycemia (IFG) as compared with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and normal glucose tolerance... - Occupational, commuting, and leisure-time physical activity in relation to risk for Type 2 diabetes in middle-aged Finnish men and womenG Hu
Diabetes and Genetic Epidemiology Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, National Public Health Institute, Mannerheimintie 166, 00300 Helsinki, Finland
Diabetologia 46:322-9. 2003..This study is to examine the relationship of occupational, commuting and leisure-time physical activity with the incidence of Type 2 diabetes... - Prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus by changes in lifestyle among subjects with impaired glucose toleranceJ Tuomilehto
Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
N Engl J Med 344:1343-50. 2001..Whether type 2 diabetes can be prevented by interventions that affect the lifestyles of subjects at high risk for the disease is not known... - Leptin concentrations and their relation to body fat distribution and weight loss--a prospective study in individuals with impaired glucose tolerance. DPS-study groupJ Eriksson
National Public Health Institute, Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, Helsinki, Finland
Horm Metab Res 31:616-9. 1999..Body fat distribution was also of importance, especially among females. Gender associated differences in leptin concentrations appear to be largely influenced by gender differences in body fat distribution... - The major diabetes prevention trialsJaakko Tuomilehto
National Public Health Institute, Diabetes and Genetic Epidemiology Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, Mannerheimintie 166, Helsinki 00300, Finland
Curr Diab Rep 3:115-22. 2003..Thus, the prevention of T2D is possible in most high-risk subjects, but how to achieve this at the population level remains a major challenge... - Take action to prevent diabetes--the IMAGE toolkit for the prevention of type 2 diabetes in EuropeJ Lindstrom
Department of Chronic Disease Prevention, National Institute for Health and Welfare THL, Helsinki, Finland
Horm Metab Res 42:S37-55. 2010..Small changes in lifestyle will bring big changes in health. Through joint efforts, more people will be reached. The time to act is now... - Quality indicators for the prevention of type 2 diabetes in Europe--IMAGEP Pajunen
Department of Chronic Disease Prevention, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
Horm Metab Res 42:S56-63. 2010..It is targeted to the persons responsible for diabetes prevention at different levels of the health care systems...