Mikko Bjorkman

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Affiliation: University of Helsinki
Country: Finland

Publications

  1. ncbi Vitamin D supplementation has no major effect on pain or pain behavior in bedridden geriatric patients with advanced dementia
    Mikko Bjorkman
    Clinics of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Helsinki University Central Hospital, POB 340, FI 00029 HUS, Helsinki, Finland
    Aging Clin Exp Res 20:316-21. 2008
  2. ncbi Bioimpedance spectroscopy as a measure of physical functioning in nursing home residents
    Mikko P Björkman
    Clinics of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Helsinki University Central Hospital, POB 340, FI 00029 HUS, Helsinki, Finland
    Aging Clin Exp Res 24:612-8. 2012
  3. ncbi Similar effects of leucine rich and regular dairy products on muscle mass and functions of older polymyalgia rheumatica patients: a randomized crossover trial
    M P Bjorkman
    Clinics of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Helsinki University Central Hospital, POB 340, FI 00029 HUS, Helsinki, Finland
    J Nutr Health Aging 15:462-7. 2011
  4. ncbi Does elevated parathyroid hormone concentration predict cognitive decline in older people?
    Mikko P Björkman
    Clinics of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
    Aging Clin Exp Res 22:164-9. 2010
  5. ncbi Parathyroid hormone as a mortality predictor in frail aged inpatients
    Mikko Bjorkman
    Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
    Gerontology 55:601-6. 2009
  6. ncbi Low parathyroid hormone levels in bedridden geriatric patients with vitamin D deficiency
    Mikko P Björkman
    Helsinki University Central Hospital, Clinic of Internal Medicine, POB 340, HUS FI 00029, Helsinki, Finland
    J Am Geriatr Soc 57:1045-50. 2009
  7. ncbi C-reactive protein and fibrinogen of bedridden older patients in a six-month vitamin D supplementation trial
    M P Bjorkman
    Clinics of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
    J Nutr Health Aging 13:435-9. 2009
  8. ncbi Calculated serum calcium is an insufficient surrogate for measured ionized calcium
    Mikko P Björkman
    Clinics of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Helsinki University Central Hospital, POB 340, FI 00290 HUS, Helsinki, Finland
    Arch Gerontol Geriatr 49:348-50. 2009
  9. ncbi Elevated serum parathyroid hormone predicts impaired survival prognosis in a general aged population
    Mikko P Björkman
    Clinics of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Helsinki University Central Hospital, POB 340, FI 00290 HUS Helsinki, Finland
    Eur J Endocrinol 158:749-53. 2008
  10. ncbi Responses of parathyroid hormone to vitamin D supplementation: a systematic review of clinical trials
    Mikko Bjorkman
    Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
    Arch Gerontol Geriatr 48:160-6. 2009

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Publications11

  1. ncbi Vitamin D supplementation has no major effect on pain or pain behavior in bedridden geriatric patients with advanced dementia
    Mikko Bjorkman
    Clinics of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Helsinki University Central Hospital, POB 340, FI 00029 HUS, Helsinki, Finland
    Aging Clin Exp Res 20:316-21. 2008
    ..This randomized double-blind placebo controlled trial addressed the association between pain and vitamin D deficiency and the effects of vitamin D supplementation on pain in institutionalized aged patients...
  2. ncbi Bioimpedance spectroscopy as a measure of physical functioning in nursing home residents
    Mikko P Björkman
    Clinics of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Helsinki University Central Hospital, POB 340, FI 00029 HUS, Helsinki, Finland
    Aging Clin Exp Res 24:612-8. 2012
    ..The associations of repeated BIS measurements with functioning and nutritional status were investigated in nursing home residents suffering from poor health and disabilities...
  3. ncbi Similar effects of leucine rich and regular dairy products on muscle mass and functions of older polymyalgia rheumatica patients: a randomized crossover trial
    M P Bjorkman
    Clinics of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Helsinki University Central Hospital, POB 340, FI 00029 HUS, Helsinki, Finland
    J Nutr Health Aging 15:462-7. 2011
    ..e. sarcopenia. The effects of milk protein supplementation and low intensity home based physical exercise on body composition and muscle functions were investigated...
  4. ncbi Does elevated parathyroid hormone concentration predict cognitive decline in older people?
    Mikko P Björkman
    Clinics of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
    Aging Clin Exp Res 22:164-9. 2010
    ..This association was evaluated in random persons of age cohorts of 75, 80 and 85 years in a 10- year longitudinal prospective study...
  5. ncbi Parathyroid hormone as a mortality predictor in frail aged inpatients
    Mikko Bjorkman
    Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
    Gerontology 55:601-6. 2009
    ..Some prospective cohort studies have associated parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels with survival independently of renal function, calcaemic and vitamin D status in the elderly...
  6. ncbi Low parathyroid hormone levels in bedridden geriatric patients with vitamin D deficiency
    Mikko P Björkman
    Helsinki University Central Hospital, Clinic of Internal Medicine, POB 340, HUS FI 00029, Helsinki, Finland
    J Am Geriatr Soc 57:1045-50. 2009
    ..To identify the clinical conditions associated with low parathyroid hormone (PTH) in patients with vitamin D deficiency and to evaluate the stability of the blunted PTH response to vitamin D deficiency over 6 months...
  7. ncbi C-reactive protein and fibrinogen of bedridden older patients in a six-month vitamin D supplementation trial
    M P Bjorkman
    Clinics of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
    J Nutr Health Aging 13:435-9. 2009
    ..To elucidate the association between vitamin D status, C-reactive protein (CRP) and fibrinogen...
  8. ncbi Calculated serum calcium is an insufficient surrogate for measured ionized calcium
    Mikko P Björkman
    Clinics of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Helsinki University Central Hospital, POB 340, FI 00290 HUS, Helsinki, Finland
    Arch Gerontol Geriatr 49:348-50. 2009
    ..Adjustments of calcium for albumin or total protein may be useful in clinical practice in excluding hypercalcemia in very old bedridden patients, only...
  9. ncbi Elevated serum parathyroid hormone predicts impaired survival prognosis in a general aged population
    Mikko P Björkman
    Clinics of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Helsinki University Central Hospital, POB 340, FI 00290 HUS Helsinki, Finland
    Eur J Endocrinol 158:749-53. 2008
    ..In order to evaluate the predictive value of elevated serum PTH during the last years of life, random persons of age cohorts of 75, 80 and 85 years were followed for 17 years...
  10. ncbi Responses of parathyroid hormone to vitamin D supplementation: a systematic review of clinical trials
    Mikko Bjorkman
    Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
    Arch Gerontol Geriatr 48:160-6. 2009
    ..In determining the sufficient doses of vitamin D supplementation and adequate 25-OHD levels, these confounding effects and the inter-individual variation in responses of PTH to vitamin D supplementation should be taken into account...
  11. ncbi Vitamin D supplementation has minor effects on parathyroid hormone and bone turnover markers in vitamin D-deficient bedridden older patients
    Mikko Bjorkman
    Clinics of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland, POB 340, FI 00290 HUS
    Age Ageing 37:25-31. 2008
    ..to evaluate the effects of vitamin D supplementation on parathyroid function and bone turnover in aged, chronically immobile patients...