JYRKI VIRTANEN

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  Nutritional epidemiology research group

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• Murphy, Rachel A; Tintle, Nathan; Harris, William S; Darvishian, Maryam; Marklund, Matti; Virtanen, Jyrki K; Hantunen, Sari; de Mello, Vanessa D; Tuomilehto, Jaakko; Lindström, Jaana; Bolt, Matthew A; Brouwer, Ingeborg A; Wood, Alexis C; Senn, Mackenzie; Redline, Susan; Tsai, Michael Y; Gudnason, Vilmundur; Eiriksdottir, Gudny; Lindberg, Eva; Shadyab, Aladdin H et al [incl. Uusitupa, Matti]. 2022. Omega-3 and omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid biomarkers and sleep: a pooled analysis of cohort studies On behalf of the Fatty Acids and Outcomes Research Consortium (FORCE) American journal of clinical nutrition 115 3: 864-876. 2022
• Voutilainen, Ari; Virtanen, Jyrki K.; Hantunen, Sari; Nurmi, Tarja; Kokko, Petra; Tuomainen, Tomi-Pekka. 2022. Nonoptimal Follow-up Times Make It Difficult to Detect the Epidemiological Inverse Relationship Between 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and Lung Cancer Biometrics and Meta-analysis Research 1 1: 1 - 10. 2022
• Harris, William S; Tintle, Nathan L; Imamura, Fumiaki; Qian, Frank; Korat, Andres V Ardisson; Marklund, Matti; Djousse, Luc; Bassett, Julie K; Carmichael, Pierre-Hugues; Chen, Yun-Yu; Hirakawa, Yoichiro; Kupers, Leanne K; Laguzzi, Federica; Lankinen, Maria; Murphy, Rachel A; Samieri, Cecilia; Senn, Mackenzie K; Shi, Peilin; Virtanen, Jyrki K; Brouwer, Ingeborg A et al; The Fatty Acids and Outcomes. 2021. Blood n-3 fatty acid levels and total and cause-specific mortality from 17 prospective studies Nature communications 12 1: 2329. 2021
• NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC); Zhou, Bin; Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M; Danaei, Goodarz; Riley, Leanne M; Paciorek, Christopher J; Stevens, Gretchen A; Gregg, Edward W; Bennett, James E; Solomon, Bethlehem; Singleton, Rosie K; Sophiea, Marisa K; Iurilli, Maria LC; Lhoste, Victor PF; Cowan, Melanie J; Savin, Stefan; Woodward, Mark; Balanova, Yulia; Cifkova, Renata; Damasceno, Albertino; Ell. 2021. Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants The Lancet 398 10304: 957-980. 2021
• Noerman, Stefania; Kokla, Marietta; Koistinen, Ville M; Lehtonen, Marko; Tuomainen, Tomi-Pekka; Brunius, Carl; Virtanen, Jyrki K; Hanhineva, Kati. 2021. Associations of the serum metabolite profile with a healthy Nordic diet and risk of coronary artery disease Clinical nutrition 40 5: 3250-3262. 2021
• Ohukainen, P; Virtanen, JK; Ala-Korpela, M. 2021. Vexed causal inferences in nutritional epidemiology-call for genetic help International journal of epidemiology 2022; 51 1: 6-15. 2021
• Qian, Frank; Korat, Andres V Ardisson; Imamura, Fumiaki; Marklund, Matti; Tintle, Nathan; Virtanen, Jyrki K; Zhou, Xia; Bassett, Julie K; Lai, Heidi; Hirakawa, Yoichiro; Chien, Kuo-Liong; Wood, Alexis C; Lankinen, Maria; Murphy, Rachel A; Samieri, Cecilia; Pertiwi, Kamalita; de Mello, Vanessa D; Guan, Weihua; Forouhi, Nita G; Wareham, Nick et al. (Incl Laakso, Markku). 2021. n-3 Fatty Acid Biomarkers and Incident Type 2 Diabetes: An Individual Participant-Level Pooling Project of 20 Prospective Cohort Studies Diabetes care 44 5: 1133-1142. 2021
• Tajik, Behnam; Tuomainen, Tomi-Pekka; Isanejad, Masoud; Salonen, Jukka T; Virtanen Jyrki K. 2021. Serum n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids and risk of atrial fibrillation: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study European journal of nutrition [Published online 27 Dec 2021]: 1-9. 2021
• Taskinen, Riikka E; Hantunen, Sari; Tuomainen, Tomi-Pekka; Virtanen, Jyrki K. 2021. The associations between whole grain and refined grain intakes and serum C-reactive protein European journal of clinical nutrition [Published 17 August 2021]: 1-7. 2021
• Tertsunen, Hanna-Mari; Hantunen, Sari; Tuomainen, Tomi-Pekka; Salonen, Jukka T; Virtanen, Jyrki K. 2021. A healthy Nordic diet score and risk of incident CHD among men: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study British journal of nutrition 2022; 127 4: 599-606. 2021
• Tertsunen, Hanna-Mari; Hantunen, Sari; Tuomainen, Tomi-Pekka; Virtanen, Jyrki K. 2021. Adherence to a healthy Nordic diet and risk of type 2 diabetes among men: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study European journal of nutrition 60 7: 3927-3934. 2021
• Taddei, Cristina; Zhou, Bin; Bixby, Honor; Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M; Danaei, Goodarz; Jackson, Rod T; Farzadfar, Farshad; Sophiea, Marisa K; Di Cesare, Mariachiara; Iurilli, Maria LC; Rodriguez Martinez, Andrea; Asghari, Golaleh; Dhana, Klodian; Gulayin, Pablo; Kakarmath, Sujay; Santero, Marilina; Voortman, Trudy; Riley, Leanne M.; Cowan, Melanie J.; Savin, Stefan et al. (incl. Hantunen, Sari; K. 2020. Repositioning of the global epicentre of non-optimal cholesterol Nature 582 7810: 73-77. 2020
• Virtanen, Jyrki; Tuomainen, Tomi-Pekka; Voutilainen, Sari. 2020. Dietary intake of choline and phosphatidylcholine and risk of type 2 diabetes in men: The Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study European journal of nutrition 59 8: 3857-3861. 2020
• Virtanen, Jyrki; Hantunen, Sari. 2020. Aina ajankohtainen D-vitamiini - uutta tietoa ihon ja aurinkosuojavoiteiden roolista Duodecim 136 22: 2441-2443. 2020
• Tertsunen, H-M; Hantunen, S; Tuomainen, T-P; Virtanen, JK. 2020. Healthy Nordic Diet and Risk of Disease Death Among Men: The Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study European journal of nutrition 59 8: 3545-3553. 2020
• Hantunen, Sari; Virtanen, Jyrki. 2020. D-vitamiini syövän ehkäisyssä - totta vai tarua? Duodecim 136 6: 601-603. 2020
• Laine, Jaakko; Tuomainen, Tomi-Pekka; Salonen, Jukka; Virtanen, Jyrki. 2020. Serum copper-to-zinc-ratio and risk of incident infection in men: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study European journal of epidemiology 35 12: 1149-1156. 2020
• Kärkkäinen, Olli; Klåvus, Anton; Voutilainen, Ari; Virtanen, Jyrki; Lehtonen, Marko; Auriola, Seppo; Kauhanen, Jussi; Rysä, Jaana. 2020. Changes in circulating metabolome precede alcohol-related diseases in middle-aged men: a prospective population-based study with a 30-year follow-up Alcoholism-clinical and experimental research 44 12: 2457-2467. 2020
• Imamura, Fumiaki; Fretts, Amanda M; Marklund, Matti; Ardisson Korat, Andres V; Yang, Wei-Sin; Lankinen, Maria; Qureshi, Waqas; Helmer, Catherine; Chen, Tzu-An; Virtanen, Jyrki K; Wong, Kerry; Bassett, Julie K; Murphy, Rachel; Tintle, Nathan; Yu, Chaoyu Ian; Brouwer, Ingeborg A; Chien, Kuo-Liong; Chen, Yun-Yu; Wood, Alexis C; Del Gobbo, Liana C et al [incl. Laakso, Markku; Tuomainen, Tomi-Pekka; Uu. 2020. Fatty acids in the de novo lipogenesis pathway and incidence of type 2 diabetes: A pooled analysis of prospective cohort studies PLoS medicine 17 6: e1003102. 2020
• Hanel, Andrea; Neme, Antonio; Malinen, Marjo; Hämäläinen, Emmi; Malmberg, Henna-Riikka; Etheve, Stéphane; Tuomainen, Tomi-Pekka; Virtanen, Jyrki K; Bendik, Igor; Carlberg, Carsten. 2020. Common and personal target genes of the micronutrient vitamin D in primary immune cells from human peripheral blood Scientific reports 10 1: 21051. 2020
• Olubamwo OO, Virtanen JK, Pihlajamaki J, Mantyselka P, Tuomainen TP. 2019. Fatty liver index as a predictor of increased risk of cardiometabolic disease: finding from the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study Cohort BMJ open 9 9: e031420. 2019
• Ylilauri, MPT; Voutilainen, S; Lönnroos, E; Virtanen, HEK; Tuomainen, TP; Salonen, JT; Virtanen, JK. 2019. Associations of dietary choline intake with risk of incident dementia and with cognitive performance: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study American journal of clinical nutrition 110 6: 1416-1423. 2019
• Tajik, Behnam; Tuomainen, Tomi-Pekka; Kurl, Sudhir; Salonen, Jukka; Virtanen, Jyrki K. 2019. Serum long-chain omega-3 fatty acids, hair mercury and exercise-induced myocardial ischaemia in men Heart 105 18: 1395-1401. 2019
• Olubamwo, OO; Virtanen, JK; Pihlajamaki, J; Tuomainen, TP. 2019. Association of fatty liver index with risk of incident type 2 diabetes by metabolic syndrome status in an Eastern Finland male cohort: a prospective study BMJ open 9 7: e026949. 2019
• Olubamwo, Olubunmi O; Virtanen, Jyrki K; Pihlajamäki, Jussi; Tuomainen, Tomi-Pekka. 2019. Association of fatty liver disease with mortality outcomes in an Eastern Finland male cohort BMJ open gastroenterology 6 1: e000219. 2019
• Virtanen, HEK; Voutilainen, S; Koskinen, TT; Mursu, J; Kokko, P; Ylilauri, MPT; Tuomainen, TP; Salonen, JT; Virtanen, JK. 2019. Dietary proteins and protein sources and risk of death: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study American journal of clinical nutrition 109 5: 1462-1471. 2019
• Neme, Antonio; Seuter, Sabine; Malinen, Marjo; Nurmi, Tarja; Tuomainen, Tomi-Pekka; Virtanen, Jyrki K; Carlberg, Carsten. 2019. In vivo transcriptome changes of human white blood cells in response to vitamin D Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology 188: 71-76. 2019
• Marklund, M; Wu, JHY; Imamura,;F, Del Gobbo, LC; Fretts, A; de Goede, J; Shi, P; Tintle, N; Wennberg, M; Aslibekyan, S; Chen, TA; de Oliveira Otto, MC; Hirakawa, Y; Eriksen, HH; Kröger, J; Jaguzzi, F; Lankinen, M; Murphy, Rachel A; Prem, Kiesha; Samieri, Cécilia; et al. (incl. Uusitupa, M; Mursu J; Laakso, M; Virtanen, J). 2019. Biomarkers of Dietary Omega-6 Fatty Acids and Incident Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality: An Individual-Level Pooled Analysis of 30 Cohort Studies Circulation 139 21: 2422-2436. 2019
• Kokla, M; Virtanen, J; Kolehmainen, M; Paananen, J; Hanhineva, K. 2019. Random forest-based imputation outperforms other methods for imputing LC-MS metabolomics data: a comparative study Bmc bioinformatics 20 1: 492. 2019
• Fretts, AM; Imamura, F; Marklund, M; Micha, R; Wu, JHY; Murphy, RA; Chien, KL; McKnight, B; Tintle, N; Forouhi, NG; Qureshi, WT; Virtanen, JK; Wong, K; Wood, AC; Lankinen, M; Rajaobelina, K; Harris, TB; et al (incl; Laakso, M; Uusitupa, M; Voutilainen, S). 2019. Associations of circulating very-long-chain saturated fatty acids and incident type 2 diabetes: a pooled analysis of prospective cohort studies American journal of clinical nutrition 109 4: 1216-1223. 2019
• Abdollahi, AM; Virtanen, HEK; Voutilainen, S; Kurl, S; Tuomainen, TP; Salonen, JT; Virtanen, JK. 2019. Egg consumption, cholesterol intake, and risk of incident stroke in men: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study American journal of clinical nutrition 110 1: 169-176. 2019
• Bixby, Honor; Bentham, James; Zhou, Bin; Di Cesare, Mariachiara; Paciorek, Christopher J; Bennett, James E; Taddei, Cristina; Stevens, Gretchen A; Rodriguez-Martinez, Andrea; Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M; Khang, Young-Ho; Soric, Maroje; Gregg, Edward W; Miranda, J Jaime; Bhutta, Zulfiqar A; Savin, Stefan; Sophiea, Marisa K; Iurilli, Maria L C; Solomon, Bethlehem D; Cowan, Melanie J et al (Incl Kauhan. 2019. Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults Nature 569: 260-264. 2019
• NCD Risk Factor Collaboration; Taddei, C; Jackson, R; Zhou, B; Bixby, H; Danaei, G; Di Cesare, M; Kuulasmaa, K; Hajifathalian, K; Bentham, J; Bennett, JE; Aekplakorn, W; Cifkova, R; Dallongeville, J; De Bacquer, D; Giampaoli, S; Gudnason, V; Khang, YH; Laatikainen, T; Mann, JI; Marques-Vidal, P et al. (incl. Kauhanen, J; Mursu, J; Ronkainen, K; Tuomainen TP; Virtanen, JK; Voutilainen, S). 2019. National trends in total cholesterol obscure heterogeneous changes in HDL and non-HDLcholesterol and total-to-HDL cholesterol ratio: a pooled analysis of 458 population-based studiesin Asian and Western countries International journal of epidemiology 2020; 49 1: 173-192. 2019
• Virtanen, Heli EK; Voutilainen, Sari; Koskinen, Timo T; Mursu, Jaakko; Tuomainen, Tomi-Pekka; Virtanen, Jyrki K. 2018. Intake of Different Dietary Proteins and Risk of Heart Failure in Men The Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study CIRCULATION. HEART FAILURE 11 6: e004531. 2018
• Zhou B, Bentham J, Di Cesare M, Bixby H, Danaei G, Hajifathalian K, Taddei C, Carrillo-Larco RM, Djalalinia S, Khatibzadeh S, Lugero, C; Peykari, N; Zhang, WZ; Bennett, J; Bilano, V; Stevens, GA; Cowan, MJ; Riley, LM; Chen, Z; Hambleton, IR; et al [Incl Laatikainen, Tiina; Kauhanen, Jussi; Mursu, Jaakko; Tuomainen, Tomi-Pekka; Virtanen, Jyrki; Voutilainen, Sari]. 2018. Contributions of mean and shape of blood pressure distribution to worldwide trends and variations in raised blood pressure: a pooled analysis of 1018 population-based measurement studies with 88.6 million participants International journal of epidemiology 47 3: 872-883i. 2018
• Virtanen, Jyrki K; Wu, Jason HY; Voutilainen, Sari; Mursu, Jaakko; Tuomainen, Tomi-Pekka. 2018. Serum n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids and risk of death: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION 107 3: 427-435. 2018
• Virtanen, Jyrki K. 2018. Randomized trials of replacing saturated fatty acids with n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids in coronary heart disease prevention: Not the gold standard? Prostaglandins leukotrienes and essential fatty acids 133: 8-15. 2018
• Olubamwo, Olubamwo O; Virtanen, Jyrki K; Voutilainen, Ari; Kauhanen, Jussi; Pihlajamäki, Jussi; Tuomainen, Tomi-Pekka. 2018. Association of fatty liver index with the risk of incident cardiovascular disease and acute myocardial infarction. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY 30 9: 1047-1054. 2018
• Serviente, Corinna; Tuomainen, Tomi-Pekka; Virtanen, Jyrki; Witkowski, Saraha; Niskanen, Leo; Bertone-Johnson, Elizabeth. 2018. Follicle-stimulating hormone is associated with lipids in postmenopausal women Menopause: the journal of the north american menopause society 2019; 26 5: 540-545. 2018
• Noerman, S; Kärkkäinen, O; Mattsson, A; Paananen, J; Lehtonen, M; Nurmi, T; Tuomainen, TP; Voutilainen, S; Hanhineva, K; Virtanen, JK. 2018. Metabolic Profiling of High Egg Consumption and the Associated Lower Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Middle-Aged Finnish Men Molecular nutrition and food research 2019; 63 5: 1800605. 2018
• Koskinen, Timo T; Virtanen, Heli EK; Voutilainen, Sari; Tuomainen, Tomi-Pekka; Mursu, Jaakko; Virtanen, Jyrki K. 2018. Intake of fermented and non-fermented dairy products and risk of incident CHD: The Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION 120 11: 1288-1297. 2018
• Carlberg, Carsten; Seuter, Sabine; Nurmi, Tarja; Tuomainen, Tomi-Pekka; Virtanen, Jyrki K; Neme, Antonio. 2018. In vivo response of the human epigenome to vitamin D: A proof-of-principle study Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology 180: 142-148. 2018
• Aregbesola, A; de Mello, VDF; Lindström, J; Voutilainen, S; Virtanen, JK; Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi, S; Tuomainen, TP; Tuomilehto, J; Uusitupa, M. 2018. Serum Adiponectin/Ferritin Ratio in Relation to the Risk of Type 2 diabetes and Insulin Sensitivity. DIABETES RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE 141: 264-274. 2018
• Virtanen HEK, Koskinen TT, Voutilainen S, Mursu J, Tuomainen TP, Kokko P, Virtanen JK. 2017. Intake of different dietary proteins and risk of type 2 diabetes in men: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study. BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION 117 6: 882-893. 2017
• Ylilauri, Maija PT; Voutilainen, Sari; Lönnroos, Eija; Mursu, Jaakko; Virtanen, Heli EK; Koskinen, Timo T; Salonen, Jukka T; Tuomainen, Tomi-Pekka; Virtanen, Jyrki K. 2017. Association of dietary cholesterol and egg intakes with the risk of incident dementia or Alzheimer disease: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION 105 2: 476-484. 2017
• Yary T, Virtanen JK, Ruusunen A, Tuomainen TP, Voutilainen S. 2017. Association between serum zinc and later development of metabolic syndrome in middle aged and older men: The Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study. NUTRITION 37: 43-47. 2017
• Wu JHY, Marklund M, Imamura F, Tintle N, Ardisson Korat AV, de Goede J, Zhou X, Yang WS, de Oliveira Otto MC, Kröger J, Qureshi W, Virtanen JK, Bassett JK, Frazier-Wood AC, Lankinen M, Murphy RA, Rajaobelina K, Del Gobbo LC, Forouhi NG, Luben R, Khaw KT, Wareham N, Kalsbeek A, Veenstra J, Luo J, Hu FB, Lin HJ, Siscovick DS, Boeing H, Chen TA, Steffen B, Steffen LM, Hodge A, Eriksdottir G, Smith AV. 2017. Omega-6 fatty acid biomarkers and incident type 2 diabetes: pooled analysis of individual-level data for 39 740 adults from 20 prospective cohort studies. The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology 5 12: 965-974. 2017
• Virtanen Jyrki K, Mursu Jaakko, Voutilainen Sari, Tuomainen Tomi-Pekka. 2017. The associations of serum n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids with serum C-reactive protein in men: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION 2018; 72 3: 342-348. 2017
• Virtanen JK, Giniatullin R, Mäntyselkä P, Voutilainen S, Nurmi T, Mursu J, Kauhanen J, Tuomainen TP. 2017. Low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D is associated with higher risk of frequent headache in middle-aged and older men. Scientific Reports 7: 39697. 2017
• Bertone-Johnson ER, Virtanen JK, Niskanen L, Nurmi T, Ronkainen K, Voutilainen S, Mursu J, Kauhanen J, Tuomainen T-P. 2017. Association of follicle-stimulating hormone levels and risk of type 2 diabetes in older postmenopausal women. MENOPAUSE 24 7: 796-802. 2017
• Vidgren M, Virtanen JK, Tolmunen T, Tuomainen T-P, Voutilainen S, Ruusunen A. 2017. Serum concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and depression in a general middle-aged to elderly population in Finland Journal of nutrition health and aging 2018; 22 1: 159-164. 2017
• Tajik Behnam, Kurl Sudhir, Tuomainen Tomi-Pekka, Savonen Kai, Virtanen Jyrki K. 2017. Associations of the serum long-chain n-3 PUFA and hair mercury with resting heart rate, peak heart rate during exercise and heart rate recovery after exercise in middle-aged men. BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION 2018; 119 1: 66-73. 2017
• Seuter Sabine, Virtanen Jyrki K, Nurmi Tarja, Pihlajamäki Jussi, Mursu Jaakko, Voutilainen Sari, Tuomainen Tomi-Pekka, Neme Antonio, Carlberg Carsten. 2017. Molecular evaluation of vitamin D responsiveness of healthy young adults. JOURNAL OF STEROID BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 174: 314-321. 2017
• Daneshmand R, Kurl S, Tuomainen TP, Virtanen JK. 2017. Associations of estimated delta-5-desaturase and delta-6-desaturase activities with stroke risk factors and risk of stroke: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study. BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION 117 4: 582-590. 2017
• Bertone-Johnson ER, Virtanen JK, Nurmi T, Niskanen L, Mursu J, Voutilainen S, Ronkainen K, Kauhanen J, Tuomainen TP. 2017. Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Levels and Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Older Postmenopausal Women AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY 2018; 187 1: 16-26. 2017
• Abarca-Gómez L, Abdeen ZA, Hamid ZA, Abu-Rmeileh NM, Acosta-Cazares B, Acuin C, Adams RJ, Aekplakorn W, Afsana K, Aguilar-Salinas CA, Agyemang C, Ahmadvand A, Ahrens W, Ajlouni K, Akhtaeva N, Al-Hazzaa HM, Al-Othman AR, Al-Raddadi R, Al Buhairan F, Al Dhukair S et al., NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC). 2017. Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults. LANCET 390 10113: 2627-2642. 2017
• Yary Teymoor, Voutilainen Sari, Tuomainen Tomi-Pekka, Ruusunen Anu, Nurmi Tarja, Virtanen Jyrki K. 2016. Serum n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids, delta5- and delta6-desaturase activities, and risk of incident type 2 diabetes in men: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION 103 5: 1337-1343. 2016
• Yary T, Voutilainen S, Tuomainen TP, Ruusunen A, Nurmi T, Virtanen JK. 2016. Omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids, serum zinc, delta-5- and delta-6-desaturase activities and incident metabolic syndrome. JOURNAL OF HUMAN NUTRITION AND DIETICS 30 4: 506-514. 2016
• Virtanen JK, Mursu J, Virtanen HE, Fogelholm M, Salonen JT, Koskinen TT, Voutilainen S, Tuomainen TP. 2016. Associations of egg and cholesterol intakes with carotid intima-media thickness and risk of incident coronary artery disease according to apolipoprotein E phenotype in men: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION 103 3: 895-901. 2016
• Tamez M, Virtanen JK, Lajous M. 2016. Egg consumption and risk of incident type 2 diabetes: a dose-response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies. BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION 115 12: 2212-2218. 2016
• Tajik B, Kurl S, Tuomainen T-P, Virtanen JK. 2016. The association of serum long-chain n-3 PUFA and hair mercury with exercise cardiac power in men. BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION 116 3: 487-95. 2016
• Nyantika Asenath N, Tuomainen Tomi-Pekka, Kauhanen Jussi, Voutilainen Sari, Virtanen Jyrki K. 2016. Serum long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fattty acids and risk of orthostatic hypotension. Hypertension Research [epub ahead of print 25 Feb 2016]: -. 2016
• Tajik B, Kurl S, Tuomainen T-P, Virtanen JK. 2016. Associations of the serum long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and hair mercury with heart rate-corrected QT and JT intervals in men: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study European journal of nutrition 56 7: 2319-2327. 2016
• NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (incl. Mursu Jaakko, Tuomainen Tomi-Pekka, Virtanen Jyrki, Voutilainen Sari, Ronkainen Kimmo, Laatikainen Tiina). 2016. Trends in adult body-mass index in 200 countries from 1975 to 2014: a pooled analysis of 1698 population-based measurement studies with 19,2 million participants. LANCET 387 10026: 1377-96. 2016
• NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (multiple authors including Mursu Jaakko, Ronkainen Kimmo, Tuomainen Tomi-Pekka, Virtanen Jyrki, Voutilainen Sari, Laatikainen Tiina). 2016. A century of trends in adult human height. Elife 5: e13410. 2016
• NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (including Laatikainen Tiina, Kauhanen Jussi, Mursu Jaakko, Tuomainen Tomi-Pekka, Virtanen Jyrki K, Voutilainen Sari). 2016. Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants. LANCET 2017; 389 10064: 37-55. 2016
• NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (incl. Mursu Jaakko, Tuomainen Tomi-Pekka, Virtanen Jyrki, Voutilainen Sari, Ronkainen Kimmo, Laatikainen Tiina). 2016. Worldwide trends in diabetes since 1980: a pooled analysis of 751 population-based studies with 4,4 million participants. LANCET 387 10027: 1513-1530. 2016
• Del Gobbo LC, Imamura F, Aslibekyan S, Marklund M, Virtanen JK, Wennberg M, Yakoob MY, Chiuve SE, Dela Cruz L, Frazier-Wood AC, Fretts AM, Guallar E, Matsumoto C, Prem K, Tanaka T, Wu JHY, Zhou X, Helmer C, Ingelsson E, Yuan J-M et al., for the Cohorts for Heart and Aging Research in Genomic Epidemiology (CHARGE) Fatty Acids and Outcomes Research Consortium (FORCe). 2016. Omega-3 Polyunsaturated fatty acid biomarkers and coronary heart disease: Pooling project of 19 cohort studies. Jama Internal Medicine 176 8: 1155-1166. 2016
• Daneshmand Roya, Kurl Sudhir, Tuomainen Tomi-Pekka, Virtanen Jyrki K. 2016. Associations of serum n-3 and n-6 PUFA and hair mercury with the risk of incident stroke in men: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study (KIHD). BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION 115 10: 1851-1859. 2016
• Daneshmand R, Kurl S, Tuomainen TP, Virtanen JK. 2016. Associations of serum n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids with plasma natriuretic peptides. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION 70: 963-969. 2016
• D'Ascoli TA, Mursu J, Voutilainen S, Kauhanen J, Tuomainen T-P, Virtanen JK. 2016. Association between serum long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and cognitive performance in elderly men and women: The Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION [epub ahead of print 13 Apr 2016]: -. 2016
• Aregbesola Alex, Voutilainen Sari, Virtanen Jyrki K, Mursu Jaakko, Tuomainen Tomi-Pekka. 2016. Gender difference in type 2 diabetes and the role of body iron stores. ANNALS OF CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY [epub ahead of print May 10, 2016]: -. 2016
• Yary Teymoor, Virtanen Jyrki K, Ruusunen Anu, Tuomainen Tomi-Pekka, Voutilainen Sari. 2015. Serum zinc and risk of type 2 diabetes incidence in men: The Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study. JOURNAL OF TRACE ELEMENTS IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2016; 33: 120-124. 2015
• Vukic Maja, Neme Antonio, Seuter Sabine, Saksa Noora, de Mello Vanessa DF, Nurmi Tarja, Uusitupa Matti, Tuomainen Tomi-Pekka, Virtanen Jyrki K, Carlberg Carsten. 2015. Relevance of Vitamin D Receptor Target Genes for Monitoring the Vitamin D Responsiveness of Primary Human Cells. PLOS ONE [ONLINE] 10 4: e0124339. 2015
• Virtanen Jyrki K. 2015. Dietary polyunsaturated fat intake in coronary heart disease risk. Clinical Lipidology 10 2: 115-117. 2015
• Virtanen Jyrki K, Mursu Jaakko, Tuomainen Tomi-Pekka, Virtanen Heli EK, Voutilainen Sari. 2015. Reply to T Kawada. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION 102 4: 974-975. 2015
• Virtanen Jyrki K, Mursu Jaakko, Tuomainen Tomi-Pekka, Virtanen Heli EK, Voutilainen Sari. 2015. Egg consumption and risk of incident type 2 diabetes in men: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION 101 5: 1088-1096. 2015
• Tuomainen Tomi-Pekka, Virtanen Jyrki K, Voutilainen Sari, Nurmi Tarja, Mursu Jaakko, de Mello Vanessa DF, Schwab Ursula, Hakumäki Martti, Pulkki Kari, Uusitupa Matti. 2015. Glucose Metabolism Effects of Vitamin D in Prediabetes: the VitDmet Randomized Placebo-Controlled Supplementation Study. Journal of Diabetes Research 2015: 8 pages. 2015
• Nyantika AN, Tuomainen T-P, Kauhanen J, Voutilainen S, Virtanen Jyrki K. 2015. Serum long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and future blood pressure in an ageing population. JOURNAL OF NUTRITION, HEALTH & AGING 19 5: 498-503. 2015
• Mursu Jaakko, Nurmi Tarja, Voutilainen Sari, Tuomainen Tomi-Pekka, Virtanen Jyrki K. 2015. The association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 concentration and risk of disease death in men: modification by magnesium intake. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY 30 4: 343-347. 2015
• Danaei Goodarz, Fahimi Saman, Lu Yuan, Zhou Bin, Hajifathalian Kaveh, Di Cesare Mariachiara, Lo Wei-Cheng, Reis-Santos Barbara, Cowan Melanie J, Shaw Jonathan E, Bentham James, Lin John K, Bixby Honor, Magliano Dianna, Bovet Pascal, Miranda J Jaime, Khang Young-Ho, Stevens Gretchen A, Riley Leanne M, Ali Mohammed K, Ezzati Majid et al; NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC). 2015. Effects of diabetes definition on global surveillance of diabetes prevalence and diagnosis: a pooled analysis of 96 population-based studies with 331288 participants. The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology 3 8: 624-637. 2015
• Aregbesola Alex, Voutilainen Sari, Virtanen Jyrki K, Aregbesola Adeola, Tuomainen Tomi-Pekka. 2015. Serum hepcidin concentrations and type 2 diabetes. World Journal of Diabetes 6 7: 978-982. 2015
• Aregbesola Alex, Virtanen Jyrki K, Voutilainen Sari, Mursu Jaakko, Lagundoye Ayodele, Kauhanen Jussi, Tuomainen Tomi-Pekka. 2014. Serum ferritin and glucose homeostasis: change in the association by glycemic state. DIABETES, METABOLISM RESEARCH AND REVIEWS Epub ahead of print: -. 2014
• Aregbesola AO, Voutilainen S, Virtanen JK, Mursu J, Kauhanen J, Tuomainen TP. 2014. Serum ferritin and glucose homeostasis: change in the association by glycaemic state. 43-43. 2014
• Mursu Jaakko, Virtanen Jyrki K, Tuomainen Tomi-Pekka, Nurmi Tarja, Voutilainen Sari. 2014. Intake of fruit, berries, and vegetables and risk of type 2 diabetes in Finnish men: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease RiskFactor Study. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION 99 2: 328-333. 2014
• Ryynänen Jussi, Neme Antonio, Tuomainen Tomi-Pekka, Virtanen Jyrki K, Voutilainen Sari, Nurmi Tarja, de Mello Vanessa DF, Uusitupa Matti, Carlberg Carsten. 2014. Changes in vitamin D target gene expression in adipose tissue monitor the vitamin D response of human individuals. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research 58: 2036-2045. 2014
• Saksa Noora, Neme Antonio, Ryynänen Jussi, Uusitupa Matti, de Mello Vanessa DF, Voutilainen Sari, Nurmi Tarja, Virtanen Jyrki K, Tuomainen Tomi-Pekka, Carlberg Carsten. 2014. Dissecting high from low responders in a vitamin D3 intervention study. JOURNAL OF STEROID BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY Epub ahead of print: -. 2014
• Virtanen Jyrki K, Mursu Jaakko, Tuomainen Tomi-Pekka, Voutilainen Sari. 2014. Dietary Fatty Acids and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Men: The Kuopio Ischemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study. ARTERIOSCLEROSIS, THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY Epub ahead of print: -. 2014
• Wilfinger Julia, Seuter Sabine, Tuomainen Tomi-Pekka, Virtanen Jyrki K, Voutilainen Sari, Nurmi Tarja, de Mello Vanessa DF, Uusitupa Matti, Carlberg Carsten. 2014. Primary vitamin D receptor target genes as biomarkers for the vitamin D3 status in the hematopoietic system. JOURNAL OF NUTRITIONAL BIOCHEMISTRY 25 8: 875-884. 2014
• Voutilainen S, Nurmi A, Virtanen J, Mursu J, Tuomainen T-P. 2013. Voi ja sydäninfarktiriski. SUOMEN LÄÄKÄRILEHTI 68 38: 2351-2357. 2013
• Virtanen JK, Siscovick DS, Lemaitre RN, Longstreth WT, Spiegelman D, Rimm EB, King IB, Mozaffarian D. 2013. Circulating omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and subclinical brain abnormalities on MRI in older adults. JAMA - JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION 2 5: e000305. 2013
• Virtanen JK, Mursu J, Voutilainen S, Uusitupa M, Tuomainen T-P. 2013. Serum Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Risk of Incident Type 2 Diabetes in Men: The Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study. DIABETES CARE 37 2: 189-196. 2013
• Nurmi T, Tuomainen T-P, Virtanen J, Mursu J, Voutilainen S. 2013. High-performance liquid chromatography and coulometric electrode array detector in serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 and 25-hydroxyvitamin D2 analyses. ANALYTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY 435: 1-9. 2013
• Aregbesola A, Voutilainen S, Virtanen JK, Mursu J, Tuomainen T-P. 2013. Body iron stores and the risk of type 2 diabetes in middle-aged men. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY 169: 247-253. 2013
• Aregbesola A, Voutilainen S, Nurmi T, Virtanen JK, Ronkainen K, Tuomainen T-P. 2013. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 and the risk of pneumonia in an ageing general population. JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH 67: 1-4. 2013
• Carlberg C, Seuter S, de Mello VDF, Schwab U, Voutilainen S, Pulkki K, Nurmi T, Virtanen J, Tuomainen T-P, Uusitupa M. 2013. Primary vitamin D target genes allow a categorization of possible benefits of vitamin D3 supplementation. PLOS ONE [ONLINE] 8 7: e71042. 2013
• Hurskainen AR, Virtanen JK, Tuomainen T-P, Nurmi T, Voutilainen S. 2012. Association of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D with type 2 diabetes and markers of insulin resistance in a general older population in Finland. DIABETES, METABOLISM RESEARCH AND REVIEWS 28: 418-423. 2012
• Reinders I, Virtanen JK, Brouwer IA, Tuomainen T-P. 2012. Association of serum n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids with C-reactive protein in men. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION 66: 736-741. 2012
• Tuomainen TP, Virtanen JK, Voutilainen S. 2012. Dietary supplements and mortality ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE 171 18: 449-50. 2012
• Virtanen JK, Laukkanen JA, Mursu J, Voutilainen S, Tuomainen TP. 2012. Serum long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, mercury, and risk of sudden cardiac death in men: a prospective population-based study. PLOS ONE [ONLINE] 7 7: 1046. 2012
• Virtanen JK, Mozaffarian D, Willett WC, Feskanich D. 2012. Dietary intake of polyunsaturated fatty acids and risk of hip fracture in men and women. OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL 23: 2615-2624. 2012
• Virtanen JK, Nyantika AN, Kauhanen J, Voutilainen S, Tuomainen TP. 2012. Serum long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, methylmercury and blood pressure in an older population. Hypertension Research 35 10: 1000-1004. 2012
• Voutilainen S, Nurmi A, Mursu J, Tuomainen T-P, Ruusunen A, Virtanen JK. 2012. Regular consumption of eggs does not affect carotid plaque area or risk of acute myocardial infarction in Finnish men. ATHEROSCLEROSIS 227 1: 186-188. 2012
• Wennberg M, Strömberg U, Bergdahl IA, Jansson J-H, Kauhanen J, Norberg M, Salonen JT, Skerfving S, Tuomainen T-P, Vessby B, Virtanen JK. 2012. Myocardial infarction in relation to mercury and fatty acids from fish: a risk-benefit analysis based on pooled Finnish and Swedish data in men. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION 96: 706-713. 2012
• Ruusunen A, Virtanen JK, Lehto SM, Tolmunen T, Kauhanen J, Voutilainen S.. 2011. Serum polyunsaturated fatty acids are not associated with the risk of severe depression in middle-aged Finnish men: Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor (KIHD) Study.. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUTRITION 50: 89-96. 2011
• Virtanen JK, Nurmi T, Voutilainen S, Mursu J & Tuomainen TP. 2011. Association of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D with the risk of death in a general older population in Finland. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUTRITION 50: 305-312. 2011
• Roman HA, Walsh TL, Coull BA, Dewailly É, Guallar E, Hattis D, Mariën K, Schwartz J, Stern AH, Virtanen JK, Rice G. 2011. Evaluation of the cardiovascular effects of methylmercury exposures: current evidence supports development of a dose-response function for regulatory benefits analysis ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES 119 5: 607-14. 2011
• Mursu J, Virtanen JK, Rissanen TH, Tuomainen TP, Nykänen I, Laukkanen JA, Kortelainen R & Voutilainen S.. 2011. Glycemic index, glycemic load, and the risk of acute myocardial infarction in Finnish men: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study. NUTRITION, METABOLISM AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES 21: 144-149. 2011
• Virtanen JK, Mozaffarian D, Cauley JA, Mukamal KJ, Robbins J & Siscovick DS. 2010. Fish consumption, bone mineral density, and risk of hip fracture among older adults: the cardiovascular health study. JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL METABOLISM 25 9: 1972-9.. 2010
• Virtanen JK, Mursu J, Voutilainen S, Tuomainen T-P. 2009. Serum long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and risk of hospital diagnosis of atrial fibrillation in men. CIRCULATION 120: 2315-2321. 2009
• Virtanen JK, Mursu J, Voutilainen S, Tuomainen TP. 2009. Serum long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and risk of hospital diagnosis of atrial fibrillation in men. CIRCULATION 23 120: 2315-21. 2009
• Virtanen JK, Mozaffarian D, Chiuve E, Rimm EB. 2008. Fish consumption and risk of major chronic disease in men. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION 88: 1618-1625. 2008
• Virtanen JK, Siscovick DS, Longstreth Jr WT, Kuller LH, Mozaffarian D. 2008. Fish consumption and risk of subclinical brain abnormalities on MRI in older adults NEUROLOGY 71: 439-446. 2008
• Virtanen JK, Rissanen TH, Voutilainen S, Tuomainen T-P. 2007. Mercury as a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. JOURNAL OF NUTRITIONAL BIOCHEMISTRY 18: 75-85. 2007
• Voutilainen S, Tuomainen TP, Korhonen M, Mursu J, Virtanen JK, Happonen P, Alftan G, Erlund I, North KE, Mosher MJ, Kauhanen J, Tiihonen J, Kaplan GA, Salonen JT. 2007. Functional COMT Val158Met polymorphism, risk of acute coronary events and serum homocysteine: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study. PLOS ONE [ONLINE] 2 1: e181. 2007
• Virtanen JK, Voutilainen S, Rissanen TH, Happonen P, Mursu J, Laukkanen JA, Poulsen H, Lakka TA, Salonen JT. 2006. High dietary methionine intake increases the risk of acute coronary events in middle-aged men. NUTRITION, METABOLISM AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES 16: 113-120. 2006
• Mursu J, Voutilainen S, Nurmi T, Alfthan G, Virtanen JK, Rissanen TH, Happonen P, Nyyssönen K, Kaikkonen J, Salonen R, Salonen JT. 2005. The effects of coffee consumption on lipid peroxidation and plasma total homocysteine concentrations: a clinical trial. FREE RADICAL BIOLOGY & MEDICINE 38: 527-534. 2005
• Virtanen JK, Voutilainen S, Happonen P, Alfthan G, Kaikkonen J, Mursu J, Rissanen TH, Kaplan GA, Korhonen MJ, Sivenius J, Salonen JT. 2005. Serum homocysteine, folate and risk of stroke: Kuopio ischaemic heart disease risk factor (KIHD) study EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR PREVENTION AND REHABILITATION 12: 369-375. 2005
• Virtanen JK, Voutilainen S, Rissanen TH, Mursu J, Tuomainen T-P, Korhonen MJ, Valkonen V-P, Seppänen K, Laukkanen JA, Salonen JT. 2005. Mercury, fish oils, and risk of acute coronary events and cardiovascular disease, coronary heart disease, and all-cause mortality in men in Eastern Finland. ARTERIOSCLEROSIS, THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY 25: 228-233. 2005
• Virtanen JK. 2005. Homocysteine, Folate and Cardiovascular Diseases. Kuopion yliopiston julkaisuja D. Lääketiede. 2005
• Voutilainen S, Virtanen JK, Rissanen TH, Alfthan G, Laukkanen J, Nyyssönen K, Mursu J, Valkonen V-P, Tuomainen T-P, Kaplan GA, Salonen JT. 2004. Serum folate and homocysteine and the incidence of acute coronary events: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION 80: 317-23. 2004
• Voutilainen S, Rissanen TH, Virtanen JK, Porkkala-Sarataho E, Kaikkonen J, Seppänen K, Tuomainen T-P, Lehtimäki T, Rontu R, Hämelahti P, Penttilä I, Mursu J, Salonen JT. 2003. Folic acid supplementation increases serum paraoxonase activity: evidence from a randomized double blind oral supplementarion trial in men. CURRENT TOPICS IN NUTRACEUTICAL RESEARCH 1 3: 175-182. 2003