Timo Lakka

de Las Fuentes, Lisa; Sung, Yun Ju; Noordam, Raymond; Winkler, Thomas; Feitosa, Mary F; Schwander, Karen; Bentley, Amy R; Brown, Michael R; Guo, Xiuqing; Manning, Alisa; Chasman, Daniel I; Aschard, Hugues; Bartz, Traci M; Bielak, Lawrence F; Campbell, Archie; Cheng, Ching-Yu; Dorajoo, Rajkumar; Hartwig, Fernando P; Horimoto, A R V R; Li, Changwei et al incl. Heikkinen, Sami; Lakka, Timo. 2020. Gene-educational attainment interactions in a multi-ancestry genome-wide meta-analysis identify novel blood pressure loci Molecular psychiatry [Online ahead of print 2020 May 5]: 1-15. 2020

Eloranta, Aino-Maija; Sallinen, Taisa; Viitasalo, Anna; Lintu, Niina; Väistö, Juuso; Jalkanen, Henna; Tompuri, Tuomo T; Soininen, Sonja; Haapala, Eero A; Kiiskinen, Sanna; Schnurr, Theresia M; Kilpeläinen, Tuomas O; Mikkonen, Santtu; Savonen, Kai; Atalay, Mustafa; Brage, Soren; Laaksonen, David E; Lindi, Virpi; Ågren, Jyrki; Schwab, Ursula; et al. [incl. Jääskeläine, Jarmo; Lakka, Timo]. 2020. The effects of a 2-year physical activity and dietary intervention on plasma lipid concentrations in children: the PANIC Study European journal of nutrition [Online ahead of print]: 1-10. 2020

Kunutsor, Setor; Lakka, Timo; Kurl, Sudhir; Mäkikallio, Timo; Jae, Sae Young; Laukkanen, Jari. 2020. Leisure-time cross-country skiing and the risk of venous thromboembolism: A prospective cohort study European journal of preventive cardiology [Epub ahead of print 2 Mar 2020]: 1-4. 2020

Naveed, Sehrish; Lakka, Timo; Haapala, Eero A. 2020. An overview on the associations between health behaviors and brain health in children and adolescents with special reference to diet quality International journal of environmental research and public health 17 3: 953. 2020

Naveed, Sehrish; Venäläinen, Taisa; Eloranta, Aino-Maija; Erkkilä, Arja; Jalkanen, Henna; Lindi, Virpi; Lakka, Timo; Haapala, Eero. 2020. Associations of dietary carbohydrate and fatty acid intakes with cognition among children Public health nutrition 23 9: 1657-1663. 2020

Savinainen, SE; Viitasalo, A; Sallinen, TM; Jääskeläinen, JES; Lakka, TA. 2020. Child-related and Parental Predictors for Thelarche in a General Population of Girls: The PANIC Study Pediatric research [Epub ahead of print 12 Feb 2020]: 1-5. 2020

Suomalaisten lasten ja nuorten ruokaympäristö ja toimenpide-ehdotukset sen kehittämiseen terveyttä edistäväksi. Rantala, Eeva; Martikainen, Janne; Lakka, Timo; Vanhatalo, Saara; Heiskanen, Jari; Väistö, Juuso; Leväsluoto, Johanna; Hassinen, Maija; Eloranta, Aino-Maija; Sigfrids, Anton; Harjumaa, Marja. 2020 2020

Tilles-Tirkkonen, Tanja; Männikkö, Reija; Lindström, Jaana; Harjumaa, Marja; Aittola, Kirsikka; Järvelä-Reijonen, Elina; Rantala, Eeva; Martikainen, Janne; Lakka, Timo; Pihlajamäki, Jussi. 2020. StopDia-hankkeesta vinkkejä terveyden edistämiseen ja hyte-johtamiseen Ravitsemusasiantuntija 6 1: 4-7. 2020

Effects of a 2-Year Lifestyle Intervention on Cardiorespiratory Fitness in 6-8- Year-Old Children: The PANIC Study. Agbaje, AO; Barker, AR; Eloranta, A-M; Haapala, EA; Lintu, N; Savonen, K; Kilpeläinen, TO; Brage, S; Lakka, TA. Pediatric exercise science. 2020. 2020

Taylor, DL; Jackson, AU; Narisu, N; Hemani, G; Erdos, MR; Chines, PS; Swift, A; Idol, J; Didion, JP; Welch, RP; Kinnunen, L; Saramies, J; Lakka, TA; Laakso, M; Tuomilehto, J; Parker, SCJ; Koistinen, HA; Davey Smith, G; Boehnke, M; Scott, LJ; et al.. 2019. Integrative analysis of gene expression, DNA methylation, physiological traits, and genetic variation in human skeletal muscle Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 116 22: 10883-10888. 2019

Määttä, S; Säisänen, L; Kallioniemi, E; Lakka, TA; Lintu, N; Haapala, EA; Koskenkorva, P; Niskanen, E; Ferreri, F; Könönen, M. 2019. Maturation changes the excitability and effective connectivity of the frontal lobe: A developmental TMS-EEG study Human brain mapping 40 8: 2320-2335. 2019

Pihlajamäki, J; Männikkö, R; Tilles-Tirkkonen, T; Karhunen, L; Kolehmainen, M; Schwab, U; Lintu, N; Paananen, J; Järvenpää, R; Harjumaa, M; Martikainen, J; Kohl, J; Poutanen, K; Ermes, M; Absetz, P; Lindström, J; Lakka, TA. 2019. Digitally supported program for type 2 diabetes risk identification and risk reduction in real-world setting: protocol for the StopDia model and randomized controlled trial Bmc public health 19: 255. 2019

Sung, Yun Ju; de Las Fuentes, Lisa; Winkler, Thomas W; Chasman, Daniel I; Bentley, Amy R; Kraja, Aldi T; Ntalla, Ioanna; Warren, Helen R; Guo, Xiuqing; Schwander, Karen; Manning, Alisa K; Brown, Michael R; Aschard, Hugues; Feitosa, Mary F; Franceschini, Nora; Lu, Yingchang; et al. (incl. Heikkinen, Sami; Kuusisto, Johanna; Laakso, Markku; Stancáková, Alena; Lakka, Timo A). 2019. A multi-ancestry genome-wide study incorporating gene-smoking interactions identifies multiple new loci for pulse pressure and mean arterial pressure Human molecular genetics 28 15: 2615-2633. 2019

Säisänen, L; Määttä, S; Julkunen, P; Niskanen, E; Kallioniemi, E; Gröhn, H; Kemppainen, S; Lakka, TA; Lintu, N; Eloranta, AM; Vanninen, R; Makkonen, I; Könönen, M. 2019. Functional and structural asymmetry in primary motor cortex in Asperger syndrome: a navigated TMS and imaging study Brain topography 32 3: 504-518. 2019

Viitasalo, Anna; Schnurr, Theresia M.; Pitkanen, Niina; Hollensted, Mette; Nielsen, Tenna R. H.; Pahkala, Katja; Lintu, Niina; Lind, Mads V.; Atalay, Mustafa; Frithioff-Bojsoe, Christine; Fonvig, Cilius E.; Grarup, Niels; Kahonen, Mika; Larnkjaer, Anni; Pedersen, Oluf; Holm, Jens-Christian; Michaelsen, Kim F.; Lakka, Timo A.; Lehtimaki, Terho; Raitakari, Olli; et al.. 2019. Genetic predisposition to higher body fat yet lower cardiometabolic risk in children and adolescents International journal of obesity 43: 2007-2016. 2019

Tilles-Tirkkonen, Tanja; Aittola, Kirsikka; Männikkö, Reija; Absetz, Pilvikki; Kolehmainen, Marjukka; Schwab, Ursula; Lindström, Jaana; Lakka, Timo; Pihlajamäki, Jussi; Karhunen, Leila. 2019. Eating Competence Is Associated with Lower Prevalence of Obesity and Better Insulin Sensitivity in Finnish Adults with Increased Risk for Type 2 Diabetes: The StopDia Study Nutrients 2020; 12 1: 104. 2019

Tompuri, Tuomo Tapani; Jaaskelainen, Jarmo; Lindi, Virpi; Laaksonen, David Elliot; Eloranta, Aino-Maija; Viitasalo, Anna; Laitinen, Tomi; Lakka, Limo Antero. 2019. Adiposity Criteria in Assessing Increased Cardiometabolic Risk in Prepubertal Children Frontiers in endocrinology 10: 410. 2019

Veijalainen, A; Haapala, EA; Väistö, J; Leppänen, MH; Lintu, N; Tompuri, T; Seppälä, S; Ekelund, U; Tarvainen, MP; Westgate, K; Brage, S; Lakka, TA. 2019. Associations of physical activity, sedentary time, and cardiorespiratory fitness with heart rate variability in 6- to 9-year-old children: the PANIC study European journal of applied physiology 119: 2487-2498. 2019

Mäki-Opas, Tomi; Tilles-Tirkkonen, Tanja; Saari, Eveliina; Järvenpää, Riia; Lindström, Jaan; Karhunen, Leila; Kurki, Marjo; Pihlajamäki, Jussi; Niemi, Anna-Maija; Laaksonen, Linda Maria; Korkiakangas, Eveliina; Lakka, Timo; Vaarama, Marja; Laitinen, Jaana. 2019. Hyvinvoinnin ja osallisuuden edistäminen vaatii uusia vaikuttavia keinoja Policy Brief / SA 13.3.2019: 1-12. 2019

Warrington, NM; Beaumont, RN; Horikoshi, M; Day, FR; Helgeland, Ø; Laurin, C; Bacelis, J; Peng, S; Hao, K; Feenstra, B; Wood, AR; Mahajan, A; Tyrrell, J; Robertson, NR; Rayner, NW et al. (ncl. Joro, R; Atalay, M; Eloranta, AM; Lakka, TA). 2019. Maternal and fetal genetic effects on birth weight and their relevance to cardio-metabolic risk factors Nature genetics 51 5: 804-814. 2019

Mäntyselkä, A; Haapala, EA; Lindi, V; Häkkinen, MR; Auriola, S; Jääskeläinen, J; Lakka, TA. 2019. Associations of IGF-1 and Adrenal Androgens with Cognition in Childhood Hormone research in paediatrics 91: 329-335. 2019

Viitasalo, A; Schnurr, TM; Pitkänen, N; Hollensted, M; Nielsen, TRH; Pahkala, K; Atalay, M; Lind, MV; Heikkinen, S; Frithioff-Bøjsøe, C; Fonvig, CE; Grarup, N; Kähönen, M; Carrasquilla, GD; Larnkjaer, A; Pedersen, O; Michaelsen, KF; Lakka, TA; Holm, JC; Lehtimäki, T; et al.. 2019. Abdominal adiposity and cardiometabolic risk factors in children and adolescents: a Mendelian randomization analysis American journal of clinical nutrition 110 5: 1079-1087. 2019

Middeldorp, Christel M; Felix, Janine F; Mahajan, Anubha; EArly Genetics Lifecourse Epidemiology (EAGLE) consortium; Early Growth Genetics (EGG) consortium (Incl Atalay, Mustafa; Lakka, Timo A); McCarthy, Mark I. 2019. The Early Growth Genetics (EGG) and EArly Genetics and Lifecourse Epidemiology (EAGLE) consortia: design, results and future prospects European journal of epidemiology 34 3: 279-300. 2019

Fyysinen aktiivisuus ja ravitsemus lasten terveyden edistämisessä - tavoitteena lihavuuden, tyypin 2 diabeteksen ja valtimotautien ehkäisy. Lakka, Timo A; Talvia, Sanna; Sääkslahti, Arja; Haapala, Eero / Näkökulmia terveyteen ja sen edistämiseen. 2019. 2019

Agbaje, Andrew O; Haapala, Eero A; Lintu, Niina; Viitasalo, Anna; Vaisto, Juuso; Khan, Sohaib; Veijalainen, Aapo; Tompuri, Tuomo; Laitinen, Tomi; Lakka, Timo A. 2019. Associations of Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Adiposity With Arterial Stiffness and Arterial Dilatation Capacity in Response to a Bout of Exercise in Children Pediatric exercise science 31 2: 238-247. 2019

Bentley, AR; Sung, YJ; Brown, MR; Winkler, TW; Kraja, AT; Ntalla, I; Schwander, K; Chasman, DI; Lim, E; Deng, X; Guo, X; Liu, J; Lu, Y; Cheng, CY; Sim, X; Vojinovic, D; Lakka, TA; Heikkinen, S; Kuusisto, J; Laakso, M; et al. (incl. Laakso, Markku; Heikkinen, Sami; Kuusisto, Johanna; Lakka, Timo; Rauramaa, Rainer). 2019. Multi-ancestry genome-wide gene-smoking interaction study of 387,272 individuals identifies new loci associated with serum lipids Nature genetics 51 4: 636-648. 2019

Bradfield, Jonathan P; Vogelezang, Suzanne; Felix, Janine F; Chesi, Alessandra; Helgeland, Øyvind; Horikoshi, Momoko; Karhunen, Ville; Lowry, Estelle; Cousminer, Diana L; Ahluwalia, Tarunveer S; Thiering, Elisabeth; Boh, Eileen Tai-Hui; Zafarmand, Mohammad H; Vilor-Tejedor, Natalia; Wang, Carol A; Joro, Raimo; Chen, Zhanghua; Gauderman, William J; Pitkänen, Niina; Parra, Esteban J; et al. (incl. A. 2019. A trans-ancestral meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies reveals loci associated with childhood obesity Human molecular genetics 28 19: 3327-3338. 2019

de Vries, PS; Brown, MR; Bentley, AR; Sung, YJ; Winkler, TW; Ntalla, I; Schwander, K; Kraja, AT; Guo, X; Franceschini, N; Cheng, CY; Sim, X; Vojinovic, D; Huffman, JE; Musani, SK; Li, C; Feitosa, MF; Richard, MA; Noordam, R; Aschard, H; et al. (Incl. Kuusisto, Johanna; Laakso, Markku; Lakka, Timo). 2019. Multi-Ancestry Genome-Wide Association Study of Lipid Levels Incorporating Gene-Alcohol Interactions American journal of epidemiology 188 6: 1033-1054. 2019

Alves, AC; De Silva, NMG; Karhunen, V; Sovio, U; Das, S; Rob Taal, H; Warrington, NM; Lewin, AM; Kaakinen, M; Cousminer, DL; Thiering, E; Timpson, NJ; Bond, TA; Lowry, E; Brown, CD; Estivill, X; Lindi, V; Bradfield, JP; Geller, F; Speed, D; et al. for BIOS Consortium [incl. Lakka, TA]. 2019. GWAS on longitudinal growth traits reveals different genetic factors influencing infant, child, and adult BMI Science advances 5 9: eaaw3095. 2019

Haapala, EA; Wiklund, P; Lintu, N; Tompuri, T; Väistö, J; Finni, T; Tarkka, IM; Kemppainen. T; Barker, AR; Ekelund, U; Brage, S; Lakka, TA. 2019. Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Physical Activity, and Insulin Resistance in Children Medicine and science in sports and exercise 2020; 52 5: 1144-1152. 2019

Haapala, Eero A; Lintu, Niina; Väistö, Juuso; Tompuri, Tuomo; Soininen, Sonja; Viitasalo, Anna; Eloranta, Aino-Maija; Venäläinen, Taisa; Sääkslahti, Arja; Laitinen, Tomi; Lakka, Timo A. 2019. Longitudinal Associations of Fitness, Motor Competence, and Adiposity with Cognition Medicine and science in sports and exercise 51 3: 465-471. 2019

Justice, AE; Karaderi, T; Highland, HM; Young, KL; Graff, M; Lu, Y; Turcot, V; Auer, PL; Fine, RS; Guo, X; Schurmann, C; Lempradl, A; Marouli, E; Mahajan, A; Winkler, TW; Locke, AE; Medina-Gomez, C; Esko, T; Vedantam, S; Giri, A; Lo, KS; et al. (Incl. Kuusisto, Johanna; Laakso, Markku; Lakko, Timo; Uusitupa, Matti; Vanhala, Mauno). 2019. Protein-coding variants implicate novel genes related to lipid homeostasis contributing to body-fat distribution Nature genetics 51: 452-469. 2019

Kilpeläinen, TO; Bentley, AR; Noordam, R; Sung, YJ; Schwander, K; Winkler, TW; Jakupovic, H; Chasman, DI; Manning, A; Ntalla, I; Aschard, H; Brown, MR; de Las Fuentes, L; Franceschini, N; Guo, X; Vojinovic, D; Aslibekyan, S; Feitosa, MF; Kho, M; Musani, SK; et al. [Incl. Lakka, Timo; Heikkinen, Sami; Kuusisto, Johanna; Laakso, Markku]. 2019. Multi-ancestry study of blood lipid levels identifies four loci interacting with physical activity Nature communications 10 1: 376. 2019

Laukkanen, JA; Lakka, TA; Ogunjesa, BA; Kurl, S; Kunutsor, SK. 2019. Cross-country skiing and the risk of acute myocardial infarction: A prospective cohort study European journal of preventive cardiology [First Published August 19, 2019]: 1-4. 2019

Leppänen, MH; Haapala, EA; Veijalainen, A; Seppälä, S; Oliveira, RS; Lintu, N; Laitinen, T; Tarvainen, MP; Lakka, TA. 2019. Associations of cardiometabolic risk factors with heart rate variability in 6-8-year-old children: the PANIC Study Pediatric diabetes 2020; 21 2: 251-258. 2019

Medina-Gomez, C; Kemp, JP; Trajanoska, K; Luan, J; Chesi, A; Ahluwalia, TS; Mook-Kanamori, DO; Ham, A; Hartwig, FP; Evans, DS; Joro, R; Nedeljkovic, I; Zheng, HF; Zhu, K; Atalay, M; Liu, CT; Nethander, M; Broer, L; Porleifsson, G; Mullin, BH et al. [incl. Lakka, T]. 2018. Life-Course Genome-wide Association Study Meta-analysis of Total Body BMD and Assessment of Age-Specific Effects American journal of human genetics 102 1: 88-102. 2018

Väistö, Juuso; Haapala, Eero A; Viitasalo, Anna; Schnurr, Theresia M; Kilpeläinen, Tuomas O; Karjalainen, Panu; Westgate, Kate; Lakka, Hanna-Maaria; Laaksonen, David E; Ekelund, Ulf; Brage, Søren; Lakka, Timo A. 2018. Longitudinal associations of physical activity and sedentary time with cardiometabolic risk factors in children SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS 2019; 29 1: 113-123. 2018

Taylor, DL; Knowles, DA; Scott, LJ; Ramirez, AH; Casale, FP; Wolford, BN; Guan, L; Varshney, A; Albanus, RD; Parker, SC; Narisu, N; Chines, PS; Erdos, MR; Welch, RP; Kinnunen, L; Saramies, J; Sundvall, J; Lakka, TA; Laakso, M; Tuomilehto, J; et al.. 2018. Interactions between genetic variation and cellular environment in skeletal muscle gene expression. PLOS ONE 13 4: e0195788. 2018

Säisänen, Laura; Julkunen, Petro; Lakka, Timo; Lindi, Virpi; Könönen, Mervi; Määttä; Sara. 2018. Development of corticospinal motor excitability and cortical silent period from mid-childhood to adulthood - a navigated TMS study. Neurophysiologie Clinique 48 2: 65-75. 2018

Soininen, Sonja; Sidoroff, Virpi; Lindi, Virpi; Mahonen, Anitta; Kröger, Liisa; Kröger, Heikki; Jääskeläinen, Jarmo; Atalay, Mustafa; Laaksonen, David E; Laitinen, Tomi; Lakka, Timo A. 2018. Body fat mass, lean body mass and associated biomarkers as determinants of bone mineral density in children 6-8 years of age - The Physical Activity and Nutrition in Children (PANIC) study Bone 108: 106-114. 2018

Soininen, Sonja; Eloranta, Aino-Maija; Viitasalo, Anna; Dion, Geneviève; Erkkilä, Arja; Sidoroff, Virpi; Lindi, Virpi; Mahonen, Anitta; Lakka, Timo A. 2018. Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D, Plasma Lipids, and Associated Gene Variants in Prepubertal Children JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM 103 7: 2670-2679. 2018

Savinainen, Saija; Lakka, Timo A; Vlachopoulos, Dimitris; Sääkslahti, Arja; Helajärvi, Harri; Ihalainen, Johanna K; Finni, Taija; Haapala, Eero A. 2018. Kasvu, sukupuolinen kypsyminen ja kehitys sekä niiden merkitys liikuntatieteissä Liikunta ja tiede 55 4: 23-29. 2018

Niskanen, LK; Laaksonen, DE; Nyyssonen, K; Alfthan, G; Lakka, H-M; Lakka, TA; Salonen, J. 2018. Uric acid level as a risk factor for cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in middle-aged men. A prospective cohort study (in Russian) Kardiologija v Belarusi 10 4: 440-445. 2018

Mäntyselkä, A; Lindi, V; Viitasalo, A; Eloranta, AM; Ågren, J; Väisänen, S; Voutilainen, R; Laitinen, T; Lakka, TA; Jääskeläinen, J. 2018. Associations of Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate with Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Prepubertal Children JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM 103 7: 2592-2600. 2018

Häkkinen, MR; Heinosalo, T; Saarinen, N; Linnanen, T; Voutilainen, R; Lakka, T; Jääskeläinen, J; Poutanen, M; Auriola, S. 2018. Analysis by LC-MS/MS of endogenous steroids from human serum, plasma, endometrium and endometriotic tissue JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOMEDICAL ANALYSIS 152: 165-172. 2018

Lintu, Niina; Joensuu, Laura; Barker, Alan; Sansum, Kate; Lakka, Timo A; Huotari, Pertti; Haapala, Eero A. 2018. Lasten ja nuorten kestävyyskunto Liikunta ja tiede 55 4: 36-43. 2018

Feitosa, MF; Kraja, AT; Chasman, DI; Sung, YJ; Winkler, TW; Ntalla, I; Guo, X; Franceschini, N; Cheng, CY; Sim, X; Vojinovic, D; Marten, J; Musani, SK; Li, C; Bentley, AR; Brown, MR; Schwander, K; Richard, MA; Noordam, R; Aschard, H; et al. (incl. Laakso, Markku; Heikkinen, Sami; Kuusisto, Johanna; Lakka, Timo; Yaluri, Alena). 2018. Novel genetic associations for blood pressure identified via gene-alcohol interaction in up to 570K individuals across multiple ancestries PLoS ONE 13 6: e0198166. 2018

Ikävalko, T; Lehto, S; Lintu, N; Väistö, J; Eloranta, AM; Haapala, EA; Vierola, A; Myllykangas, R; Tuomilehto, H; Brage, S; Pahkala, R; Närhi, M; Lakka, TA. 2018. Health-related correlates of psychological well-being among girls and boys 6-8 years of age: The Physical Activity and Nutrition in Children study. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 54 5: 506-509. 2018

Associations of cardiorespiratory fitness and adiposity with arterial stiffness and arterial dilation capacity in response to exercise in children. Agbaje, AO; Haapala, EA; Lintu, N; Viitasalo, A; Väistö, J; Khan, S; Veijalainen, A; Tompuri, T; Laitinen, T; Lakka, TA. Pediatric exercise science. 2018. 2018

Eloranta, AM; Jääskeläinen, J; Venäläinen, T; Jalkanen, H; Kiiskinen, S; Mäntyselkä, A; Schwab, U; Lindi, V; Lakka, TA. 2018. Birth weight is associated with dietary factors at the age of 6-8 years: the Physical Activity and Nutrition in Children (PANIC) study. PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION 21 7: 1278-1285. 2018

Agbaje, Andrewe O; Haapala, Eero A; Lintu, Nina; Viitasalo, Anna; Barker, Alan R; Takken, Tim; Tompuri, Tuomo; Lindi, Virpi; Lakka, Timo A. 2018. Peak oxygen uptake cut-points to identify children at increased cardiometabolic risk - The PANIC Study Scandinavian journal of medicine and science in sports 2019; 29 1: 16-24. 2018

Haapala, Eero A; Lintu, Niina; Eloranta, Aino-Maija; Venäläinen, Taisa; Poikkeus, Anna-Maija; Ahonen, Timo; Lindi, Virpi; Lakka, Timo A. 2018. Mediating effects of motor performance, cardiorespiratory fitness, physical activity, and sedentary behaviour on the associations of adiposity and other cardiometabolic risk factors with academic achievement in children Journal of Sports Sciences 36 20: 2296-2303. 2018

Haapala, Eero A; Paananen, Jussi; Hiltunen, Mikko; Lakka, Timo A. 2018. Associations of Genetic Susceptibility to Alzheimer's Disease with Adiposity and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors among Children in a 2-Year Follow-up Study Journal of Alzheimer's Disease 64 2: 587-595. 2018

Haworth, S; Shungin, D; van der Tas, JT; Vucic, S; Medina-Gomez, C; Yakimov, V; Feenstra, B; Shaffer, JR; Lee, MK; Standl, M; Thiering, E; Wang, C; Bønnelykke, K; Waage, J; Eyrich Jessen, L; Nørrisgaard, PE; Joro, R; Seppälä, I; Raitakari, O; Dudding, T; et al. [Incl Lakka, T; Eloranta, A-M; Vierola, A]. 2018. Consortium-based genome-wide meta-analysis for childhood dental caries traits Human molecular genetics 27 17: 3113-3127. 2018

Häkkinen, Merja R; Murtola, Teemu; Voutilainen, Raimo; Poutanen, Matti; Linnanen, Tero; Koskivuori, Johanna; Lakka, Timo; Jääskeläinen, Jarmo; Auriola, Seppo. 2018. Simultaneous analysis by LC-MS/MS of 22 ketosteroids with hydroxylamine derivatization and underivatized estradiol from human plasma, serum and prostate tissue JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOMEDICAL ANALYSIS 2019; 164: 642-652. 2018

Warrington NM, Richmond R, Fenstra B, Myhre R, Gaillard R, Paternoster L, Wang CA, Beaumont RN, Das S, Murcia M, Barton SJ, Espinosa A, Thiering E, Atalay M, Pitkänen N, Ntalla I, Jonsson AE, Freathy R, Karhunen V, Tiesler CMT et al. for the Early Growth Genetics (EGG) consortium. 2017. Maternal and fetal genetic contribution to gestational weight gain. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY 42 4: 775-784. 2017

Vierola A, Suominen AL, Eloranta AM, Lintu N, Ikävalko T, Närhi M, Lakka T. 2017. Determinants for craniofacial pains in children 6-8 years of age: the PANIC study. ACTA ODONTOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA 75 6: 453-460. 2017

Turcot V, Lu Y, Highland HM, Schurmann C, Justice AE, Fine RS, Bradfield JP, Esko T, Giri A, Graff M, Guo X, Hendricks AE, Karaderi T, Lempradl A, Locke AE, Mahajan A, Marouli E, Sivapalaratnam S, Young KL, Alfred T et al. (incl. Laakso Markku, Lakka Timo, Uusitupa Matti). 2017. Protein-altering variants associated with body mass index implicate pathways that control energy intake and expenditure in obesity NATURE GENETICS 50; 2018 1: 26-41. 2017

Tompuri, Tuomo; Lintu, Niina; Laitinen, Tomi; Lakka, Timo A. 2017. Relation of oxygen uptake to work rate in prepubertal healthy children - reference for VO2/W-slope and effect on cardiorespiratory fitness assessment. CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY AND FUNCTIONAL IMAGING 2018; 38 4: 645-651. 2017

Schnurr TM, Viitasalo A, Eloranta AM, Damsgaard CT, Mahendran Y, Have CT, Väistö J, Hjorth MF, Christensen LB, Brage S, Atalay M, Lyytikäinen LP, Lindi V, Lakka T, Michaelsen KF, Kilpeläinen TO, Hansen T. 2017. Genetic predisposition to adiposity is associated with increased objectively assessed sedentary time in young children. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY 42: 111-114. 2017

Määttä S, Könönen M, Kallioniemi E, Lakka T, Lintu N, Lindi V, Ferreri F, Ponzo D, Säisänen L. 2017. Development of cortical motor circuits between childhood and adulthood: A navigated TMS-HdEEG study. HUMAN BRAIN MAPPING 38 5: 2599-2615. 2017

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Seppälä S, Laitinen T, Tarvainen MP, Tompuri T, Veijalainen A, Savonen K, Lakka T. 2013. Normal values for heart rate variability parameters in children 6-8 years of age: the PANIC Study. CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY AND FUNCTIONAL IMAGING Article first published online: -. 2013

Wu Y, Waite LL, Jackson AU, Sheu WH, Buyske S, Absher D, Arnett DK, Boerwinkle E, Bonnycastle LL, Carty CL, Cheng I, Cochran B, Croteau-Chonka DC, Dumitrescu L, Eaton CB, Franceschini N, Guo X, Henderson BE, Hindorff LA, Kim E, et al. (including Stancakova A, Kuusisto J, Laakso M, Uusitupa M, Rauramaa R Lakka T.). 2013. Trans-Ethnic Fine-Mapping of Lipid Loci Identifies Population-Specific Signals and Allelic Heterogeneity That Increases the Trait Variance Explained. PLOS GENETICS [ONLINE) 9 3: e1003379. 2013

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Veijalainen A, Tompuri T, Laitinen T, Lintu N, Viitasalo A, Laaksonen DE, Jääskeläinen J, Lakka TA. 2013. Metabolic risk factors are associated with stiffness index, reflection index and finger skin temperature in children. CIRCULATION JOURNAL 77 5: 1281-1288. 2013

Valtonen M, Heinonen Olli J, Lakka Timo A, Tammelin T. 2013. Lapsuusiän liikunnan merkitys - kardiometabolinen näkökulma. DUODECIM 129 11: 1153-8. 2013

Tompuri TT, Lakka TA, Hakulinen M, Lindi V, Laaksonen DE, Kilpeläinen TO, Jääskeläinen J, Lakka H-M, Laitinen T. 2013. Assessment of body composition by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, bioimpedance analysis and anthropometrics in children: the Physical Activity and Nutrition in Children study. CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY AND FUNCTIONAL IMAGING 2015; 35 1: 21-33. 2013

Lintu N, Tompuri T, Viitasalo A, Soininen S, Laitinen T, Savonen K, Lindi V, Lakka TA. 2013. Cardiovascular fitness and haemodynamic responses to maximal cycle ergometer exercise test in children 6-8 years of age. Journal of Sports Sciences online [Epub ahead of print]: -. 2013

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Hu Y-J, Berndt SI, Gustafsson S, Ganna A, Genetic Investigation of ANthropometric Traits (GIANT) Consortium (including M Atalay, T Lakka, J Kuusisto, M Laakso), Hirschhorn J, North KE, Ingelsson E, Lin D-Y et.al.. 2013. Meta-analysis of gene-level associations for rare variants based on single-variant statistics. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS 93 2: 236-248. 2013

Haapala EA, Poikkeus A-M, Tompuri T, Kukkonen-Harjula K, Leppänen PHT, Lindi V, Lakka TA. 2013. Associations of motor and cardiovascular performance with academic skills in children. MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE online: x-x. 2013

Eloranta AM, Lindi V, Schwab U, Kiiskinen S, Venäläinen T, Lakka HM, Laaksonen DE, Lakka TA. 2013. Dietary factors associated with metabolic risk score in Finnish children aged 6-8 years: the PANIC study. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUTRITION online [Epub ahead of print]: -. 2013

Do R, Willer CJ, Schmidt EM, Sengupta S, Gao C, Peloso GM, Gustafsson S, Kanoni S, Ganna A, Chen J, Buchkovich ML, Mora S, Beckmann JS, Bragg-Gresham JL, Chang H-Y, Demirkan A, Den Hertog HM, Donnelly LA, Ehret GB, Esko T et.al.. 2013. Common variants associated with plasma triglycerides and risk for coronary artery disease. NATURE GENETICS 45 11: 1345-52. 2013

Berndt SI, Gustafsson S, Mägi R, Ganna A, Wheeler E, Feitosa MF, Justice AE, Monda KL, Croteau-Chonka DC, Day FR, Esko T, Fall T, Ferreira T, Gentilini D, Jackson AU, Luan J, Randall JC, Vedantam S, Willer CJ, Winkler TW, et al. (including Atalay M, Kuusisto J, Lakka TA, Stancakova A, Laakso M, Uusitupa M). 2013. Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture. NATURE GENETICS 45 5: 501-512. 2013

Manning AK, Hivert MF, Scott RA, Grimsby JL, Bouatia-Naji N, Chen H, Rybin D, Liu CT, Bielak LF, Prokopenko I, Amin N, Barnes D, Cadby G, Hottenga JJ, Ingelsson E, Jackson AU, Johnson T, Kanoni S, Ladenvall C, Lagou V et.al.. 2012. A genome-wide approach accounting for body mass index identifies genetic variants influencing fasting glycemic traits and insulin resistance NATURE GENETICS 44 6: 659-669. 2012

Viitasalo A, Laaksonen DE, Lindi V, Eloranta A-M, Jääskeläinen J, Tompuri T, Väisänen S, Lakka H-M, Lakka TA. 2012. Clustering of Metabolic Risk Factors Is Associated with High-Normal Levels of Liver Enzymes among 6- to 8-Year-Old Children: The PANIC Study. METABOLIC SYNDROME AND RELATED DISORDERS 10 5: 337-343. 2012

Vierola A, Suominen AL, Ikävalko T, Lintu N, Lindi V, Lakka H-M, Kellokoski J, Närhi M, Lakka TA. 2012. Clinical signs of temporomandibular disorders and various pain conditions among children 6 to 8 years of age: The Panic Study JOURNAL OF OROFACIAL PAIN 26 1: 17-25. 2012

Valtonen MK, Laaksonen DE, Laukkanen JA, Tolmunen T, Viinamäki H, Lakka H-M, Lakka TA, Niskanen L, Kauhanen J. 2012. Low-grade inflammation and depressive symptoms as predictors of abdominal obesity. SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH 40 7: 674-680. 2012

Taal HR, St Pourcain B, Thiering E, Das S, Mook-Kanamori DO, Warrington NM, Kaakinen M, Kreiner-Moller E, Bradfield JP, Freathy RM, Geller F, Guxens M, Cousminer DL, Kerkhof M, Timpson NJ, Ikram MA, Beilin LJ, Bonnelykke K, Buxton JL, Charoen P et.al.. 2012. Common variants at 12q15 and 12q24 are associated with infant head circumference NATURE GENETICS 44 5: 532-538. 2012

Savonen KP, Kiviniemi V, Laaksonen DE, Lakka TA, Laukkanen JA, Tuomainen T-P, Rauramaa R. 2012. Two-minute heart rate recovery after cycle ergometer exercise and all-cause mortality in middle-aged men JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE 270: 589-596. 2012

Morris AP, Voight BF, Teslovich TM, Ferreira T, Segrè AV, Steinthorsdottir V, Strawbridge RJ, Khan H, Grallert H, Mahajan A, Prokopenko I, Kang HM, Dina C, Esko T, Fraser RM, Kanoni S, Kumar A, Lagou V, Langenberg C, Luan J et.al.. 2012. Large-scale association analysis provides insights into the genetic architecture and pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes. NATURE GENETICS 44 9: 981-990. 2012

Scott RA, Lagou V, Welch RP, Wheeler E, Montasser ME, Luan J, Mägi R, Strawbridge RJ, Rehnberg E, Gustafsson S, Kanoni S, Rasmussen-Torvik L, Yengo L, Lecoeur C, Shungin D, Sanna S, Sidore C, Johnson PCD, Jukema JW, Johnson T et.al.. 2012. Large-scale association analyses identify new loci influencing glycemic traits and provide insight into the underlying biological pathways. NATURE GENETICS 44 9: 991-1005. 2012

Kouki R, Schwab U, Lakka TA, Hassinen M, Savonen K, Komulainen P, Krachler B, Rauramaa R. 2012. Diet, fitness and metabolic syndrome - The DR's EXTRA Study. NUTRITION, METABOLISM AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES 22: 553-560. 2012

Ikävalko T, Tuomilehto H, Pahkala R, Tompuri T, Laitinen T, Myllykangas R, Vierola A, Lindi V, Närhi M, Lakka TA. 2012. Craniofacial morphology but not excess body fat is associated with risk of having sleep-disordered breathing -The PANIC Study (a questionnaire-based inquiry in 6-8-year-olds). EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS 171 12: 1747-1752. 2012

Ahola AJ, Harjutsalo V, Saraheimo M, Forsblom C, Groop PH; FinnDiane Study Group.. 2012. Purchase of antidepressant agents by patients with type 1 diabetes is associated with increased mortality rates in women but not in men. DIABETOLOGIA 55 1: 73-79. 2012

Ikram MA, Fornage M, Smith AV, Seshadri S, Schmidt R, Debette S, Vrooman HA, Sigurdsson S, Ropele S, Taal HR, Kanamori-Mook DO, Coker LH, Longstreth Jr WT, Niessen WJ, DeStefano AL, Beiser A, Zijdenbos AP, Struchalin M, Jack Jr CR, Rivadeneira F et.al.. 2012. Common variants at 6q22 and 17q21 are associated with intracranial volume NATURE GENETICS 44 5: 539-544. 2012

Horikoshi M, Yaghootkar H, Mook-Kanamori DO, Sovio U, Taal HR, Hennig BJ, Bradfield JP, St Pourcain B, Evans DM, Charoen P, Kaakinen M, Cousminer DL, Lehtimäki T, Kreiner-Møller E, Warrington NM, Bustamante M, Feenstra B, Berry DJ, Thiering E et.al.. 2012. New loci associated with birth weight identify genetic links between intrauterine growth and adult height and metabolism. NATURE GENETICS - -: 1-10. 2012

Eloranta A-M, Lindi V, Schwab U, Tompuri T, Kiiskinen S, Lakka H-M, Laitinen T, Lakka TA. 2012. Dietary factors associated with overweight and body adiposity in Finnish children aged 6-8 years: the PANIC study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY 36: 950-955. 2012

Bradfield JP, Taal HR, Timpson NJ, Scherag A, Lecoeur C, Warrington NM, Hypponen E, Holst C, Valcarcel B, Thiering E, Salem RM, Schumacher FR, Cousminer DL, Sleiman PMA, Zhao J, Berkowitz RI, Vimaleswaran KS, Jarick I, Pennell CE, Evans DM et.al.. 2012. A genome-wide association meta-analysis identifies new childhood obesity loci NATURE GENETICS 44 5: 526-531. 2012

Juhakoski R, Malmivaara A, Lakka TA, Tenhonen S, Hannila M-L, Arokoski JPA. 2012. Determinants of pain and functioning in hip osteoarthritis - a two-year prospective study. CLINICAL REHABILITATION online: -. 2012

Lintu N, Himanen A, Karjalainen P, Elonranta A-M, Tompuri T, Viitasalo A, Laitinen T, Tuomilehto H, Lakka H-M, Lindi V, Lakka T. 2011. Physical activity, body composition and sleep in children: Hakkarainen Anni, Liukkonen Jarmo, Linnamo Vesa, International congress on enhancement of physical activity of children and youth 2011. 45. 2011

Veijalainen A, Tompuri T, Lakka H-M, Laitinen T, & Lakka TA. 2011. Reproducibility of pulse contour analysis in children before and after maximal exercise stress test: The physical activity and nutrition in children (PANIC) study. CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY AND FUNCTIONAL IMAGING 31: 132-138. 2011

Savonen K, Krachler B, Hassinen M, Komulainen P, Kiviniemi V, Lakka TA and Rauramaa R. 2011. The current standard measure of cardiorespiratory fitness introduces confounding by body mass: the DR's EXTRA study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY 36 8: 1135-1140. 2011

Sanna S, Li B, Mulas A, Sidore C, Kang HM, Jackson AU, Grazia Piras M, Usala G, Maninchedda G, Sassu A, Serra F, Palmas MA, Wood III WH, Njølstad I, Laakso M, Hveem K, Tuomilehto J, Lakka TA, Rauramaa R, Boehnke M,et al.. 2011. Fine mapping of five loci associated with low-density lipoprotein cholesterol detects variants that double the explained heritability PLOS GENETICS [ONLINE) 7: e1002198. 2011

Kesäniemi A , Kettunen J, Ketola E, Kujala U, Kukkonen-Harjula K, Lakka T, Rauramaa R, Rauramo I, Tikkanen H, Vuori I. 2011. Liikunta. Käypä hoito -suositus DUODECIM 127 2: 150-151. 2011

Kouki R, Schwab U, Hassinen M, Komulainen P, Heikkilä H, Lakka TA, Rauramaa R.. 2011. Food consumption, nutrient intake and the risk of having metabolic syndrome: the DR's EXTRA Study.. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION 65: 368-377. 2011

Kilpeläinen Tuomas O, Qi Lu, Brage Soren, Sharp Stephen J., Sonestedt Emily, Demerath Ellen, Ahmad Tariq, Mora Samia, Kaakinen Marika, Sandholt Camilla H, Holzapfel Christina, Autenrieth Christine S., Hyppönen Elina, Cauchi Stéphane , He Meian, Kutalik Zoltan, Kumari Meena, Stancaková Alena, Meidtner Karina, Balkau Beverley et al.. 2011. Physical activity attenuates the influence of FTO variants on obesity risk: A meta-analysis of 218,166 adults and 19,268 children PLOS MEDICINE 8 11: e1001116. 2011

Hakola L, Komulainen P, Hassinen M, Savonen K, Litmanen H, Lakka TA, Rauramaa R. 2011. Cardiorespiratory fitness in aging men and women: the DR's EXTRA study SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS 21: 679-687. 2011

Eloranta AM, Lindi V, Schwab U, Kiiskinen S, Kalinkin M, Lakka HM, Lakka TA. 2011. Dietary factors and their associations with socioeconomic background in Finnish girls and boys 6-8 years of age: the PANIC Study EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION 65 11: 1211-8. 2011

Komulainen P, Kivipelto M, Lakka TA, Savonen K, Hassinen M, Kiviniemi V, Hänninen T & Rauramaa R. 2010. Exercise, fitness and cognition - A randomised controlled trial in older indivuals: The DR's EXTRA study. European Geriatric Medicine 1: 266-272. 2010

Veijalainen A, Tompuri T, Lakka HM, Laitinen T & Lakka TA. 2010. Reproducibility of pulse contour analysis in children before and after maximal exercise stress test: The Physical Activity and Nutrition in Children (PANIC) Study. CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY AND FUNCTIONAL IMAGING online 2010 Nov 5: 1-7. 2010

Valtonen M, Laaksonen DE, Laukkanen J, Tolmunen T, Rauramaa R, Viinamäki H, Mursu J, Savonen K, Lakka TA, Niskanen L & Kauhanen J. 2010. Sedentary lifestyle and emergence of hopelessness in middle-aged men. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR PREVENTION AND REHABILITATION 17 5: 524-9. 2010

Eloranta A-m, Lindi V, Schwab U, Kiiskinen S, Kalinkin M, Lintu N, Karjalainen P, Himanen A, Karjalainen J, Tompuri T, Viitasalo A, Lakka H-M, Lakka T & Lasten liikunta ja ravitsemus -tutkimus, Itä-Suomen yliopisto. 2010. Lasten liikunta ja ravitsemus -tutkimus selvittää alakoululaisten elintapoja. BOLUS : RAVITSEMUSTERAPEUTTIEN YHDISTYKSEN LEHTI 4: 30-33. 2010

Kesäniemi A, Kettunen J, Ketola E, Kujala U, Kukkonen-Harjula K, Lakka T, Rauramaa R, Rauramo I, Tikkanen H & Vuori I. 2010. Aikuisten liikunta. DUODECIM 126: 150-1. 2010

Ilanne-Parikka P, Laaksonen DE, Eriksson JG, Lakka TA, Lindström J, Peltonen M, Aunola S, Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi S, Uusitupa M & Tuomilehto J. On behalf of the Finnish diabetes prevention study group. 2010. Leisure-time physical activity and the metabolic syndrome in the Finnish diabetes prevention study. DIABETES CARE 33 7: 1610-1617. 2010

Hassinen M, Lakka TA, Hakola L, Savonen K, Komulainen P, Litmanen H, Kiviniemi V, Kouki R, Heikkilä H, & Rauramaa R. 2010. Cardiorespiratory fitness and metabolic syndrome in older men and women. DIABETES CARE 33 7: 1655-1657. 2010

Baldassarre D, Nyyssönen K, Rauramaa R, de Faire U, Hamsten A, Smit AJ, Mannarino E, Humphries SE, Giral P, Grossi E, Veglia F, Paoletti R, Tremoli E; IMPROVE study group.. 2010. Cross-sectional analysis of baseline data to identify the major determinants of carotid intima-media thickness in a European population: the IMPROVE study. EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL 614-22 5: 614-622. 2010

Hassinen M, Savonen K, Lakka TA, Komulainen P, Litmanen H, Kiviniemi V, Kouki R, Heikkilä H, Hakola L, Rauramaa R. 2009. Kardiorespiratorinen suorituskyky ja metabolinen oireyhtymä. LIIKUNTA JA TIEDE 46 5: 34-35. 2009

Hu G, Lakka TA, Barengo NC, Tuomilehto J. 2009. Exercise and type 2 diabetes prevention. In: Lignalli AT (ed.) , Handbook of Type 2 Diabetes in the Middle Aged and Elderly [E-Book].Nova Science Publisher. ss. 93-111. 2009

Hu G, Lakka TA, Tuomilehto J. 2009. Physical activity, fitness, and the preventioon of type 2 diabetes. In: Lee I-M (ed.) , Epidemiologic Methods in Physical Avtivity Studies.Oxford University Press. ss. 201-224. 2009

Kiiskinen S, Schwab U, Kalinkin M, Lindi V, Tompuri T, Lakka H-M, Lakka T. 2009. Lasten ruokavaliossa on huolestuttavia piirteitä. SUOMEN LÄÄKÄRILEHTI 64: 144-145. 2009

Komulainen P, Savonen K, Litmanen H, Lakka TA, Kiviniemi V, Hassinen M, Kivipelto M, Hänninen T, Heikkilä H, Kouki R, Hakola L, Rauramaa R. 2009. Kardiorespiratorinen suorituskyky muistin ennustajana ikääntyneillä miehillä ja naisilla. LIIKUNTA JA TIEDE 46 5: 41. 2009

Laukkanen JA, Laaksonen D, Lakka TA, Savonen K, Rauramaa R, Mäkikallio T, Kurl S. 2009. Determinants of cardiorespiratory fitness in men aged 42 to 60 years with and without cardiovascular disease. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY 103: 1598-1604. 2009

Valtonen M, Laaksonen DE, Laukkanen J, Tolmunen T, Rauramaa R, Viinamäki H, Kauhanen J, Lakka T, Niskanen L. 2009. Leisure-time physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness and feelings of hopelessness in men. BMC PUBLIC HEALTH 9 204. 2009

Wadén J, Forsblom C, Thorn LM, Saraheimo M, Rosengård-Bärlund M, Heikkilä O, Lakka TA, Tikkanen H, Groop PH, FinnDiane Study Group, Karhapää P, Laakso M, Moilanen L, Niskanen L, Vauhkonen I, Voutilainen E. 2008. Physical activity and diabetes complications in patients with type 1 diabetes. The Finnish Diabetic Nephropathy (FinnDiane) Study. DIABETES CARE 31: 230-232. 2008

Savonen KP, Lakka TA, Laukkanen JA, Rauramaa TH, Salonen JT, Rauramaa R. 2008. Workload at the heart rate of 100 beats/min and mortality in middle-aged men known or suspected coronary heart disease. Heart 94: E14. 2008

Savonen KP, Lakka TA, Laukkanen JA, Rauramaa TH, Salonen JT, Rauramaa R. 2008. Usefulness of chronotropic incompetence in response to exercise as a predictor of myocardial infarction in middle-aged men without cardiovascular disease. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY 101: 992-998. 2008

Laaksonen DE, Niskanen L, Nyyssönen K, Lakka TA, Laukkanen JA, Salonen JT. 2008. Dyslipidaemia as a predictor of hypertension in middle-aged men EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL 29: 2561-2568. 2008

Savonen KP, Kiviniemi V, Laukkanen JA, Lakka TA, Rauramaa TH, Salonen JT, Rauramaa R. 2008. Chronotropic incompetence and mortality in middle-aged men with known or suspected coronary heart disease. EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL 29 15: 1896-1902. 2008

Kilpeläinen TO, Lakka TA, Laakosnen DE, Mager U, Salopuro T, Kubaszek A, Todorova B, Laukkanen O, Lindström J, Eriksson JG, Hämäläinen H, Aunola S, Ilanne-Parikka P, Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi S, Tuomilehto J, Laakso M, Uusitupa M. 2008. Interaction of single nucleotide polymorphisms in ADRB2, ADRB3, TNF, IL6, IGF1R, LIPC, LEPR, and GHRL with physical activity on the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus and changes in characteristics of the metabolic syndrome. The Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study. METABOLISM: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL 57: 428-436. 2008

Komulainen P, Pedersen M, Hänninen T, Bruunsgaard H, Lakka TA, Kivipelto M, Hassinen M, Rauramaa TH, Pedersen BK, Rauramaa R. 2008. BDNF is a novel marker of cognitive function in ageing women: the DR's EXTRA Study. NEUROBIOLOGY OF LEARNING AND MEMORY 90 4: 596-603. 2008

Hu G, Lakka TA, Tuomilehto J. 2008. Physical activity, fitness, and prevention of type 2 diabetes: Lee IM, Epidemiologic Methods in Physical Activity Studies.Oxford University Press. 201-224. 2008

Hassinen M, Lakka TA, Savonen K, Litmanen H, Kiviaho L, Laaksonen DE, Komulainen P, Rauramaa R. 2008. Cardiorespiratory fitness as a feature of metabolic syndrome in older men and women. DIABETES CARE 31 6: 1242-1247. 2008

Borodulin K, Laatikainen T, Lahti-Koski M, Jousilahti P, Lakka TA. 2008. Association of age and education with different types of leisure-time physical activity among 4437 Finnish adults. JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND HEALTH 5 2: 242-251. 2008

Kilpeläinen TO, Lakka TA, Laaksonen DE, Lindström J, Eriksson JG, Valle TT, Hämäläinen H, Ilanne-Parikka P, Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi S, Lindi V, Tuomilehto J, Uusitupa M, Laakso M. 2008. SNPs in PPARG associte with type 2 diabetes and intract with physival activity. MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE 40: 25-33. 2008

Komulainen P, Lakka TA, Kivipelto M, Hassinen M, Penttilä IM, Helkala E-L, Gylling H, Nissinen A, Rauramaa R. 2007. Serum high sensitivity C-reactive protein and cognitive function in elderly women AGE AND AGEING 36: 443-448. 2007

Wadén J, Thorn LM, Forsblom C, Lakka T, Saraheimo M, Rosengård-Bärlund M, Heikkilä O, Wessman M, Turunen JA, Parkkonen M, Tikkanen H, Groop P-H, on behalf of the FinnDiane Study Group. 2007. Leisure-time physical activity is associated with the metaboic syndrome in type 1 diabetes: Effect of the PPAR-gamma Pro12Ala polymorphism: the FinnDiane Study. DIABETES CARE 30: 1618-1620. 2007

Savonen KP, Lakka TA, Laukkanen JA, Rauramaa TH, Salonen JT, Rauramaa R. 2007. Effectiveness of workload at the heart rate of 100 beats/min in predicting cardiovascular mortality in men aged 42, 48, 54, or 60 years at baseline. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY 100: 563-568. 2007

Lakka TA, Laaksonen DE. 2007. Physical activity in prevention and treatment of the metabolic syndrome. APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY, NUTRITION AND METABOLISM 32: 76-88. 2007

Komulainen P, Lakka TA, Kivipelto M, Hassinen M, Helkala E-L, Haapala I, Nissinen A, Rauramaa R. 2007. Metabolic syndrome and cognitive function: a population-based follow-up study in elderly women DEMENTIA AND GERIATRIC COGNITIVE DISORDERS 23: 29-34. 2007

Komulainen P, Kivipelto M, Lakka TA, Hassinen M, Helkala E-L, Patja K, Nissinen A, Rauramaa R. 2007. Carotid intima-media thickness and cognitive function in elderly women: a population-based study. NEUROEPIDEMIOLOGY 28: 207-213. 2007

Kilpeläinen TO, Lakka TA, Laaksonen DE, Laukkanen O, Lindström J, Eriksson JG, Valle TT, Hämäläinen H, Aunola S, Ilanne-Parikka P, Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi S, Tuomilehto J, Uusitupa M, Laakso M, for the Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study Group, Laakso M. 2007. Physical activity modifies the effect of SNPs in the SLC2A2 (GLUT2) and ABCC8 (SUR1) genes on the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. PHYSIOLOGICAL GENOMICS (PRINTED AND ONLINE) 31: 264-272. 2007

Hu G, Lakka TA, Lakka H-M, Tuomilehto J, Lakka TA. 2007. Obesity, physical activity, and nutrition in the metabolic syndrome. In: Krentz AJ, Wong ND (ed.) , Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Disease.Informa Healthcare. ss. 241-278. 2007

Hu G, Lakka TA, Kilpeläinen T, Tuomilehto J. 2007. Epidemiological studies of exercise in diabetes prevention. APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY, NUTRITION AND METABOLISM 32: 583-595. 2007

Hu G, Jousilahti P, Borodulin K, Barengo NC, Lakka TA, Nissinen A, Tuomilehto J. 2007. Occupational, commuting and leisure-time physical activity in relation to coronary heart disease among middle-aged Finnish men and women. ATHEROSCLEROSIS 194: 490-497. 2007

Hassinen M, Lakka TA, Komulainen P, Haapala I, Nissinen A, Rauramaa R. 2007. Association of waist and hip circumference with 12-year progression of carotid intima-media thickness in elderly women. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY 31: 1406-1411. 2007

Lakka H-M, Lakka TA, Rankinen T, Rice T, Rao DC, Leon AS, Skinner JS, Bouchard C. 2006. The TNF-a G-308A polymorphism is associated with C-reactive protein levels: The HERITAGE Family Study VASCULAR PHARMACOLOGY 44: 377-383. 2006

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

Savonen KP, Lakka TA, Laukkanen JA, Halonen PM, Rauramaa TH, Salonen JT, Rauramaa R. 2006. Heart rate response during exercise test and cardiovascular mortality in middle-aged men. EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL 27: 582-588. 2006

Laukkanen JA, Kurl S, Salonen JT, Lakka TA, Rauramaa R. 2006. Peak oxygen pulse during exercise as a predictor for coronary heart disease and all cause death. HEART 92 9: 1219-1224. 2006

Lakka TA, Rankinen T, Rice T, Leon AS, Rao DC, Skinner JS, Bouchard C. 2006. Quantitative trait locus on chromosme 20q13 for plasma levels of C-reactive protein in healthy whites: the HERITAGE family sudy. PHYSIOLOGICAL GENOMICS (PRINTED AND ONLINE) 27: 103-107. 2006

Lakka TA, Lakka H-M, Rankinen T, Bouchard C. 2006. Letter to the editor (Exercise and inflammation; reply). EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL 27 11: 1385-1386. 2006

Barengo NC, Kastarinen M, Lakka T, Nissinen A, Tuomilehto J. 2006. Different forms of physical activity and cardiovascular risk factors among 24-64-year-old men and women in Finland. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR PREVENTION AND REHABILITATION 13: 51-59. 2006

Hu G, Rico-Sanz J, Lakka TA, Tuomilehto J. 2006. Exercise, genetics and prevention of type 2 diabetes. ESSAYS IN BIOCHEMISTRY 42: 177-192. 2006

Hu G, Lakka TA, Lakka H-M, Tuomilehto J. 2006. Lifestyle management in the metabolic syndrome. METABOLIC SYNDROME AND RELATED DISORDERS 4: 270-286. 2006

Herder C, Peltonen M, Koenig W, Kräft I, Mûller-Scholze S, Martin S, Lakka T, Ilanne-Parikka P, Eriksson JG, Hämäläinen H, Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi S, Valle TT, Uusitupa M, Lindström J, Kolb H, Tuomilehto J. 2006. Systemic immune mediators and lifestyle changes in the prevention of type 2 diabetes. Results from the Finnish diabes prevention study. DIABETES (NY) 55: 2340-2346. 2006

Hassinen M, Lakka TA, Komulainen P, Gylling H, Nissinen A, Rauramaa R. 2006. C-reactive protein and metabolic syndrome in elderly women. A 12-year follow-up study DIABETES CARE 29: 931-932. 2006

Hassinen M, Komulainen P, Lakka TA, Väisänen SB, Haapala I, Gylling H, Alen M, Schmidt-Trucksäss A, Nissinen A, Rauramaa R. 2006. Metabolic syndrome and the progression of carotid intima-media thickness in elderly women. ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE 166: 444-449. 2006

Borodulin K, Tuomilehto J, Peltonen M, Lakka TA, Sundvall J, Jousilahti P. 2006. Association of leisure time physical activity abdomimal obesity with fsting serum insulin and 2-h postchallenge plasma glucose levels. DIABETIC MEDICINE 23: 1025-1028. 2006

Ukkola O, Rankinen T, Lakka T, Leon AS, Skinner JS, Wilmore JH, Rao DC, Kesäniemi YA, Bouchard C. 2005. Protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B variant associated with fat distribution and insulin metabolism OBESITY (SILVER SPRING, MD.) 13 5: 829-834. 2005

Lakka TA, Lakka H-M, Rankinen T, Leon AS, Rao DC, Skinner JS, Wilmore JH, Bouchard C. 2005. Effect of exercise training on plasma levels of C-reactive protein in healthy adults: the HERITAGE family study. EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL 26: 2018-2025. 2005

Laaksonen DE, Lindström J, Lakka TA, Eriksson JG, Niskanen L, Wikström K, Aunola S, Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi S, Laakso M, Valle TT, Ilanne-Parikka P, Louheranta A, Hakumäki M, Kaikkonen H, Härkönen P, Sundvall J, Tuomilehto J, Uusitupa M, Louheranta A. 2005. Physical activity in the prevention of type 2 diabetes. The Finnish diabetes prevention study. DIABETES (NY) 54: 158-165. 2005

Hassinen M, Komulainen P, Lakka TA, Väisänen SB, Rauramaa R. 2005. Associations of body composition and physical activity with balance and walking ability in the elderly. JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND HEALTH 3: 298-306. 2005

Hu G, Jousilahti P, Barengo NC, Qiao Q, Lakka TA, Tuomilehto J. 2005. Physical activity, cardiovascular risk factors, and mortality among Finnish adults with diabetes. DIABETES CARE 28 4: 799-805. 2005

Borodulin K, Laatikainen T, Lahti-Koski M, Lakka TA, Laukkanen R, Sarna S, Jousilahti P. 2005. Associations between estimated aerobic fitness and cardiovascular risk factors in adults with different levels of abdominal obesity. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR PREVENTION AND REHABILITATION 12 1: 126-131. 2005

Barengo NC, Hu G, Kastarinen M, Lakka TA, Pekkarinen H, Nissinen A, Tuomilehto J. 2005. Low physical activity as a predictor for antihypertensive drug treatment in 25- 64-year-old populations in Eastern and south-western Finland. JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION 23: 293-299. 2005

Boulé NG, Weisnagel SJ, Lakka TA, Tremblay A, Bergman RN, Rankinen T, Leon AS, Skinner JS, Wilmore JH, Rao DC, Bouchard C. 2005. Effects of exercise training on glucose homeostasis. The Heritage family studies. DIABETES CARE 28 1: 108-114. 2005

Barengo NC, Hu G, Lakka TA, Pekkarinen H, Nissinen A, Tuomilehto J. 2004. Low physical activity as a predictor for total and cardiovascular disease mortality in middle-aged men and women in Finland. EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL 25: 2204-2211. 2004

Hu G, Barengo NC, Tuomilehto J, Lakka TA, Nissinen A, Jousilahti P. 2004. Relationship of physical activity and body mass index to the risk of hypertension: a prospective study in Finland. HYPERTENSION 43: 25-30. 2004

Hu G, Lakka TA, Barengo NC, Tuomilehto J. 2004. Physical activity in the prevention of type 2 diabetes. KARDIOVASKULÄRE MEDIZIN 7 11: 394-405. 2004

Laaksonen DE, Niskanen L, Lakka H-M, Lakka TA, Uusitupa M, Laaksonen DE. 2004. Epidemiology and treatment of the metabolic syndrome. Annals of Medicine 36: 332-346. 2004

Laukkanen JA, Kurl S, Salonen R, Lakka TA, Rauramaa R, Salonen JT. 2004. Systolic blood pressure during recovery from exercise and the risk of acute myocardial infarction in middle-aged men. HYPERTENSION 44: 820-825. 2004

Laaksonen DE, Lakka H-M, Lynch J, Lakka TA, Niskanen L, Rauramaa R, Salonen JT, Kauhanen J. 2003. Cardiorespiratory fitness and vigorous leisure-time physical activity modify the association of small size at birth with the metabolic syndrome. DIABETES CARE 26 7: 2156-2164. 2003

Lakka TA, Laaksonen DE, Lakka H-M, Männikkö N, Niskanen LK, Rauramaa R, Salonen JT. 2003. Sedentary lifestyle, poor cardiorespiratory fitness, and the metabolic syndrome. MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE 35 8: 1279-1286. 2003

Rauramaa R, Lakka TA. 2001. Liikuntaa sepelvaltimotaudin ehkäisyyn ja hoitoon DUODECIM 117: 633-638. 2001

Voutilainen S, Rissanen TH, Virtanen J, Lakka TA, Salonen JT. 2001. Low dietary folate intake is associated with an excess incidence of acute coronary events. The Kuopio Ischemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study. CIRCULATION 103: 2674-2680. 2001

Valkonen V-P, Päivä H, Salonen JT, Lakka TA, Lehtimäki T, Laakso J, Laaksonen R. 2001. Risk of acute coronary events and serum concentration of asymmetrical dimethylarginine LANCET 358: 2127-2128. 2001

Puntila E, Kröger H, Lakka T, Tuppurainen M, Jurvelin J, Honkanen R. 2001. Leisure-time physical activity and rate of bone loss among peri- and postmenopausal women: a longitudinal study. BONE 29 5: 442-446. 2001

Laukkanen JA, Lakka TA, Rauramaa R, Kuhanen R, Venäläinen JM, Salonen R, Salonen JT. 2001. Cardiovascular fitness as a predictor of mortality in men. ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE 161: 825-831. 2001

Lakka TA, Lakka H-M, Salonen R, Kaplan GA, Salonen JT. 2001. Abdominal obesity is associated with accelerated progression of carotid atherosclerosis in men. ATHEROSCLEROSIS 154: 497-504. 2001

Voutilainen S, Lakka TA, Porkkala-Sarataho E, Rissanen T, Kaplan GA, Salonen JT. 2000. Low serum folate concentrations are associated with an excess incidence of acute coronary events: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION 54: 424-428. 2000

Vanharanta M, Voutilainen S, Lakka TA, van der Lee M, Adlercreutz H, Salonen JT. 1999. Risk of acute coronary events according to serum concentrations of enterolactone: a prospective population-based case-control study. LANCET 354: 2112-2115. 1999

Everson SA, Goldberg DE, Helmrich SP, Lakka TA, Lynch JW, Kaplan GA, Salonen JT. 1998. Weight gain and the risk of developing insulin resistance syndrome. DIABETES CARE 21: 1637-1643. 1998

Salonen JT, Lakka TA, Lakka H-M, Valkonen V-P, Everson SA, Kaplan GA. 1998. Hyperinsulinemia is associated with the incidence of hypertension and dyslipidemia in middle-aged men. DIABETES (NY) 47: 270-275. 1998

Tuomainen T-P, Nyyssönen K, Salonen R, Tervahauta A, Korpela H, Lakka T, Kaplan GA, Salonen JT. 1997. Body iron stores are associated with serum insulin and blood glucose concentrations. DIABETES CARE 20 3: 426-428. 1997

Lakka TA, Salonen JT. 1997. The physical activity questionnaires of the Kuopio Ischemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study (KIHD) MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE. SUPPLEMENT 29 6: S46-S58. 1997

Puntila E, Kröger H, Lakka T, Honkanen R, Tuppurainen M. 1997. Physical activity in adolescence and bone density in peri- and postmenopausal women: A population-based study BONE 21: 363-367. 1997

Kauhanen J, Kaplan GA, Goldberg DD, Cohen RD, Lakka TA, Salonen JT. 1997. Frequent hangovers and cardiovascular mortality in middle-aged men EPIDEMIOLOGY 8: 310-314. 1997

Lakka TA, Kauhanen J, Salonen JT. 1996. Conditioning leisure time physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness in sociodemographic groups of middle-aged men in Eastern Finland. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY 25 1: 86-93. 1996

Lakka TA, Lakka H-M, Salonen JT. 1996. Hyperinsulinemia and the risk of coronary heart disease. NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE 335 13: 976-977. 1996

Lynch J, Helmrich SP, Lakka TA, Kaplan GA, Cohen RD, Salonen R, Salonen JT. 1996. Moderately intense physical activities and high levels of cardiorespiratory fitness reduce the risk of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in middle-aged men. ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE 156: 1307-1314. 1996

Räsänen J, Kauhanen J, Lakka TA, Kaplan GA, Salonen JT. 1996. Religious affiliation and all-cause mortality: a prospective population study in middle-aged men in Eastern Finland. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY 25 6: 1244-1249. 1996

Lakka TA, Nyyssönen K, Salonen JT. 1994. Higher levels of conditioning leisure time physical activity are associated with reduced levels of stored iron in Finnish men. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY 140: 148-160. 1994

Lakka TA, Venäläinen JM, Rauramaa R, Salonen R, Tuomilehto J, Salonen JT. 1994. Relation of leisure-time physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness to the risk of acute myocardial infarction in men. NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE 330: 1549-1554. 1994

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