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View article: Changes in hair cortisol during retirement transition: the Finnish retirement and aging study
Changes in hair cortisol during retirement transition: the Finnish retirement and aging study Open
Objectives: Retirement is a significant life event involving removal of work stress and changes in other psychological factors. These changes may induce physiological responses in the body, such as changes in levels of the stress hormone c…
View article: Life-course neighbourhood socioeconomic disadvantage and atherosclerotic carotid artery plaques. The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study
Life-course neighbourhood socioeconomic disadvantage and atherosclerotic carotid artery plaques. The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study Open
Background Neighbourhood socioeconomic disadvantage is a known determinant of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. However, its impact on subclinical atherosclerosis across the life course remains inadequately understood. This study examined…
View article: Changes in life satisfaction and leisure-time physical activity across retirement transition: the FIREA cohort study
Changes in life satisfaction and leisure-time physical activity across retirement transition: the FIREA cohort study Open
Retirement brings changes in daily life, which may have implications for life satisfaction and leisure-time physical activity (LTPA). This study sought to examine associations between concurrent changes in life satisfaction and LTPA across…
View article: Diet Quality Trajectories From Infancy to Young Adulthood: The Special Turku Coronary Risk Factor Intervention Project (STRIP) Study
Diet Quality Trajectories From Infancy to Young Adulthood: The Special Turku Coronary Risk Factor Intervention Project (STRIP) Study Open
The 5 distinct diet quality trajectory groups from infancy to adulthood highlight a clear difference between the highest and lowest diet quality groups. The findings suggest that dietary habits established in early childhood remain moderat…
View article: Social disadvantage accelerates aging
Social disadvantage accelerates aging Open
Social disadvantage, like advanced age, is a risk factor for a broad range of health conditions; however, whether it influences the aging process remains unclear. Here, using a multicohort approach, we investigated the associations of soci…
View article: Incidence of new onset arterial hypertension after metabolic bariatric surgery: an 8-year prospective follow-up with matched controls
Incidence of new onset arterial hypertension after metabolic bariatric surgery: an 8-year prospective follow-up with matched controls Open
Background: Metabolic bariatric surgery (MBS) reduces the risk of new-onset hypertension; however, it is unclear whether this effect varies according to patient sex, age, or socioeconomic background. This study aimed to assess the risk of …
View article: Association of neighbourhood and individual-level socioeconomic disadvantage in childhood and adulthood with cognitive function in mid-adulthood: Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study
Association of neighbourhood and individual-level socioeconomic disadvantage in childhood and adulthood with cognitive function in mid-adulthood: Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study Open
Socioeconomic disadvantage at individual level is associated with poor cognitive outcomes but the link of neighbourhood disadvantage with cognitive function is unclear. We used data from Young Finns Study, a population-based cohort, to exa…
View article: Association of multimorbidity with working life expectancy among adults aged 50 years and older: Findings from two prospective cohort studies
Association of multimorbidity with working life expectancy among adults aged 50 years and older: Findings from two prospective cohort studies Open
Background Individual diseases are important risk factors for early exit from the labour force among older adults, but the contribution of multimorbidity to working life expectancy (WLE) is unclear. Methods We used data from two prospectiv…
View article: Winter-time solar radiation, precipitation, and psychotropic medication purchases: A cohort study in Finnish public sector employees
Winter-time solar radiation, precipitation, and psychotropic medication purchases: A cohort study in Finnish public sector employees Open
Background: In Northern latitudes, winter is the darkest time of the year, and depressive episodes during winter are prevalent. Although changing weather patterns due to climate change are projected to result in warmer and wetter and, thus…
View article: Health benefits of leisure-time physical activity by socioeconomic status, lifestyle risk, and mental health: a multicohort study
Health benefits of leisure-time physical activity by socioeconomic status, lifestyle risk, and mental health: a multicohort study Open
Wellcome Trust, UK Medical Research Council, US National Institute on Aging, and Research Council of Finland.
View article: Associations of 24‐h Movement Behaviors With Incidence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors: The Finnish Retirement and Aging Study
Associations of 24‐h Movement Behaviors With Incidence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors: The Finnish Retirement and Aging Study Open
Low physical activity, high sedentary time (SED), and inadequate sleep increase cardiovascular disease risk, but the codependency between these 24‐h movement behaviors has often been neglected. This study examined associations between 24‐h…
View article: COVID-19 infection and later risk of sickness absence by socioeconomic status: a cohort study
COVID-19 infection and later risk of sickness absence by socioeconomic status: a cohort study Open
Employees who reported contracting first-wave COVID-19 infection had higher rates of sickness absence in the following year. This excess risk was most consistently observed in employees with intermediate socioeconomic status (e.g. office w…
View article: Residential Area Characteristics Are Associated With Asthma Burden in Children
Residential Area Characteristics Are Associated With Asthma Burden in Children Open
Background Wheezing illnesses, especially those triggered by rhinovirus infection, cause a major disease burden, and they often precede asthma. Environmental exposures are known to affect recurrence of wheezing. We investigated the relatio…
View article: COVID-19 infection and later risk of sickness absence by socioeconomic status: a cohort study
COVID-19 infection and later risk of sickness absence by socioeconomic status: a cohort study Open
Background The COVID-19 pandemic was a significant health risk and resulted in increased sickness absence during the pandemic. This study examines whether a history of COVID-19 infection is associated with a higher risk of subsequent sickn…
View article: Trajectories of work ability and associated work unit characteristics from pre-COVID to post-COVID pandemic period
Trajectories of work ability and associated work unit characteristics from pre-COVID to post-COVID pandemic period Open
Objectives To identify trajectories of work ability from pre-COVID to post-COVID-19 pandemic period and to examine work unit characteristics associated with these trajectories. Methods The study population was a cohort of Finnish public se…
View article: Diet quality trajectories from infancy to age 18 and their association with diet quality at age 26
Diet quality trajectories from infancy to age 18 and their association with diet quality at age 26 Open
Background and objectives Dietary habits during childhood and adolescence show strong stability. However, no studies have investigated dietary trajectories from infancy to adulthood. We therefore aimed to 1) identify diet quality trajector…
View article: Sickness absence patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic among Finnish public sector employees
Sickness absence patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic among Finnish public sector employees Open
Background The patterns of sickness absence (SA), that is, the clustering of differing lengths of episodes and total number of days absent, have not been examined. We examined these SA patterns and factors associated with the patterns duri…
View article: The role of early life factors and green living environment in the development of gut microbiota in infancy: Population-based cohort study
The role of early life factors and green living environment in the development of gut microbiota in infancy: Population-based cohort study Open
Objective: Early life microbial exposure influences the composition of gut microbiota. We investigated how early life factors, and the green living environment around infants’ homes, influence the development of gut microbiota during infan…
View article: Exposure to useable green space and physical activity during active travel: A longitudinal GPS and accelerometer study before and after retirement
Exposure to useable green space and physical activity during active travel: A longitudinal GPS and accelerometer study before and after retirement Open
Green spaces may serve as population level interventions encouraging active travel. We examined the associations between exposure to useable green space (CORINE Land Cover categories) and physical activity during active travel (GPS and acc…
View article: COVID-19-induced changes in the workplace, psychosocial work environment and employee well-being: a longitudinal study
COVID-19-induced changes in the workplace, psychosocial work environment and employee well-being: a longitudinal study Open
Background In many workplaces, the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic changed work arrangements, but there is scarce longitudinal evidence on whether psychosocial work environment and employee well-being were affected. Aims To examine the p…
View article: Stimulating leisure-time activities and the risk of dementia: a multi-cohort study
Stimulating leisure-time activities and the risk of dementia: a multi-cohort study Open
Background Stimulating activities are associated with a decreased risk of dementia. However, the extent to which this reflects a protective effect of activity or non-participation resulting from dementia is debated. We investigated the ass…
View article: Obesity and risk of diseases associated with hallmarks of cellular ageing: a multicohort study
Obesity and risk of diseases associated with hallmarks of cellular ageing: a multicohort study Open
For the German and Finnish translations of the abstract see Supplementary Materials section.
View article: Association of school neighbourhood socioeconomic disadvantage and teaching staff’s risk of violence at work
Association of school neighbourhood socioeconomic disadvantage and teaching staff’s risk of violence at work Open
Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the association between neighbourhood socioeconomic disadvantage and teaching staff’s risk of workplace violence and whether workplace psychosocial resources can act as effect modifiers. Methods:…
View article: Physical activity and risk of workplace and commuting injuries: a cohort study
Physical activity and risk of workplace and commuting injuries: a cohort study Open
OBJECTIVE: Leisure-time physical activity (PA) has been hypothesized to reduce the likelihood of occupational injuries, but it is unclear whether this association varies between workplace and commuting injuries. The aim of this study was t…
View article: Cohort study on incidence of new-onset type 2 diabetes in patients after bariatric surgery and matched controls
Cohort study on incidence of new-onset type 2 diabetes in patients after bariatric surgery and matched controls Open
Background Metabolic bariatric surgery the reduces risk of new-onset type 2 diabetes in individuals with obesity, but it is unclear whether the benefit varies by sex, age, or socioeconomic status. The aim was to assess the risk of new-onse…
View article: Are changes in sleep problems associated with changes in life satisfaction during the retirement transition?
Are changes in sleep problems associated with changes in life satisfaction during the retirement transition? Open
View article: Sex-related differential item functioning of the Jenkins Sleep Scale: a cross-sectional study among 77 967 employees in the Finnish public sector
Sex-related differential item functioning of the Jenkins Sleep Scale: a cross-sectional study among 77 967 employees in the Finnish public sector Open
Objectives To investigate if the Jenkins Sleep Scale (JSS) demonstrates sex-related differential item functioning (DIF). Design Cross-sectional study. Setting Survey data from the Finnish Public Sector study (2015–2017). Participants 77 96…
View article: Erratum: “Climate Change, Summer Temperature, and Heat-Related Mortality in Finland: Multicohort Study with Projections for a Sustainable vs. Fossil-Fueled Future to 2050”
Erratum: “Climate Change, Summer Temperature, and Heat-Related Mortality in Finland: Multicohort Study with Projections for a Sustainable vs. Fossil-Fueled Future to 2050” Open
View article: Longitudinal Associations between 24-h Movement Behaviors and Cardiometabolic Biomarkers: A Natural Experiment over Retirement
Longitudinal Associations between 24-h Movement Behaviors and Cardiometabolic Biomarkers: A Natural Experiment over Retirement Open
Introduction Physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep, that is, 24-h movement behaviors, often change in the transition from work to retirement, which may affect cardiometabolic health. This study investigates the longitudinal asso…
View article: The Role of Early Life Factors and Green Living Environment in the Development of Gut Microbiota in Infancy: Population-Based Cohort Study
The Role of Early Life Factors and Green Living Environment in the Development of Gut Microbiota in Infancy: Population-Based Cohort Study Open