Tea Lallukka
Biographic Data
| ID | 257905 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tea Lallukka |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tea |
| FAMILY NAME | Lallukka |
| SIGNATURE | LALLUKKA T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Helsinki |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3841-3129 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 83 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 42 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 83 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Emotional Well‐Being Trajectories Before and After Statutory Retirement—Contributions of Social and Health‐Related Factors
Aging population in OECD countries and the rising mental disorder burden highlight the need to understand statutory retirement's contribution to emotional well‐being. However, the relationship between statutory retirement and emotional well‐being remains underexplored. Clarifying this relationship can help policymakers enhance pension systems to better support statutory retirees' well‐being. This study examined emotional well‐being trajectories 1…
Life-course socioeconomic circumstances and changes in leisure-time physical activity among young and early midlife employees
While socioeconomic differences in leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) are well established, less is known about the contribution of socioeconomic factors to changes in LTPA. This study examined the associations between life-course socioeconomic position (SEP) and changes in LTPA over a 5-year follow-up among young and early midlife employees. This study used the Helsinki Health Study follow-up survey data, comprised of employees of the City of…
The association between pain and diagnosis-specific long-term sickness absence at different levels of body mass index – a register-linked cohort study
Chronic (≥ 3 months) pain and obesity (body mass index [BMI] ≥ 30 kg/m2) are both associated with long-term sickness absence (LTSA). This study aimed to examine the contribution of acute ( 10 working days) at different levels of BMI among young and early midlife employees. Helsinki Health Study questionnaire data covering 19–39-year-old employees were collected in 2017 (n = 4091). Pain was classified as no pain, acute pain, or chronic pain. BMI w…
Weight management and its educational differences among retired individuals living with obesity—a salutogenic approach
A salutogenic orientation, which focuses on health and well-being rather than illness, was evident in many ways in how participants approached their weight management. Educational differences were moderate overall and hinted at specific characteristics of how the resources were utilized. Comprehensibility, manageability, and meaningfulness were evident in the results for both educational groups. According to the results of this study, retired ind…
Having lunch at the staff canteen and plant food consumption among 19–39-year-old Finnish employees
Having lunch at the staff canteen was associated with more frequent fresh and cooked vegetable consumption. The results warrant further studies, including interventions, investigating whether and how staff canteens could promote the consumption of plant foods among employees
Burden of disease scenarios for 204 countries and territories, 2022–2050
BACKGROUND: Future trends in disease burden and drivers of health are of great interest to policy makers and the public at large. This information can be used for policy and long-term health investment, planning, and prioritisation. We have expanded and improved upon previous forecasts produced as part of the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) and provide a reference forecast (the most likely future), and alternativ…
Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021
BACKGROUND: Understanding the health consequences associated with exposure to risk factors is necessary to inform public health policy and practice. To systematically quantify the contributions of risk factor exposures to specific health outcomes, the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2021 aims to provide comprehensive estimates of exposure levels, relative health risks, and attributable burden of disease for 88 ri…
Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021
BACKGROUND: Regular, detailed reporting on population health by underlying cause of death is fundamental for public health decision making. Cause-specific estimates of mortality and the subsequent effects on life expectancy worldwide are valuable metrics to gauge progress in reducing mortality rates. These estimates are particularly important following large-scale mortality spikes, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. When systematically analysed, mort…
Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1950–2021, and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic
BACKGROUND: Estimates of demographic metrics are crucial to assess levels and trends of population health outcomes. The profound impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on populations worldwide has underscored the need for timely estimates to understand this unprecedented event within the context of long-term population health trends. The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2021 provides new demographic estimates for 204 cou…
Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (Dalys), and healthy life expectancy (Hale) for 371 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territor…
BACKGROUND: Detailed, comprehensive, and timely reporting on population health by underlying causes of disability and premature death is crucial to understanding and responding to complex patterns of disease and injury burden over time and across age groups, sexes, and locations. The availability of disease burden estimates can promote evidence-based interventions that enable public health researchers, policy makers, and other professionals to im…
Global, regional, and national burden of disorders affecting the nervous system, 1990–2021
BACKGROUND: Disorders affecting the nervous system are diverse and include neurodevelopmental disorders, late-life neurodegeneration, and newly emergent conditions, such as cognitive impairment following COVID-19. Previous publications from the Global Burden of Disease, Injuries, and Risk Factor Study estimated the burden of 15 neurological conditions in 2015 and 2016, but these analyses did not include neurodevelopmental disorders, as defined by…
Explanations for sickness absence due to common mental disorders
Over recent decades, sickness absence due to common mental disorders has increased among young workers. The phenomenon is mostly understood on the basis of epidemiological research, and knowledge regarding the viewpoints of young workers themselves is lacking. Our study explored the explanations for mental health-related sickness absence in the narrative accounts of young workers in high-risk health and social care occupations. Semi-structured na…
Global, regional, and national burden of diabetes from 1990 to 2021, with projections of prevalence to 2050
BACKGROUND: Diabetes is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide, and affects people regardless of country, age group, or sex. Using the most recent evidentiary and analytical framework from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD), we produced location-specific, age-specific, and sex-specific estimates of diabetes prevalence and burden from 1990 to 2021, the proportion of type 1 and type 2 diabetes…
The contribution of population age-sex structure to the excess mortality estimates of 2020–2021 in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden
The Nordic countries offer an ideal case study of the COVID-19 pandemic due to their comparability, high data quality, and variable mitigations. We investigated the age- and sex-specific mortality patterns during 2020-2021 for the five Nordic countries and analysed the total age- and sex-adjusted excess deaths, ratios of actual to expected death rates, and age-standardized excess death estimates. We assessed excess deaths using several time perio…
Work-family conflicts and long-term medically certified sickness absence due to mental disorders – a follow-up study of female municipal employees
Among female municipal employees, dissatisfaction with combining work and family and both work-to-family and family-to-work conflicts were associated with subsequent long-term sickness absence due to mental disorders
Long-term sickness absence trajectories among ageing municipal employees – the contribution of social and health-related factors
Most ageing employees have no or little long-term SA. Modifiable factors associated with trajectories with more SA could be targeted when designing and timing interventions in occupational healthcare
Contribution of parental health to the subsequent social assistance entry of the family with children
Aim Our aim in this paper was to estimate the contribution of different parental specialised health care diagnoses to the subsequent risk of entry into the social assistance system for families with children in the period 1998–2013
Trajectories in physical functioning by occupational class among retiring women
BACKGROUND: Occupational class inequalities in physical functioning and their changes after retirement are poorly understood. We examined occupational class trajectories in physical functioning 10 years before and after transition to old-age and disability retirement. We included working conditions and behavioural risk factors as covariates, given their established link to health and retirement. METHODS: We used the Helsinki Health Study cohort d…
Population-level risks of alcohol consumption by amount, geography, age, sex, and year
BACKGROUND: The health risks associated with moderate alcohol consumption continue to be debated. Small amounts of alcohol might lower the risk of some health outcomes but increase the risk of others, suggesting that the overall risk depends, in part, on background disease rates, which vary by region, age, sex, and year. METHODS: For this analysis, we constructed burden-weighted dose-response relative risk curves across 22 health outcomes to esti…
Clustering of social disadvantage with attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder in young adults
The clustering of social disadvantage with attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in young adulthood is not well understood. We examined the clustering of ADHD with low educational attainment and unemployment in young adulthood; whether such clustering is stronger when unemployment is prolonged; and whether further clustering of disability pensioning, low education and unemployment occurs among those with ADHD. Data were obtained from Sw…
Occupational Class Differences in Emotional Exhaustion Among Municipal Employees – The Role of Employment Sector and Psychosocial Working Conditions
Studies examining occupational class differences in burnout symptoms across employment sectors are scarce. The aim of this study was to examine whether occupational class is associated with emotional exhaustion, and whether there are differences in the examined associations between employment sectors. A further aim was to examine to which extent psychosocial working conditions may explain these associations. Survey data were collected in 2017 amo…
Trajectories of Insomnia Symptoms Among Aging Employees and Their Associations With Memory, Learning Ability, and Concentration After Retirement - A Prospective Cohort Study (2000–2017)
Early detection of insomnia symptoms would be a potential intervention point to improve both sleep quality and prevent cognitive decline in later life. However, intervention studies are needed
Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990–2019
BACKGROUND: Regularly updated data on stroke and its pathological types, including data on their incidence, prevalence, mortality, disability, risk factors, and epidemiological trends, are important for evidence-based stroke care planning and resource allocation. The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) aims to provide a standardised and comprehensive measurement of these metrics at global, regional, and national leve…
Recurring pain, mental health problems and sick leave in Australia
A substantial proportion of Australians report recurring pain and mental health problems, but their separate and joint contributions to sick leave use has not been examined. This study examines the interaction of pain and mental health problems with sick leave usage and the extent to which unobservable time-invariant factors contribute to these conditions and the propensity to take sick leave. Longitudinal data on self-reported paid sick leave da…
Pain in Multiple Sites and Clusters of Cause-Specific Work Disability Development among Midlife Municipal Employees
This study investigates to what extent pain in multiple sites and common risk factors related to work environment, occupational class and health behaviours are associated with cause-specific work disability (WD) development clusters. The study population was derived from the Finnish Helsinki Health Study (n = 2878). Sequence analysis created clusters of similar subsequent cause-specific WD development in an eight-year follow-up period. Cross-tabu…
Associations of job strain and working overtime with adverse health behaviors and obesity
Sex inequalities in physical and mental functioning of British, Finnish, and Japanese civil servants
Economic difficulties and common mental disorders among Finnish and British white-collar employees
BACKGROUND: In addition to conventional indicators of socioeconomic position, material conditions such as economic difficulties are associated with mental health. However, there has been little investigation of these associations. This study aims to examine the association of current economic difficulties with common mental disorders (CMD) and the contribution of social and behavioural factors to this association in two cohorts of Finnish and Bri…
Social class differences in health behaviours among employees from Britain, Finland and Japan
Work Disability Before and After Diabetes Diagnosis
Objectives. We evaluated the risk of work disability (sick leave and disability pension) before and after diabetes diagnosis relative to individuals without diabetes during the same time period, as well as the trajectory of work disability around the diagnosis. Methods. This Swedish population-based cohort study with register data included 14 428 individuals with incident diabetes in 2006 and 39 702 individuals without diabetes during 2003 to 200…
Social class inequalities in health among occupational cohorts from Finland, Britain and Japan
Work-family conflicts and subsequent sleep medication among women and men
Workplace bullying and common mental disorders
BACKGROUND: Workplace bullying has been associated with mental health, but longitudinal studies confirming the association are lacking. This study examined the associations of workplace bullying with subsequent common mental disorders 5-7 years later, taking account of baseline common mental disorders and several covariates. METHODS: Baseline questionnaire survey data were collected in 2000-2002 among municipal employees, aged 40-60 years (n=8960…
Having lunch at a staff canteen is associated with recommended food habits
Objective: To describe the characteristics of employees having lunch at staff canteens and to examine the association between workplace lunch and recommended food habits. Design: A mailed questionnaire including data on lunch pattern, food habits, sociodemographic background, work-related factors and body weight. Logistic regression models including food habits as dependent variables and lunch pattern, sociodemographic factors, work-related facto…
Associations Between Working Conditions and Angina Pectoris Symptoms Among Employed Women
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to examine whether psychosocial working conditions are associated with angina pectoris (AP) symptoms in women. METHODS: Data were derived from postal questionnaires filled in by 40- to 60-year-old women employed by the City of Helsinki, Finland, in 2000 to 2002 (n = 7093, response rate 67%). AP symptoms were measured by the Rose Questionnaire. Logistic regression analyses were carried out to examine AP symptoms as outc…
Associations of work–family conflicts with food habits and physical activity
Objective This study examines the relationship between family–work conflicts with food habits and physical activity, and whether the relationship is dependent on family structure and work-related factors. Design and setting Cross-sectional postal surveys were carried out in 2001 and 2002 among employees of the City of Helsinki, Finland, aged 40–60 years ( n = 5346, response rate 66%; for women 70% and for men 60%). Dependent variables in logistic…
Associations of job strain and working overtime with adverse health behaviors and obesity
Social class differences in health behaviours among employees from Britain, Finland and Japan
Job strain and symptoms of angina pectoris among British and Finnish middle-aged employees
BACKGROUND: High job strain has been linked with cardiovascular outcomes. This study aimed to examine whether job strain is associated with angina pectoris symptoms among British and Finnish non-manual employees. METHODS: Postal questionnaire survey data among 40-60-year-old employees of the British Whitehall II Study (n = 4551, 27% women) and the Finnish Helsinki Health Study (n = 7605, 83% women) cohort were analysed. Angina pectoris symptoms w…
Economic difficulties and common mental disorders among Finnish and British white-collar employees
BACKGROUND: In addition to conventional indicators of socioeconomic position, material conditions such as economic difficulties are associated with mental health. However, there has been little investigation of these associations. This study aims to examine the association of current economic difficulties with common mental disorders (CMD) and the contribution of social and behavioural factors to this association in two cohorts of Finnish and Bri…
Changes in socio-economic differences in food habits over time
Objective To examine absolute socio-economic differences in food habits and their changes over time. Design A longitudinal study using the cohort baseline mail surveys conducted in 2000–2002 ( n 8960, response rate 67 %) and the follow-up in 2007 ( n 7332, response rate 83 %), including data on seven food habits recommended in the national dietary guidelines, as well as socio-economic and sociodemographic variables. Setting Data from the Helsinki…
Socio-economic circumstances and food habits in Eastern, Central and Western European populations
Objective To assess the relationship between several socio-economic indicators and frequency of consumption of seven predefined healthy foods (consumption of fruit, vegetables, wholegrain bread, vegetable-fat spread, vegetable cooking fat, low-fat milk and low-fat cheese) in populations from Eastern, Central and Western Europe. Design Analysis of baseline data collected in two cross-sectional cohort studies between 2000 and 2005: the Health, Alco…
Sex inequalities in physical and mental functioning of British, Finnish, and Japanese civil servants
Sociodemographic and socioeconomic differences in sleep duration and insomnia-related symptoms in Finnish adults
Disadvantaged socioeconomic position in adulthood, in particular income and employment status, is associated with poorer sleep. When promoting optimal sleep duration and better sleep quality, families with low incomes, unemployed people, and disability retirees should be targeted
Working conditions as risk factors for disability retirement
Among various working conditions, those that are physically demanding and those that imply low job control are potential risk factors for disability retirement. Improving the physical working environment and enhancing control over one's job is likely to help prevent early retirement due to disability
Workplace bullying and common mental disorders
BACKGROUND: Workplace bullying has been associated with mental health, but longitudinal studies confirming the association are lacking. This study examined the associations of workplace bullying with subsequent common mental disorders 5-7 years later, taking account of baseline common mental disorders and several covariates. METHODS: Baseline questionnaire survey data were collected in 2000-2002 among municipal employees, aged 40-60 years (n=8960…
Past and present socioeconomic circumstances and psychotropic medication
BACKGROUND: Various domains of socioeconomic circumstances are associated with self-reported mental health, but we lack evidence from studies using medically confirmed mental health outcomes. This longitudinal study aimed to examine the associations of multiple domains of socioeconomic circumstances with subsequent prescribed psychotropic medication among Finnish public sector employees. METHODS: Baseline survey data among 40-60-year-old employee…
Multiple socioeconomic determinants of weight gain
Current economic difficulties among both women and men, and among women low education and renting, were associated with weight gain. Prevention of weight gain among ageing people would benefit from focusing in particular on those with economic difficulties
Joint association of physical activity and body weight with subsequent physical and mental functioning
Physical activity is likely to be beneficial for physical and mental functioning among both those with overweight and normal weight. However, maintaining normal weight is also important for good physical functioning. Therefore, efforts should be made to recommend people to engage in physical activity regardless of weight
Work-family conflicts and subsequent sleep medication among women and men
Social class inequalities in health among occupational cohorts from Finland, Britain and Japan
Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990–2013
Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life years (Dalys) for 306 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (Hale) for 188 countries, 1990–2013
Joint association of physical activity and overweight with subsequent psychotropic medication
Both normal-weight and physical activity help prevent psychotropic medication but physical activity dominates the association over normal-weight
Work Disability Before and After Diabetes Diagnosis
Objectives. We evaluated the risk of work disability (sick leave and disability pension) before and after diabetes diagnosis relative to individuals without diabetes during the same time period, as well as the trajectory of work disability around the diagnosis. Methods. This Swedish population-based cohort study with register data included 14 428 individuals with incident diabetes in 2006 and 39 702 individuals without diabetes during 2003 to 200…
Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (Dalys) for 315 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (Hale), 1990–2015
BACKGROUND: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) provide summary measures of health across geographies and time that can inform assessments of epidemiological patterns and health system performance, help to prioritise investments in research and development, and monitor progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We aimed to provide updated HALE and DALYs for geographies worldwide and evaluate ho…
Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980–2015
BACKGROUND: Improving survival and extending the longevity of life for all populations requires timely, robust evidence on local mortality levels and trends. The Global Burden of Disease 2015 Study (GBD 2015) provides a comprehensive assessment of all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes in 195 countries and territories from 1980 to 2015. These results informed an in-depth investigation of observed and expected mortality patterns bas…
Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990–2015
BACKGROUND: The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2015 provides an up-to-date synthesis of the evidence for risk factor exposure and the attributable burden of disease. By providing national and subnational assessments spanning the past 25 years, this study can inform debates on the importance of addressing risks in context. METHODS: We used the comparative risk assessment framework developed for previous iterations of t…
Medicine (75 works) · Environmental health (55 works) · Demography (50 works) · Population (47 works) · Workplace Health and Well-being (35 works) · Gerontology (33 works) · Psychiatry (29 works) · Public health (27 works) · Demography (26 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (23 works)