Maijaliisa Erkkola
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 5484705 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Maijaliisa Erkkola |
| NOMBRES | Maijaliisa |
| APELLIDO | Erkkola |
| FIRMA | ERKKOLA M |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Helsinki |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6966-1523 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 44 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 7 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 44 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2010 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Dagis Salo cohort profile
The global prevalence of childhood obesity has increased significantly, with World Health Organisation emphasising the importance of early childhood for promoting healthy growth and development. In Finland, 29% of boys and 18% of girls aged 2–16 years are living with overweight or obesity. The DAGIS Intervention in 2017–2018 in Southwest Finland aimed to promote healthy energy-balance related behaviours (EBRBs) and self-regulation skills in early…
Dietary acculturation and eating habits of Ukrainian children in Finland
The Russian invasion of Ukraine displaced millions of children who face acute stress and require rapid adaptation to unfamiliar environments, potentially affecting lifelong health outcomes. This qualitative study explored factors influencing dietary acculturation and eating habits of Ukrainian children resettled in Finland. Five focus groups were conducted in August 2024 with 16 mothers and 12 children (aged 8-13 years) recruited through the Ukra…
The impact of adhering to a more plant-based menu on food waste at Finnish early childhood education and care centres
Purpose The aim of the study was to analyse how the introduction of an environmentally sustainable and healthy menu with a lower climate impact affects the amount of food waste (FW) at early education centres in Finland. This study provides new knowledge regarding the FW amount, type and origin at early education centres. Design/methodology/approach The study started with a baseline measurement period in autumn 2021, and follow-up measurements we…
Vegetable‐Related Parenting Practices, Parenting Style and Preschoolers' Vegetable Consumption
The specific food parenting practices used by parents, along with the broader parenting style that reflects the general characteristics of their approach to parenting, may influence children's vegetable consumption. We examined cross-sectional associations of parenting style constructs (nurturance, structure, behavioural control, inappropriate control, and overprotection) and vegetable-related parenting practices (VPP) ('encouragement and modelli…
Parental self-efficacy, parental restrictions and young children's food consumption
Compared with ample evidence on the influence of the home food environment on children's food consumption, associations between certain aspects of the social home food environment (such as parental self-efficacy (PSE) and parental restrictions) and young children's food consumption are less studied. Our aims were 1) to investigate the associations among feeding-related PSE, sugary food and drink (SFD)-related parental restrictions, and children's…
War exposure and changes in eating behaviours in Ukrainian school‐aged children
The war in Ukraine has exposed children to extremely high levels of acute and chronic stressors, which can impact their eating behaviour (EB). We aimed to determine the prevalence of war-induced, stress-related disruptions in EB of Ukrainian children. We conducted a cross-sectional online survey among parents of 5- to 17-year-old children, who had experienced the war in Ukraine in February-May 2023. Guardians reported their child's various war ex…
Does food insecurity compromise diet quality among Finnish private sector service workers
Objective: To investigate the association between food insecurity (FI) and diet quality in private sector service workers. Design: Data were collected via electronic questionnaires (2019) and the national register data (2018–2019). FI was measured using the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) and diet quality using an FFQ and a modified Healthy Food Intake Index (mHFII). The associations between HFIAS and mHFII were studied using ANOVA…
How energy balance-related behaviours, temperament, stress and overweight associate
Objective: This study aimed to (1) examine the clustering of energy balance-related behaviours (EBRB) and (2) investigate whether EBRB clusters, temperament and hair cortisol concentration (HCC) associate with overweight. Design: We assessed food consumption using food records, screen time (ST) using sedentary behaviour diaries, sleep consistency and temperament (negative affectivity, surgency, effortful control) using questionnaires and HCC usin…
Breastfeeding practices among immigrants living in Finland
Even though the number of immigrant mothers was low, this study suggests that maternal origin is a significant predictor of suboptimal breastfeeding independent of sociodemographic and antenatal characteristics. There is a need for culturally sensitive interventions to promote breastfeeding among these groups
Perceptions of three diets varying in animal- and plant-based protein contents
The market for new plant protein-based meat substitutes is expanding, although their consumption remains limited compared to animal-based protein sources. Further research is necessary to comprehend the perceptions of diets in which animal-based protein sources are partially replaced with plant proteins. This qualitative study is part of an intervention trial, during which participants adhered to one of the three intervention diets for 12 weeks: …
Private sector service workers’ well-being before and during the Covid-19 pandemic
Workers attending to the essential functions of society have been most affected by COVID-19, but the well-being of workers outside the health care sector has scarcely been documented. We describe well-being profiles of Finnish blue-collar workers in private sector services and changes in their well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. Altogether 6345 members of the Service Union United provided cross-sectional pre-COVID data in April-June 2019, an…
Wealth and obesity in pre-adolescents and their guardians
The prevalence of non-communicable diseases is increasing in lower-middle-income countries as these countries transition to unhealthy lifestyles. The transition is mostly predominant in urban areas. We assessed the association between wealth and obesity in two sub-counties in Nairobi City County, Kenya, in the context of family and poverty. This cross-sectional study was conducted among of 9–14 years old pre-adolescents and their guardians living…
Associations between socioeconomic status, home food availability, parental role-modeling, and children’s fruit and vegetable consumption
Parental educational level showed more associations with children's FV consumption than relative family income. Our findings suggest that reducing the availability of SFD is as important as increasing the availability of FV to enhance children's FV consumption. Future interventions to improve children's dietary behaviors should pay greater attention to the lower SES segments of society. Longitudinal studies and intervention studies supporting the…
Food purchase behaviour in a Finnish population
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Who buys non-alcoholic beer in Finland? Sociodemographic characteristics and associations with regular beer purchases
Educated and affluent consumers have been the forerunners of non-alcoholic beer consumption in Finland. In order to promote the substitution of regular beer with non-alcoholic beer the shift towards lower-strength beverages should be facilitated across social strata
Parental Happiness Associates With the Co-occurrence of Preschool-Aged Children’s Healthy Energy Balance-Related Behaviors
We examined whether parental happiness associate with preschoolers’ healthy energy balance-related behaviors (EBRBs) and with the co-occurrence of multiple healthy EBRBs. This cross-sectional study included 647 pairs of parents (88% mothers) and children (mean age 4.7, SD 0.9 years). Parents completed the Subjective Happiness Scale. In addition, ActiGraph accelerometers measured children’s physical activity, and parents reported screen time and f…
Effects of the Dagis randomized controlled trial on home environment and children’s food consumption according to the degree of implementation
ISRCTN57165350 (8 January, 2015)
Food purchase behaviour in a Finnish population
Objective: To identify food purchase patterns and to assess their carbon footprint and expenditure. Design: Cross-sectional. Setting: Purchase patterns were identified by factor analysis from the annual purchases of 3435 product groups. The associations between purchase patterns and the total purchases’ carbon footprints (based on life-cycle assessment) and expenditure were analysed using linear regression and adjusted for nutritional energy cont…
Food insecurity among Finnish private service sector workers
Objective: To examine the prevalence and determinants of food insecurity among private sector service workers in Finland and assess validity of the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) tool. Design: In this cross-sectional study, food insecurity and background characteristics were collected from Finnish private service workers via electronic questionnaires (2019) and national register data (2018–2019). We conducted univariate and multiv…
Associations between Parent–Child Nature Visits and Sleep, Physical Activity and Weight Status among Finnish 3–6-Year-Olds
Nature visits and nature exposure have been shown to be favorably associated with children's health and development, but the research regarding their associations with children's lifestyle habits is limited. The current study aimed to investigate the associations between the frequency of parent-child nature visits and sleep, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and weight status among three- to six-year-old Finnish preschoolers. Parents …
Are associations between home environment and preschool children’s sedentary time influenced by parental educational level in a cross-sectional survey
Future interventions aiming to decrease SED should pay attention to relevant factors in children's sedentary behaviour home environment. It is important to acknowledge the possible PEL differences in these factors
Do stressed children have a lot on their plates? A cross-sectional study of long-term stress and diet among Finnish preschoolers
We examined the association between hair cortisol concentration (HCC) - an indicator of long-term stress - and diet among preschoolers in a cross-sectional design. The participants were 597 Finnish 3-6-year-olds, and the data were collected in 2015-16. We used 4-cm hair samples to analyze HCC during the past four months. Food consumption was assessed using a food frequency questionnaire, and we used consumption frequencies of selected food groups…
Does temperament make children differently susceptible to their home physical food environment? A cross-sectional Dagis study on 3–6 year old Finnish children's food consumption
Prevalence and determinants of vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency among three immigrant groups in Finland
Objective: We investigated the determinants of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [S-25(OH)D] and dietary vitamin D sources among three immigrant groups in Finland and compared their S-25(OH)D to the general Finnish population. Design: Cross-sectional population-based Migrant Health and Wellbeing Study and the nationally representative Finnish Health 2011 Survey. S-25(OH)D was standardised according to the Vitamin D Standardisation Program. Vitamin D sour…
Alcohol expenditure in grocery stores and their associations with tobacco and food expenditures
Alcohol consumption is a significant cause of disease, death and social harm, and it clusters with smoking tobacco and an unhealthy diet. Using automatically registered retail data for research purposes is a novel approach, which is not subject to underreporting bias. Based on loyalty card data (LoCard) obtained by a major Finnish retailer holding a market share of 47%, we examined alcohol expenditure and their associations with food and tobacco …
A cross-sectional study of children's temperament, food consumption and the role of food-related parenting practices
Although evidence exists of the association between children's temperament and weight, only few studies have examined how temperament is associated with actual food consumption among preschoolers. We examined concurrent associations between children's temperament and the consumption of different foods, and investigated whether the association between children's temperament and vegetable consumption is mediated by vegetable-related parenting pract…
Children’s physical activity and the preschool physical environment
The physical environment in preschool, covering all indoor and outdoor equipment, and the surfaces of the preschool yard, may have a large potential for increasing children’s physical activity (PA). However, it is less clear which specific physical environmental factors are associated with children’s PA. Cross-sectional associations between the individual observed items (e.g. fixed and portable equipment, surfaces, terrain in the grounds) as well…
Do stressed children have a lot on their plates? A cross-sectional study of long-term stress and diet among Finnish preschoolers
We examined the association between hair cortisol concentration (HCC) - an indicator of long-term stress - and diet among preschoolers in a cross-sectional design. The participants were 597 Finnish 3-6-year-olds, and the data were collected in 2015-16. We used 4-cm hair samples to analyze HCC during the past four months. Food consumption was assessed using a food frequency questionnaire, and we used consumption frequencies of selected food groups…
Determinants of breast-feeding in a Finnish birth cohort
Objective To assess milk feeding on the maternity ward and during infancy, and their relationship to sociodemographic determinants. The validity of our 3-month questionnaire in measuring hospital feeding was assessed. Design A prospective Finnish birth cohort with increased risk to type 1 diabetes recruited between 1996 and 2004. The families completed a follow-up form on the age at introduction of new foods and age-specific dietary questionnaire…
Food consumption and nutrient intake in day care and at home in 3-year-old Finnish children
Objective To assess and compare the food consumption and nutrient intake between 3-year-old children cared for at home full-time and those attending day care outside the home. Nutrient intake on weekdays and weekends was also studied. Design Cross-sectional sample of children invited to the nutrition study within the Type 1 Diabetes Prediction and Prevention (DIPP) birth cohort born in 2001. Families returned 3-d food record completed close to th…
Food consumption and nutrient intake in Finnish 1–6-year-old children
Objective To study food consumption and nutrient intake in Finnish children aged 1–6 years and to assess the effect of age and sex on food consumption and nutrient intake. Design Cross-sectional samples of children participating in the Type 1 Diabetes Prediction and Prevention (DIPP) birth cohort study in Finland. Subjects The study population comprised healthy children recruited in the nutrition study within the DIPP study in 1998–2003. Three-da…
Diet composition of pregnant Finnish women
Objective To describe the diet of a population of pregnant Finnish women over a period of 7 years, with special attention paid to seasonal fluctuations in food consumption and nutrient intake. Design A validated 181-item FFQ was applied retrospectively, after delivery, to assess the maternal diet during the 8th month of pregnancy. Setting Type 1 Diabetes Prediction and Prevention Nutrition Study Cohort. Subjects The cohort comprised a total of 48…
Food photographs in portion size estimation among adolescent Mozambican girls
Objective To assess the validity of food photographs in portion size estimation among adolescent girls in Mozambique. The study was carried out in preparation for the larger ZANE study, which used the 24 h dietary recall method. Design Life-sized photographs of three portion sizes of two staple foods and three sauces were produced. Participants ate weighed portions of one staple food and one sauce. After the meal, they were asked to estimate the …
Sociodemographic determinants of early weaning
Objective To assess the most important sociodemographic determinants of age at introduction of complementary foods in infancy. Design A prospective birth cohort with increased risk of type 1 diabetes, recruited between 1996 and 2004. The families completed at home a follow-up form on the age at introduction of new foods and, for each clinic visit, a structured dietary questionnaire with 3 d food records. Setting Data from the Type 1 Diabetes Pred…
Finnish Children Healthy Eating Index (FCHEI) and its associations with family and child characteristics in pre-school children
Objective The objective was to develop a Finnish Children Healthy Eating Index (FCHEI), to determine the relative validity of the index and to examine associations between the index and familial sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics. Design Cross-sectional samples of children participating in a population-based birth cohort study in Finland. Setting Type I Diabetes Prediction and Prevention (DIPP) Study cohort. Subjects Three-day food re…
Increased health and well-being in preschools (Dagis)
ISRCTN57165350 (January, 8th, 2015)
Healthy Food Intake Index (HFII) – Validity and reproducibility in a gestational-diabetes-risk population
The HFII components reflect the food guidelines of the NNR, intakes of relevant nutrients, and characteristics known to vary with diet quality. It largely ignores energy intake, its components have independent contribution to the HFII, and it exhibits reproducibility. The main shortcomings are absence of red and processed meat component, and the validation in a selected study population. It is suitable for ranking participants according to the ad…
The mediating role of the home environment in relation to parental educational level and preschool children’s screen time
Our study recognized multiple modifiable mediators in the associations between parental education and preschool children's screen time. When aiming to diminish socioeconomic status differences in preschool children's screen time, the focus should be on parental role models, attitudes, and norm related to children's screen time
Reproducibility of Preschool Personnel and Guardian Reports on Energy Balance-Related Behaviors and Their Correlates in Finnish Preschool Children
Valid and reliable non-objective assessments of guardian and preschool personnel reports are necessary when estimating young children's health behaviors. This study examines the test-retest reproducibility of (a) guardian and preschool personnel questionnaires about correlates of preschool-aged children's energy balance-related behaviors (EBRBs), (b) a screen time diary, and (c) a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) reported by a guardian. A sampl…
Preschool Environmental Factors, Parental Socioeconomic Status, and Children’s Sedentary Time
Preschool children's high levels of sedentary time (ST) is a public health concern. As preschool reaches a large population of children from different socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds, more knowledge on how the preschool setting is associated with children's ST is relevant. Our aims were to examine (1) the associations of preschool setting (covering social, physical, and organizational level) with children's ST, and (2) the moderating role …
Increased Health and Wellbeing in Preschools (Dagis) Study—Differences in Children’s Energy Balance-Related Behaviors (EBRBs) and in Long-Term Stress by Parental Educational Level
This paper describes the Increased Health and Wellbeing in Preschools (DAGIS) survey process and socioeconomic status (SES) differences in children's energy balance-related behaviors (EBRBs), meaning physical activity, sedentary and dietary behaviors, and long-term stress that serve as the basis for the intervention development. A cross-sectional survey was conducted during 2015−2016 in 66 Finnish preschools in eight municipalities involving 864 …
Dietary patterns and their associations with home food availability among Finnish pre-school children
Objective To study the associations between home food availability and dietary patterns among pre-school children. Design Cross-sectional study in which parents of the participating children filled in an FFQ and reported how often they had certain foods in their homes. We derived dietary pattern scores using principal component analysis, and composite scores describing the availability of fruits and vegetables as well as sugar-enriched foods in t…
Children’s physical activity and the preschool physical environment
The physical environment in preschool, covering all indoor and outdoor equipment, and the surfaces of the preschool yard, may have a large potential for increasing children’s physical activity (PA). However, it is less clear which specific physical environmental factors are associated with children’s PA. Cross-sectional associations between the individual observed items (e.g. fixed and portable equipment, surfaces, terrain in the grounds) as well…
Alcohol expenditure in grocery stores and their associations with tobacco and food expenditures
Alcohol consumption is a significant cause of disease, death and social harm, and it clusters with smoking tobacco and an unhealthy diet. Using automatically registered retail data for research purposes is a novel approach, which is not subject to underreporting bias. Based on loyalty card data (LoCard) obtained by a major Finnish retailer holding a market share of 47%, we examined alcohol expenditure and their associations with food and tobacco …
Development of the Dagis intervention study
ISRCTN57165350 (Prospectively registered January the 8th, 2015)
Compliance with the 24-h movement guidelines and the relationship with anthropometry in Finnish preschoolers
Meeting recommendations for PA and sleep may have an important role in supporting a healthy weight status in young children. However, there is still a need to improve compliance with the 24-h movement guidelines, especially for ST
Early educators’ practices and opinions in relation to pre-schoolers’ dietary intake at pre-school
Objective We aimed to examine associations between early educators’ feeding practices and opinions and children’s dietary intake at pre-school, in a context where uniform meals are served and pre-schools are highly regulated. Design Cross-sectional study. Food consumption data of the children consisted of two-day food records from pre-school kept by early educators. Early educators also reported their feeding practices and opinions on pre-school …
A cross-sectional study of children's temperament, food consumption and the role of food-related parenting practices
Although evidence exists of the association between children's temperament and weight, only few studies have examined how temperament is associated with actual food consumption among preschoolers. We examined concurrent associations between children's temperament and the consumption of different foods, and investigated whether the association between children's temperament and vegetable consumption is mediated by vegetable-related parenting pract…
Prevalence and determinants of vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency among three immigrant groups in Finland
Objective: We investigated the determinants of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [S-25(OH)D] and dietary vitamin D sources among three immigrant groups in Finland and compared their S-25(OH)D to the general Finnish population. Design: Cross-sectional population-based Migrant Health and Wellbeing Study and the nationally representative Finnish Health 2011 Survey. S-25(OH)D was standardised according to the Vitamin D Standardisation Program. Vitamin D sour…
Associations between Parent–Child Nature Visits and Sleep, Physical Activity and Weight Status among Finnish 3–6-Year-Olds
Nature visits and nature exposure have been shown to be favorably associated with children's health and development, but the research regarding their associations with children's lifestyle habits is limited. The current study aimed to investigate the associations between the frequency of parent-child nature visits and sleep, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and weight status among three- to six-year-old Finnish preschoolers. Parents …
Are associations between home environment and preschool children’s sedentary time influenced by parental educational level in a cross-sectional survey
Future interventions aiming to decrease SED should pay attention to relevant factors in children's sedentary behaviour home environment. It is important to acknowledge the possible PEL differences in these factors
Do stressed children have a lot on their plates? A cross-sectional study of long-term stress and diet among Finnish preschoolers
We examined the association between hair cortisol concentration (HCC) - an indicator of long-term stress - and diet among preschoolers in a cross-sectional design. The participants were 597 Finnish 3-6-year-olds, and the data were collected in 2015-16. We used 4-cm hair samples to analyze HCC during the past four months. Food consumption was assessed using a food frequency questionnaire, and we used consumption frequencies of selected food groups…
Does temperament make children differently susceptible to their home physical food environment? A cross-sectional Dagis study on 3–6 year old Finnish children's food consumption
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