Pekka Jousilahti
Biographic Data
| ID | 1741174 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Pekka Jousilahti |
| GIVEN NAMES | Pekka |
| FAMILY NAME | Jousilahti |
| SIGNATURE | JOUSILAHTI P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7190-0979 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 77 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Major changes in indoor air-related symptoms, health worry, and views between 2018 and 2022 in Finland
Indoor air-related symptoms and health-worry are common in Finland, even though the levels of indoor air pollutants are mostly lower than elsewhere in Europe. To address these problems, the Finnish Indoor Air and Health Programme 2018–2028 was initiated. Changes in the population were monitored with repeated surveys. Questionnaire surveys were conducted in two independent random samples of Finnish people aged 25–64 in 2018 and 2022, with 1797 and…
Genetic evidence of assortative mating in humans
Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology
Adapting existing diabetes risk scores for an Asian population
Existing European or American diabetes risk tools cannot be adopted in Asian countries without prior validation in the specific population. With this in mind, a low-cost, reliable screening tool for undiagnosed diabetes was developed and internally validated for Mongolians. The potential for cost and morbidity savings could be significant
Protocol for a national, mixed-methods knowledge, attitudes and practices survey on non-communicable diseases
KAP surveys are well represented in the literature, but studies that aim to explore the knowledge, attitudes and practices of a population around NCDs remain scarce. This is despite the growing number of national epidemiological surveys, such as STEPS, which aim to quantify the burden of these diseases but do not explore the level of population-based awareness, understanding, risk-perception and possible motivation for change. Therefore this pape…
Eating styles, self-control and obesity indicators. The moderating role of obesity status and dieting history on restrained eating
Body mass index, waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio cut-off points for categorisation of obesity among Omani Arabs
Background There are no data on optimal cut-off points to classify obesity among Omani Arabs. The existing cut-off points were obtained from studies of European populations. Objective To determine gender-specific optimal cut-off points for body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) associated with elevated prevalent cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk among Omani Arabs. Design A community-based cross-sectional stud…
Changes in traditional risk factors no longer explain time trends in cardiovascular mortality and its socioeconomic differences
AIM: To investigate to what extent the changes in traditional risk factors (total cholesterol, smoking, hypertension) explain the changes in socioeconomic (defined by occupational class and household income) differences in cardiovascular mortality in Finland during the past 20 years. DESIGN: Study population comprised 14,642 men and women aged 35-64 years who were selected from population-based FINRISK surveys in 1987, 1992, 1997 or 2002 in three…
The physical strenuousness of work is slightly associated with an upward trend in the BMI
Non-participation and mortality in different socioeconomic groups
Background: Declining response rates pose a serious threat to the validity of estimates derived from epidemiological studies. If respondents and non-respondents differ systematically from each other, there can be a bias in the results of the study. A population-based cohort study was conducted to investigate disparities in socioeconomic structure between respondents and non-respondents and the contribution of these disparities to socioeconomic di…
Total and cause specific mortality among participants and non-participants of population based health surveys
Study objective: To assess total and cause specific mortality among participants and non-participants of large population based health surveys. Design: A prospective follow up study. Baseline surveys were conducted in 1972, 1977, 1982, 1987, and 1992. Study end points were overall, cardiovascular, cancer and violent mortality, and deaths related to smoking and alcohol. Study cohorts were followed up until the end of 2000 through computerised reco…
Association of markers of systemic inflammation, C reactive protein, serum amyloid A, and fibrinogen, with socioeconomic status
Study objective: Systemic inflammation may play an important part in the development of cardiovascular disease. It has also been shown that socioeconomic status predicts cardiovascular events independently of established risk factors. The aim of this study was to analyse the association of three sensitive markers of systemic inflammation: C reactive protein (CRP), serum amyloid A protein (SAA), and fibrinogen, with socioeconomic status. Design: C…
Development of smoking by birth cohort in the adult population in eastern Finland 1972-97
In men decreased initiation and increased cessation contributed to the downward trend in smoking prevalence, whereas among women, changes in smoking were mostly caused by augmented initiation in successive birth cohorts. During the study period educational inequalities in smoking widened, as the less highly educated came increasingly to form the smoking population
Do changes in cardiovascular risk factors explain the increasing socioeconomic difference in mortality from ischaemic heart disease in Finland
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To estimate the extent to which changes in blood pressure, smoking, and serum cholesterol concentration explain the observed increase in socioeconomic differences in mortality from ischaemic heart disease (IHD) in Finland during the past 20 years. DESIGN: Predicted changes in mortality from IHD were calculated using logistic regression models with the risk factor levels assessed by cross sectional population surveys conducted in …
Genetic evidence of assortative mating in humans
Eating styles, self-control and obesity indicators. The moderating role of obesity status and dieting history on restrained eating
Do changes in cardiovascular risk factors explain the increasing socioeconomic difference in mortality from ischaemic heart disease in Finland
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To estimate the extent to which changes in blood pressure, smoking, and serum cholesterol concentration explain the observed increase in socioeconomic differences in mortality from ischaemic heart disease (IHD) in Finland during the past 20 years. DESIGN: Predicted changes in mortality from IHD were calculated using logistic regression models with the risk factor levels assessed by cross sectional population surveys conducted in …
Total and cause specific mortality among participants and non-participants of population based health surveys
Study objective: To assess total and cause specific mortality among participants and non-participants of large population based health surveys. Design: A prospective follow up study. Baseline surveys were conducted in 1972, 1977, 1982, 1987, and 1992. Study end points were overall, cardiovascular, cancer and violent mortality, and deaths related to smoking and alcohol. Study cohorts were followed up until the end of 2000 through computerised reco…
Association of markers of systemic inflammation, C reactive protein, serum amyloid A, and fibrinogen, with socioeconomic status
Study objective: Systemic inflammation may play an important part in the development of cardiovascular disease. It has also been shown that socioeconomic status predicts cardiovascular events independently of established risk factors. The aim of this study was to analyse the association of three sensitive markers of systemic inflammation: C reactive protein (CRP), serum amyloid A protein (SAA), and fibrinogen, with socioeconomic status. Design: C…
Non-participation and mortality in different socioeconomic groups
Background: Declining response rates pose a serious threat to the validity of estimates derived from epidemiological studies. If respondents and non-respondents differ systematically from each other, there can be a bias in the results of the study. A population-based cohort study was conducted to investigate disparities in socioeconomic structure between respondents and non-respondents and the contribution of these disparities to socioeconomic di…
Changes in traditional risk factors no longer explain time trends in cardiovascular mortality and its socioeconomic differences
AIM: To investigate to what extent the changes in traditional risk factors (total cholesterol, smoking, hypertension) explain the changes in socioeconomic (defined by occupational class and household income) differences in cardiovascular mortality in Finland during the past 20 years. DESIGN: Study population comprised 14,642 men and women aged 35-64 years who were selected from population-based FINRISK surveys in 1987, 1992, 1997 or 2002 in three…
The physical strenuousness of work is slightly associated with an upward trend in the BMI
Do changes in cardiovascular risk factors explain the increasing socioeconomic difference in mortality from ischaemic heart disease in Finland
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To estimate the extent to which changes in blood pressure, smoking, and serum cholesterol concentration explain the observed increase in socioeconomic differences in mortality from ischaemic heart disease (IHD) in Finland during the past 20 years. DESIGN: Predicted changes in mortality from IHD were calculated using logistic regression models with the risk factor levels assessed by cross sectional population surveys conducted in …
Development of smoking by birth cohort in the adult population in eastern Finland 1972-97
In men decreased initiation and increased cessation contributed to the downward trend in smoking prevalence, whereas among women, changes in smoking were mostly caused by augmented initiation in successive birth cohorts. During the study period educational inequalities in smoking widened, as the less highly educated came increasingly to form the smoking population
Association of markers of systemic inflammation, C reactive protein, serum amyloid A, and fibrinogen, with socioeconomic status
Study objective: Systemic inflammation may play an important part in the development of cardiovascular disease. It has also been shown that socioeconomic status predicts cardiovascular events independently of established risk factors. The aim of this study was to analyse the association of three sensitive markers of systemic inflammation: C reactive protein (CRP), serum amyloid A protein (SAA), and fibrinogen, with socioeconomic status. Design: C…
Total and cause specific mortality among participants and non-participants of population based health surveys
Study objective: To assess total and cause specific mortality among participants and non-participants of large population based health surveys. Design: A prospective follow up study. Baseline surveys were conducted in 1972, 1977, 1982, 1987, and 1992. Study end points were overall, cardiovascular, cancer and violent mortality, and deaths related to smoking and alcohol. Study cohorts were followed up until the end of 2000 through computerised reco…
Non-participation and mortality in different socioeconomic groups
Background: Declining response rates pose a serious threat to the validity of estimates derived from epidemiological studies. If respondents and non-respondents differ systematically from each other, there can be a bias in the results of the study. A population-based cohort study was conducted to investigate disparities in socioeconomic structure between respondents and non-respondents and the contribution of these disparities to socioeconomic di…
Body mass index, waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio cut-off points for categorisation of obesity among Omani Arabs
Background There are no data on optimal cut-off points to classify obesity among Omani Arabs. The existing cut-off points were obtained from studies of European populations. Objective To determine gender-specific optimal cut-off points for body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) associated with elevated prevalent cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk among Omani Arabs. Design A community-based cross-sectional stud…
Changes in traditional risk factors no longer explain time trends in cardiovascular mortality and its socioeconomic differences
AIM: To investigate to what extent the changes in traditional risk factors (total cholesterol, smoking, hypertension) explain the changes in socioeconomic (defined by occupational class and household income) differences in cardiovascular mortality in Finland during the past 20 years. DESIGN: Study population comprised 14,642 men and women aged 35-64 years who were selected from population-based FINRISK surveys in 1987, 1992, 1997 or 2002 in three…
The physical strenuousness of work is slightly associated with an upward trend in the BMI
Eating styles, self-control and obesity indicators. The moderating role of obesity status and dieting history on restrained eating
Protocol for a national, mixed-methods knowledge, attitudes and practices survey on non-communicable diseases
KAP surveys are well represented in the literature, but studies that aim to explore the knowledge, attitudes and practices of a population around NCDs remain scarce. This is despite the growing number of national epidemiological surveys, such as STEPS, which aim to quantify the burden of these diseases but do not explore the level of population-based awareness, understanding, risk-perception and possible motivation for change. Therefore this pape…
Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology
Adapting existing diabetes risk scores for an Asian population
Existing European or American diabetes risk tools cannot be adopted in Asian countries without prior validation in the specific population. With this in mind, a low-cost, reliable screening tool for undiagnosed diabetes was developed and internally validated for Mongolians. The potential for cost and morbidity savings could be significant
Genetic evidence of assortative mating in humans
Major changes in indoor air-related symptoms, health worry, and views between 2018 and 2022 in Finland
Indoor air-related symptoms and health-worry are common in Finland, even though the levels of indoor air pollutants are mostly lower than elsewhere in Europe. To address these problems, the Finnish Indoor Air and Health Programme 2018–2028 was initiated. Changes in the population were monitored with repeated surveys. Questionnaire surveys were conducted in two independent random samples of Finnish people aged 25–64 in 2018 and 2022, with 1797 and…
Medicine (11 works) · Population (9 works) · Demography (8 works) · Environmental health (8 works) · Internal Medicine (6 works) · Gerontology (5 works) · Demography (4 works) · Epidemiology (4 works) · Gerontology (4 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (4 works)