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• The difference in risk of chronic pulmonary disease morbidity and mortality between elite athletes and ordinary men in Finland 

  Kontro, Titta K.; Sarna, Seppo; Kaprio, Jaakko; Kujala, Urho M. (Taylor & Francis, 2020)

  Introduction: The impact of a history of competitive sports on later smoking behavior and occurrence of chronic pulmonary diseases is poorly known. We investigated how a history of elite level sports predicted later pulmonary ...

• Leisure-time physical activity habits and abdominal adiposity in young adulthood : twin cohort and co-twin control studies 

  Rottensteiner, Mirva (University of Jyväskylä, 2018)

  Twin study designs were utilized to investigate how and what types of leisure- time physical activity (LTPA) are associated with abdominal adiposity in young adulthood taking into consideration diet and other selected ...

• Physical activity, morbidity and mortality in twins: a 24-year prospective follow-up 

  Waller, Katja; Kujala, Urho; Rantanen, Taina; Kauppinen, Markku; Silventoinen, Karri; Koskenvuo, Markku; Kaprio, Jaakko (Springer, 2010)

  The aim of this study was to find out whether persistent leisure-time physical activity, adjusted for genetic liability and childhood experiences, protect against occurrence of specific chronic diseases and all-cause ...

• Long-term leisure-time physical activity vs. inactivity, physical fitness, body composition and metabolic health characteristics : a co-twin control study 

  Leskinen, Tuija (University of Jyväskylä, 2013)

• Leisure‐time cross‐country skiing is associated with lower incidence of type 2 diabetes : A prospective cohort study 

  Kunutsor, Setor K.; Mäkikallio, Timo H.; Kauhanen, Jussi; Voutilainen, Ari; Jae, Sae Young; Dey, Richard S.; Kurl, Sudhir; Laukkanen, Jari (John Wiley & Sons, 2020)

  Aims. Cross‐country skiing is associated with reduction in risk of adverse vascular outcomes, but its association with type 2 diabetes is uncertain. We aimed to assess the associations between leisure‐time cross‐country ...