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• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• Long-term leisure-time physical activity and other health habits as predictors of objectively monitored late-life physical activity : A 40-year twin study 

  Waller, Katja; Vähä-Ypyä, Henri; Törmäkangas, Timo; Hautasaari, Pekka; Lindgren, Noora; Iso-Markku, Paula; Heikkilä, Kauko; Rinne, Juha; Kaprio, Jaakko; Sievänen, Harri; Kujala, Urho (Nature Publishing Group, 2018)

  Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in old age is an important indicator of good health and functional capacity enabling independent living. In our prospective twin cohort study with 616 individuals we investigated ...

• Joint associations of leisure time physical activity and screen sitting time with long-term sickness absence due to mental and musculoskeletal diseases : a registry linked follow-up study 

  Sarttila, K. H.; Kuusela, M.; Pohjola, V.; Lundqvist, A.; Hautala, A. J.; Pesola, A. J.; Lahti, J. (Elsevier, 2024)

  Objectives To examine joint associations of leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) and screen sitting time with subsequent sickness absence among the adult population. Study design Registry linked follow-up ...

• 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)