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

Article I: Leskinen T, Waller K, Mutikainen S, Aaltonen S, Ronkainen PHA, Alen M, Sipilä S, Kovanen V, Perhonen M, Pietiläinen KH, Cheng S, Suominen H, Kainulainen H, Kaprio J, Kujala UM. 2009. Effects of 32-year leisure time physical activity discordance in twin pairs on health (TWINACTIVE study): aims, design and results for physical fitness. Twin Research and Human Genetics 12(1), 108-117.
Article II: Leskinen T, Sipilä S, Alen M, Cheng S, Pietiläinen KH, Usenius J-P, Suominen H, Kovanen V, Kainulainen H, Kaprio J, Kujala UM. 2009. Leisure-time physical activity and high-risk fat: a longitudinal population-based twin study. International Journal of Obesity 33, 1211-1218.
Article III: Leskinen T, Rinnankoski-Tuikka R, Rintala M, Seppänen-Laakso T, Pöllänen E, Alen M, Sipilä S, Kaprio J, Kovanen V, Rahkila P, Oresic M, Kainulainen H, Kujala UM. 2010. Differences in muscle and adipose tissue gene expression and cardio-metabolic risk factors in the membersof physical activity discordant twin pairs. PLoS ONE 5(9), e12609.
Article IV: Leskinen T, Sipilä S, Kaprio J, Kainulainen H, Alen M, Kujala UM. 2013. Physically active vs. inactive lifestyle, muscle properties and glucose homeostasis in middle-aged and older twins. AGE, doi:10.1007/s11357-012-9486-7.

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