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• The effect of body mass index, lower extremity performance, and use of a private car on incident life-space restriction : a two-year follow-up study 

  Tsuji, Taishi; Rantakokko, Merja; Portegijs, Erja; Viljanen, Anne; Rantanen, Taina (BioMed Central Ltd, 2018)

  Background: The purpose of the study was to explore the single and combined contributions of body mass index (BMI) and lower extremity performance as modifiable physical factors, and the influence of use of a private car ...

• Asperger syndrome and physical exercise : a study about senso-motor profiles, physical fitness, and the effectiveness of an exercise training program in a group of adolescents with Asperger syndrome 

  Borremans, Erwin (University of Jyväskylä, 2011)

• Associations between Perceived Outdoor Environment and Walking Modifications in Community-Dwelling Older People : A Two-Year Follow-Up Study 

  Skantz, Heidi; Rantanen, Taina; Rantalainen, Timo; Keskinen, Kirsi E.; Palmberg, Lotta; Portegijs, Erja; Eronen, Johanna; Rantakokko, Merja (SAGE Publications, 2020)

  Objectives: To examine associations of perceived outdoor environment with the prevalence and development of adaptive (e.g., slower pace) and maladaptive (e.g., avoiding walking) modifications in walking 2 km among older ...

• Physical function and lean body mass as predictors of bone loss after hip fracture : a prospective follow-up study 

  Suominen, Tuuli H.; Edgren, Johanna; Salpakoski, Anu; Kallinen, Mauri; Cervinka, Tomas; Rantalainen, Timo; Törmäkangas, Timo; Heinonen, Ari; Sipilä, Sarianna (BioMed Central, 2020)

  Background Predictors of bone deterioration after hip fracture have not been well characterized. The aim of this study was to examine the associations of physical function and lean body mass (LBM) with loss of bone density ...

• Body composition as a predictor of physical performance in older age : A ten-year follow-up of the Helsinki Birth Cohort Study 

  Mikkola, Tuija M.; von Bonsdorff, Mikaela; Salonen, Minna K.; Simonen, Mika; Pohjolainen, Pertti; Osmond, Clive; Perälä, Mia-Maria; Rantanen, Taina; Kajantie, Eero; Eriksson, Johan G. (Elsevier Ireland Ltd., 2018)

  Background This study assessed how different measures of body composition predict physical performance ten years later among older adults. Methods The participants were 1076 men and women aged 57 to 70 years. Body ...