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Associations of active commuting to school in childhood and physical activity in adulthood
Kaseva, Kaisa; Lounassalo, Irinja; Yang, Xiaolin; Kukko, Tuomas; Hakonen, Harto; Kulmala, Janne; Pahkala, Katja; Rovio, Suvi; Hirvensalo, Mirja; Raitakari, Olli; Tammelin, Tuija H.; Salin, Kasper (Nature Publishing Group, 2023)This study examined whether active commuting to school in childhood and adolescence predicted active commuting to work and overall physical activity (PA) in adulthood. Participants from the Young Finns Study (N = 2436) ... -
Continuity and changes in commuting mode and influence on physical activity, BMI and waist circumference among Finnish adults
Kasper, Salin; Kukko, Tuomas; Kaseva, Kaisa; Tammelin, Tuija; Yang, Xiaolin; Raitakari, Olli T; Hakonen, Harto (Oxford University Press (OUP), 2022)Regular physical activity (PA) has been found to be important for cardiovascular health and longevity. However, notable proportion of adult population does not meet the national PA recommendations. Active transport is one ... -
Accelerometer-measured physical activity and sedentary behavior in nonagenarians : Associations with self-reported physical activity, anthropometric, sociodemographic, health and cognitive characteristics
Aaltonen, Sari; Urjansson, Mia; Varjonen, Anni; Vähä-Ypyä, Henri; Iso-Markku, Paula; Kaartinen, Sara; Vasankari, Tommi; Kujala, Urho M.; Silventoinen, Karri; Kaprio, Jaakko; Vuoksimaa, Eero (Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023)Background Research on device-based physical activity in the oldest-old adults is scarce. We examined accelerometer-measured physical activity and sedentary behavior in nonagenarians. We also investigated how the accelerometer ... -
Cycling but not walking to work or study is associated with physical fitness, body composition and clustered cardiometabolic risk in young men
Vaara, Jani P.; Vasankari, Tommi; Fogelholm, Mikael; Koski, Harri; Kyröläinen, Heikki (BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2020)Introduction: Active commuting is an inexpensive and accessible form of physical activity and may be beneficial to health. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of active commuting and its subcomponents, ... -
Association between spinal disorders and different domains of physical activity among young adult men
Honkanen, Tuomas; Vaara, Jani P.; Pihlajamäki, Harri; Västilä, Ville; Kyröläinen, Heikki (Frontiers Media SA, 2022)Background: There is limited evidence of how physical activity (PA) associates with low back pain (LBP) and neck pain (NP). Particularly, the association between occupational or commuting PA and LBP/NP is unclear. The aim ...