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The effect of dietary counselling on food intakes in pregnant women at risk for gestational diabetes: a secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial RADIEL
The prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is increasing worldwide. GDM may be prevented by improving the diets of pregnant women. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of dietary c...
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Nutritional guidance improves nutrient intake and quality of life, and may prevent falls in aged persons with Alzheimer disease living with a spouse (NuAD trial)
The aim was to examine the effect of tailored nutritional guidance on nutrition, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and falls in persons with Alzheimer disease (AD).
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Patients with resistant hypertension have more peripheral arterial disease than other uncontrolled hypertensives
The aim of this study was to investigate whether resistant hypertension differs from uncontrolled and controlled hypertension in terms of target organ damage. Hypertensive subjects with antihypertensive medica...
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Caregivers’ male gender is associated with poor nutrient intake in AD families (NuAD-trial)
Alzheimer patients (AD) are known to be at risk for malnutrition and their older spouses may also have nutritional problems. The aim of our study was to clarify the association of caregivers' sex on the nutrie...
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Pulse pressure and subclinical peripheral artery disease
Ankle–brachial index (ABI) measurement offers an easily available method to diagnose peripheral artery disease (PAD) and systemic atherosclerosis in early stage and thus to identify high-risk individuals for p...
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Secular trends in the use of vitamins, minerals and fish-oil products in two cohorts of community-dwelling older people in Helsinki — Population-based surveys in 1999 and 2009
To examine and compare the prevalence of use of vitamins, minerals, and fish-oil products (VMFO) in Finnish community-dwelling older people at two time points over a decade, and to explore the associated facto...
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Milk containing probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG and respiratory illness in children: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
To determine whether long-term daily consumption of milk containing probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (GG) decreases respiratory illness in children.
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Effect of supervised and home exercise training on bone mineral density among breast cancer patients. A 12-month randomised controlled trial
The ability of combined step aerobic- and circuit-training to prevent bone loss after breast cancer treatments was related to skeletal site and patients’ menopausal status. Among premenopausal breast cancer su...
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Open AccessLong-term intervention with Lactobacillus helveticus fermented milk reduces augmentation index in hypertensive subjects
The milk casein-derived biologically active tripeptides, isoleucyl-prolyl-proline (Ile-Pro-Pro) and valyl-prolyl-proline (Val-Pro-Pro), have documented antihypertensive effect probably related to reduced angio...
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Utilization of inpatient care before and after hip fracture: a population-based study
Evaluation of hospitalizations in a 70+ population showed that hip fractures (HF) were associated with a significant increase in the utilization of inpatient care for a lengthy period. Hospital days attributab...
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Hypertensive women with the metabolic syndrome are at risk of renal insufficiency more than men in general population
The prevalence of renal insufficiency in hypertensive participants without comorbidities affecting renal function is unknown. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence and predictors of renal in...
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Incidence of traumatic spinal cord injuries in Finland over a 30-year period
Register survey.
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Risk factors for back pain-related loss of working time after surgery for lumbar disc herniation: a 5-year follow-up study
The aim of this study is to explore the occurrence and the risk factors of back-related loss of working time in patients undergoing surgery for lumbar disc herniation. One hundred and fifty-two gainfully emplo...
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Incidence of second hip fractures. A population-based study
We studied the incidence of second hip fractures and medication use among the patients with sequential hip fractures. This study shows that the incidence rate of second hip fractures is higher than that of the...
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The reduction of physical activity reflects on the bone mass among young females: a follow-up study of 142 adolescent girls
Maintenance of positive effects of physical activity on growing bone is unknown. Physical activity was associated with increased BMC and BMD in a 7-year follow-up with 142 adolescent girls. Marked reduction in...
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Association of Reduced Physical Activity and Quantitative Ultrasound Measurements: A 6-Year Follow-up Study of Adolescent Girls
Sonographic parameters of the heel were recorded in order to investigate the effects of changes in physical activities among 140 healthy growing peripubertal Caucasian girls. Calcaneal quantitative ultrasound ...
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Prognosis and mortality of polymyositis and dermatomyositis patients
The objective of this study was to assess the long-term outcome of polymyositis (PM) and dermatomyositis (DM) and the factors predictive of this outcome in a nationwide series in Finland. One hundred and seven...
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Open AccessRole of mammography screening as a predictor of survival in postmenopausal breast cancer patients
We examined the effect of population-based screening programme on tumour characteristics by comparing carcinomas diagnosed during the prescreening (N=341) and screening (N=552) periods. We identified screen detec...
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Peripheral blood phagocyte CD14 and CD11b expression on admission to hospital in relation to mortality among patients with community-acquired infection
Objective and Design: Prognostic value of markers of systemic inflammation were evaluated in patients admitted to hospital.
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Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor therapy and systemic inflammation in critically ill patients
Objective and design: The effect of the granulocyte colony-stimulating factor filgrastim on systemic inflammation was investigated in a prospective, randomized, placebo- controlled, double-blind study in critical...
