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Open AccessThe effects of counseling via a smartphone application on microentrepreneurs’ work ability and work recovery: a study protocol
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Association between occupational psychosocial factors and waist circumference is modified by diet among men
Occupational psychosocial stress has been identified as a risk factor for obesity, whereas dietary habits have a key role in weight control. We examined whether dietary habits modify the association between oc...
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Modeling of Age-Dependent Failure Tendency from Incomplete Data
This paper addresses modeling of age-dependent failure rates from incomplete data that includes interval-censored failure ages. Two estimators for cumulative failure rates are presented: a simple non-parametri...
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The association of body mass index, waist and hip circumference, and waist–hip ratio with Chlamydia pneumoniae IgG antibodies and high-sensitive C-reactive protein at 31 years of age in Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966
Viruses and bacteria like Chlamydia pneumoniae and Helicobacter pylori have been suggested to have a role in pathogenesis of overweight and obesity.
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Intergenerational transmission of overweight among Finnish adolescents and their parents: a 16-year follow-up study
Previous studies have shown strong parental influences on adolescent overweight. However, longitudinal data is scarce on gender-specific effects of parental body mass index (BMI) on offspring overweight. The o...
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Common genetic variation near MC4R is associated with eating behaviour patterns in European populations
Both rs17782313 (near MC4R) and rs1421085 (FTO) polymorphisms have been consistently associated with increased risk of obesity and with body mass index (BMI) variation. An effect of both polymorphisms on satiety ...
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Obesity and depression: results from the longitudinal Northern Finland 1966 Birth Cohort Study
To examine the association between body size and depression in a longitudinal setting and to explore the connection between obesity and depression in young adults at the age of 31 years.
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Body size from birth to adulthood and bone mineral content and density at 31 years of age: results from the northern Finland 1966 birth cohort study
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between body size from birth to adulthood and bone mineral content (BMC) and bone mineral density (BMD) at the age of 31 years in a longitudinal study ...
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Body mass index and weight change from adolescence into adulthood, waist-to-hip ratio and perceived work ability among young adults
To study how body mass index (BMI, kg/m2) at 14 and 31 years (y) changes in BMI between 14 and 31 y, and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) at 31 y are associated with poor perceived working ability at 31 y.
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Change in the level of physical activity from adolescence into adulthood and obesity at the age of 31 years
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate how a change in the level of leisure-time physical activity from adolescence into adulthood is associated with overall and abdominal obesity at the age of 31 y.
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Predictors of abdominal obesity among 31-y-old men and women born in Northern Finland in 1966
Objective: To find predictors of abdominal obesity (defined by >90th percentile of waist/hip ratio (WHR)) and related factors among 31-y-old men and women.
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Body size from birth to adulthood as a predictor of self-reported polycystic ovary syndrome symptoms
OBJECTIVE: To study the association between body size from birth to adulthood and self-reported symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), particularly hirsutism and menstrual disturbances.
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Unemployment and obesity among young adults in a northern Finland 1966 birth cohort
OBJECTIVE: To establish (1) if obesity in adolescence predicts a long history of unemployment and other adverse social outcomes at age 31 y and, conversely, (2) the effect of a long history of unemployment on the...
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Endotoxins and IgG antibodies as indicators of occupational exposure to the microbial contaminants of metal-working fluids
Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate workers' exposure to microbes and bacterial endotoxins during the use of metal-working fluids (MWF). Methods: Air and bulk sampling with biomonitoring of workers...
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Rat model for renal effects of 2-alkoxyalcohols and their acetates
Male Wistar rats were given ethanediol (9.4 g/l), 2-ethoxyethylacetate (5.4 g/l), 2-butoxyethylacetate (2.9 g/l) and 1,2-propanediol (40 g/l) respectively in their drinking water for 2 weeks. Urine was collec...
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Comparison of a Multidose Powder Inhaler Containing Beclomethasone Dipropionate (BDP) with a BDP Metered Dose Inhaler with Spacer in the Treatment of Asthmatic Patients
Objective: The clinical efficacy, tolerability and acceptability of a new multidose powder inhaler (MDPI) [Easyhaler®, Orion Pharma, Finland] containing a high dose (500 μg/dose) of beclomethason...
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Correspondence between occupational exposure limit and biological action level values for alkoxyethanols and their acetates
Objectives: The Finnish occupational exposure limit (OEL) values for alkoxyethanols and their acetates were lowered in 1996. A reevaluation of the correspondence between the new OEL value and the biological acti...
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Cervical intervertebral foramen narrowing and myelographic nerve root sleeve deformities
Intervertebral foramen narrowing on plain radiographs of the cervical spine was graded from 0 (normal) to 3 according to its severity; meyelographic nerve root sleeve deformity was graded from 1 to 3 in 99 con...
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Habitual physical activity, aerobic capacity and metabolic control in patients with newly-diagnosed Type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus: effect of 1-year diet and exercise intervention
The aim of this study was to assess the effects of a 1-year intensified diet and exercise education regimen on habitual physical activity and aerobic capacity in middle-aged, obese patients with newly-diagnose...
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Once-daily theophylline in the treatment of nocturnal asthma
The efficacy and side-effects of individually adjusted doses of controlled-release theophylline given once daily in the evening (average dose 650 mg) were compared with those of standard treatment with control...
