Public Health Publications 2025

Investigating preschool-aged chronotype and social jetlag as predictors of early adolescent diet and BMI z-score: an eight-year follow-up from the DAGIS study.
Abdollahi AM, Merikanto I, Vepsäläinen H, Li X, Tilli E, Peltonen H, Tillman I, Ray C, Björkqvist J, Roos E, Lehto R, Erkkola M. International Journal of Obesity.

Can the Unit Size Predict Outcomes? Testing for Informativeness in Three‐Level Designs. 
Anyaso-Samuel S, Datta S, Roos E, Nevalainen J. Statistics in Medicine.

Exploration of the relationship between olfaction, food Neophobia and fruit and vegetable acceptance in school-aged children. 
Apelman L, Roos E, Olofsson JK, Sandvik P. Food Quality and Preference.

Maternal mental disorders, psychotropic drugs, socioeconomic status, and offspring congenital anomalies. 
Björkstedt SM, Koponen H, Kautiainen H, Gissler M M, Pennanen P, Eriksson JG, Laine MK. Journal of International Medical Research.

Characterisation of pregnancy-induced alterations in apolipoproteins and their associations with maternal metabolic risk factors and offspring birth outcomes: a preconception and longitudinal cohort study. 
Chen L, Mei-Ling Tan K, Leow MK, Tan KH, Yen Chan JK, Chan SY, Chong YS, Gluckman PD, Eriksson JG, Wenk MR, Mir SA. EBioMedicine.

Maternal pregnancy diet quality, night eating, and offspring metabolic health: the GUSTO study. 
Chen LW, Loy SL, Tint MT, Michael N, Ong YY, Toh JY, Gluckman PD, Tan KH, Chong YS, Godfrey KM, Eriksson JG, Yap F, Lee YS, Chong MFF. Pediatric Research.

Ethical considerations in AI for child health and recommendations for child-centered medical AI. 
Chng SY, Tern MJW, Lee YS, Cheng LT, Kapur J, Eriksson JG, Chong YS, Savulescu J. NPJ Digital Medicine. 

Adherence to a "MediterrAsian" diet is associated with weight loss-independent improvements in liver fat and lipid profile, but not glucoregulation or inflammation: secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial. 
Chooi YC, Magkos F, Yaligar J, Michael N, Sadananthan SA, Kway YM, Velan SS, Lim KJ, Lai X, Wong LH, Chong YS, Loo EXL, Eriksson JG. Frontiers in Nutrition.

A repository of the salivary metabolome and its key drivers in 1436 European children.
De Paepe E, Callemeyn E, De Windt K, Wijnant K, Plekhova V, Pomian B, Vangeenderhuysen P, De Henauw S, Michels N, Viljakainen H, Leppänen MH, Lakka TA, Van De Maele K, Baeck N, De Bruyne R, Lefere S, Geerts A, Vynck M, Vanhaecke L. EBioMedicine. 

Perinatal and neonatal outcomes in gestational diabetes: The importance of the number of abnormal values in an oral glucose tolerance test. 
Eteläinen S, Keikkala E, Lingaiah S, Viljakainen M, Männistö T, Pouta A, Kaaja R, Eriksson JG, Laivuori H, Gissler M, Kajantie E, Vääräsmäki M. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 

Mapping the genetic landscape across 14 psychiatric disorders. 
Grotzinger AD, Werme J, Peyrot WJ, Frei O, de Leeuw C, Bicks LK, Guo Q, Margolis MP, Coombes BJ, Batzler A, Pazdernik V, Biernacka JM, Andreassen OA, Anttila V, Børglum AD, Breen G, Cai N, Demontis D, Edenberg HJ, Faraone SV, Franke B, Gandal MJ, Gelernter J, Hatoum AS, Hettema JM, Johnson EC, Jonas KG, Knowles JA, Koenen KC, Maihofer AX, Mallard TT, Mattheisen M, Mitchell KS, Neale BM, Nievergelt CM, Nurnberger JI, O'Connell KS, Peterson RE, Robinson EB, Sanchez-Roige SS, Santangelo SL, Scharf JM, Stefansson H, Stefansson K, Stein MB, Strom NI, Thornton LM, Tucker-Drob EM, Verhulst B, Waldman ID, Walters GB, Wray NR, Yu D; Anxiety Disorders Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium; Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium; Autism Spectrum Disorders Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium; Bipolar Disorder Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium; Eating Disorders Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium; Major Depressive Disorder Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium; Nicotine Dependence GenOmics (iNDiGO) Consortium; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Tourette Syndrome Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium; Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium; Schizophrenia Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium; Substance Use Disorders Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium; Lee PH, Kendler KS, Smoller JW. Nature. 

Social support and online interaction and their links to psychosocial well-being among Nordic adolescents: Integrating variable-centered and person-centered approaches.
Gustafsson J, Jasinskaja-Lahti I, Konttinen H, Simonsen N, Löfstedt P, Lyyra N. Journal of Research on Adolescence. 

Multiple social positions and well-being among Nordic adolescents: An intersectional MAIHDA analysis of the interplay between gender, age, immigrant background, family structure, and perceived socioeconomic status. 
Gustafsson J, Konttinen H, Lyyra N, Simonsen N, Eriksson C, Fismen A-S, Thorsteinsson E, Jasinskaja-Lahti I. Social Science and Medicine.

Frailty outperforms conventional risk factors for predicting complications and death in type 1 diabetes. 
Haapanen MJ, Jansson Sigfrids F, Ylinen A, Satuli-Autere S, Nicklén J, Groop PH, Harjutsalo V, Thorn LM. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice.

Observed and hidden factors underlying the accumulation of chronic diseases across eight major organ systems: a longitudinal birth cohort study. 
Haapanen MJ, Niku J, Mikkola TM, Vetrano DL, Calderon-Larranaga A, Dekhtyar S, Kajantie E, von Bonsdorff MB, Eriksson JG. The Lancet Healthy Longevity.

Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between parental mental wellbeing and adolescents’ physical activity, sedentary digital media use, and body mass index.
Hietajärvi L, Maksniemi E, Lahti J, Lonka K, Viljakainen H, Engberg E. Mental Health and Physical Activity. 

Linking obesity-associated genotype to child language development: the role of early-life neurology-related proteomics and brain myelination. 
Huang J, Che J, Kee MZL, Tan AP, Law EC, Silveira PP, Pokhvisneva I, Patel S, Godfrey KM, Daniel LM, Tan KH, Chong YS, Chan SY, Eriksson JG, Wang D, Huang JY. EBioMedicine.

Gestational diabetes mellitus and offspring health: A 12-year register-based analysis of specialized health care utilization in Finland. 
Kinnunen J, Nikkinen H, Keikkala E, Mustaniemi S, Gissler M, Laivuori H, Eriksson JG, Kajantie E, Vääräsmäki M. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 

Exploring the association between gestational diabetes exposure and mental and behavioural disorders in offspring: the Finnish gestational diabetes (FinnGeDi) register-based study. 
Kinnunen J, Vääräsmäki M, Keikkala E, Mustaniemi S, Kajantie E, Gissler M, Eriksson JG, Kaaja R, Laivuori H, Nikkinen H. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 

Epigenetic signature of very low birth weight in young adult life. 
Kuula J, Czamara D, Hauta-Alus H, Lahti J, Hovi P, Miettinen ME, Ronkainen J, Eriksson JG, Andersson S, Järvelin MR, Sebert S, Räikkönen K, Binder EB, Kajantie E. Pediatric Research. 

Associations between social vulnerability and functioning in older age, and the moderating role of optimism and self-efficacy. 
Lahti AM, Mikkola TM, Tirkkonen A, Eriksson JG, von Bonsdorff MB. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research. 

Social Mobility and Health-Related Quality of Life Trajectory Classes Among Older Women and Men. 
Lahti AM, Mikkola TM, Wasenius NS, Törmäkangas T, Ikonen JN, Siltanen S, Eriksson JG, von Bonsdorff MB. Journal of Aging and Health. 

Barns och ungdomars motions och idrottsvanor i Finland. Resultat från LIITU-undersökningen 2024. Rapport för Åland.
Launistola H, Hämylä R & Ray C. Ålands landskapsregering (ÅLR 2025/7146).

Suomen- ja ruotsinkielisten erot liikuntakäyttäytymisessä. 
Launistola H, Hämylä R, Villberg J, Kokko S, Simonsen N & Ray C. Lasten ja nuorten liikuntakäyttäytyminen Suomessa. LIITU-tutkimuksen tuloksia 2024. VALTION LIIKUNTANEUVOSTON JULKAISUJA 2025:1. 

Associations between parent–child outdoor visits and preschool-aged children’s screen time: a cross-sectional study. 
Launistola H, Lehto R, Engberg E, Björkqvist J, Rahkola J, Simonsen N, Wackström N, Tilli E & Ray C. Journal of Activity, Sedentary and Sleep Behaviors. 

Prospective prediction of childhood body mass index trajectories using multi-task Gaussian processes. 
Leroy A, Gupta V, Tint MT, Ooi DSQ, Yap F, Lek N, Godfrey KM, Chong YS, Lee YS, Eriksson JG, Álvarez MA, Michael N, Wang D. International Journal of Obesity. 

Identifying Health Conditions in Older Adults in Textual Health Records Using Deep Learning-Based Natural Language Processing. 
Lin J, Kuukka A, Korpi T, Tirkkonen A, Kariluoto A, Kaijansinkko J, Satamo M, Pajulammi H, Haapanen MJ, Häyrynen S, Pursiainen E, Ciovica D, von Bonsdorff MB, Jylhävä J. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal. 

Child plasma vitamin B12 concentrations and executive functions at age 7–11 years: the GUSTO study. 
Loh J, Chan SY, Toh JY, Tan KML, Godfrey KM, Yap F, Chong YS, Eriksson JG, Chong MFF, Tan AP, Law E, Lai JS. European Journal of Nutrition. 

Changes in salivary matrix metalloproteinase-8 concentrations are not associated with oral health during early adolescence. 
Lommi S, Pussinen P, Salminen A, Manzoor M, Agrawal N, Helve O, Viljakainen H. Caries Research. 

Leisure-time physical activity predicts levels of advanced glycation end-products in older women: A 15-year follow up from the Helsinki Birth Cohort Study. 
Lundström M, Wasenius N, Eriksson M, Mikkola TM, Kajantie E, Eriksson JG. Geriatrics and Gerontology International. 

Parental Perceptions of Environmental Factors on Preschoolers’ Sleep Duration Among 23 Low-, Middle-, and High-Income Countries. 
Maddren CI, Dhamrait G, Ghogho M, Chong KH, Jáuregui A, Veldman SLC, Venetsanou F, El Hamdouchi A, Zarghanu NH, Byambaa A, Mwase-Vuma T, Katewongsa P, Subedi N, Abdeta C, Chia M, Engberg E, Lubree H, Sultoni K, Singh P, Uzicanin E, Tiongco MM, Chelly M-S, Turab A, Aoko OA, Kontsevaya A, Nusurupia JJ, Okely, AD. Behavioral Sleep Medicine. 

Parental Perceptions of Environmental Factors on Preschoolers’ Outdoor Play in 19 Low-Income, Middle-Income, and High-Income Countries. 
Maddren CI, Dhamrait G, Ghogho M, Jáuregui A, Engberg E, Veldman SLC, Widyastari DA, Hamdouchi AE, Abdeta C, Byambaa A, Chelly MS, Chia M, Ghofranipour F, Kontsevaya A,  Lubree H, Mwase-Vuma T, Nusurupia J, Amonje MO, Aoko O, Kuston S, Teo WP, Ali T, Užićanin E, Hamzavi Zarghani N, Okely AD. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 

Prediction of Episodic Memory With Multiomics Scores. 
Malmberg ALK, Pirinen M, Kettunen J, Räikkönen K, Eriksson JG, Lahti J. Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science. 

Omaishoitajien terveys ja hyvinvointi. [Health and wellbeing of informal caregivers].
Mikkola T, Välimäki T. Duodecim. 

Lipidomic Signatures of Insulin Resistance Identified From Hyperinsulinemic-Euglycemic Clamp Studies in Asian Men. 
Mir SA, Narasimhan K, Annadurai JK, Vaitheeswari, Ji S, Cameron-Smith D, Eriksson JG, Leow MK, Wenk MR, Torta F, Khoo CM. Diabetes. 

Sexual dimorphism in the association of umbilical cord blood lipidome with abdominal fat in early childhood. 
Narasimhan K, Tint MT, Chen L, Mir SA, Sadananthan SA, Michael N, Ramasamy A, Tan KM, Mishra P, Bendt AK, Tan KH, Cameron-Smith D, Chong YS, Gluckman PD, Meikle PJ, Leow MKS, Yap F, Lee YS, Yng CS, Eriksson JG, Velan SS, Karnani N, Wenk MR. BMC Medicine. 

Endocrine disrupting chemicals in maternal and umbilical cord plasma and their associations with birthweight in the GUSTO cohort. 
Ng S, Chen LW, Chen ZY, Chen MH, Chu AHY, Godfrey KM, Tan KH, Gluckman PD, Eriksson JG, Yap F, Chen PC, Chong YS, Chen CY, Chan SY. Environ health. 

Associations between lifestyle factors and excess mortality of cancer patients in Finland: A pooled analysis of seven population-based cohort studies. 
Peltola I, Seppä K, Heikkinen S, Eriksson JG, Härkänen T, Jousilahti P, Knekt P, Koskinen S, Männistö S, Rahkonen O, Malila N, Laaksonen MA, Pitkäniemi J. International Journal of Cancer. 

Resiliency amid the COVID-19 pandemic: engagement in meaningful activities as a mediator between coping ability and depressive symptoms among older adults.
Pynnönen K, Kokko K, Siltanen S, Portegijs E, Lindeman K, Rantanen T. Aging and Mental Health. 

Childhood gut microbiome is linked to internalizing symptoms at school age via the functional connectome. 
Querdasi FR, Uy JP, Labus JS, Xu J, Karnani N, Tan AP, Broekman BBFP, Gluckman PD, Chong YS, Chen H, Fortier MV, Daniel LM, Yap F, Eriksson JG, Cai S, Chong MF, Toh JY, Godfrey KM, Meaney MJ, Callaghan BL. Nature Communications. 

Associations Between Leisure-Time Physical Activity and Metabolomics-Based Markers of Biological Aging in Late Midlife: Short-Term and Long-Term Follow-Up. 
Ruutu K, Wasenius NS, Narasimhan K, Mikkola TM, Laine MK, Eriksson JG. Aging Cell. 

Potential effects of Asian-adapted Mediterranean diet in depression and anxiety among women with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: a secondary analysis. 
Salamanca-Sanabria A, Chooi YC, Loo EXL, Lai X, Volchanskaya VSB, Chong YS, Eriksson JG. Frontiers in Nutrition. 

Active components in digital health interventions for sleep among adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. 
Salamanca-Sanabria A, Fogel A, Padmapriya N, Meenushree C, Rodriguez A, Eriksson JG. NPJ Digital Medicine. 

Body Composition in Adults Born at Very Low Birthweight-A Sibling Study. 
Sandboge S, Kuula J, Hauta-Alus H, Kaseva N, Jussinniemi L, Björkqvist J, Hovi P, Eriksson JG, Mäkitie O, Pietiläinen KH, Kajantie E. Paediatric Perinatal Epidemiology. 

Cohort Profile Update: Finnish Health in Teens (Fin-HIT). 
Sarkkola C, Lommi S, Ankkuri E, Pashley D, Elomaa K, Agrawal N, Engberg E, Männistö S, Lahti J, Viljakainen H. International Journal of Epidemiology. 

Tendency to overeat predicts an elevated body mass index trajectory across school-age years. 
Sarkkola C, Lommi S, Elomaa K, Kajantie E, Männistö S, Viljakainen H. Scientific Reports. 

Consortium profile: the methylation, imaging and NeuroDevelopment (MIND) consortium. 
Schuurmans IK, Mulder RH, Baltramonaityte V, Lahtinen A, Qiuyu F, Rothmann LM, Staginnus M, Tuulari JJ, Burt SA, Buss C, Craig JM, Donald KA, Eriksson JG, Felix JF, Freeman TP, Grassi-Oliveira R, Huels A, Hyde LW, Jones SA, Karlsson H, Karlsson L, Koen N, Lawn W, Mitchell C, Monk CS, Mooney MA, Muetzel R, Nigg JT, Belangero SIN, Notterman D, Ong YY, O'Connor T, O'Donnell KJ, Pan PM, Paunio T, Ryabinin P, Saffery R, Salum GA, Seal M, Silk TJ, Stein DJ, Tan AP, Teh AL, Wang D, Zar H, Walton E, Cecil CAM. Molecular Psychiatry. 

Parental self-efficacy, parental restrictions and young children’s food consumption: does socio-economic status play a role? 
Serasinghe N, Vepsäläinen H, Lehto R, Björkqvist J, Erkkola M, Roos E, Ray C. Appetite.

Childhood adversities and home atmosphere as determinants of resilience in old age: findings from the Helsinki birth cohort study. 
Siltanen S, Pynnönen K, Stenroth SM, Kokko K, Haapanen MJ, Wasenius NS, Laine MK, Mikkola TM, Eriksson JG, von Bonsdorff MB. European Journal of Ageing. 

Sense of Community and Social Participation Underlying Active Aging Among Senior Housing Residents. 
Siltanen S, Rantakokko M, Lahti AM, Levonmaa H, von Bonsdorff MB. Journal of Applied Gerontology. 

Partial substitution of red or processed meat with plant-based foods and the risk of cardiovascular disease. 
Simojoki M, Kaartinen NE, Maukonen M, Harald K, Tapanainen H, Albanes D, Eriksson JG, Jousilahti P, Koskinen S, Pajari AM, Männistö S. European Journal of Epidemiology. 

The living environment and quality of life in old age from the perspective of senior housing resident. 
Sirén AL, Seppänen M, von Bonsdorff MB. The Journal of Aging and Social Change. in press

Circulating amino acids and cardiometabolic risk profile in offspring of women with type 1 diabetes: cross-sectional case-control study. 
Somersalo E, Kautiainen H, Klemetti MM, Eriksson JG, Laine MK. Scientific Reports.

Composition of the human milk microbiome in the GUSTO cohort is shaped by intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis and breastfeeding exclusivity. 
Stinson LF, Pang WW, Rea A, Fok D, Chua MC, Tan KH, Yap F, Godfrey KM, Shek LP, Eriksson JG, Chong Y-S, Chan S-Y, Wlodek M, Geddes DT. mSystems. 

Meeting Sleep Duration Recommendations is Associated With Lower Abdominal Adipose Tissue in 10-Year-Old Boys. 
Tang B, Sadananthan SA, Ooi DSQ, Padmapriya N, Tint MT, Tham EK, Goh DYT, Broekman BFP, Gooley JJ, Teoh OH, Chong YS, Gluckman PD, Yap F, Eriksson JG, Velan SS, Müller-Riemenschneider F, Lee YS, Michael N, Cai S. Obesity. 

Actigraphy Estimated Night Sleep Duration in Preschool Children: Comparison of an Automated Algorithm and Sleep Diary Against the Sadeh Algorithm. 
Tham EK, Tang B, Padmapriya N, Rema AS, Bernard JY, Gluckman PD, Chong YS, Yap F, Eriksson JG, Müller-Riemenschneider F, Cai S. Behavioral Sleep Medicine. 

Associations of chronotype and socio-demographic factors with timing of eating in finnish preschool-aged children. 
Tillman I, Maukonen M, Ruokolahti AM, Vepsäläinen H, Ray C, Rahkola J, Roos E, Erkkola M, Lehto R. European Journal of Nutrition. 

Differential contributions of lean and fat mass on bone mineral density in Asian women of reproductive age: the Singapore Preconception Study of Long-Term Maternal and Child Outcomes study. 
Tint MT, Cremaschi A, Leow MKS, Padmapriya N, Ang SB, Lai JS, Chan JKY, Bernard JY, Gluckman PD, Chong YS, Godfrey KM, Müller-Riemenschneider F, Zhang C, Harvey NC, De Iorio M, Eriksson JG. JBMR Plus. 

Cognitive Performance in Late Midlife as a Predictor of Frailty from Late Midlife into Old Age: A Longitudinal Birth Cohort Study. 
Tirkkonen A, Haapanen MJ, Pajulammi H, Niku J, Jylhävä J, Mikkola TM, Kajantie E, Eriksson JG, von Bonsdorff MB. Gerontology. 

Predicting cardiovascular morbidity and mortality with SCORE2(OP) and Framingham risk estimates in combination with biological aging indicators. 
Tirkkonen A, Mak JKL, Eriksson JG, Halonen P, Jylhävä J, Hägg S, Enroth L, Raitanen J, Hovatta I, Jääskeläinen T, Koskinen S, Haapanen MJ, von Bonsdorff MB, Kananen L. Age and Ageing. 

Developmental Trajectories of Anxiety Subtypes from Childhood to Early Adolescence: the Role of Parenting Practices and Maternal Distress. 
Tng GYQ, Law EC, Chen HY, Nadarajan R, Eriksson JG, Chong YS, Tiemeier H, Setoh P. Research on Child Adolescent Psychopathology. 

Varhaiskasvatusikäisten lasten liikkumiskäyttäytymisen sekä motoristen taitojen erot Helsingissä ja lähimaaseutualueilla. 
Uusitalo K, Louhi R, Puhakka S, Kaasalainen K, Roos E, Engberg E. Liikunta ja Tiede. 

Who needs family meals? The association between shared meals and dietary quality among Finnish children, fathers and mothers. 
Vepsäläinen H, Lehto R, Ruokolahti AM, Björkqvist J, Rahkola J, Serasinghe N, Roos E, Ray C, Erkkola M. British Journal of Nutrition. 

The Healthy Learning Mind Project: Does a Universal Mindfulness Programme Reduce Stress Symptoms and Increase Self‐Kindness Among Adolescents in Schools? 
Volanen S-M, Holopainen M, Lahti J, Vahlberg T, Hintsanen M. Psychology in the Schools. 

Deep learning-based framework for comprehensive quantification of thigh and calf muscles and adipose tissues from MRI. 
Wohlfarth V, Kway YM, Sood A, Jeon YS, Chong LR, Marx UC, Tay J, Eriksson JG, Bendahan D, Michel CP, Sadananthan SA, Velan SS. MAGMA. 

The association between adverse childhood experiences and frailty among middle-aged and older adults in Rural South Africa. 
Zhang S, Haapanen MJ, Wang M, Xiang H, Xu H, Wu C. Aging and Health Research.

Measurement properties of the SUNRISE Study Parent Questionnaire for assessing sleep and sleep-related family practices. 
Zhang Z, Abdeta C, Chelly MS, del Pozo Cruz J, Germana L, Ghofranipour F, Ha ASC, El Hamdouchi A, Tang HK, Hossain MS, Jambaldorj B, Koh DCL, Kontsevaya A, Löf M, Lubree H, Jáuregui A, Mwase-Vuma T, Oluchiri AM, Oluwayomi A, Reilly JJ, Roos E, Staiano AE, Suherman A, Tanaka C, Teo WP, Turab A, Užičanin E, Veldman SLC, Webster EK, Wickramasinghe P, Aunampai A, Okely A. Sleep Health. 

Perinatal risk factors and disordered eating in children and adolescents. 
Ålgars M, Räisänen L, Lommi S, Koivusalo S, Viljakainen H. Eating and Weight Disorders.