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Maarit Piirtola

  • PL 20 (Tukholmankatu 8 B)

    00014

    Finland

20062020
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Keywords

  • 3142 Public health care science, environmental and occupational health
  • 5141 Sociology
  • 315 Sport and fitness sciences

International and National Collaboration Publications and projects within past five years.

Publications 2006 2019

Parental Education and Genetics of BMI from Infancy to Old Age: A Pooled Analysis of 29 Twin Cohorts

Silventoinen, K., Jelenkovic, A., Latvala, A., Yokoyama, Y., Sund, R., Sugawara, M., Tanaka, M., Matsumoto, S., Aaltonen, S., Piirtola, M., Freitas, D. L., Maia, J. A., Oncel, S. Y., Aliev, F., Ji, F., Ning, F., Pang, Z., Rebato, E., Saudino, K. J., Cutler, T. L. & 53 othersHopper, J. L., Ullemar, V., Almqvist, C., Magnusson, P. K. E., Cozen, W., Hwang, A. E., Mack, T. M., Willemsen, G., Bartels, M., van Beijsterveldt, C. E. M., Nelson, T. L., Whitfield, K. E., Sung, J., Kim, J., Lee, J., Lee, S., Llewellyn, C. H., Fisher, A., Medda, E., Nistico, L., Toccaceli, V., Baker, L. A., Tuvblad, C., Corley, R. P., Huibregtse, B. M., Derom, C. A., Vlietinck, R. F., Loos, R. J. F., Knafo-Noam, A., Mankuta, D., Abramson, L., Burt, S. A., Klump, K. L., Silberg, J. L., Maes, H. H., Krueger, R. F., McGue, M., Pahlen, S., Gatz, M., Butler, D. A., Harris, J. R., Nilsen, T. S., Harden, K. P., Tucker-Drob, E. M., Franz, C. E., Kremen, W. S., Lyons, M. J., Lichtenstein, P., Jeong, H-U., Hur, Y-M., Boomsma, D. I., Sorensen, T. I. A. & Kaprio, J., May 2019, In : Obesity. 27, 5, p. 855-865 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

Association of current and former smoking with body mass index: A study of smoking discordant twin pairs from 21 twin cohorts

Piirtola, M., Jelenkovic, A., Latvala, A., Sund, R., Korhonen, M. T., Kaprio, J., Silventoinen, K. & collaboration group, CODAT., 12 Jul 2018, In : PLoS One. 13, 7, e0200140 .

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

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Liikuntaharjoittelu kaatumisten ehkäisyn keskiössä

Kaatumisten ja kaatumisvammojen ehkäisyn fysioterapiasuosituksen työryhmä, 26 Jan 2018, In : Vanhustyö. 1, p. 27 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Professional

Association between long-term smoking and leisure-time physical inactivity: a cohort study among Finnish twins with a 35-year follow-up

Piirtola, M., Kaprio, J., Silventoinen, K., Svedberg, P., Korhonen, T. & Ropponen, A., Sep 2017, In : International Journal of Public Health . 62, 7, p. 819-829 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

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Differences in genetic and environmental variation in adult BMI by sex, age, time period, and region: an individual-based pooled analysis of 40 twin cohorts

Silventoinen, K., Jelenkovic, A., Sund, R., Yokoyama, Y., Hur, Y-M., Cozen, W., Hwang, A. E., Mack, T. M., Honda, C., Inui, F., Iwatani, Y., Watanabe, M., Tomizawa, R., Pietilainen, K. H., Rissanen, A., Siribaddana, S. H., Hotopf, M., Sumathipala, A., Rijsdijk, F., Tan, Q. & 82 othersZhang, D., Pang, Z., Piirtola, M., Aaltonen, S., Oncel, S. Y., Aliev, F., Rebato, E., Hjelmborg, J. B., Christensen, K., Skytthe, A., Kyvik, K. O., Silberg, J. L., Eaves, L. J., Cutler, T. L., Ordonana, J. R., Sanchez-Romera, J. F., Colodro-Conde, L., Song, Y-M., Yang, S., Lee, K., Franz, C. E., Kremen, W. S., Lyons, M. J., Busjahn, A., Nelson, T. L., Whitfield, K. E., Kandler, C., Jang, K. L., Gatz, M., Butler, D. A., Stazi, M. A., Fagnani, C., D'Ippolito, C., Duncan, G. E., Buchwald, D., Martin, N. G., Medland, S. E., Montgomery, G. W., Jeong, H-U., Swan, G. E., Krasnow, R., Magnusson, P. K., Pedersen, N. L., Aslan, A. K. D., McAdams, T. A., Eley, T. C., Gregory, A. M., Tynelius, P., Baker, L. A., Tuvblad, C., Bayasgalan, G., Narandalai, D., Spector, T. D., Mangino, M., Lachance, G., Burt, S. A., Klump, K. L., Harris, J. R., Brandt, I., Nilsen, T. S., Krueger, R. F., Mcgue, M., Pahlen, S., Corley, R. P., Huibregtse, B. M., Bartels, M., van Beijsterveldt, C. E. M., Willemsen, G., Goldberg, J. H., Rasmussen, F., Tarnoki, A. D., Tarnoki, D. L., Derom, C. A., Vlietinck, R. F., Loos, R. J. F., Hopper, J. L., Sung, J., Maes, H. H., Turkheimer, E., Boomsma, D. I., Sorensen, T. I. A. & Kaprio, J., Aug 2017, In : American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 106, 2, p. 457-466 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

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Projects 2018 2020

Understanding rising prevalence of depression in Finland: life course epidemiology, epigenetic mechanisms and gender differences

Korhonen, T., Piirtola, M. & Kaprio, J.

01/01/2018 → 31/12/2020

Project: Research project

Activities 2011 2019

  • 13 Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
  • 6 Peer review of manuscripts
  • 6 Membership or other role in national/international committee, council, board
  • 1 Public Talks

International Journal of Public Health (Journal)

Maarit Piirtola (Reviewer)
14 Jan 2019

Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts

International Journal of Public Health (Journal)

Maarit Piirtola (Reviewer)
2019 → …

Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health (Journal)

Maarit Piirtola (Reviewer)
30 Nov 2018

Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts

Savuton Suomi 2030 Tieteellinen neuvottelukunta 2018 (External organisation)

Maarit Piirtola (Expert member)
1 Jan 2018 → …

Activity: Membership types › Membership or other role in national/international committee, council, board

BMJ Open (Journal)

Maarit Piirtola (Reviewer)
5 Feb 2018

Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts