Sedentary behaviours and obesity in adults: the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study

I Heinonen, H Helajärvi, K Pahkala, OJ Heinonen… - BMJ open, 2013 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective Sedentary behaviour may contribute to the development of obesity. We
investigated the relations between different types of sedentary behaviour and adiposity …

Physical inactivity from youth to adulthood and adult cardiometabolic risk profile

…, BM Loo, CG Magnussen, S Rovio, H Helajärvi… - Preventive …, 2021 - Elsevier
Adults with a low physical activity (PA) level are at increased risk for cardiometabolic
diseases, but little is known on the association between physical inactivity since youth and …

Association of fitness with vascular intima-media thickness and elasticity in adolescence

…, T Rönnemaa, H Niinikoski, H Helajärvi… - …, 2013 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVES: Vascular intima-media thickness (IMT) and elasticity are surrogate markers of
atherosclerosis. Data on the effect of cardiorespiratory fitness on these measures of vascular …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring causality between TV viewing and weight change in young and middle-aged adults. The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns study

H Helajärvi, T Rosenström, K Pahkala, M Kähönen… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background Television viewing time (TV time) is associated with increased weight and
obesity, but it is unclear whether this relation is causal. Methods and Results We evaluated …

Physical inactivity from youth to adulthood and risk of impaired glucose metabolism

…, CG Magnussen, S Rovio, H Helajärvi… - Medicine and science in …, 2018 - jyx.jyu.fi
INTRODUCTION: Physical activity (PA) is important in the prevention and treatment of
impaired glucose metabolism. However, association of physical inactivity during the …

Television viewing and fatty liver in early midlife. The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study

H Helajärvi, K Pahkala, OJ Heinonen… - Annals of …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction. Both sedentary behaviour and fatty liver are associated with increased risk of
obesity and non-communicable diseases, but their relationship remains unknown. We …

Tracking of television viewing time during adulthood: the Young Finns Study

…, SJH Biddle, M Hirvensalo, H Helajärvi… - Medicine and Science in …, 2017 - jyx.jyu.fi
Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the tracking of television viewing (TV) time
as an indicator of sedentary behavior among adults for a period of 25 yr. Methods: A random …

Long‐term determinants of changes in television viewing time in adults: Prospective analyses from the Young Finns Study

…, SJH Biddle, M Hirvensalo, H Helajärvi… - … Journal of Medicine …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The long‐term effects of sociodemographic and health characteristics on television
viewing (TV) time changes have not been identified in adulthood. We aimed to examine the …

Reduced sitting time improves health

H Helajärvi, K Pahkala, O Raitakari… - Duodecim; …, 2013 - europepmc.org
The health-promoting effects of physical exercise are scientifically proven, but the health
risks of sitting still remain rather poorly known. Technological development of the society will …

Associations between trajectories of leisure-time physical activity and television viewing time across adulthood: the cardiovascular risk in young finns study

…, SJH Biddle, H Helajärvi… - … of Physical Activity …, 2019 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: The purpose of this study was to examine trajectories of leisure-time physical
activity (LTPA) and television-viewing (TV) time and their associations in adults over 10 …