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  1. Physical Activity and Academic Performance

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, February 2020, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Sari Aaltonen

  2. Cross-sectional associations between the diversity of sport activities and the type of low back pain in adulthood

    Article • European Journal of Sport Science, December 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Sara Kaartinen, Sari Aaltonen

  3. FinnTwin12 Cohort: An Updated Review

    Article • Twin Research and Human Genetics, October 2019, Cambridge University Press

    Sari Aaltonen

  4. Diversity of sport activities in relation to low back and neck-shoulder region pain

    Article • Preventive Medicine Reports, September 2019, Elsevier

    Sara Kaartinen, Sari Aaltonen

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

    Article • Obesity, April 2019, Wiley

    Sari Aaltonen, Senior Researcher, PDh, MHS, PT Maarit Piirtola, Professor Ariel Knafo-Noam

  6. The Interplay between Genes and Psychosocial Home Environment on Physical Activity

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, April 2018, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Sari Aaltonen

  7. 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

    Article • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, July 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Brooke M Huibregtse, Professor Sisira Siribaddana, Sari Aaltonen, Senior Researcher, PDh, MHS, PT Maarit Piirtola

  8. Diversity of sport activities in adolescence and leisure-time physical activity in adulthood

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, January 2017, Wiley

    Sara Kaartinen, Sari Aaltonen

  9. Genetic and environmental influences on adult human height across birth cohorts from 1886 to 1994

    Article • eLife, December 2016, eLife

    Dr. Brooke M Huibregtse, Matthew Hotopf, Professor Sisira Siribaddana, Sari Aaltonen

  10. Leisure-Time Physical Activity and Academic Performance: Cross-Lagged Associations from Adolescence to Young Adulthood

    Article • Scientific Reports, December 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Sari Aaltonen

  11. Genetic architecture of motives for leisure-time physical activity: a twin study

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, October 2016, Wiley

    Sari Aaltonen

  12. Genetic and environmental effects on body mass index from infancy to the onset of adulthood: an individual-based pooled analysis of 45 twin cohorts participating in the COllaborative project of Development of Anthropometrical measures in Twins (CODATwi...

    Article • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, July 2016, American Society for Nutrition

    Professor Ariel Knafo-Noam, Dr. Brooke M Huibregtse, Sari Aaltonen

  13. Genetic and environmental influences on height from infancy to early adulthood: An individual-based pooled analysis of 45 twin cohorts

    Article • Scientific Reports, June 2016, Nature

    Professor Ariel Knafo-Noam, Dr. Brooke M Huibregtse, Sari Aaltonen

  14. Leisure-time physical activity and intra-abdominal fat in young adulthood: A monozygotic co-twin control study

    Article • Obesity, April 2016, Wiley

    Sari Aaltonen

  15. Twin's Birth-Order Differences in Height and Body Mass Index From Birth to Old Age: A Pooled Study of 26 Twin Cohorts Participating in the CODATwins Project

    Article • Twin Research and Human Genetics, March 2016, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Ariel Knafo-Noam, Dr. Brooke M Huibregtse, Sari Aaltonen

  16. Motor Development and Physical Activity

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, October 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Sari Aaltonen

  17. Zygosity Differences in Height and Body Mass Index of Twins From Infancy to Old Age: A Study of the CODATwins Project

    Article • Twin Research and Human Genetics, September 2015, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Sisira Siribaddana, Professor Ariel Knafo-Noam, Dr. Brooke M Huibregtse, Matthew Hotopf, Sari Aaltonen

  18. The CODATwins Project: The Cohort Description of Collaborative Project of Development of Anthropometrical Measures in Twins to Study Macro-Environmental Variation in Genetic and Environmental Effects on Anthropometric Traits

    Article • Twin Research and Human Genetics, May 2015, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Sisira Siribaddana, Professor Ariel Knafo-Noam, Dr. Brooke M Huibregtse, Matthew Hotopf, Sari Aaltonen

  19. Physical Activity, Fitness, Glucose Homeostasis, and Brain Morphology in Twins

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, March 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Sari Aaltonen

  20. Factors behind Leisure-Time Physical Activity Behavior Based on Finnish Twin Studies: The Role of Genetic and Environmental Influences and the Role of Motives

    Article • BioMed Research International, January 2014, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Sari Aaltonen

  21. Interventions to Prevent Sports Related Injuries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials

    Article • Sports Medicine, December 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Sari Aaltonen, Ari Heinonen

  22. Genetic and Environmental Influences on Longitudinal Changes in Leisure-Time Physical Activity From Adolescence to Young Adulthood

    Article • Twin Research and Human Genetics, February 2013, Cambridge University Press

    Sari Aaltonen

  23. Motives for physical activity among active and inactive persons in their mid-30s

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, January 2013, Wiley

    Sari Aaltonen

  24. Motives for and Barriers to Physical Activity in Twin Pairs Discordant for Leisure Time Physical Activity for 30 Years

    Article • International Journal of Sports Medicine, February 2012, Thieme Publishing Group

    Sari Aaltonen

  25. A Longitudinal Study on Genetic and Environmental Influences on Leisure Time Physical Activity in the Finnish Twin Cohort

    Article • Twin Research and Human Genetics, October 2010, Cambridge University Press

    Sari Aaltonen

  26. Effects of exercise training on oxygen uptake in coronary heart disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, July 2010, Wiley

    Sari Aaltonen

  27. Effects of 32-Year Leisure Time Physical Activity Discordance in Twin Pairs on Health (TWINACTIVE Study): Aims, Design and Results for Physical Fitness

    Article • Twin Research and Human Genetics, February 2009, Cambridge University Press

    Sari Aaltonen

  28. Prevention of Sports Injuries

    Article • Archives of Internal Medicine, August 2007, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Sari Aaltonen, Ari Heinonen