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  1. The effects of a 6-month intervention aimed to reduce sedentary time on skeletal muscle insulin sensitivity: a randomized controlled trial

    Article • AJP Endocrinology and Metabolism, August 2023, American Physiological Society

    Tommi Vasankari

  2. Global, regional, and national burden of allergic disorders and their risk factors in 204 countries and territories, from 1990 to 2019: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Article • Allergy, July 2023, Wiley

    Tommi Vasankari, Dr Ali Fatehizadeh, Dr. Ahmed I. Hasaballah, Dr. Le Huu Nhat Minh, Professor Yousef Khader, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov

  3. Longitudinal physical activity patterns and the development of cardiometabolic risk factors during adolescence

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, May 2023, Wiley

    Tommi Vasankari

  4. Performance of Different Accelerometry-Based Metrics to Estimate Oxygen Consumption during Track and Treadmill Locomotion over a Wide Intensity Range

    Article • Sensors, May 2023, MDPI AG

    Tommi Vasankari

  5. Global burden of chronic respiratory diseases and risk factors, 1990–2019: an update from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Article • EClinicalMedicine, May 2023, Elsevier

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Tommi Vasankari, Dr Ali Fatehizadeh, Laszlo Lorenzovici, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE

  6. The global Fatty Liver Disease-Sustainable Development Goal country score for 195 countries and territories

    Article • Hepatology, April 2023, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Additional Prof (Dr.) Paramdeep Singh, Tommi Vasankari, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov

  7. Effects of reducing sedentary behavior on cardiorespiratory fitness in adults with metabolic syndrome: A 6‐month RCT

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, April 2023, Wiley

    Tommi Vasankari

  8. Intrarater Reliability and Analysis of Learning Effects in the Y Balance Test

    Article • Methods and Protocols, April 2023, MDPI AG

    Tommi Vasankari

  9. Accelerometer-Measured Physical Behavior and Cardiorespiratory Fitness as Indicators of Work Ability

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, April 2023, MDPI AG

    Tommi Vasankari

  10. Role of the interaction between lumbar kinematics and accelerometer-measured physical activity in bodily pain, physical functioning and work ability among health care workers with low back pain

    Article • Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, April 2023, Elsevier

    Tommi Vasankari

  11. Test−Retest Reliability of Isokinetic Ankle, Knee and Hip Strength in Physically Active Adults Using Biodex System 4 Pro

    Article • Methods and Protocols, March 2023, MDPI AG

    Tommi Vasankari

  12. Relationships between psychosocial well-being and leisure time physical activity among 160.000 young Finnish men: a cross-sectional study during 2015–2021

    Article • Archives of Public Health, February 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Tommi Vasankari

  13. Global investments in pandemic preparedness and COVID-19: development assistance and domestic spending on health between 1990 and 2026

    Article • The Lancet Global Health, January 2023, Elsevier

    Mr. Deldar Morad Abdulah, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Professor Yousef Khader, Tommi Vasankari, Dr arnaud Iradukunda, Dr Ali Fatehizadeh, José João Baltazar Mendes, Laszlo Lorenzovici, Turki Alanzi, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE

  14. Associations of sedentary time, physical activity, and fitness with muscle glucose uptake in adults with metabolic syndrome

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, December 2022, Wiley

    Tommi Vasankari

  15. Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery

    Article • Cardiology in Review, December 2022, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Tommi Vasankari

  16. The overlapping burden of the three leading causes of disability and death in sub-Saharan African children

    Article • Nature Communications, December 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Professor Yousef Khader, Tommi Vasankari

  17. Cross-Sectional Associations of Body Adiposity, Sedentary Behavior, and Physical Activity with Hemoglobin and White Blood Cell Count

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, November 2022, MDPI AG

    Tommi Vasankari

  18. Reducing Sedentary Time and Whole-Body Insulin Sensitivity in Metabolic Syndrome: A 6-Month Randomized Controlled Trial

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, October 2022, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Tommi Vasankari

  19. Depressive Symptoms Are Associated With Accelerometer-Measured Physical Activity and Time in Bed Among Working-Aged Men and Women

    Article • Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour, September 2022, Human Kinetics

    Tommi Vasankari

  20. How adherence to the updated physical activity guidelines should be assessed with accelerometer?

    Article • European Journal of Public Health, August 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Tommi Vasankari

  21. Cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with sickness absence and work ability

    Article • Occupational Medicine, August 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Tommi Vasankari

  22. Physical activity measured by accelerometry among adolescents participating in sports clubs and non-participating peers

    Article • European Journal of Sport Science, August 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Tommi Vasankari

  23. Accelerometer-Based Sedentary Time, Physical Activity, and Serum Metabolome in Young Men

    Article • Metabolites, July 2022, MDPI AG

    Tommi Vasankari

  24. Why Would You Run around Chasing a Ball? Embodied and Temporal Emotions during Leisure Time Physical Activity

    Article • Leisure Sciences, July 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Tommi Vasankari

  25. Objectively measured preoperative physical activity and sedentary behaviour among Finnish patients scheduled for elective cardiac procedures: baseline results from randomized controlled trial

    Article • BMC Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitation, July 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Tommi Vasankari

  26. Effects of reduced sedentary time on cardiometabolic health in adults with metabolic syndrome: A three-month randomized controlled trial

    Article • Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, July 2022, Elsevier

    Tommi Vasankari

  27. Accelerometer-Measured Physical Activity Levels and Patterns Vary in an Age- and Sex-Dependent Fashion among Finnish Children and Adolescents

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, June 2022, MDPI AG

    Tommi Vasankari

  28. Measuring the availability of human resources for health and its relationship to universal health coverage for 204 countries and territories from 1990 to 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Article • The Lancet, June 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Shariful Islam, ED Doris V. Ortega-Altamirano, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Tommi Vasankari, Dr/ Adj Prof Vijay Kumar Chattu, Dr Hoa Do, Turki Alanzi

  29. The burden of mental disorders, substance use disorders and self-harm among young people in Europe, 1990–2019: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Article • The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, May 2022, Elsevier

    Prof. Maciej Banach, Tommi Vasankari, Dr/ Adj Prof Vijay Kumar Chattu

  30. Economic burden of low physical activity and high sedentary behaviour in Finland

    Article • Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, April 2022, BMJ

    Tommi Vasankari

  31. Global, regional, and national burden of diseases and injuries for adults 70 years and older: systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease 2019 Study

    Article • BMJ, March 2022, BMJ

    Prof. Maciej Banach, Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Turki Alanzi, Getinet Ayano, Professor Yousef Khader, Andrew T. Olagunju, Dr Ashish D Badiye, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Tommi Vasankari, Dr. Ahmed I. Hasaballah, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE

  32. Diabetes mortality and trends before 25 years of age: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Article • The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, February 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Professor Yousef Khader, Andrew T. Olagunju, Dr Shariful Islam, Dr Md Nuruzzaman Khan, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Dr Ashish D Badiye, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Tommi Vasankari, Dr. Ahmed I. Hasaballah, Dr/ Adj Prof Vijay Kumar Chattu, Dr Agha Zeeshan Mirza

  33. Measurement of Physical Fitness and 24/7 Physical Activity, Standing, Sedentary Behavior, and Time in Bed in Working-Age Finns: Study Protocol for FINFIT 2021

    Article • Methods and Protocols, January 2022, MDPI AG

    Tommi Vasankari

  34. A Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol for Using an Accelerometer-Smartphone Application Intervention to Increase Physical Activity and Improve Health among Employees in a Military Workplace

    Article • Methods and Protocols, December 2021, MDPI AG

    Tommi Vasankari

  35. Adherence to an Injury Prevention Warm-Up Program in Children’s Soccer—A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, December 2021, MDPI AG

    Tommi Vasankari

  36. Going carless in different urban fabrics: socio-demographics of household car ownership

    Article • Transportation, November 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Tommi Vasankari

  37. Tracking development assistance for health and for COVID-19

    Article • The Lancet, September 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Mr. Amadou Barrow, Turki Alanzi, Getinet Ayano, Professor Yousef Khader, Andrew T. Olagunju, Dr Shariful Islam, Dr Aidin Abedi, Dr Fakher Rahim, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Tommi Vasankari, Dr. Ahmed I. Hasaballah, Dr/ Adj Prof Vijay Kumar Chattu, Mr Kanwar Hamza Shuja, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE

  38. Child Mortality Trends and Targets: GBD 2019 Findings

    Article • The Lancet, August 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Shrikant Pawar, Turki Alanzi, Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Dr Amr Hassan, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Joao Conde, Dr. Alok Atreya, Mr Ferry Efendi, Getinet Ayano, Dr Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Professor HESHAM M. AL-MEKHLAFI, Dr Shariful Islam, Dr Aidin Abedi, Dr Md Nuruzzaman Khan, Dr Ashish D Badiye, Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Tommi Vasankari, Dr. Ahmed I. Hasaballah, Dr/ Adj Prof Vijay Kumar Chattu, Ashok Pandey

  39. Change of Direction Biomechanics in a 180-Degree Pivot Turn and the Risk for Noncontact Knee Injuries in Youth Basketball and Floorball Players

    Article • The American Journal of Sports Medicine, July 2021, SAGE Publications

    Tommi Vasankari

  40. Physical activity from adolescence to young adulthood: patterns of change, and their associations with activity domains and sedentary time

    Article • International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, June 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Tommi Vasankari

  41. Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of smoking tobacco use and attributable disease burden in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Article • The Lancet, June 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Shrikant Pawar, Turki Alanzi, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Getinet Ayano, Andrew T. Olagunju, Dr Shariful Islam, Professor Tarek Tawfik Amin, Dr Aidin Abedi, PhD. Carla Sofia FARINHA, Dr Ashish D Badiye, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Tommi Vasankari, Professor Stefan Lorkowski, Dr. Ahmed I. Hasaballah, Carlo Eduardo Medina-Solís, Ashok Pandey, Dr Hoa Do, Sumaira Mubarik

  42. Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Time in Bed Among Finnish Adults Measured 24/7 by Triaxial Accelerometry

    Article • Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour, June 2021, Human Kinetics

    Tommi Vasankari

  43. Reliability and Validity of the ONAPS Physical Activity Questionnaire in Assessing Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in French Adults

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, May 2021, MDPI AG

    Tommi Vasankari

  44. Influence of the Duration and Timing of Data Collection on Accelerometer-Measured Physical Activity, Sedentary Time and Associated Insulin Resistance

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, May 2021, MDPI AG

    Tommi Vasankari

  45. Intensity Paradox—Low-Fit People Are Physically Most Active in Terms of Their Fitness

    Article • Sensors, March 2021, MDPI AG

    Tommi Vasankari

  46. Physical activity and sedentary behaviour in secondary prevention of coronary artery disease: A review

    Article • American Journal of Preventive Cardiology, March 2021, Elsevier

    Tommi Vasankari

  47. Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, December 2020, Elsevier

    Mahdi Shamali, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Professor Stefan Lorkowski, Professor Yousef Khader, Andrew T. Olagunju, Dr Md Nuruzzaman Khan, Dr Fakher Rahim, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Rajaa Al-Raddadi, Tommi Vasankari, DR Lambert Tetteh Appiah, Dr/ Adj Prof Vijay Kumar Chattu, Mr Zelalem Alamrew Anteneh, Sumaira Mubarik

  48. Menstrual dysfunction and body weight dissatisfaction among Finnish young athletes and non‐athletes

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, October 2020, Wiley

    Tommi Vasankari

  49. Five insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Article • The Lancet, October 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Dr Amr Hassan, Dr Shariful Islam, Dr Garumma TOLU FEYISSA, Dr Srinivas Goli, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Dr Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Turki Alanzi, Professor Stefan Lorkowski, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Getinet Ayano, Professor HESHAM M. AL-MEKHLAFI, Professor Yousef Khader, Andrew T. Olagunju, Dr Aidin Abedi, ED Doris V. Ortega-Altamirano, Prof Joel Msafiri Francis, PhD. Carla Sofia FARINHA, Dr Teklemariam Gultie, Dr Fakher Rahim, Dr Ashish D Badiye, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Rajaa Al-Raddadi, Tommi Vasankari, Professor Ashraf Fawzy Nabhan, Dr Vahid Rashedi, Dr. Ahmed I. Hasaballah, Dr/ Adj Prof Vijay Kumar Chattu, Dr. Abraham Geremew, Dr Hoa Do

  50. Global age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (HALE), and population estimates in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2019: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Article • The Lancet, October 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Dr Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Turki Alanzi, Professor Stefan Lorkowski, Getinet Ayano, Professor HESHAM M. AL-MEKHLAFI, Professor Yousef Khader, Andrew T. Olagunju, Prof Joel Msafiri Francis, PhD. Carla Sofia FARINHA, Dr Fakher Rahim, Dr Ashish D Badiye, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Rajaa Al-Raddadi, Tommi Vasankari, Professor Ashraf Fawzy Nabhan, Dr Vahid Rashedi, Dr. Ahmed I. Hasaballah, Dr/ Adj Prof Vijay Kumar Chattu, Dr. Abraham Geremew, Dr Hoa Do, Dr arnaud Iradukunda

  51. Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Article • The Lancet, October 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Dr Senthilkumar Balakrishnan, Dr Shariful Islam, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Dr Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Turki Alanzi, Professor Stefan Lorkowski, Dr Garumma TOLU FEYISSA, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Getinet Ayano, Professor HESHAM M. AL-MEKHLAFI, Professor Yousef Khader, Andrew T. Olagunju, Dr Aidin Abedi, Prof Joel Msafiri Francis, PhD. Carla Sofia FARINHA, Dr Ashish D Badiye, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Tommi Vasankari, Professor Ashraf Fawzy Nabhan, Dr Vahid Rashedi, Dr. Ahmed I. Hasaballah, Dr/ Adj Prof Vijay Kumar Chattu, Dr. Abraham Geremew

  52. Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Article • The Lancet, October 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Dr Shariful Islam, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Dr Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Turki Alanzi, Professor Stefan Lorkowski, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Getinet Ayano, Professor HESHAM M. AL-MEKHLAFI, Professor Yousef Khader, Andrew T. Olagunju, Prof Joel Msafiri Francis, PhD. Carla Sofia FARINHA, Dr Ashish D Badiye, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Tommi Vasankari, Professor Ashraf Fawzy Nabhan, Dr Vahid Rashedi, Dr. Ahmed I. Hasaballah, Dr/ Adj Prof Vijay Kumar Chattu, Dr. Abraham Geremew, Dr Hoa Do

  53. New Machine Learning Approach for Detection of Injury Risk Factors in Young Team Sport Athletes

    Article • International Journal of Sports Medicine, September 2020, Thieme Publishing Group

    Tommi Vasankari

  54. Haemoglobin, iron status and lung function of adolescents participating in organised sports in the Finnish Health Promoting Sports Club Study

    Article • BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, September 2020, BMJ

    Tommi Vasankari

  55. Estimating global injuries morbidity and mortality: methods and data used in the Global Burden of Disease 2017 study

    Article • Injury Prevention, August 2020, BMJ

    Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Amrit Banstola, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Getinet Ayano, Professor Yousef Khader, Andrew T. Olagunju, Dr Shariful Islam, Dr marek majdan, Dr Aidin Abedi, Prof Joel Msafiri Francis, Dr Fakher Rahim, Dr Ashish D Badiye, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Tommi Vasankari, Dr Vahid Rashedi, Dr/ Adj Prof Vijay Kumar Chattu, Dr Hoa Do

  56. Measuring universal health coverage based on an index of effective coverage of health services in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Article • The Lancet, August 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Amr Hassan, Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Dr Shariful Islam, ED Doris V. Ortega-Altamirano, PhD. Carla Sofia FARINHA, Dr Garumma TOLU FEYISSA, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Dr Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Getinet Ayano, Professor HESHAM M. AL-MEKHLAFI, Professor Yousef Khader, Andrew T. Olagunju, Dr Aidin Abedi, Prof Joel Msafiri Francis, Dr Teklemariam Gultie, Dr Fakher Rahim, Dr Ashish D Badiye, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Rajaa Al-Raddadi, Tommi Vasankari, Professor Ashraf Fawzy Nabhan, Dr Vahid Rashedi, Dr. Ahmed I. Hasaballah, Dr/ Adj Prof Vijay Kumar Chattu

  57. Females Sustain more Ankle Injuries than Males in Youth Football

    Article • International Journal of Sports Medicine, July 2020, Thieme Publishing Group

    Tommi Vasankari

  58. Relationship between different domains of physical activity and positive mental health among young adult men

    Article • BMC Public Health, July 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Tommi Vasankari

  59. Individual- and environmental-related correlates of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in 11-, 13-, and 15-year-old Finnish children

    Article • PLoS ONE, June 2020, PLOS

    Tommi Vasankari

  60. Performance in dynamic movement tasks and occurrence of low back pain in youth floorball and basketball players

    Article • BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, June 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Tommi Vasankari, Ari Heinonen

  61. Muscular and cardiorespiratory fitness are associated with health-related quality of life among young adult men

    Article • BMC Public Health, June 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Tommi Vasankari

  62. Prevalence and attributable health burden of chronic respiratory diseases, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Article • The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, June 2020, Elsevier

    Mr. Tara Ballav Adhikari, Tommi Vasankari, Dr Shariful Islam, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Professor Yousef Khader, Andrew T. Olagunju, Dr marek majdan, Dr Fakher Rahim, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Gebrekiros Gebremichael

  63. Global, Regional, and National Burden of Calcific Aortic Valve and Degenerative Mitral Valve Diseases, 1990–2017

    Article • Circulation, May 2020, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Tommi Vasankari, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov

  64. Altered hip control during a standing knee‐lift test is associated with increased risk of knee injuries

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, May 2020, Wiley

    Tommi Vasankari, Ari Heinonen

  65. There Is No Relationship Between Lower Extremity Alignment During Unilateral and Bilateral Drop Jumps and the Risk of Knee or Ankle Injury: A Prospective Study

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, May 2020, Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT)

    Tommi Vasankari

  66. Global injury morbidity and mortality from 1990 to 2017: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Article • Injury Prevention, April 2020, BMJ

    Dr. Asres Bedaso Tilahune, Mr Raimundas Lunevicius, Dr Garumma TOLU FEYISSA, Prof. Maciej Banach, Tommi Vasankari, Professor Yousef Khader, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Amrit Banstola, Melkamu Merid Mengesha , Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Getinet Ayano, Andrew T. Olagunju, Dr Shariful Islam, Dr marek majdan, Dr Aidin Abedi, Prof Joel Msafiri Francis, Dr Fakher Rahim, Dr Ashish D Badiye, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Professor Ashraf Fawzy Nabhan, Dr Vahid Rashedi, Dr/ Adj Prof Vijay Kumar Chattu

  67. Mapping local patterns of childhood overweight and wasting in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2017

    Article • Nature Reports Stem Cells, April 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr Zelalem Alamrew Anteneh, Baye Dagnew, Turki Alanzi, Dr Garumma TOLU FEYISSA, Dr Senthilkumar Balakrishnan, Prof. Maciej Banach, Tommi Vasankari, Mr. Habtamu Kebebe Kasaye, Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr Shariful Islam, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Dr Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Professor Stefan Lorkowski, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Professor HESHAM M. AL-MEKHLAFI, Andrew T. Olagunju, Dr Bereket Duko , Professor Alina Rodriguez, Prof Joel Msafiri Francis, Dr Md Nuruzzaman Khan, Dr Fakher Rahim, Mr. Anemaw A. Asrat, Dr Ashish D Badiye, Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Rajaa Al-Raddadi, Gebrekiros Gebremichael, Dr Vahid Rashedi, Mr Nejimu Biza Zepro, Professor ORISH EBERE ORSAKWE, Dr. Ahmed I. Hasaballah, Dr/ Adj Prof Vijay Kumar Chattu, PhD. Carla Sofia FARINHA

  68. Health sector spending and spending on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and development assistance for health: progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 3

    Article • The Lancet, April 2020, Elsevier

    Prof. Maciej Banach, Tommi Vasankari, Dr Shariful Islam, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Andrew T. Olagunju, Dr Fakher Rahim, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Dr/ Adj Prof Vijay Kumar Chattu, Dr Hoa Do

  69. Falls in older aged adults in 22 European countries: incidence, mortality and burden of disease from 1990 to 2017

    Article • Injury Prevention, February 2020, BMJ

    Mr Raimundas Lunevicius, Tommi Vasankari, Dr marek majdan

  70. GBD 2016. Occupational Carcinogens Collaborators

    Article • Occupational and Environmental Medicine, February 2020, BMJ

    Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Mr Raimundas Lunevicius, Tommi Vasankari, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr Shariful Islam, ED Doris V. Ortega-Altamirano, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Andrew T. Olagunju, Dr Fakher Rahim, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Mr. Alex Yeshaneh

  71. Global and regional burden of chronic respiratory disease in 2016 arising from non-infectious airborne occupational exposures: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Article • Occupational and Environmental Medicine, February 2020, BMJ

    Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Tommi Vasankari, Dr Shariful Islam, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Professor Yousef Khader, Andrew T. Olagunju, Dr Fakher Rahim, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov

  72. Global and regional burden of disease and injury in 2016 arising from occupational exposures: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Article • Occupational and Environmental Medicine, February 2020, BMJ

    Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Mr Raimundas Lunevicius, Tommi Vasankari, Dr Shariful Islam, ED Doris V. Ortega-Altamirano, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Professor Yousef Khader, Andrew T. Olagunju, Dr Fakher Rahim, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov

  73. Effects of baseline fitness and BMI levels on changes in physical fitness during military service

    Article • Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, February 2020, Elsevier

    Tommi Vasankari

  74. Cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness in young adult Finnish men between 2003 and 2015

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, January 2020, Wiley

    Tommi Vasankari

  75. The global, regional, and national burden of cirrhosis by cause in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Article • The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology, January 2020, Elsevier

    Daniel Asmelash , Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Kaleab Alemayehu Zewdie, Tommi Vasankari, Professor Stefan Lorkowski, Melkamu Merid Mengesha , Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Rajaa Al-Raddadi, Dr Hoa Do

  76. Quantifying risks and interventions that have affected the burden of diarrhoea among children younger than 5 years: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Article • The Lancet Infectious Diseases, January 2020, Elsevier

    Tommi Vasankari, Professor Yousef Khader, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Andrew T. Olagunju, Dr Md Nuruzzaman Khan, Dr Fakher Rahim, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Rajaa Al-Raddadi

  77. Quantifying risks and interventions that have affected the burden of lower respiratory infections among children younger than 5 years: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Article • The Lancet Infectious Diseases, January 2020, Elsevier

    Tommi Vasankari, Professor Yousef Khader, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Andrew T. Olagunju, Dr Md Nuruzzaman Khan, Dr Fakher Rahim, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Rajaa Al-Raddadi

  78. Life expectancy and disease burden in the Nordic countries: results from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2017

    Article • The Lancet Public Health, December 2019, Elsevier

    Tommi Vasankari, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa

  79. Comparison of motor competence in children aged 6‐9 years across northern, central, and southern European regions

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, November 2019, Wiley

    Dr Farid Bardid, Tommi Vasankari

  80. Awareness and Knowledge of Physical Activity Recommendations in Young Adult Men

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, October 2019, Frontiers

    Tommi Vasankari

  81. Associations of Aerobic Fitness and Maximal Muscular Strength With Metabolites in Young Men

    Article • JAMA Network Open, August 2019, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Tommi Vasankari

  82. Personalised eHealth intervention to increase physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviour in rehabilitation after cardiac operations: study protocol for the PACO randomised controlled trial (NCT03470246)

    Article • BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, July 2019, BMJ

    Tommi Vasankari

  83. Socio-Ecological Natural Experiment with Randomized Controlled Trial to Promote Active Commuting to Work: Process Evaluation, Behavioral Impacts, and Changes in the Use and Quality of Walking and Cycling Paths

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, May 2019, MDPI AG

    Tommi Vasankari

  84. Global, regional, and national burden of neurological disorders, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Article • The Lancet Neurology, May 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Tommi Vasankari, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Professor Amanda G Thrift, Dr Garumma TOLU FEYISSA, Mr Raimundas Lunevicius, Professor Yousef Khader, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Professor Stefan Lorkowski, Andrew T. Olagunju, Dr Shariful Islam, Dr Fakher Rahim, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Dr Olayinka Stephen Ilesanmi

  85. Health effects of dietary risks in 195 countries, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Article • The Lancet, May 2019, Elsevier

    Tommi Vasankari, PhD. Carla Sofia FARINHA, Professor Amanda G Thrift, Dr Jason Wu, Professor Yousef Khader, Professor Stefan Lorkowski

  86. Kids Out; evaluation of a brief multimodal cluster randomized intervention integrated in health education lessons to increase physical activity and reduce sedentary behavior among eighth graders

    Article • BMC Public Health, April 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Tommi Vasankari

  87. Frequent sit-to-stand transitions and several short standing periods measured by hip-worn accelerometer are associated with smaller waist circumference among adults

    Article • Journal of Sports Sciences, April 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Mr Henri Vähä-Ypyä, Tommi Vasankari, Tommi Vasankari

  88. Global, regional, and national burden of stroke, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Article • The Lancet Neurology, March 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Shariful Islam, Professor Amanda G Thrift, Tommi Vasankari, Professor Yousef Khader, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Professor Stefan Lorkowski, Andrew T. Olagunju, Dr Fakher Rahim, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov

  89. Global, regional, and national burden of suicide mortality 1990 to 2016: systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Article • BMJ, February 2019, BMJ

    Dr Gebre Teklemariam Demoz, Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Heather Orpana, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Mr Raimundas Lunevicius, Tommi Vasankari, Professor Yousef Khader, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Professor Stefan Lorkowski, Andrew T. Olagunju, Dr Fakher Rahim, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Rajaa Al-Raddadi

  90. Acute and overuse injuries among sports club members and non-members: the Finnish Health Promoting Sports Club (FHPSC) study

    Article • BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Tommi Vasankari

  91. Global, regional, and national burden of traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Article • The Lancet Neurology, January 2019, Elsevier

    Ebrahim M. Yimer, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Dr Shariful Islam, Dr Gebre Teklemariam Demoz, Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Dr Garumma TOLU FEYISSA, Mr Raimundas Lunevicius, Tommi Vasankari, Professor Yousef Khader, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Amrit Banstola, Andrew T. Olagunju, Dr Olayinka Stephen Ilesanmi

  92. Training Volume and Intensity of Physical Activity among Young Athletes: The Health Promoting Sports Club (HPSC) Study

    Article • Advances in Physical Education, January 2019, Scientific Research Publishing, Inc,

    Tommi Vasankari

  93. Global, Regional, and Country-Specific Lifetime Risks of Stroke, 1990 and 2016

    Article • New England Journal of Medicine, December 2018, New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM/MMS)

    Denny John, Prof. Maciej Banach, Professor Amanda G Thrift, Tommi Vasankari, Professor Yousef Khader, Professor Stefan Lorkowski, Andrew T. Olagunju, Rajaa Al-Raddadi

  94. Simple and rationale-providing SMS reminders to promote accelerometer use: a within-trial randomised trial comparing persuasive messages

    Article • BMC Public Health, December 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Tommi Vasankari

  95. Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Article • The Lancet, November 2018, Elsevier

    Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Ebrahim M. Yimer, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Prof. Maciej Banach, Dr Shariful Islam, Farhad Shokraneh, Dr Gebre Teklemariam Demoz, Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, PhD. Carla Sofia FARINHA, Dr Garumma TOLU FEYISSA, Dr Azmeraw Amare, Mr Raimundas Lunevicius, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr Srinivas Goli, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Amrit Banstola, Professor Stefan Lorkowski, Professor HESHAM M. AL-MEKHLAFI, Andrew T. Olagunju, Dr Fakher Rahim, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Mr. Alex Yeshaneh, Rajaa Al-Raddadi, Tommi Vasankari, Professor Ashraf Fawzy Nabhan, Dr/ Adj Prof Vijay Kumar Chattu, Dr Olayinka Stephen Ilesanmi, Dr. Mohammad Hossein Khosravi

  96. Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Article • The Lancet, November 2018, Elsevier

    Mr. Tara Ballav Adhikari, A/Prof Chris Lonsdale, Ebrahim M. Yimer, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Prof. Maciej Banach, Dr Shariful Islam, Farhad Shokraneh, Dr Gebre Teklemariam Demoz, Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Dr Andre Luiz Sena Guimaraes, PhD. Carla Sofia FARINHA, Dr Garumma TOLU FEYISSA, Dr Azmeraw Amare, Professor Amanda G Thrift, Mr Raimundas Lunevicius, Tommi Vasankari, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr Srinivas Goli, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Amrit Banstola, Professor Stefan Lorkowski, Andrew T. Olagunju, Dr Fakher Rahim, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Mr. Alex Yeshaneh, Rajaa Al-Raddadi, Dr Olayinka Stephen Ilesanmi, Dr. Mohammad Hossein Khosravi

  97. Effects of a Two-Year Home-Based Exercise Training Program on Oxidized LDL and HDL Lipids in Coronary Artery Disease Patients with and without Type-2 Diabetes

    Article • Antioxidants, October 2018, MDPI AG

    Tommi Vasankari

  98. Diet Macronutrient Composition, Physical Activity, and Body Composition in Soldiers During 6 Months Deployment

    Article • Military Medicine, September 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Tommi Vasankari

  99. Device-based physical activity levels among Finnish adolescents with functional limitations

    Article • Disability and Health Journal, September 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Kwok W Ng, Tommi Vasankari

  100. Overuse injuries are prevalent in children’s competitive football: a prospective study using the OSTRC Overuse Injury Questionnaire

    Article • British Journal of Sports Medicine, August 2018, BMJ

    Tommi Vasankari

  101. Aerobic physical activity assessed with accelerometer, diary, questionnaire, and interview in a Finnish population sample

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, July 2018, Wiley

    Mr Henri Vähä-Ypyä, Tommi Vasankari, Tommi Vasankari

  102. Six-minute walk test: a tool for predicting maximal aerobic power (VO2  max) in healthy adults

    Article • Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging, May 2018, Wiley

    Mr Henri Vähä-Ypyä, Tommi Vasankari, Tommi Vasankari

  103. Investigation of knee control as a lower extremity injury risk factor: A prospective study in youth football

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, May 2018, Wiley

    Tommi Vasankari

  104. Subjects with cardiovascular disease or high disease risk are more sedentary and less active than their healthy peers

    Article • BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, April 2018, BMJ

    Tommi Vasankari

  105. Physical Fitness in Young Men between 1975 and 2015 with a Focus on the Years 2005–2015

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

    Tommi Vasankari

  106. Reliable recognition of lying, sitting, and standing with a hip-worn accelerometer

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

    Mr Henri Vähä-Ypyä, Tommi Vasankari

  107. Health Effects of Overweight and Obesity in 195 Countries over 25 Years

    Article • New England Journal of Medicine, July 2017, New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM/MMS)

    Mr Morteza Shamsizadeh, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Tommi Vasankari, Dr Azmeraw Amare, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr. Jasvinder A. Singh, Rajaa Al-Raddadi

  108. Global, Regional, and National Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases for 10 Causes, 1990 to 2015

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, July 2017, Elsevier

    Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Denny John, Maysaa El Sayed Zaki, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Professor Amanda G Thrift, Tommi Vasankari, Professor Yousef Khader

  109. KAATUMISSEULA®: IMPLEMENTATION OF EVIDENCE-BASED FALL PREVENTION FOR COMMUNITIES

    Article • Innovation in Aging, June 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Tommi Vasankari

  110. Association of objectively measured sedentary behaviour and physical activity with cardiovascular disease risk

    Article • European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, May 2017, SAGE Publications

    Tommi Vasankari

  111. Randomised controlled feasibility study of a school-based multi-level intervention to increase physical activity and decrease sedentary behaviour among vocational school students

    Article • International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, March 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Tommi Vasankari

  112. Self-reported health-enhancing physical activity recommendation adherence among 64,380 finnish adults

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

    Tommi Vasankari

  113. High ankle injury rate in adolescent basketball: A 3-year prospective follow-up study

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

    Tommi Vasankari, Ari Heinonen

  114. 6-mo aerobic exercise intervention enhances the lipid peroxide transport function of HDL

    Article • Free Radical Research, November 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Tommi Vasankari

  115. Effect of Continuous and Intermittent Exercises on Oxidised HDL and LDL Lipids in Runners

    Article • International Journal of Sports Medicine, October 2016, Thieme Publishing Group

    Tommi Vasankari

  116. Developing physical activity counselling in primary care through participatory action approach

    Article • BMC Family Practice, October 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Tommi Vasankari

  117. Stiff Landings Are Associated With Increased ACL Injury Risk in Young Female Basketball and Floorball Players

    Article • The American Journal of Sports Medicine, October 2016, SAGE Publications

    Tommi Vasankari

  118. Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 310 diseases and injuries, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Article • The Lancet, October 2016, Elsevier

    Professor David M. Pereira, Dr marek majdan, Dr Amador Goodridge, Dr Francis A Mhimbira, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Dr Samer Hamidi, Maysaa El Sayed Zaki, Professor Amanda G Thrift, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, PhD. Carla Sofia FARINHA, Dr Azmeraw Amare, Mr Raimundas Lunevicius, Professor Yousef Khader, Tommi Vasankari, Melkamu Merid Mengesha , Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Rajaa Al-Raddadi

  119. Global, regional, and national levels of maternal mortality, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Article • The Lancet, October 2016, Elsevier

    Professor David M. Pereira, Dr marek majdan, Dr Amador Goodridge, Dr Francis A Mhimbira, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Dr Samer Hamidi, Maysaa El Sayed Zaki, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, PhD. Carla Sofia FARINHA, Dr Azmeraw Amare, Mr Raimundas Lunevicius, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr. Jasvinder A. Singh, Tommi Vasankari, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Rajaa Al-Raddadi

  120. Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Article • The Lancet, October 2016, Elsevier

    Professor David M. Pereira, Dr marek majdan, Dr Amador Goodridge, Dr Francis A Mhimbira, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Dr Samer Hamidi, Maysaa El Sayed Zaki, Professor Amanda G Thrift, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, PhD. Carla Sofia FARINHA, Dr Azmeraw Amare, Mr Raimundas Lunevicius, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr. Jasvinder A. Singh, Tommi Vasankari, Andrew T. Olagunju, Professor Alina Rodriguez, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Dr/ Adj Prof Vijay Kumar Chattu

  121. Global, regional, national, and selected subnational levels of stillbirths, neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Article • The Lancet, October 2016, Elsevier

    Professor David M. Pereira, Dr marek majdan, Dr Amador Goodridge, Dr Francis A Mhimbira, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Dr Samer Hamidi, Maysaa El Sayed Zaki, PhD. Carla Sofia FARINHA, Dr Azmeraw Amare, Mr Raimundas Lunevicius, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr. Jasvinder A. Singh, Tommi Vasankari, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Rajaa Al-Raddadi

  122. Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Article • The Lancet, October 2016, Elsevier

    Professor David M. Pereira, Dr marek majdan, Dr Amador Goodridge, Dr Francis A Mhimbira, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Dr Samer Hamidi, Maysaa El Sayed Zaki, Professor Amanda G Thrift, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, PhD. Carla Sofia FARINHA, Dr Azmeraw Amare, Mr Raimundas Lunevicius, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr. Jasvinder A. Singh, Tommi Vasankari, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Rajaa Al-Raddadi

  123. Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 315 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE), 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Article • The Lancet, October 2016, Elsevier

    Professor David M. Pereira, Dr marek majdan, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Dr Amador Goodridge, Dr Francis A Mhimbira, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Dr Samer Hamidi, Maysaa El Sayed Zaki, Professor Amanda G Thrift, PhD. Carla Sofia FARINHA, Dr Azmeraw Amare, Mr Raimundas Lunevicius, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr. Jasvinder A. Singh, Tommi Vasankari, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya

  124. Measuring the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: a baseline analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Article • The Lancet, September 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Zahid A Butt, Professor David M. Pereira, Dr marek majdan, Dr Amador Goodridge, Dr Francis A Mhimbira, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Dr Samer Hamidi, Maysaa El Sayed Zaki, Professor Amanda G Thrift, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, PhD. Carla Sofia FARINHA, Dr Azmeraw Amare, Mr Raimundas Lunevicius, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr. Jasvinder A. Singh, Tommi Vasankari, Professor Alina Rodriguez, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Rajaa Al-Raddadi

  125. Objectively measured sedentary behavior and physical activity in a sample of Finnish adults: a cross-sectional study

    Article • BMC Public Health, September 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Tommi Vasankari

  126. Greater levels of cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness are associated with low stress and high mental resources in normal but not overweight men

    Article • BMC Public Health, August 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Tommi Vasankari

  127. Low back and neck and shoulder pain in members and non-members of adolescents’ sports clubs: the Finnish Health Promoting Sports Club (FHPSC) study

    Article • BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, July 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Tommi Vasankari

  128. Strenuous physical exercise accelerates the lipid peroxide clearing transport by HDL

    Article • European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology, July 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Tommi Vasankari

  129. ‘Let’s Move It’ – a school-based multilevel intervention to increase physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviour among older adolescents in vocational secondary schools: a study protocol for a cluster-randomised trial

    Article • BMC Public Health, May 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Tommi Vasankari

  130. Objectively measured sedentary behavior and physical activity of Finnish 7- to 14-year-old children– associations with perceived health status: a cross-sectional study

    Article • BMC Public Health, April 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Tommi Vasankari

  131. Global and National Burden of Diseases and Injuries Among Children and Adolescents Between 1990 and 2013

    Article • JAMA Pediatrics, March 2016, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Professor David M. Pereira, Dr marek majdan, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Maysaa El Sayed Zaki, Dr Azmeraw Amare, Mr Raimundas Lunevicius, Tommi Vasankari, Professor Alina Rodriguez, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya

  132. Where to Sit? Type of Sitting Matters for the Framingham Cardiovascular Risk Score

    Article • AIMS Public Health, January 2016, American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)

    Tommi Vasankari

  133. Knee Control and Jump-Landing Technique in Young Basketball and Floorball Players

    Article • International Journal of Sports Medicine, December 2015, Thieme Publishing Group

    Tommi Vasankari

  134. A systematic review of school-based interventions targeting physical activity and sedentary behaviour among older adolescents

    Article • International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, December 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Tommi Vasankari

  135. The global burden of injury: incidence, mortality, disability-adjusted life years and time trends from the Global Burden of Disease study 2013

    Article • Injury Prevention, December 2015, BMJ

    Dr marek majdan, Mr Raimundas Lunevicius, Professor Yousef Khader, Tommi Vasankari

  136. 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60692-4

    Article • The Lancet, December 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Lorenzo Monasta, Professor David M. Pereira, Dr Francis A Mhimbira, Nadine Steckling, Dr marek majdan, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Maysaa El Sayed Zaki, Professor Amanda G Thrift, Dr Azmeraw Amare, Ione Schneider, Mr Raimundas Lunevicius, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr. Jasvinder A. Singh, Tommi Vasankari, Professor Alina Rodriguez, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya

  137. Predictors of lower extremity injuries in team sports (PROFITS-study): a study protocol

    Article • BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, December 2015, BMJ

    Tommi Vasankari, Ari Heinonen

  138. Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 306 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 188 countries, 1990–2013: quantifying the epidemiological transition

    Article • The Lancet, November 2015, Elsevier

    Professor David M. Pereira, Dr Lorenzo Monasta, Dr Francis A Mhimbira, Dr marek majdan, prof alberto ortiz , Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Maysaa El Sayed Zaki, Professor Amanda G Thrift, Dr Azmeraw Amare, Ione Schneider, Mr Raimundas Lunevicius, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr. Jasvinder A. Singh, Tommi Vasankari, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya

  139. Health promotion activities of sports clubs and coaches, and health and health behaviours in youth participating in sports clubs: the Health Promoting Sports Club study

    Article • BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, September 2015, BMJ

    Tommi Vasankari

  140. Validation of Cut-Points for Evaluating the Intensity of Physical Activity with Accelerometry-Based Mean Amplitude Deviation (MAD)

    Article • PLoS ONE, August 2015, PLOS

    Tommi Vasankari

  141. Mean amplitude deviation calculated from raw acceleration data: a novel method for classifying the intensity of adolescents’ physical activity irrespective of accelerometer brand

    Article • BMC Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitation, August 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Tommi Vasankari

  142. Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Article • The Lancet, August 2015, Elsevier

    Professor David M. Pereira, Dr Farshad Pourmalek, Dr Francis A Mhimbira, Dr marek majdan, Nadine Steckling, prof alberto ortiz , Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Maysaa El Sayed Zaki, Professor Amanda G Thrift, Mr Raimundas Lunevicius, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr. Jasvinder A. Singh, Tommi Vasankari, Professor Alina Rodriguez

  143. Paraoxonase-1 and oxidized lipoprotein lipids. The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study

    Article • Atherosclerosis, August 2015, Elsevier

    Tommi Vasankari

  144. KIDS OUT! Protocol of a brief school-based intervention to promote physical activity and to reduce screen time in a sub-cohort of Finnish eighth graders

    Article • BMC Public Health, July 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Tommi Vasankari

  145. Co-existence of insulin resistance and high concentrations of circulating oxidized LDL lipids

    Article • Annals of Medicine, July 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Tommi Vasankari

  146. The Global Burden of Cancer 2013

    Article • JAMA Oncology, July 2015, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Robert Dellavalle, Dr Lorenzo Monasta, Professor David M. Pereira, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Dr Azmeraw Amare, Mr Raimundas Lunevicius, Dr Mark A Green, Dr. Jasvinder A. Singh, Tommi Vasankari

  147. Postprandial triglyceride response in normolipidemic, hyperlipidemic and obese subjects – the influence of polydextrose, a non-digestible carbohydrate

    Article • Nutrition Journal, March 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Tommi Vasankari

  148. A 12-month exercise intervention decreased stress symptoms and increased mental resources among working adults – Results perceived after a 12-month follow-up

    Article • International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, February 2015, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine

    Tommi Vasankari

  149. Interrelationships of Physical Activity and Sleep with Cardiovascular Risk Factors: a Person-Oriented Approach

    Article • International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, February 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Timo Partonen, Tommi Vasankari

  150. Postprandial effects of polydextrose on satiety hormone responses and subjective feelings of appetite in obese participants

    Article • Nutrition Journal, January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Tommi Vasankari

  151. Global, regional, and national age–sex specific all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 240 causes of death, 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Article • The Lancet, January 2015, Elsevier

    Mr Heresh Amini, Professor David M. Pereira, Dr Francis A Mhimbira, Dr Farshad Pourmalek, Dr marek majdan, prof alberto ortiz , Dr Arindam Basu, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Maysaa El Sayed Zaki, Professor Amanda G Thrift, Hiroshi Yatsuya, Dr Azmeraw Amare, Mr Raimundas Lunevicius, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr. Jasvinder A. Singh, Tommi Vasankari, Professor Alina Rodriguez, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Professor ORISH EBERE ORSAKWE

  152. Associations of Leisure Time, Commuting, and Occupational Physical Activity With Physical Fitness and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Young Men

    Article • Journal of Physical Activity and Health, November 2014, Human Kinetics

    Tommi Vasankari

  153. High Density Lipoprotein Level is Negatively Associated With the Increase of Oxidized Low Density Lipoprotein Lipids After a Fatty Meal

    Article • Lipids, October 2014, Wiley

    Tommi Vasankari

  154. Maximal Strength, Muscular Endurance and Inflammatory Biomarkers in Young Adult Men

    Article • International Journal of Sports Medicine, September 2014, Thieme Publishing Group

    Tommi Vasankari

  155. Global, regional, and national levels of neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality during 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Article • The Lancet, September 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Zacharie Tsala Dimbuene, Dr Abdullah Sulieman Terkawi, Dr Lorenzo Monasta, Dr Farshad Pourmalek, Maysaa El Sayed Zaki, Dr Azmeraw Amare, Mr Raimundas Lunevicius, Dr Mark A Green, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr. Jasvinder A. Singh, Tommi Vasankari

  156. Global, regional, and national incidence and mortality for HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria during 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Article • The Lancet, September 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Zacharie Tsala Dimbuene, Dr Abdullah Sulieman Terkawi, Mr Heresh Amini, Professor David M. Pereira, Dr Lorenzo Monasta, Dr Farshad Pourmalek, Dr marek majdan, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Maysaa El Sayed Zaki, Dr Azmeraw Amare, Ione Schneider, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr. Jasvinder A. Singh, Tommi Vasankari, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Professor ORISH EBERE ORSAKWE

  157. Global, regional, and national levels and causes of maternal mortality during 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Article • The Lancet, September 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Abdullah Sulieman Terkawi, Mr Heresh Amini, Professor David M. Pereira, Dr Lorenzo Monasta, Dr Farshad Pourmalek, Dr marek majdan, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Maysaa El Sayed Zaki, Dr Azmeraw Amare, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr. Jasvinder A. Singh, Tommi Vasankari, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Professor ORISH EBERE ORSAKWE

  158. Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Article • The Lancet, August 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Ruth W Kimokoti, Hiroshi Yatsuya, Tommi Vasankari, Dr Mark A Green, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr. Jasvinder A. Singh

  159. 12-Mo Intervention of Physical Exercise Improved Work Ability, Especially in Subjects with Low Baseline Work Ability

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, April 2014, MDPI AG

    Tommi Vasankari

  160. Turning the tide: national policy approaches to increasing physical activity in seven European countries

    Article • British Journal of Sports Medicine, March 2014, BMJ

    Tommi Vasankari

  161. Physical activity and sleep profiles in Finnish men and women

    Article • BMC Public Health, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Timo Partonen, Tommi Vasankari

  162. A universal, accurate intensity-based classification of different physical activities using raw data of accelerometer

    Article • Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging, January 2014, Wiley

    Mr Henri Vähä-Ypyä, Tommi Vasankari

  163. Young Men With Poor Cardiorespiratory Fitness Combined With lower Testosterone Have High Levels of Oxidized LDL Lipids—Being Fit Alters This Relationship

    Article • International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, December 2013, Human Kinetics

    Tommi Vasankari

  164. The associations of oxidized high-density lipoprotein lipids with risk factors for atherosclerosis: The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study

    Article • Free Radical Biology and Medicine, December 2013, Elsevier

    Tommi Vasankari

  165. Physician-Prescribed Medication Use by the Finnish Paralympic and Olympic Athletes

    Article • Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, November 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Tommi Vasankari

  166. Postpartum Weight Retention is Associated with Elevated Ratio of Oxidized LDL Lipids to HDL-Cholesterol

    Article • Lipids, October 2013, Wiley

    Tommi Vasankari

  167. Elevated concentration of oxidized LDL together with poor cardiorespiratory and abdominal muscle fitness predicts metabolic syndrome in young men

    Article • Metabolism, July 2013, Elsevier

    Tommi Vasankari

  168. Asthma Medication Is Increasingly Prescribed for Finnish Olympic Athletes—For a Reason?

    Article • Journal of Asthma, August 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Tommi Vasankari

  169. Circulating oxidised LDL lipids, when proportioned to HDL-c, emerged as a risk factor of all-cause mortality in a population-based survival study

    Article • Age and Ageing, June 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Tommi Vasankari

  170. Promoting walking among office employees ― evaluation of a randomized controlled intervention with pedometers and e-mail messages

    Article • BMC Public Health, June 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Tommi Vasankari

  171. Good Aerobic or Muscular Fitness Protects Overweight Men from Elevated Oxidized LDL

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, April 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Tommi Vasankari

  172. Decreased Training Volume and Increased Carbohydrate Intake Increases Oxidized LDL Levels

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

    Tommi Vasankari

  173. Primary Prevention of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Large-for-Gestational-Age Newborns by Lifestyle Counseling: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial

    Article • PLoS Medicine, May 2011, PLOS

    Tommi Vasankari

  174. Both poor cardiorespiratory and weak muscle fitness are related to a high concentration of oxidized low-density lipoprotein lipids

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, May 2011, Wiley

    Tommi Vasankari

  175. Use of dietary supplements in Olympic athletes is decreasing: a follow-up study between 2002 and 2009

    Article • Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, February 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Tommi Vasankari

  176. Physical Fitness Profiles of Young Men

    Article • Sports Medicine, November 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Tommi Vasankari

  177. Lipoprotein-specific transport of circulating lipid peroxides

    Article • Annals of Medicine, August 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Tommi Vasankari

  178. Association of physical fitness with health-related quality of life in Finnish young men

    Article • Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Tommi Vasankari

  179. The Effect of Probiotics on Respiratory Infections and Gastrointestinal Symptoms during Training in Marathon Runners

    Article • International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, August 2007, Human Kinetics

    Tommi Vasankari

  180. Physical Fitness Profiles in Young Finnish Men during the Years 1975-2004

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, November 2006, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Tommi Vasankari

  181. Effect of dietary fructose on lipid metabolism, body weight and glucose tolerance in humans

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Food & Nutrition, June 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Tommi Vasankari

  182. Acute Prolonged Exercise Reduces Moderately Oxidized LDL in Healthy Men

    Article • International Journal of Sports Medicine, July 2005, Thieme Publishing Group

    Tommi Vasankari

  183. Effect of 12‐month statin therapy on antioxidant potential of LDL and serum antioxidant vitamin concentrations

    Article • Annals of Medicine, January 2004, Taylor & Francis

    Tommi Vasankari

  184. Metabolic effects of dietary fructose

    Article • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, October 2003, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Tommi Vasankari

  185. Oxidized LDL and thickness of carotid intima-media are associated with coronary atherosclerosis in middle-aged men: lower levels of oxidized LDL with statin therapy

    Article • Atherosclerosis, April 2001, Elsevier

    Tommi Vasankari

  186. Reduced oxidized low-density lipoprotein after weight reduction in obese premenopausal women

    Article • International Journal of Obesity, February 2001, Springer Science + Business Media

    Tommi Vasankari

  187. BASELINE DIENE CONJUGATION IN LDL LIPIDS: AN INDICATOR OF CIRCULATING OXIDIZED LDL

    Article • January 2001, Elsevier

    Tommi Vasankari

  188. Coenzyme Q and Antioxidant Potential in Athletes

    Article • August 2000, Taylor & Francis

    Tommi Vasankari

  189. Reduced mildly oxidized LDL in young female athletes

    Article • Atherosclerosis, August 2000, Elsevier

    Tommi Vasankari

  190. Baseline diene conjugation in LDL lipids:

    Article • Free Radical Biology and Medicine, December 1999, Elsevier

    Tommi Vasankari

  191. Reduced oxidized LDL levels after a 10-month exercise program

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, October 1998, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Tommi Vasankari

  192. Baseline Diene Conjugation in LDL Lipids as a Direct Measure of In Vivo LDL Oxidation

    Article • Clinical Biochemistry, June 1998, Elsevier

    Dr Seppo Yla-Herttuala, Tommi Vasankari

  193. 3.P.100 Effects of smoking on LDL oxidation in vivo

    Article • Atherosclerosis, October 1997, Elsevier

    Tommi Vasankari

  194. Increased serum and low-density-lipoprotein antioxidant potential after antioxidant supplementation in endurance athletes

    Article • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, April 1997, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Tommi Vasankari

  195. Effects of Acute Prolonged Exercise on Serum and LDL Oxidation and Antioxidant Defences

    Article • Free Radical Biology and Medicine, January 1997, Elsevier

    Tommi Vasankari

  196. Measurement of serum lipid peroxidation during exercise using three different methods: diene conjugation, thiobarbituric acid reactive material and fluorescent chromolipids

    Article • Clinica Chimica Acta, January 1995, Elsevier

    Tommi Vasankari