PUBLICATIONS
A) INTERNATIONAL PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
a128 Silventoinen K, Iacono WG, Krueger R, McGue M. Genetic and environmental contributions to the association between anthropometric measures and IQ: a study of Minnesota twins at age 11 and 17. Behavior Genetics 2012, 42, 393-401.
a127 Törnwall O, Silventoinen K, Keskitalo-Vuokko K, Perola M, Kaprio J, Tuorila H. Genetic contribution to sour taste preference. Appetite 2012, 58, 687-694.
a126 Widén E, Silventoinen K, Sovio U, Ripatti S, Cousminer DL, Hartikainen AL, Laitinen J, Pouta A, Kaprio J, Järvelin MR, Peltonen L, Palotie A. Pubertal timing and growth influences cardiometabolic risk factors in adult males and females. Diabetes Care 2012, 35, 850-856.
a125 Silventoinen K, Baker JL, Sørensen TIA. Growth in height in childhood and risk of coronary heart disease in adult men and women. PLoS One 2012, 7, e30476.
a124 Lajunen HR, Kaprio J, Rose RJ, Pulkkinen L, Silventoinen K. Genetic and environmental influences on body mass index from late childhood to adolescence are modified by parental education. Obesity 2012, 20, 583-589.
a123 Ortaga-Alonso A, Pietiläinen KH, Silventoinen K, Saarni SE, Kaprio J. Genetic and environmental factors influencing BMI development from adolescence to young adulthood. Behavior Genetics 2012, 42, 73-85.
a122 Silventoinen K , Yokoyama Y, Rasmussen F. Twin studies on anthropometrics: exploring the role of genetic and environmental factors. In Preedy V. R. (eds.) Handbook of Growth and Growth Monitoring in Health and Disease. Springer, New York, Dordrecht, Heidelberg, London 2012, 27-73.
a121 Laitala VS, Kaprio J, Koskenvuo M, Räihä I, Rinne JO, Silventoinen K. Association and causal relationship of midlife obesity and related metabolic disorders with old age cognition. Current Alzheimer Research 2011, 8, 699-706.
a120 Yokoyama Y, Sugimoto M, Pitkäniemi J, Kaprio J, Silventoinen K. Height growth of triplets from birth to twelve years of age in Japan. Twin Research and Human Genetics 2011, 14, 468-475.
a119 Ropponen A, Silventoinen K, Svedberg P, Alexanderson K, Koskenvuo K, Huunan-Seppälä A, Koskenvuo M, Kaprio J. Health related risk factors for disability pensions due to musculoskeletal diagnoses: a 30-year Finnish twin cohort study. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 2011, 39, 839-848.
a118 Ropponen A, Silventoinen K, Tynelius P, Rasmussen F. Association between hand grip strength and disability pension due to musculosceletal disorders: a population-based cohort study of one million Swedish men. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 2011, 39, 830-838.
a117 Jelenkovic A, Ortega-Alonso A, Rose RJ, Kaprio J, Rebato E, Silventoinen K. Genetic and environmental influences on growth from late childhood to adulthood: a longitudinal study of two Finnish twin cohorts. American Journal of Human Biology 2011, 23, 764-773.
a116 Rokholm B, Silventoinen K, Tynelius P, Gamborg M, Sørensen TIA, Rasmussen F. Increasing genetic variance of body mass index during the Swedish obesity epidemic. PLoS One 2011, 6, e27135.
a115 Fyhrquist F, Silventoinen K, Saijonmaa O, Kontula K, Devereux RB, de Faire U, Os I, Dahlöf B. Telomere length and cardiovascular risk in hypertensive patients with left ventricular hypertrophy: the Life Study. Journal of Human Hypertension 2011, 25, 711-718.
a114 Silventoinen K , Kaprio J, Yokoyama Y. Genetics of pre-pubertal growth: a longitudinal study of Japanese twins. Annals of Human Biology 2011, 38, 608-614.
a113 Silventoinen K , Karvonen M, Sugimoto M, Kaprio J, Dunkel L, Yokoyama Y. Genetics of head circumference in infancy: a longitudinal study of Japanese twins. American Journal of Human Biology 2011, 23, 630-634.
a112 Narusyte J, Ropponen A, Silventoinen K, Alexanderson K, Kaprio J, Samuelsson A, Sveberg P. Genetic liability to disability pension in women and men: a prospective population-based twin study. PLoS One 2011, 6, e23143
a111 Pietikäinen S, Silventoinen K, Svedberg P, Alexanderson K, Huunan-Seppälä A, Koskenvuo K, Koskenvuo M, Kaprio J, Ropponen A. Health related and sociodemographic risk factors for disability pension due to low back disorders: a 30-year prospective Finnish twin cohort study. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2011, 53, 488-496.
a110 Rokholm B, Silventoinen K, Ängquist L, Skytthe A, Kyvik KO, Sørensen TIA. Increased genetic variance of BMI with a higher prevalence of obesity. PLoS One 2011, 6:e20816
a109 Jokela M, Batty GD, Deary IJ, Silventoinen K, Kivimäki M. Sibling analysis of intelligence and chronic diseases. Annals of Epidemiology 2011, 21, 489-496.
a108 Modig K, Silventoinen K, Tynelius P, Kaprio J, Rasmussen F. Genetics of the association between intelligence and nicotine dependence: a study of male Swedish twins. Addiction 2011, 106, 995-1002.
a107 Knaapila A, Silventoinen K, Broms U, Rose RJ, Perola M, Kaprio J, Tuorila H. Food neophobia in young adults: genetic architecture and relation to personality, pleasentness and use frequency of foods, and body mass index- a twin study. Behavior Genetics 2011, 41, 512-521.
a106 Yokoyama Y, Sugimoto M, Miyake Y, Sono J, Mizugami K, Kaprio J, Silventoinen K. Motor development of triplets: a Japanese prospective cohort study. Twin Research and Human Genetics 2011, 14, 185-191.
a105 Silventoinen K , Kaprio J, Yokoyama Y. Genetic regulation of pre-pubertal development of body mass index: a longitudinal study of Japanese twin boys and girls. Behavior Genetics 2011, 41, 234-241.
a104 Törnwall O, Dinella C, Keskitalo-Vuokko K, Silventoinen K, Perola M, Monteleone E, Kaprio J, Tuorila H. Astringency perception and heritability among young Finnish twins. Chemosensory Perception 2011, 4, 134-144.
a103 Kaprio J, Silventoinen K. Advantaced methods in twin studies. Methods in Molecular Biology 2011, 713, 143-152.
a102 Konttinen H, Silventoinen K, Sarlio-Lähteenkorva S, Männistö S, Haukkala A. Emotional eating and physical activity self efficacy as pathways in the associoation between depressive symptoms and adiposity indicators. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2010, 95, 1031-1039.
a101 Korja M, Silventoinen K, McCarron P, Zdravkovic S, Skytthe A, Haapanen A, de Faire U, Pedersen NL, Christensen K, Koskenvuo M, Kaprio J. Genetic epidemiology of spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage: Nordic twin study. Stroke 2010, 41, 2458-2462.
a100 Waller K, Kujala UK, Rantanen T, Kauppinen M, Silventoinen K, Koskenvuo M, Kaprio J. Physical activity, morbidity and mortality in twins: a 24-year prospective follow-up. European Journal of Epidemiology 2010, 25, 1266-1277.
a99 Waller K, Kaprio J, Lehtovirta M, Silventoinen K, Koskenvuo M, Kujala UM. Leisure-time physical activity and type 2 diabetes during a 28-year follow-up in twins. Diabetologia 2010, 53, 2531-2537.
a98 Singh-Manoux A, Gourmelen J, Ferrie J, Silventoinen K, Guéguen A, Stringhini S, Nabi H, Kivimäki M. Trends in the association between height and socioeconomic indicators in France, 1970-2003. Economics and Human Biology 2010, 8, 396-404.
a97 Silventoinen K, Sundström J, Tynelius P, Eriksson J, Rasmussen F. Ethnic differences in blood pressure in young men living in similar environment: a study of international adoptees in Sweden. Journal of Hypertension 2010, 28, 1393-1399.
a96 Hublin C, Partinen M, Koskenvuo K, Silventoinen K, Koskenvuo M, Kaprio K. Shift-work and cardiovascular disease: a population-based 22-year follow-up study. European Journal of Epidemiology 2010, 25, 315-323.
a95 Konttinen K, Männistö S, Sarlio-Lähteenkorva S, Silventoinen K, Haukkala A. Emotional eating, depressive symptoms and self-reported food consumption: a population based study. Appetite 2010, 54, 473-479.
a94 Lehtovirta M, Pietiläinen KH, Levälahti E, Heikkilä K, Groop L, Silventoinen K, Koskenvuo M, Kaprio J. Evidence that BMI and type 2 diabetes share only minor fraction of genetic variance. Diabetologia 2010, 53, 1314-1321.
a93 Volanen SL, Suominen S, Lahelma E, Koskenvuo K, Koskenvuo M, Silventoinen K. Sense of coherence and intensions to retire early among Finnish women and men. BMC Public Health 2010, 19, 10:22.
a92 Johnson W, Deary IJ, Silventoinen K, Tynelius P, Rasmussen F. Educational attainment: family background buys it in Minnesota but not in Sweden. Psychological Science 2010, 21, 1266-1273.
a91 Modig Wennerstad K, Silventoinen K, Tynelius P, Bergman L, Rasmussen F. Association between intelligence and type specific stroke: a population-based cohort study of fatal and non-fatal stroke in one million Swedish men. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2010, 64, 908-912.
a90 Hasselbalch AL, Silventoinen K, Keskitalo K, Pietiläinen KH, Rissanen A, Heitmann BL, Kyvik KO, Sørensen TIA, Kaprio J. Twin study of eating bread in Danish and Finnish men and women. Twin Research and Human Genetics 2010, 13, 163-167.
a89 Silventoinen K, Rokholm B, Kaprio J, Sørensen TIA. Genetic and environmental influences on childhood obesity: systematic review of twin and adoption studies. International Journal of Obesity 2010, 34, 29-40.
a88 Modig Wennerstad K, Silventoinen K, Tynelius P, Bergman L, Kaprio J, Rasmussen F. Association between IQ and cigarette smoking among Swedish male twins. Social Science & Medicine 2010, 70, 578-81.
a87 Karri Silventoinen, Ann Louise Hasselbalch, Tea Lallukka, Leonie Bogl, Kirsi H Pietiläinen, Berit L Heitmann, Karoline Schousboe, Aila Rissanen, Kirsten O Kyvik, Thorkild I A Sørensen, Jaakko Kaprio. Modification effects of physical activity and protein intake on heritability of body size and composition. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2009, 90, 1096-1103.
a86 Johannes Kettunen, Markus Perola, Nicholas G Martin, Belinda K Cornes, Scott G Wilson, Grant W Montgomery, Jennifer R Harris, Dorret Boomsma, Gonneke Willemsen, Jouke-Jan Hottenga, P Eline Slagboom, Kaare Christensen, Kirsten Ohm Kyvik, Thorkild I A Sørensen, Nancy L Pedersen, Patrik K E Magnusson, Toby Andrew, Tim D Spector, Elisabeth Widen, Karri Silventoinen, Jaakko Kaprio, Aarno Palotie, Leena Peltonen for the GenomEUtwin Project. Multicenter dizygotic twin cohort study confirms two linkage susceptibility loci for body mass index at 3q29 and 7q36 and identifies three further potential novel loci. International Journal of Obesity 2009, 33, 1235-1242.
a85 Venla S Laitala, Jaakko Kaprio, Markku Koskenvuo, Ismo Räihä, Juha O Rinne, Karri Silventoinen. Goffee drinking in middle age is not associated with cognitive performance in old age. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2009, 90, 640-646.
a84 Hanna Konttinen, Ari Haukkala, Sirpa Sarlio-Lähteenkorva, Karri Silventoinen, Pekka Jousilahti. Eating styles, self-control and obesity indicators: the moderating role of obesity status and dieting history on restrained eating. Appetite 2009, 53, 131-134.
a83 Karri Silventoinen, Jaakko Kaprio. Genetics of tracking of body mass index from birth to middle age: evidence from twin and family studies. Obesity Facts 2009, 2, 196-202.
a82 Hanna-Reetta Lajunen, Jaakko Kaprio, Anna Keski-Rahkonen, Richard J Rose, Lea Pulkkinen, Aila Rissanen, Karri Silventoinen. Genetic and environmental effects on body mass index during adolescence: a prospective study among Finnish twins. International Journal of Obesity 2009, 33, 559-567.
a81 Yoshie Yokoyama, Masako Sugimoto, Janne Pitkäniemi, Karri Silventoinen, Jaakko Kaprio. Growth charts of length and height from birth to six years of age in Japanese triplets. Twin Research and Human Genetics 2009, 12, 320-327.
a80 Linda Mustelin, Karri Silventoinen, Kirsi Pietiläinen, Aila Rissanen, Jaakko Kaprio. Physical activity reduces the influence of genetic effects on BMI and waist circumference- a study in young adult twins. International Journal of Obesity 2009, 33, 29-36.
a79 Karoliina Harkonmäki, Pekka Martikainen, Eero Lahelma, Janne Pitkäniemi, Tuomo Halmeenmäki, Karri Silventoinen, Ossi Rahkonen. Intentions to retire, life dissatisfacton and the subsequent risk of disability retirement. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 2009, 37, 252-259.
a78 Karri Silventoinen, Patrik K E Magnusson, Per Tynelius, G David Batty, Finn Rasmussen. Association of body size and muscle strength with incidence of coronary heart disease and cerebrovascular diseases: a population-based cohort study of one million Swedish men. International Journal of Epidemiology 2009, 38, 110-118.
a77 Olli O H Pietiläinen, Tiina Paunio, Anu Loukola, Annamari Tuulio-Henrikson, Tuula Kieseppä, Paul Thompson, Arthur W Toga, Theo van Erp, Karri Silventoinen, Pia Soronen, William Hennah, Joni A Turunen, Juho O Peltonen, Outi M Palo, Kaisa Silander, Jouko Lönnqvist, Jaakko Kaprio, Tyrone D Cannon, Leena Peltonen. Search for genetic variants in AKT1 affecting cognitive functions and gray matter density in twins. Neuropsychiatric Genetics 2009, 150B, 683-692.
a76 Antti Knaapila, Hely Tuorila, Kirsten O Kyvik, Margaret J Wright, Kaisu Keskitalo, Jonathan Hansen, Jaakko Kaprio, Markus Perola, Karri Silventoinen. Self-ratings of olfactory function reflect odor annoyance rather than olfactory acuity. Laryngoscope 2008, 118, 2212-2217.
a75 Karoliina Harkonmäki, Karri Silventoinen, Esko Levälahti, Janne Pitkäniemi, Antti Huuan-Seppälä, Timo Klaukka, Markku Koskenvuo, Jaakko Kaprio. The genetic liability to disability retirement: a 30-year follow-up study of 24 000 Finnish twins. PLoSOne 2008, 3, e3402.
a74 Yoshie Yokoyama, Masako Sugimoto, Karri Silventoinen, Jaakko Kaprio. Weight growth charts from birth to six years of age in Japanese triplets. Twin Research and Human Genetics 2008, 11, 641-647.
a73 Venla S Laitala, Jaakko Kaprio, Karri Silventoinen. Genetics of coffee consumption and its stability. Addiction 2008, 103, 2054-2061.
a72 Karri Silventoinen, Patrik K E Magnusson, Martin Neovius, Johan Sundström, G David Batty, Per Tynelius, Finn Rasmussen. Does obesity modify the effect of blood pressure on the risk of cardiovascular disease? A population-based cohort study of over one million Swedish men. Circulation 2008, 118, 1637-1642.
a71 Antti Knaapila, Hely Tuorila, Karri Silventoinen, Margaret J Wright, Kirsten O Kyvik, Kaisu Keskitalo, Jonathan Hansen, Nicholas G Martin, Jaakko Kaprio, Markus Perola. Environmental effects exeed genetic effects in perceived intensity and pleasanstness of several odors: a twin study with Australian, Danish and Finnish twins. Behavior Genetics 2008, 38, 484-492.
a70 Yoon-Mi Hur, Jaakko Kaprio, William G Iacono, Dorret I Boomsma, Karri Silventoinen, Nicholas G Martin, Michelle Luciano, Peter M Visscher, Richard J Rose, Minggunag He, Jiro Ando, Syuichi Ooki, Koichi Nanaka, Chaucer C H Lin, Hanna-Reetta Lajunen, Belinda K Kornes, Meike Bartels, Toos C E M van Beijsterveldt, Stacey S Cherny, Karen S Mitchell. Genetic causes of differences in variances of height, weight and body mass index between Caucasian and East Asian adolescent twins. International Journal of Obesity 2008, 32, 1455-1467.
a69 Kaisu Keskitalo, Hely Tuorila, Tim D Spector, Lynn F Cherkas, Antti Knaapila, Jaakko Kaprio, Karri Silventoinen, Markus Perola. Three-factor eating questionnaire, body mass index, and responses to sweet and salty foods: a twin study of genetic and environmental associations. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2008, 88, 263-71.
a68 Karri Silventoinen, Patrik K E Magnusson, Per Tynelius, Jaakko Kaprio, Finn Rasmussen. Heritability of body size and muscle strength in young adulthood: a study of one million Swedish men. Genetic Epidemiology 2008, 32, 341-349.
a67 Jacob v. B Hjelmborg, Corrado Fagnani, Karri Silventoinen, Matt McGue, Maarit Korkeila, Kaare Christensen, Aila Rissanen, Jaakko Kaprio. Genetic influences of growth traits of body mass index: a longitudinal study of adult twins. Obesity 2008, 16, 847-852.
a66 Karin Modig-Wennerstad, Karri Silventoinen, G David Batty, Per Tynelius, Lars Bergman, Finn Rasmussen. Association between offspring intelligence and parental mortality: a population-based cohort study of one million Swedish men and their parents. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2008, 62, 722-727.
a65 Karoliina Wehkalampi, Karri Silventoinen, Jaakko Kaprio, Danielle M Dick, Richard J Rose, Lea Pulkkinen, Leo Dunkel. Genetic and environmental influences on pubertal timing assessed by height growth. American Journal of Human Biology 2008, 20, 417-423.
a64 Karri Silventoinen, Jari Haukka, Leo Dunkel, Per Tynelius, Finn Rasmussen. Genetics of pubertal timing and its associations with relative weight in childhood and adult height: the Swedish Young Male Twin Study. Pediatrics 2008, 121, e885-891.
a63 Mikko Laaksonen, Akseli Aittomäki, Tea Lallukka, Ossi Rahkonen, Peppiina Saastamoinen, Karri Silventoinen, Eero Lahelma. Register-based study among employees shows small non-participation bias in health surveys and check-ups. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2008, 61, 900-906.
a62 Karri Silventoinen, Niklas Hammar, Ebba Hedlund, Markku Koskenvuo, Tapani Rönnemaa, Jaakko Kaprio. Selective international migration by social position, health behavior and personality. European Journal of Public Health 2008, 18, 150-155.
a61 Karri Silventoinen, Kirsi H Pietiläinen, Per Tynelius, Thorkild IA Sørensen, Jaakko Kaprio, Finn Rasmussen. Genetic regulation of growth from birth to 18 years of age: the Swedish Young Male Twins Study. American Journal of Human Biology 2008, 20, 292-298.
a60 Antti Knaapila, Hely Tuorila, Karri Silventoinen, Kaisu Keskitalo, Margie Wright, Lynn F Cherkas, Nicholas G Martin, Tim D Spector, Kirsten O Kyvik, Jaakko Kaprio, Markus Perola. Proposition of genetic component in perceived intensity and pleasantness of androstenone odor: an international twin study. Chemosensory Perception 2008, 1, 34-42.
a59 Kaisu Keskitalo, Karri Silventoinen, Hely Tuorila, Markus Perola, Kirsi H Pietiläinen, Aila Rissanen, Jaakko Kaprio. Genetic and environmental contributions to food use patterns of young adult twins. Physiology and Behavior 2008, 93, 235-242.
a58 Siamak Bidel, Karri Silventoinen, Gang Hu, Duk-Hee Lee, Jaakko Kaprio, Jaakko Tuomilehto. Coffee consumption, serum gamma-glutamyltransferase and risk of type 2 diabetes. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2008, 62, 178-185.
a57 Kaisu Keskitalo, Hely Tuorela, Tim D Spector, Lynn Cherkas, Antti Knaapila, Karri Silventoinen, Markus Perola. Genetic and environmental associations between sweet taste preferences and measures. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2007, 86, 1663-1669.
a56 Anu Raevuori, Danielle M Dick, Anna Keski-Rahkonen, Lea Pulkkinen, Richard J Rose, Aila Rissanen, Jaakko Kaprio, Richard J Viken, Karri Silventoinen. Genetic and environmental factors affecting self-esteem from age 14 to 17: a longitudinal study of Finnish twins. Psychological Medicine 2007, 37, 1625-1633.
a55 Salla-Maarit Volanen, Sakari Suominen, Eero Lahelma, Markku Koskenvuo, Karri Silventoinen. Negative life events and stability of sense of coherence: a five -year follow-up study among Finnish women and men. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology 2007, 48, 433-441.
a54 Gang Hu, Jaakko Tuomilehto, Karri Silventoinen, Cinzia Sarti, Pekka Jousilahti. Body mass index, waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio on the risk of total and type-specific stroke: a follow-up study of 50 000 men and women. Archives of Internal Medicine 2007, 167, 1420-1427.
a53 Karri Silventoinen, Karin Modig-Wennerstad, Per Tynelius, Finn Rasmussen. Association between intelligence and coronary heart disease mortality: a population-based cohort study of 682,361 Swedish men. European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation 2007, 14, 555-560.
a52 Suoma E Saarni, Karri Silventoinen, Aila Rissanen, Sirpa Sarlio-Lähteenkorva, Jaakko Kaprio. Recurrent dieting and smoking among Finnish men and women. Obesity 2007, 15, 1851-1859.
a51 Markus Perola, Tero Hiekkalinna, Sampo Sammalisto, Nicholas G Martin, Peter M Visscher, Grant W Montgomery, Benyamin Neal, Jannifer R Harris, Dorret I Boomsma, Gonneke Willemsen, Jouke-Jan Hottenga, Kaare Christensen, Kirsten Kyvik, Nancy Pedersen, Patrik K E Magnusson, Tim Spector, Elisabeth Widen, Karri Silventoinen, Jaakko Kaprio, Aarno Palotie, Leena Peltonen for the GenomEUtwin Project. Combined linkage analysis of genome scans in 6096 twins guide to QTL:s for body stature provide evidence for common Caucasian loci. PLoS Genetics 2007, 3, e97.
a50 Karri Silventoinen, Meike Bartels, Daniëlle Posthuma, G Frederiek Estourgie-van Burk, Gonneke Willemsen, Toos C E M van Beijsterveldt, Dorret I Boomsma. Genetic regulation of growth in height and weight from three to 12 years of age: a longitudinal study of Dutch twin children. Twin Research and Human Genetics 2007, 10, 354-363.
a49 Gabriela Vazquez, Sue Duval, David Jacobs Jr., Karri Silventoinen. Comparison of body mass index, waist circumference, and waist/hip ratio in predicting incident diabetes: a literature-based meta-analysis. Epidemiologic Reviews 2007, 29, 115-128.
a48 Antti Knaapila, Hely Tuorila, Karri Silventoinen, Kaisu Keskitalo, Mikko Kallela, Maija Wessman, Leena Peltonen, Lynn F Cherkas, Tim D Spector, Markus Perola. Food neophobia shows heritable variation in humans. Physiology & Behavior 2007, 91, 573-578.
a47 Mikko Laaksonen, Karri Silventoinen, Pekka Martikainen, Ossi Rahkonen, Janne Pitkäniemi, Eero Lahelma. The effects of childhood circumstances, adult socioeconomic status and material circumstances on physical and mental functioning: a structural equation modelling approach. Annals of Epidemiology 2007, 17, 431-439.
a46 Karri Silventoinen, Kirsi H Pietiläinen, Per Tynelius, Thorkild I A Sørensen, Jaakko Kaprio, Finn Rasmussen. Genetic and environmental factors in relative weight from birth to age 18: The Swedish Young Male Twin Study. International Journal of Obesity 2007, 31, 615-21.
a45 Karri Silventoinen, Daniëlle Posthuma, Eero Lahelma, Richard J Rose, Jaakko Kaprio. Genetic and environmental factors affecting self-rated health from age 16 to 25: a longitudinal study of Finnish twins. Behavior Genetics 2007, 37, 326-333.
a44 Sirpa Sarlio-Lähteenkorva, Karri Silventoinen, Marjaana Lahti-Koski, Tiina Laatikainen, Pekka Jousilahti. Socio-economic status and abdominal obesity among Finnish adults from 1992 to 2002. International Journal of Obesity 2006, 30, 1653-1660.
a43 Karri Silventoinen, Daniëlle Posthuma, Toos van Beijsterveldt, Meike Bartels, Dorret I Boomsma. Genetic contributions to the association between height and intelligence: evidence from Dutch twin data from childhood to middle age. Genes, Brain and Behavior 2006, 5, 585-595.
a42 Duk-Hee Lee, Karri Silventoinen, Gang Hu, David Jacobs Jr, Pekka Jousilahti, Jouko Sundvall, Jaakko Tuomilehto. Serum gamma-glutamyltransferase predicts non-fatal myocardial infarction and fatal coronary heart disease among 28,838 middle-aged men and women. European Heart Journal 2006, 27, 2170-2176.
a41 Salla-Maarit Volanen, Sakari Suominen, Eero Lahelma, Markku Koskenvuo, Karri Silventoinen. Sense of coherence and its determinants: a comparative study of the Finnish speaking majority and the Swedish speaking minority in Finland. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 2006, 34, 515-525.
a40 Karoliina Harkonmäki, Ossi Rahkonen, Pekka Martikainen, Karri Silventoinen,Eero Lahelma. Association of SF-36 mental health functioning and work and family related factors with intention to retire early among employees. Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2006, 63, 558-563.
a39 Karri Silventoinen, Eero Lahelma, Jaakko Kaprio. Self-rated health: precursors and implications. In Pulkkinen L, Kaprio J, Rose RJ (eds.). Socioemotional Development and Health from Adolescence to Adulthood. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2006, pp. 146-175.
a38 Karoliina Harkonmäki, Eero Lahelma, Pekka Martikainen, Ossi Rahkonen, Karri Silventoinen. Mental health functioning (SF-36) and intentions to retire early among ageing municipal employees: the Helsinki Health Study. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 2006, 34, 190-198.
a37 Karri Silventoinen, Slobodan Zdravkovic, Axel Skytthe, Peter McCarron, Anne Maria Herskind, Markku Koskenvuo, Ulf de Faire, Nancy Pedersen, Kaare Christensen, Jaakko Kaprio for the GenomEUtwin Project. Association between height and coronary heart disease mortality: a prospective study of 35 000 twin pairs. American Journal of Epidemiology 2006, 163, 615-621.
a36 Ulla Broms, Karri Silventoinen, Pamela A F Madden, Andrew C Heath, Jaakko Kaprio. Genetic architecture of smoking behaviour: a study of adult Finnish twins. Twin Research and Human Genetics 2006, 9, 64-72.
a35 Karri Silventoinen, James Pankow, Jaana Lindström, Pekka Jousilahti, Gang Hu, Jaakko Tuomilehto. The validity of the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score for the prediction of the incidence of coronary heart disease and stroke, and total mortality. European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation 2005, 12, 451-458.
a34 Gang Hu, Cinzia Sarti, Pekka Jousilahti, Karri Silventoinen, Noël C Barango, Jaakko Tuomilehto. Leisure-time, occupational, and commuting physical activity and the risk of stroke. Stroke 2005, 36, 1994-1999.
a33 Gang Hu, Jaakko Tuomilehto, Karri Silventoinen, Noël C Barango, Pekka Jousilahti. The effects of physical activity and body mass index with cardiovascular, cancer and all cause mortality among 47,212 middle-aged Finnish men and women. International Journal of Obesity 2005, 29, 894-902.
a32 Karri Silventoinen, James Pankow, Pekka Jousilahti, Gang Hu, Jaakko Tuomilehto. Educational inequalities in the metabolic syndrome and coronary heart disease among middle-aged men and women. International Journal of Epidemiology 2005, 34, 327-334.
a31 Jaakko Tuomilehto, Jaana Lindström, Karri Silventoinen. Obesity and prevention of type 2 diabetes. In A H Barnett and S Kumar (eds.). Obesity and Diabetes. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, London 2004, pp. 79-97.
a30 Gang Hu, Jaakko Tuomilehto, Karri Silventoinen, Noël C Barengo, Pekka Jousilahti. Joint effects of physical activity, body mass index, waist circumference and waist to hip ratio with the risk of cardiovascular disease among middle-aged Finnish men and women. European Heart Journal 2004, 25, 2212-2219.
a29 Duk-Hee Lee, Karri Silventoinen, David R Jacobs Jr., Pekka Jousilahti, Jaakko Tuomilehto. gamma-glutamyltransferase, obesity, and the risk for type 2 diabetes: observational cohort study among 20,158 middle-aged men and women. Journal of Clinical Endocronology & Metabolism 2004, 89, 5410-5414.
a28 Karri Silventoinen, Sirpa Sarlio-Lähteenkorva, Markku Koskenvuo, Eero Lahelma, Jaakko Kaprio. Effect of environmental and genetic factors on education-associated disparities in weight and weight gain: a study of Finnish adult twins. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2004, 80, 815-822.
a27 Karri Silventoinen, Robert F Krueger, Thomas J Bouchard Jr., Jaakko Kaprio, Matt McGue. Heritability of body height and educational attainment in international context: a comparison of adult twins in Minnesota and Finland. American Journal of Human Biology 2004, 16, 544-555.
a26 Salla-Maarit Volanen, Eero Lahelma, Karri Silventoinen, Sakari Suominen. Factors contributing to men’s and women’s sense of coherence. European Journal of Public Health 2004, 14, 322-330.
a25 Ulla Broms, Karri Silventoinen, Eero Lahelma, Markku Koskenvuo, Jaakko Kaprio. Smoking cessation by socioeconomic status and marital status: the contribution of smoking behavior and family background. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2004, 6, 447-455.
a24 Suoma Saarni, Karri Silventoinen, Sirpa Sarlio-Lähteenkorva, Aila Rissanen, Jaakko Kaprio. Intentional weight loss and smoking in young adults. International Journal of Obesity 2004, 28, 796-802.
a23 Gang Hu, Jaana Lindström, Timo T Valle, Johan G Eriksson, Pekka Jousilahti, Karri Silventoinen, Qing Qiao, Jaakko Tuomilehto. Physical activity, body mass index, and risk for type 2 diabetes in impaired glucose regulation and normal glucose population. Archives of Internal Medicine 2004, 164, 892-896.
a22 Karri Silventoinen, Susana Sans, Hanna Tolonen, David Monterde, Kari Kuulasmaa, Hugo Kesteloot, Jaakko Tuomilehto for the WHO MONICA Project. Trends in obesity and energy supply in the WHO MONICA Project. International Journal of Obesity 2004, 28, 710-718.
a21 Sirpa Sarlio-Lähteenkorva, Karri Silventoinen, Eero Lahelma. Relative weight and income at different levels of socio-economic status. American Journal of Public Health 2004, 94, 468-472.
a20 Sirpa Sarlio-Lähteenkorva, Karri Silventoinen, Pekka Jousilahti, Gang Hu, Jaakko Tuomilehto. The association between thinness and socio-economic disadvantage, health indicators, and adverse health behaviour: a study of 28 000 Finnish men and women. International Journal of Obesity 2004, 28, 568-573.
a19 Karri Silventoinen, Sampo Sammalisto, Markus Perola, Dorret I Boomsma, Belinda Cornes, Chayna Davis, Leo Dunkel, Marlies de Lange, Jennifer R Harris, Jacob V B Hjelmborg, Michelle Luciano, Nick Martin, Jakob Mortensen, Lorenza Nisticò, Nancy L Pedersen, Axel Skytthe, Tim Spector, Antonia Stazi, Gonneke Willemsen, Jaakko Kaprio. Heritability of adult body height: a comparative study of twin cohorts in eight countries. Twin Research 2003, 6, 399-408.
a18 Silventoinen K, Kaprio J, Lahelma E, Viken RJ, Rose RJ. Assortative mating by body height and BMI: Finnish twins and their spouses. American Journal of Human Biology 2003, 15, 620-627.
a17 Silventoinen K, Jousilahti P, Vartiainen E, Tuomilehto J. Appropriateness of anthropometrical obesity indicators in assessment of coronary heart disease risk among Finnish men and women. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 2003, 31, 283-290.
a16 Silventoinen K. Determinants of variation in adult body height. Journal of Biosocial Sciences 2003, 35, 263-285.
a15Silventoinen K,Kaprio J, Koskenvuo M, Lahelma E. The association between body height and coronary heart disease among Finnish twins and singletons. International Journal of Epidemiology 2003, 32, 78-82.
a14Hu G, Qiao Q, Silventoinen K, Johan G Eriksson, Pekka Jousilahti, Timo T Valle, Aulikki Nissinen, Jaakko Tuomilehto. Occupational, commuting, and leisure time physical activity in relation to risk for type 2 diabetes in middle-aged Finnish men and women. Diabetologia 2003, 46, 322-329.
a13 Silventoinen K, Tuomilehto J. Obesity and diabetes: increasing epidemic challenges. In Luc van Gaal (eds.). Managing Obesity and Diabetes. Science Press Ltd, London 2003, pp. 1-11.
a12Rahkonen O, Lahelma E, Martikainen P, Silventoinen K. Determinants of health inequalities by income from the 1980s to the 1990s. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2002, 56, 442-443.
a11Silventoinen K, Lahelma E. Health inequalities by education and age in four Nordic countries, 1986 and 1994. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2002, 56, 253-258.
a10Lahelma E, Arber S, Martikainen P, Rahkonen O, Silventoinen K. The myth of gender differences in health: social structural determinants across adult ages in Britain and Finland. Current Sociology 2001, 49, 31-54.
a9 Silventoinen K, Lahelma E, Lundberg O, Rahkonen O. Body-height, birth cohort and social background in Finland and Sweden. European Journal of Public Health 2001, 11, 124-129.
a8 Savolainen J, Lahelma E, Silventoinen K, Gauthier AH. Parenthood and psychological well-being in Finland: does public policy make a difference? Journal of Comparative Family Studies 2001, 32, 61-74.
a7 Silventoinen K, Kaprio J, Lahelma E, Rose RJ, Viken RJ. Sex differences in the genetic and environmental factors contributing to body-height. Twin Research 2001, 4, 25-29.
a6 Silventoinen K, Kaprio J, Lahelma E. Genetic and environmental contributions to the associations between body-height and educational attainment: a study of adult Finnish twins. Behavior Genetics 2000, 30, 477-485.
a5 Silventoinen K, Lahelma E, Kaprio J, Koskenvuo M. Relative effect of genetic and environmental factors on body-height: differences between birth cohorts among Finnish men and women. American Journal of Public Health 2000, 90, 627-630.
a4 Rahkonen O, Arber S, Lahelma E, Martikainen P, Silventoinen K. Understanding income inequalities in health among men and women in Britain and Finland. International Journal of Health Services 2000, 30, 27-47.
a3 Lahelma E, Arber S, Rahkonen O, Silventoinen K. Widening or narrowing inequalities in health? Comparing Britain and Finland from the 1980s to 1990s. Sociology, Health and Illness 2000, 22, 110-136.
a2 Silventoinen K, Lahelma E, Rahkonen O. Social background, adult body-height and health. International Journal of Epidemiology 1999, 28, 911-918.
a1 Lahelma E, Martikainen P, Rahkonen O, Silventoinen K. Gender differences in illhealth in Finland: patterns, magnitude and change. Social Science and Medicine 1999, 48, 7-19.
B) DOMESTIC SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS
b17 Silventoinen K, Jokela M. Älykkyys. In Laaksonen M, Silventoinen K (eds.). Sosiaaliepidemiologia. Gaudeamus, Helsinki 2011, 195-209.
b16 Laaksonen M, Silventoinen K. Mitä on sosiaaliepidemiologia. In Laaksonen M, Silventoinen K (eds.). Sosiaaliepidemiologia. Gaudeamus 2011, 11-25.
b15 Silventoinen K , Kaprio J. Liikunta auttaa vähentämään geneettisen alttiuden vaikutusta lihavuuteen. Duodecim 2010, 126, 1031-1036.
b14 Silventoinen K, Kaprio J. Epidemiologia ja sen merkitys tulevaisuudentutkimuksen näkökulmasta. Futura 2008, 27 (4), 26-36.
b13 Silventoinen K, Kaprio J. Kaksos- ja perhetutkimukset geneettisten ja ympäristötekijöiden vaikutuksen arvioimisessa. Sosiaalilääketieteellinen Aikakauslehti 2008, 45, 209-220.
b12 Silventoinen K, Kaprio J. Geenit, ympäristö ja älykkyys- älykkyys ei määräydy pelkästään geeneistä. Duodecim 2005, 121, 125-126. [editorial]
b11 Lallukka T, Aittomäki A, Piha P, Roos E, Kivelä K, Silventoinen K. Postikyselytutkimukseen vastanneiden edustavuus sosioekonomisten tekijöiden ja sairauspoissaolotietojen mukaan: Helsingin kaupungin henkilöstön terveystutkimus. Sosiaalilääketieteellinen Aikakauslehti 2002, 39, 164-171.
b10 Silventoinen K. Suomalaisten keskipituuden kasvu ja siihen vaikuttaneet tekijät. Hyvinvointikatsaus 2002, issue 3, 16-20.
b9 Sarlio-Lähteenkorva S, Silventoinen K, Lahelma E. Lihavuuden ja laihuuden yhteys taloudelliseen asemaan. Suomen Lääkärilehti 2002, 57, 546-548.
b8 Kivelä K, Lahelma E, Lallukka T, Martikainen P, Rahkonen O, Sarlio-Lähteenkorva S, Silventoinen K. Työolot, terveydentila ja terveyskäyttäytyminen- Helsingin kaupungin henkilöstön terveystutkimus. Helsingin kaupungin tietokeskus, Tutkimuskatsauksia 2001:3, Helsinki 2001.
b7 Silventoinen K. Body-height: Determinants and associations with social position and adult health. Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, M174, Helsinki 2000. [Doctoral dissertation]
b6 Broms U, Mäntyranta T, Silventoinen K, Peura A, Sarlio-Lähteenkorva S, Rogel A, Verkasalo P. Kasvaminen tutkijan ammatissa- kokemuksia portfoliotyöskentelystä. Sosiaalilääketieteellinen Aikakauslehti 1999, 36, 371-375.
b5 Silventoinen K, Lahelma E, Rahkonen O. Millainen on suomalaisten aikuisten pituuden yhteys sairastavuuteen? Suomen Lääkärilehti 1998, 53, 20-21, 2281-2286.
b4 Silventoinen K. Lapsuuden elinolot ja aikuisiän pituus. In Ossi Rahkonen, Eero Lahelma (eds.). Terveys ja elämänkaari. Gaudeamus, Tampere 1998, pp. 82-100.
b3 Rahkonen R, Lahelma E, Silventoinen K. Terveydentila ja kotitalouden tulot. Suomen Lääkärilehti 1998, 53, 8, 843-848.
b2 Leino-Arjas P, Silventoinen K, Lahelma E. Työhön liittyvät sairaudet. In Työterveyslaitos. Työ ja terveys Suomessa. Työterveyslaitos, Helsinki 1997, 82-86.
b1 Silventoinen K, Lahelma L, Rahkonen R. Pituuden sosiaaliset taustatekijät Suomessa. Sosiaalilääketieteellinen Aikakauslehti 1997, 24, 4, 268-280.
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