Maria Saarenhovi

- Docent
Turku PET Centre (Independent units)

maria.saarenhovi@utu.fi

Publications

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Changes in hemoglobin levels and cardiometabolic health in adults with metabolic syndrome – a secondary outcome analysis of a six-month randomized controlled trial (2026)
- Annals of Medicine
Gassner, Jasmina; Norha, Jooa; Sjöros, Tanja; Garthwaite, Taru; Koivula, Tiia; Laine, Saara; Koivumäki, Mikko; Vähä-Ypyä, Henri; Kallio, Petri; Saarenhovi, Maria; Löyttyniemi, Eliisa; Sievänen, Harri; Houttu, Noora; Laitinen, Kirsi; Kalliokoski, Kari K.; Vasankari, Tommi; Koivunen, Peppi; Knuuti, Juhani; Heinonen, Ilkka
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Effects of Reducing Sedentary Behaviour on Cardiac Structure and Function at Rest and During Exercise: A 6-Month Randomized Controlled Trial (2025)
- CJC Open
Norha, Jooa; Saarenhovi, Maria; Kallio, Petri; Sjöros, Tanja; Garthwaite, Taru; Laine, Saara; Houttu, Noora; Laitinen, Kirsi; Vähä-Ypyä, Henri; Sievänen, Harri; Löyttyniemi, Eliisa; Vasankari, Tommi; Knuuti, Juhani; Kalliokoski, Kari K.; Heinonen, Ilkka H. A.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Successfully Reducing Sitting Time Can Improve Metabolic Flexibility (2025)
- Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
Garthwaite, Taru; Sjöros, Tanja; Laine, Saara; Koivumäki, Mikko; Vähä‐Ypyä, Henri; Norha, Jooa; Kallio, Petri; Saarenhovi, Maria; Löyttyniemi, Eliisa; Sievänen, Harri; Houttu, Noora; Laitinen, Kirsi; Kalliokoski, Kari K.; Vasankari, Tommi; Knuuti, Juhani; Heinonen, Ilkka
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Daily standing time, dietary fiber, and intake of unsaturated fatty acids are beneficially associated with hepatic insulin sensitivity in adults with metabolic syndrome (2024)
- Frontiers in Endocrinology
Laine, Saara; Sjöros, Tanja; Garthwaite, Taru; Honka, Miikka-Juhani; Löyttyniemi, Eliisa; Eskola, Olli; Saarenhovi, Maria; Kallio, Petri; Koivumäki, Mikko; Vähä-Ypyä, Henri; Sievänen, Harri; Vasankari, Tommi; Hirvonen, Jussi; Laitinen, Kirsi; Houttu, Noora; Kalliokoski, Kari; Saunavaara, Virva; Knuuti, Juhani; Heinonen, Ilkka H.A.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Effects of reduced sedentary time on resting, exercise and post-exercise blood pressure in inactive adults with metabolic syndrome – a six-month exploratory RCT (2024)
- Journal of Human Hypertension
Norha, Jooa; Sjöros, Tanja; Garthwaite, Taru; Laine, Saara; Saarenhovi, Maria; Kallio, Petri; Laitinen, Kirsi; Houttu, Noora; Vähä-Ypyä, Henri; Sievänen, Harri; Löyttyniemi, Eliisa; Vasankari, Tommi; Knuuti, Juhani; Kalliokoski, Kari K.; Heinonen, Ilkka H. A.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Sedentary time associates detrimentally and physical activity beneficially with metabolic flexibility in adults with metabolic syndrome (2024)
- American Journal of Physiology : Endocrinology and Metabolism
Garthwaite, Taru; Sjöros, Tanja; Laine, Saara; Koivumäki, Mikko; Vähä-Ypyä, Henri; Verho, Tiina; Norha, Jooa; Kallio, Petri; Saarenhovi, Maria; Löyttyniemi, Eliisa; Sievänen, Harri; Houttu, Noora; Laitinen, Kirsi; Kalliokoski, Kari K.; Vasankari, Tommi; Knuuti, Juhani; Heinonen, Ilkka
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
The effects of myocardial bridging on two-dimensional myocardial strain during dobutamine stress echocardiography (2024)
- International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging
Ballo, Haitham; Uusitalo, Valtteri; Pietilä, Mikko; Wendelin-Saarenhovi, Maria; Saraste, Markku; Knuuti, Juhani; Saraste, Antti

(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Associations of sedentary time, physical activity, and fitness with muscle glucose uptake in adults with metabolic syndrome (2023)
- Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
Garthwaite Taru, Sjöros Tanja, Laine Saara, Koivumäki Mikko, Vähä-Ypyä Henri, Eskola Olli, Rajander Johan, Kallio Petri, Saarenhovi Maria, Löyttyniemi Eliisa, Sievänen Harri, Houttu Noora, Laitinen Kirsi, Kalliokoski Kari, Vasankari Tommi, Knuuti Juhani, Heinonen Ilkka
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Effects of reducing sedentary behavior on cardiorespiratory fitness in adults with metabolic syndrome: A 6-month RCT (2023)
- Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
Norha Jooa, Sjöros Tanja, Garthwaite Taru, Laine Saara, Saarenhovi Maria, Kallio Petri, Laitinen Kirsi, Houttu Noora, Vähä-Ypyä Henri, Sievänen Harri, Löyttyniemi Eliisa, Vasankari Tommi, Knuuti Juhani, Kalliokoski Kari K., Heinonen Ilkka H.A.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Long-term effectiveness of enzyme replacement therapy in Fabry disease with the p.Arg227Ter variant: Fabry disease in Ostrobothnia (FAST) study (2023)
- American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A
Pietilä-Effati Päivi, Saarinen Jukka T, Löyttyniemi Eliisa, Saarenhovi Maria, Autio Reijo, Kantola Ilkka
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)