Maria Saarenhovi

- Docent
Turku PET Centre (Independent units)

maria.saarenhovi@utu.fi

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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
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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
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
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.
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