Doctor of Philosophy Tanja Sjöros - UTU Research Portal

Tanja Sjöros
Doctor of Philosophy

- Senior Researcher,
Clinical Neurosciences (Department of Clinical Medicine)

tanja.sjoros@utu.fi

+358 29 450 4746

+358 50 472 8599

Itäinen Pitkäkatu 4

Turku

ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4477-8175

Areas of expertise

Exercise physiology; metabolism; metabolic syndrome; skeletal muscle; exercise; physical activity; sedentary behaviour

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 behavior on liver insulin sensitivity, liver fat content, and liver enzyme levels : a six-month randomized controlled trial (2025)
- American Journal of Physiology : Endocrinology and Metabolism
Laine, Saara; Sjöros, Tanja; Garthwaite, Taru; Honka, Miikka-Juhani; Löyttyniemi, Eliisa; Norha, Jooa; Eskola, Olli; Koivumäki, Mikko; Vähä-Ypyä, Henri; Sievänen, Harri; Vasankari, Tommi; Hirvonen, Jussi; Laitinen, Kirsi; Houttu, Noora; Kalliokoski, Kari K.; Saunavaara, Virva; Knuuti, Juhani; Heinonen, Ilkka H. A.
(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)
Effects of reducing sedentary behaviour on renal glucose uptake during insulin stimulation: A post‐hoc analysis of a 6‐month randomized controlled trial (2025)
- Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism
Rebelos, Eleni; Dadson, Prince; Sjöros, Tanja; Laine, Saara; Norha, Jooa; Garthwaite, Taru; Löyttyniemi, Eliisa; Eskola, Olli; Koivumäki, Mikko; Vähä‐Ypyä, Henri; Sievänen, Harri; Vasankari, Tommi; Hirvonen, Jussi; Laitinen, Kirsi; Houttu, Noora; Kalliokoski, Kari K.; Knuuti, Juhani; Ferrannini, Ele; Mari, Andrea; Heinonen, Ilkka
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Mildly elevated liver lipid content is characterised by reduced insulin sensitivity (2025)
- JHEP Reports
Tuomola, Nelli; Rebelos, Eleni; Latva-Rasku, Aino; Bucci, Marco; Immonen, Heidi; Saunavaara, Virva; Laine, Saara; Sjöros, Tanja; Garthwaite, Taru; Raiko, Juho R.H.; Fernandes Silva, Lilian; Virtanen, Kirsi A.; Hannukainen, Jarna C.; Ala-Korpela, Mika; Kalliokoski, Kari K.; Heinonen, Ilkka H.A.; Nuutila, Pirjo; Honka, Miikka-Juhani
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial on reducing sedentary behaviour and its effects on quality of life and wellbeing (2025)
- Scientific Reports
Norha, Jooa; Sjöros, Tanja; Garthwaite, Taru; Laine, Saara; 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)
Serum glial fibrillary acid protein associates with TSPO-expressing lesions in multiple sclerosis brain (2025)
- Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders
Sjöros, Tanja; Saraste, Maija; Matilainen, Markus; Nylund, Marjo; Koivumäki, Mikko; Kuhle, Jens; Leppert, David; Airas, Laura
(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)