Jussi Vahtera - UTU Research Portal

Jussi Vahtera

- Senior Advisor,
Public Health (Department of Clinical Medicine)

jussi.vahtera@utu.fi

+358 29 450 2030

+358 40 592 9990

Kiinamyllynkatu 10

Turku

ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6036-061X

Areas of expertise

Public health, Epidemiology, Neighborhood influences on health, Life-course research, Psychosocial stress, Psychosocial work environment, Social Determinants of Health.

Research

My studies focus on work and living environments, psychosocial
risks, and behaviors as determinants of health and longevity from a life-course
perspective. I have experience in working with large longitudinal datasets and have a strong
record of research collaboration both nationally and internationally. My recent research has contributed to the understanding
of the effects of social, built and natural neighborhoods on cardiovascular health.

Publications

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Association of multimorbidity with working life expectancy among adults aged 50 years and older: Findings from two prospective cohort studies (2025)
- Journal of Multimorbidity and Comorbidity
Heikkilä, Katriina; Pentti, Jaana; Chungkham, Holendro Singh; Suominen, Sakari; Kivimaeki, Mika; Zaninotto, Paola; Ervasti, Jenni; Vahtera, Jussi; Stenholm, Sari
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Associations of 24-h Movement Behaviors With Incidence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors: The Finnish Retirement and Aging Study (2025)
- Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
Suorsa, Kristin; Leskinen, Tuija; Pasanen, Jesse; Pentti, Jaana; Vahtera, Jussi; Stenholm, Sari
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Health benefits of leisure-time physical activity by socioeconomic status, lifestyle risk, and mental health: a multicohort study (2025)
- Lancet Public Health
Nyberg, Solja T; Frank, Philipp; Pentti, Jaana; Alfredsson, Lars; Ervasti, Jenni; Goldberg, Marcel; Knutsson, Anders; Koskinen, Aki; Lallukka, Tea; Nordin, Maria; Rahkonen, Ossi; Strandberg, Timo; Suominen, Sakari; Väänänen, Ari; Vahtera, Jussi; Virtanen, Marianna; Westerlund, Hugo; Zins, Marie; Stenholm, Sari; Sabia, Séverine; Singh-Manoux, Archana; Hamer, Mark; Kivimäki, Mika
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Incidence of new onset arterial hypertension after metabolic bariatric surgery: an 8-year prospective follow-up with matched controls (2025)
- Journal of Hypertension
Vahtera, Viiko; Pajarinen, Jukka S.; Kivimäki, Mika; Ervasti, Jenni; Pentti, Jaana; Stenholm, Sari; Vahtera, Jussi; Salminen, Paulina
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Residential Area Characteristics Are Associated With Asthma Burden in Children (2025)
- Pediatric Pulmonology
Erkkola, Riku; Gonzales‐Inca, Carlos; Vahtera, Jussi; Bergroth, Eija; Korppi, Matti; Camargo, Carlos A.; Jartti, Tuomas
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Social disadvantage accelerates aging (2025)
- Nature Medicine
Kivimaki, Mika; Pentti, Jaana; Frank, Philipp; Liu, Fangyu; Blake, Acer; Nyberg, Solja T.; Vahtera, Jussi; Singh-Manoux, Archana; Wyss-Coray, Tony; Walker, Keenan A.; Partridge, Linda; Lindbohm, Joni V.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Winter-time solar radiation, precipitation, and psychotropic medication purchases: A cohort study in Finnish public sector employees (2025)
- Environmental Epidemiology
Raza, Auriba; Partonen, Timo; Aalto, Ville; Ervasti, Jenni; Ruuhela, Reija; Asp, Magnus; Engström, Erik; Pentti, Jaana; Vahtera, Jussi; Halonen, Jaana I.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Are changes in sleep problems associated with changes in life satisfaction during the retirement transition? (2024)
- European Journal of Ageing
Kontturi Marika, Virtanen Marianna, Myllyntausta Saana, Prakash K. C., Pentti Jaana, Vahtera Jussi, Stenholm Sari
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Association of school neighbourhood socioeconomic disadvantage and teaching staff's risk of violence at work (2024)
- Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
Ervasti, Jenni; Pentti, Jaana; Aalto, Ville; Kauppi, Maarit; Virtanen, Marianna; Kivimäki, Mika; Vahtera, Jussi
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Cohort study on incidence of new-onset type 2 diabetes in patients after bariatric surgery and matched controls (2024)
- British Journal of Surgery
Vahtera Viiko, Pajarinen Jukka, Kivimäki Mika, Ervasti Jenni, Pentti Jaana, Stenholm Sari, Vahtera Jussi, Salminen Paulina
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
COVID-19-induced changes in the workplace, psychosocial work environment and employee well-being: a longitudinal study (2024)
- Occupational Medicine
Kausto, Johanna; Airaksinen, Juhani; Oksanen, Tuula; Vahtera, Jussi; Kivimäki, Marko; Ervasti, Jenni
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
COVID-19 infection and later risk of sickness absence by socioeconomic status: a cohort study (2024)
- BMC Public Health
Joensuu, Matti; Kausto, Johanna; Airaksinen, Jaakko; Oksanen, Tuula; Vahtera, Jussi; Kivimäki, Mika; Ervasti, Jenni
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Exposure to useable green space and physical activity during active travel: A longitudinal GPS and accelerometer study before and after retirement (2024)
- Health and Place
Pasanen, S.; Halonen, J. I.; Suorsa, K.; Leskinen, T.; Gonzales-Inca, C.; Kestens, Y.; Thierry, B.; Pentti, J.; Vahtera, J.; Stenholm, S.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Longitudinal Associations between 24-h Movement Behaviors and Cardiometabolic Biomarkers : A Natural Experiment over Retirement (2024)
- Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
Suorsa, Kristin; Leskinen, Tuija; Gupta, Nidhi; Andersen, Lars l.; Pasanen, Jesse; Hettiarachchi, Pasan; Johansson, Peter j.; Pentti, Jaana; Vahtera, Jussi; Stenholm, Sari
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Obesity and risk of diseases associated with hallmarks of cellular ageing : a multicohort study (2024)
- The Lancet healthy longevity
Kivimäki, Mika; Frank, Philipp; Pentti, Jaana; Xu, Xiaolin; Vahtera, Jussi; Ervasti, Jenni; Nyberg, Solja T; Lindbohm, Joni V; Jokela, Markus; Partridge, Linda
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Physical activity and risk of workplace and commuting injuries : a cohort study (2024)
- Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health
Alhainen, Maria; Härmä, Mikko; Pentti, Jaana; Ervasti, Jenni; Kivimäki, Mika; Vahtera, Jussi; Stenholm, Sari
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Psychosocial Risks and Resources at Work and Employee Well-being in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic:
Time Series of Cross-sections (2024)
- Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Ervasti, Jenni; Airaksinen, Jaakko; Pentti, Jaana; Kausto, Johanna; Joensuu, Matti; Oksanen, Tuula; Kivimäki, Mika; Vahtera, Jussi
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Sex-related differential item functioning of the Jenkins Sleep Scale : a cross-sectional study among 77 967 employees in the Finnish public sector (2024)
- BMJ Open
Juhola Juhani, Arokoski Jari PA, Ervasti Jenni, Kivimäki Mika, Vahtera Jussi, Myllyntausta Saana, Saltychev Mikhail
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Stimulating leisure-time activities and the risk of dementia : a multi-cohort study (2024)
- Age and Ageing
Heikkilä, Katriina; Pentti, Jaana; Dekhtyar, Serhiy; Ervasti, Jenni; Fratiglioni, Laura; Härkänen, Tommi; Kivimäki, Mika; Koskinen, Seppo; Ngandu, Tiia; Stenlund, Säde; Suominen, Sakari; Vahtera, Jussi; Rovio, Suvi; Stenholm, Sari
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
The role of early life factors and green living environment in the development of gut microbiota in infancy : Population-based cohort study (2024)
- Environment International
Ovaska, Minka; Tamminen, Manu; Lahdenperä, Mirkka; Vahtera, Jussi; Rautava, Samuli; Gonzales-Inca, Carlos; Heiskanen, Marja A.; Lagström, Hanna
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)