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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Job Strain and the Risk of Stroke An Individual-Participant Data Meta-Analysis (2015)
- Stroke
Fransson EI, Nyberg ST, Heikkila K, Alfredsson L, Bjorner JB, Borritz M, Burr H, Dragano N, Geuskens GA, Goldberg M, Hamer M, Hooftman WE, Houtman IL, Joensuu M, Jokela M, Knutsson A, Koskenvuo M, Koskinen A, Kumari M, Leineweber C, Lunau T, Madsen IEH, Hanson LLM, Nielsen ML, Nordin M, Oksanen T, Pentti J, Pejtersen JH, Rugulies R, Salo P, Shipley MJ, Steptoe A, Suominen SB, Theorell T, Toppinen-Tanner S, Vahtera J, Virtanen M, Vaananen A, Westerholm PJM, Westerlund H, Zins M, Britton A, Brunner EJ, Singh-Manoux A, Batty GD, Kivimaki M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Length of sick leave as a risk marker of hip fracture: a nationwide cohort study from Sweden (2015)
- Osteoporosis International
Stenholm S, Vahtera J, Kjelgård L, Kivimäki M, Alexanderson K
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Lifestyle-related risk factors and trajectories of work disability over 5 years in employees with diabetes: findings from two prospective cohort studies (2015)
- Diabetic Medicine
Virtanen M, Kivimäki M, Zins M, Dray-Spira R, Oksanen T, Ferrie JE, Okuloff A, Pentti J, Head J, Goldberg M, Vahtera J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Long working hours and alcohol use: systematic review and meta-analysis of published studies and unpublished individual participant data (2015)
- BMJ
Virtanen M, Jokela M, Nyberg ST, Madsen IEH, Lallukka T, Ahola K, Alfredsson L, Batty GD, Bjorner JB, Borritz M, Burr H, Casini A, Clays E, De Bacquer D, Dragano N, Erbel R, Ferrie JE, Fransson EI, Hamer M, Heikkil K, Jockel KH, Kittel F, Knutsson A, Koskenvuo M, Ladwig KH, Lunau T, Nielsen ML, Nordin M, Oksanen T, Pejtersen JH, Pentti J, Rugulies R, Salo P, Schupp J, Siegrist J, Singh-Manoux A, Steptoe A, Suominen SB, Theorell T, Vahtera J, Wagner GG, Westerholm PJM, Westerlund H, Kivimaki M
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal )
Long working hours and risk of coronary heart disease and stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis of published and unpublished data for 603 838 individuals (2015)
- Lancet
Kivimaki M, Jokela M, Nyberg ST, Singh-Manoux A, Fransson EI, Alfredsson L, Bjorner JB, Borritz M, Burr H, Casini A, Clays E, De Bacquer D, Dragano N, Erbel R, Geuskens GA, Hamer M, Hooftman WE, Houtman IL, Jockel KH, Kittel F, Knutsson A, Koskenvuo M, Lunau T, Madsen IEH, Nielsen ML, Nordin M, Oksanen T, Pejtersen JH, Pentti J, Rugulies R, Salo P, Shipley MJ, Siegrist J, Steptoe A, Suominen SB, Theorell T, Vahtera J, Westerholm PJM, Westerlund H, O'Reilly D, Kumari M, Batty GD, Ferrie JE, Virtanen M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Long working hours, socioeconomic status, and the risk of incident type 2 diabetes: a meta-analysis of published and unpublished data from 222 120 individuals (2015)
- Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology
Kivimäki M, Virtanen M, Kawachi I, Nyberg ST, Alfredsson L, Batty GD, Bjorner JB, Borritz M, Brunner EJ, Burr H, Dragano N, Ferrie JE, Fransson EI, Hamer M, Heikkilä K, Knutsson A, Koskenvuo M, Madsen IE, Nielsen ML, Nordin M, Oksanen T, Pejtersen JH, Pentti J, Rugulies R, Salo P, Siegrist J, Steptoe A, Suominen S, Theorell T, Vahtera J, Westerholm PJ, Westerlund H, Singh-Manoux A, Jokela M.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Neurofibromatoosi luultua yleisempi (2015)
- Duodecim
Elina Uusitalo, Jussi Leppävirta, Anna Koffert, Sakari Suominen, Jussi Vahtera, Tero Vahlberg, Minna Pöyhönen, Juha Peltonen, Sirkku Peltonen.
(Other publication)
Onset of impaired sleep as a predictor of change in health-related behaviours; analysing observational data as a series of non-randomized pseudo-trials (2015)
- International Journal of Epidemiology
Clark AJ, Salo P, Lange T, Jennum P, Virtanen M, Pentti J, Kivimäki M, Vahtera J, Rod NH
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Patterns of Weight Gain in Middle-Aged and Older US Adults, 1992-2010 (2015)
- Epidemiology
Stenholm S, Vahtera J, Kawachi I, Pentti J, Halonen JI, Westerlund H, Razak F, Subramanian SV, Kivimaki M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Return to Work After Depression-Related Absence by Employees With and Without Other Health Conditions: A Cohort Study (2015)
- Psychosomatic Medicine
Ervasti J, Vahtera J, Pentti J, Oksanen T, Ahola K, Kivekas T, Kivimaki M, Virtanen M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
School neighbourhood socio-economic status and teachers' work commitment in Finland: longitudinal survey with register linkage (2015)
- Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice
Linnansaari-Rajalin T, Kivimaki M, Ervasti J, Pentti J, Vahtera J, Virtanen M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Socioeconomic and Psychosocial Adversity in Midlife and Depressive Symptoms Post Retirement: A 21-year Follow-up of the Whitehall II Study (2015)
- American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
Virtanen M, Ferrie JE, Batty GD, Elovainio M, Jokela M, Vahtera J, Singh-Manoux A, Kivimaki M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Use of sleep medications and risk of cancer: A matched case-control study (2015)
- Sleep Medicine
Sivertsen B., Salo P., Pentti J., Kivimäki M., Vahtera J.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Work Disability among Employees with Diabetes: Latent Class Analysis of Risk Factors in Three Prospective Cohort Studies (2015)
- PLoS ONE
Virtanen, M, Vahtera, J, Head, J, Dray-Spira, R,Okuloff, A, Tabak, AG, Goldberg, M,Ervasti, J,Jokela, M, Singh-Manoux, A, Pentti, J, Zins, M, Kivimaki, M.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Adverse experiences in childhood, adulthood neighbourhood disadvantage and health behaviours (2014)
- Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
Halonen JI, Vahtera J, Kivimaki M, Pentti J, Kawachi I, Subramanian SV
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Age-related trajectories of physical functioning in work and retirement: The role of sociodemographic factors, lifestyle and disease (2014)
- Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
Stenholm S., Westerlund H., Salo P., Hyde M., Pentti J., Head J., Kivimäki M., Vahtera J.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Association Between Exposure to Work Stressors and Cognitive Performance (2014)
- Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Vuori M, Akila R, Kalakoski V, Pentti J, Kivimaki M, Vahtera J, Harma M, Puttonen S
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Association of physical activity with future mental health in older, mid-life and younger women (2014)
- European Journal of Public Health
Amanda Griffiths, Anne Kouvonen, Jaana Pentti, Tuula Oksanen, Marianna Virtanen, Paula Salo, Ari Väänänen, Mika Kivimäki, Jussi Vahtera
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Association of the Availability of Beer, Wine, and Liquor Outlets with Beverage-Specific Alcohol Consumption: A Cohort Study (2014)
- Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research
Halonen JI, Kivimaki M, Pentti J, Virtanen M, Subramanian SV, Kawachi I, Vahtera J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Associations of traffic noise with self-rated health and psychotropic medication use (2014)
- Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health
Halonen JI, Lanki T, Yli-Tuomi T, Turunen AW, Pentti J, Kivimaki M, Vahtera J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)