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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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)
Components of job control and mortality: the Finnish Public Sector Study (2014)
- Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Joensuu M, Kivimaki M, Pentti J, Virtanen M, Vaananen A, Vahtera J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Effort-reward imbalance as a risk factor for disability pension: the Finnish Public Sector Study (2014)
- Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health
Juvani A, Oksanen T, Salo P, Virtanen M, Kivimäki M, Pentti J, Vahtera J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Elämäntapatekijöiden vaikutus statiinihoitoon sitoutumiseen (2014)
- BestPractice Diabetes ja sydänsairaudet
Halava Heli, Vahtera Jussi
(Other publication)
Extending employment beyond the pensionable age – A cohort study of the influence of chronic diseases, health risk factors, and working conditions (2014)
- PLoS ONE
Marianna Virtanen, Tuula Oksanen, G. David Batty, Leena Ala-Mursula, Paula Salo, Marko Elovainio, Jaana Pentti, Katinka Lybäck, Jussi Vahtera, Mika Kivimäki
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Green and Blue Areas as Predictors of Overweight and Obesity in an 8-Year Follow-Up Study (2014)
- Obesity
Halonen JI, Kivimaki M, Pentti J, Stenholm S, Kawachi I, Subramanian SV, Vahtera J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Heikentääkö kotihoidon tuen kuntalisä äitien kiinnittymistä työelämään? (2014)
- Yhteiskuntapolitiikka
Laura Peutere, Anita Haataja, Jussi Vahtera, Mika Kivimäki, Jaana Pentti, Pekka Virtanen
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Is temporary employment a risk factor for work disability due to depressive disorders and delayed return to work? The Finnish Public Sector Study (2014)
- Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health
Ervasti J, Vahtera J, Virtanen P, Pentti J, Oksanen T, Ahola K, Kivimaki M, Virtanen M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Job strain and COPD exacerbations – an individual-participant meta-analysis (2014)
- European Respiratory Journal
Heikkila K, Madsen IEH, Nyberg ST, Fransson EI, Ahola K, Alfredsson L, Bjorner JB, Borritz M, Burr H, Knutsson A, Koskenvuo M, Koskinen A, Nielsen ML, Nordin M, Pahkin K, Pentti J, Rugulies R, Salo P, Shipley MJ, Suominen SB, Theorell T, Vaananen A, Vahtera J, Virtanen M, Westerholm PJM, Batty GD, Singh-Manoux A, Kivimaki M
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal)
Job Strain and the Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Individual-Participant Meta-Analysis of 95 000 Men and Women (2014)
- PLoS ONE
Heikkila K, Madsen IEH, Nyberg ST, Fransson EI, Ahola K, Alfredsson L, Bjorner JB, Borritz M, Burr H, Dragano N, Ferrie JE, Knutsson A, Koskenvuo M, Koskinen A, Nielsen ML, Nordin M, Pejtersen JH, Pentti J, Rugulies R, Oksanen T, Shipley MJ, Suominen SB, Theorell T, Vaananen A, Vahtera J, Virtanen M, Westerlund H, Westerholm PJM, Batty GD, Singh-Manoux A, Kivimaki M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Job strain and the risk of severe asthma exacerbations: A meta-analysis of individual-participant data from 100 000 European men and women (2014)
- Allergy
K. Heikkilä, I. E. H. Madsen, S. T. Nyberg, E. I. Fransson, H. Westerlund, P. J. M. Westerholm, M. Virtanen, J. Vahtera, A. Väänänen, T. Theorell, S. B. Suominen, M. J. Shipley, P. Salo, R. Rugulies, J. Pentti, J. H. Pejtersen, T. Oksanen, M. Nordin, M. L. Nielsen, A. Kouvonen, A. Koskinen, M. Koskenvuo, A. Knutsson, J. E. Ferrie, N. Dragano, H. Burr, M. Borritz, J. B. Bjorner, L. Alfredsson, G. D. Batty, A. Singh-Manoux, M. Kivimäki for the IPD-Work Consortium
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Job strain and vagal recovery during sleep in female shift workers (2014)
- Journal of Sleep Research
Karhula K, Henelius A, Harma M, Sallinen M, Lindholm H, Kivimäki M, Vahtera J, Puttonen S
(Other publication)
Job strain and vagal recovery during sleep in shift working health care professionals (2014)
- Chronobiology International
Karhula K, Henelius A, Harma M, Sallinen M, Lindholm H, Kivimaki M, Vahtera J, Puttonen S
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)