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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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 P. A.; 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)
Trajectories of work ability and associated work unit characteristics from pre-COVID to post-COVID pandemic period (2024)
- Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Kausto, Johanna; Airaksinen, Jaakko; Oksanen, Tuula; Vahtera, Jussi; Kivimaki, Mika; Ervasti, Jenni M.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Association Between Depression and Physical Conditions Requiring Hospitalization (2023)
- JAMA Psychiatry
Frank Philipp, Batty David G, Pentti Jaana, Jokela Markus, Poole Lydia, Ervasti Jenni, Vahtera Jussi, Lewis Glyn, Steptoe Andrew, Kivimäki Mika
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Association of social isolation and loneliness with risk of incident hospital-treated infections: an analysis of data from the UK Biobank and Finnish Health and Social Support studies (2023)
- Lancet Public Health
Elovainio Marko, Komulainen Kaisla, Sipilä Pyry N, Pulkki-Råback Laura, Cachón Alonso L, Pentti Jaana, Nyberg Solja T, Suominen Sakari, Vahtera Jussi, Lipsanen Jari, Batty G David, Hakulinen Christian, Kivimäki Mika
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Association of working hours with accelerometer-based sleep duration and sleep quality on the following night among older employees (2023)
- Sleep epidemiology
Myllyntausta Saana, Pulakka Anna, Pentti Jaana, Vahtera Jussi, Virtanen Marianna, Stenholm Sari
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Association of workplace violence and bullying with later suicide risk: a multicohort study and meta-analysis of published data (2023)
- Lancet Public Health
Hanson Linda L. Magnusson, Pentti Jaana, Nordentoft Mads, Xu Tianwei, Rugulies Reiner, Madsen Ida E.H., Conway Paul Maurice, Westerlund Hugo, Vahtera Jussi, Ervasti Jenni, Batty G. David, Kivimäki Mika
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Changes in ambulatory blood pressure during the transition to retirement (2023)
- Journal of Hypertension
Karelius Saana, Vahtera Jussi, Suorsa Kristin, Heinonen Olli J., Pentti Jaana, Niiranen Teemu J., Stenholm Sari
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Climate Change, Summer Temperature, and Heat-Related Mortality in Finland: Multicohort Study with Projections for a Sustainable vs Fossil-Fueled Future to 2050 (2023)
- Environmental Health Perspectives
Kivimäki Mika, Batty G David, Pentti Jaana, Suomi Juuso, Nyberg Solja T, Merikanto Joonas, Nordling Kalle, Ervasti Jenni, Suominen Sakari B, Partanen Antti-Ilari, Stenholm Sari, Käyhkö Jukka, Vahtera Jussi
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Concurrent changes in physical activity and physical functioning during retirement transition-a multi-trajectory analysis (2023)
- PLoS ONE
Lintuaho Roosa, Saltychev Mikhail, Pentti Jaana, Vahtera Jussi, Stenholm Sari
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Does work-related and commuting physical activity predict changes in physical activity and sedentary behavior during the transition to retirement? GPS and accelerometer study (2023)
- Health and Place
Pasanen Sanna, Halonen Jaana I, Suorsa Kristin, Leskinen Tuija H, Kestens Yan, Thierry Benoit, Pentti Jaana, Vahtera Jussi, Stenholm Sari S
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)