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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Allergic rhinitis alone or with asthma is associated with an increased risk of sickness absences (2010)
- Respiratory Medicine
Kauppi P, Salo P, Hakola R, Pentti J, Oksanen T, Kivimäki M, Vahtera J, Haahtela T
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Antidepressant Medication Use, Weight Gain and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Population-based Study (2010)
- Diabetes Care
Kivimäki M, Hamer M, Batty D, Geddes JR, Tabak AG, Pentti J, Virtanen M, Vahtera J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Antidepressant Use Before and After the Diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes: A Longitudinal Modeling Study (2010)
- Diabetes Care
Kivimäki M, Tabak A, Lawlor D, David BG, Singh-Manoux A, Jokela M, Virtanen M, Salo P, Oksanen T, Pentti J, Witte D, Vahtera J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Association of contractual and subjective job insecurity with sickness presenteeism among public sector employees (2010)
- Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Heponiemi T, Elovainio M, Pentti J, VirtanenVM, Westerlund H, Virtanen P, Oksanen T, Kivimäki M, Vahtera J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Childhood adversities, adulthood life events and depression (2010)
- Journal of Affective Disorders
Korkeila J, Vahtera J, Nabi H, Kivimäki M, Korkeila K, Sumanen M, Koskenvuo K, Koskenvuo M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Childhood adversities as predictors of incident coronary heart disease and cerebrovascular disease (2010)
- Heart
Korkeila J, Vahtera J, Korkeila K, Kivimäki M, Sumanen M, Koskenvuo K, Koskenvuo M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Does depression predict coronary heart disease and cerebrovascular disease equally well? The Health and Social Support Prospective Cohort Study (2010)
- International Journal of Epidemiology
Nabi H, Kivimaki M, Suominen S, Koskenvuo M, Singh-Manoux A, Vahtera J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Does Organizational Justice Protect from Sickness Absence Following a Major Life Event? Finnish Public Sector study (2010)
- Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
Elovainio M, Kivimäki M, Linna A, Brockner J, van den Bos K, Greenberg J, Pentti J, Virtanen M, Vahtera J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Does sickness absence due to psychiatric disorder predict cause-specific mortality? A 16-year follow-up of the GAZEL occupational cohort study (2010)
- American Journal of Epidemiology
Melchior M, Ferrie JE, Alexanderson K, Goldberg M, Kivimäki M, Singh-Manoux A, Vahtera J, Westerlund H, Zins M, Head J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Do pre-employment influences explain the association between psychosocial factors at work and coronary heart disease? The Whitehall II study (2010)
- Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Hintsa T, Shipley M, Gimeno D, Elovainio M, Chandola T, Jokela M, Keltikangas-Järvinen L, Vahtera J, Marmot M, Kivimäki M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Do socioeconomic factors shape weight and obesity trajectories over the transition from midlife to old age? Results from the French GAZEL cohort study (2010)
- American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Dugravot A, Sabia S, Stringhini S, Kivimäki M, Westerlund H, Vahtera J, Guéguen A, Zins M, Goldberg M, Nabi H, Singh-Manoux A
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Effect of retirement on major chronic conditions and fatigue: The French GAZEL occupational cohort study (2010)
- BMJ: General Practice Edition
Westerlund H, Vahtera J, Ferrie JE, Singh-Manoux A, Pentti J, Melchior M, Leineweber C, Jokela M, Siegrist J, Goldberg M, Zins M, Kivimäki M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Effects of depressive symptoms and coronary heart disease and their interactive associations on mortality in middle-aged adults: The Whitehall II cohort study (2010)
- Heart
Nabi H, Shipley MJ, Vahtera J, Hall M, Korkeila J, Marmot M, Kivimäki M, Singh-Manoux A
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Employee control over working times and risk of cause-specific disability pension: the Finnish Public Sector Study (2010)
- Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Vahtera J, Laine S, Virtanen M, Oksanen T, Koskinen A, Pentti J, Kivimäki M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Employment trajectories and changes in sense of coherence (2010)
- European Journal of Public Health
Liukkonen V., Virtanen P., Vahtera J., Suominen S., Sillanmäki L., Koskenvuo M.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Is shift work a risk factor for rheumatoid arthritis? The Finnish Public Sector study (2010)
- Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Puttonen S, Oksanen T, Vahtera J, Pentti J, Virtanen M, Salo P, Kivimäki M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Justice at Work and Metabolic Syndrome: the Whitehall II Study (2010)
- Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Gimeno D, Tabák A, Ferrie JE, Shipley M, De Vogli R, Elovainio M, Vahtera J, Marmot M, Kivimäki M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Locality differences of sickness absence in the context of health and social conditions of the inhabitants (2010)
- Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
Virtanen P, Vahtera J, Nygård CH
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Low Pessimism Protects Against Stroke The Health and Social Support (HeSSup) Prospective Cohort Study (2010)
- Stroke
Nabi H, Koskenvuo M, Singh-Manoux A, Korkeila J, Suominen S, Korkeila K, Vahtera J, Kivimaki M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Organizational justice and markers of inflammation: The Whitehall II study (2010)
- Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Elovainio M, Ferrie JE, Singh-Manoux A, Gimeno D, De Vogli R, Shipley M, Vahtera J, Brunner E, Marmot M, Kivimäki M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)