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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Onset of Workplace Bullying and Risk of Weight Gain: A Multicohort Longitudinal Study (2020)
- Obesity
Tianwei Xu, Linda L. Magnusson Hanson, Alice J. Clark, Annette K. Ersbøll, Hugo Westerlund, Ida E. H. Madsen, Reiner Rugulies, Jaana Pentti, Sari Stenholm, Jussi Vahtera, Jeppe K. Sørensen, Mads Nordentoft, Rudi G. J. Westendorp, Åse M. Hansen, Tuula Oksanen, Marianna Virtanen, Mika Kivimäki, Naja H. Rod
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Physical Activity across Retirement Transition by Occupation and Mode of Commute (2020)
- Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
Anna Pulakka , Tuija Leskinen, Kristin Suorsa, Jaana Pentti, Jaana I. Halonen, Jussi Vahtera, Sari Stenholm
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Psychotropic medication before and after disability retirement by pre-retirement perceived work-related stress (2020)
- European Journal of Public Health
Halonen J.I., Chandola T., Hyde M., Leinonen T., Westerlund H., Aalto V., Pentti J., Laaksonen M., Stenholm S., Mänty M., Vahtera J., Oksanen T., Kivimäki M., Virtanen M., Lallukka T.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Socioeconomic Inequalities in Disability-free Life Expectancy in Older People from England and the United States: A Cross-national Population-Based Study (2020)
- Journals of Gerontology, Series A
Paola Zaninotto, George David Batty, Sari Stenholm, Ichiro Kawachi, Martin Hyde, Marcel Goldberg, Hugo Westerlund, Jussi Vahtera, Jenny Head
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
The Contribution of Neighborhood Socioeconomic Disadvantage to Depressive Symptoms Over the Course of Adult Life: A 32-Year Prospective Cohort Study (2020)
- American Journal of Epidemiology
Elovainio M, Vahtera J, Pentti J, Hakulinen C, Pulkki-Råback L, Lipsanen J, Virtanen M, Keltikangas-Järvinen L, Kivimäki M, Kähönen M, Viikari J, Lehtimäki T, Raitakari O
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
The relation of work-related factors with ambulatory blood pressure and nocturnal blood pressure dipping among aging workers (2020)
- International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health
Karelius S., Vahtera J., Pentti J., Lindroos A., Jousilahti P., Heinonen O., Stenholm S., Niiranen T.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Zinc acetate lozenges for the treatment of the common cold: a randomised controlled trial (2020)
- BMJ Open
Harri Hemilä, Jari Haukka, Marianne Alho, Jussi Vahtera, Mika Kivimäki
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Are patient-related pre-operative factors influencing return to work after total knee arthroplasty (2019)
- Knee
Petteri Lankinen, Raul Laasik, Mika Kivimäki, Ville Aalto, Mikhail Saltychev, Jussi Vahtera, Keijo Mäkelä
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Association between adverse childhood experiences and adult diseases in older adults: A comparative cross-sectional study in Japan and Finland (2019)
- BMJ Open
Amemiya A., Fujiwara T., Shirai K., Kondo K., Oksanen T., Pentti J., Vahtera J.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Associations between shift work and use of prescribed medications for the treatment of hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia: a prospective cohort study (2019)
- Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health
Tucker P, Härmä M, Ojajärvi A, Kivimäki M, Leineweber C, Oksanen T, Salo P, Vahtera J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Changes in Smoking During Retirement Transition: A Longitudinal Cohort Study (2019)
- Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
Pulakka A, Halonen JI, Pentti J, Kivimäki M, Vahtera J, Stenholm S
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Combined effect of marriage and education on mortality: A cross-national study of older Japanese and Finnish men and women (2019)
- Journal of Epidemiology
Tami Saito, Tuula Oksanen, Kokoro Shirai, Takeo Fujiwara, Jaana Pentti, Jussi Vahtera
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Daily physical activity patterns among aging workers: the Finnish Retirement and Aging Study (FIREA) (2019)
- Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Pulakka A, Leskinen T, Koster A, Pentti J, Vahtera J, Stenholm S
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Does increasing physical activity reduce the excess risk of work disability among overweight individuals? (2019)
- Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health
Ervasti J, Airaksinen J, Pentti J, Vahtera J, Suominen S, Virtanen M, Kivimaki M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Does removal of work stress explain improved sleep following retirement? The Finnish Retirement and Aging study (2019)
- Sleep
Myllyntausta Saana, Salo Paula, Kronholm Erkki, Pentti Jaana, Oksanen Tuula, Kivimäki Mika, Vahtera Jussi, Stenholm Sari
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Effort-Reward Imbalance Is Associated With Alcohol-Related Problems. WIRUS-Screening Study (2019)
- Frontiers in Psychology
Jens Christoffer Skogen, Mikkel Magnus Thørrisen, Tore Bonsaksen, Jussi Vahtera, Børge Sivertsen, Randi Wågø Aas
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Individual and Combined Effects of Job Strain Components on Subsequent Morbidity and Mortality (2019)
- Epidemiology
Kivimäki M, Nyberg ST, Pentti J, Madsen IEH, Hanson LLM, Rugulies R, Vahtera J, Coggon D; on behalf of the IPD-Work consortium
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal)
Inequity in disability pension: an intersectional analysis of the co-constitution of gender, education and age. The Hordaland Health Study (2019)
- Critical Public Health
Inger Haukenes, Jesper Löve, Gunnel Hensing, Ann Kristin Knudsen, Simon Øverland, Jussi Vahtera, Børge Sivertsen, Grethe S. Tell, Jens Christoffer Skogen
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Long working hours and change in body weight: analysis of individual-participant data from 19 cohort studies (2019)
- International Journal of Obesity
Marianna Virtanen, Markus Jokela, Tea Lallukka, Linda Magnusson Hanson, Jaana Pentti, Solja T. Nyberg, Lars Alfredsson, G. David Batty, Annalisa Casini, Els Clays, Dirk DeBacquer, Jenni Ervasti, Eleonor Fransson, Jaana I. Halonen, Jenny Head, France Kittel, Anders Knutsson, Constanze Leineweber, Maria Nordin, Tuula Oksanen, Olli Pietiläinen, Ossi Rahkonen, Paula Salo, Archana Singh-Manoux, Sari Stenholm, Sakari B. Suominen, Töres Theorell, Jussi Vahtera, Peter Westerholm, Hugo Westerlund, Mika Kivimäki
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Long working hours, anthropometry, lung function, blood pressure and blood-based biomarkers: Cross-sectional findings from the CONSTANCES study (2019)
- Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
Marianna Virtanen, Linda Magnusson Hansson, Marcel Goldberg, Marie Zins, Sari Stenholm, Jussi Vahtera, Hugo Westerlund, Mika Kivimäki
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)