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

Public health, Epidemiology, Neighborhood influences on health, Life-course research, Psychosocial stress, Psychosocial work environment, Social Determinants of Health.

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.

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Association of multimorbidity with working life expectancy among adults aged 50 years and older: Findings from two prospective cohort studies (2025)
- Journal of Multimorbidity and Comorbidity
Heikkilä, Katriina; Pentti, Jaana; Chungkham, Holendro Singh; Suominen, Sakari; Kivimaeki, Mika; Zaninotto, Paola; Ervasti, Jenni; Vahtera, Jussi; Stenholm, Sari
Association of neighbourhood and individual-level socioeconomic disadvantage in childhood and adulthood with cognitive function in mid-adulthood: Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study (2025)
- American Journal of Epidemiology
Heikkilä, Katriina; Stenholm, Sari; Pentti, Jaana; Vahtera, Jussi; Elovainio, Marko; Pulkki-Råback, Laura; Juonala, Markus; Pahkala, Katja; Ahola-Olli, Ari; Hutri, Nina; Lehtimäki, Terho; Jokinen, Eero; Laitinen, Tomi P; Taittonen, Leena; Tossavainen, Päivi; Viikari, Jorma S A; Raitakari, Olli T; Rovio, Suvi P
Associations of 24-h Movement Behaviors With Incidence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors: The Finnish Retirement and Aging Study (2025)
- Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
Suorsa, Kristin; Leskinen, Tuija; Pasanen, Jesse; Pentti, Jaana; Vahtera, Jussi; Stenholm, Sari
Diet Quality Trajectories From Infancy to Young Adulthood: The Special Turku Coronary Risk Factor Intervention Project (STRIP) Study (2025)
- Journal of Nutrition
Tarro, Saija; Vahtera, Jussi; Pentti, Jaana; Niinikoski, Harri; Raitakari, Olli; Rönnemaa, Tapani; Viikari, Jorma; Pahkala, Katja; Lagström, Hanna
Health benefits of leisure-time physical activity by socioeconomic status, lifestyle risk, and mental health: a multicohort study (2025)
- Lancet Public Health
Nyberg, Solja T; Frank, Philipp; Pentti, Jaana; Alfredsson, Lars; Ervasti, Jenni; Goldberg, Marcel; Knutsson, Anders; Koskinen, Aki; Lallukka, Tea; Nordin, Maria; Rahkonen, Ossi; Strandberg, Timo; Suominen, Sakari; Väänänen, Ari; Vahtera, Jussi; Virtanen, Marianna; Westerlund, Hugo; Zins, Marie; Stenholm, Sari; Sabia, Séverine; Singh-Manoux, Archana; Hamer, Mark; Kivimäki, Mika
Incidence of new onset arterial hypertension after metabolic bariatric surgery: an 8-year prospective follow-up with matched controls (2025)
- Journal of Hypertension
Vahtera, Viiko; Pajarinen, Jukka S.; Kivimäki, Mika; Ervasti, Jenni; Pentti, Jaana; Stenholm, Sari; Vahtera, Jussi; Salminen, Paulina
Residential Area Characteristics Are Associated With Asthma Burden in Children (2025)
- Pediatric Pulmonology
Erkkola, Riku; Gonzales‐Inca, Carlos; Vahtera, Jussi; Bergroth, Eija; Korppi, Matti; Camargo, Carlos A.; Jartti, Tuomas
Social disadvantage accelerates aging (2025)
- Nature Medicine
Kivimaki, Mika; Pentti, Jaana; Frank, Philipp; Liu, Fangyu; Blake, Acer; Nyberg, Solja T.; Vahtera, Jussi; Singh-Manoux, Archana; Wyss-Coray, Tony; Walker, Keenan A.; Partridge, Linda; Lindbohm, Joni V.
Winter-time solar radiation, precipitation, and psychotropic medication purchases: A cohort study in Finnish public sector employees (2025)
- Environmental Epidemiology
Raza, Auriba; Partonen, Timo; Aalto, Ville; Ervasti, Jenni; Ruuhela, Reija; Asp, Magnus; Engström, Erik; Pentti, Jaana; Vahtera, Jussi; Halonen, Jaana I.
Are changes in sleep problems associated with changes in life satisfaction during the retirement transition? (2024)
- European Journal of Ageing
Kontturi Marika, Virtanen Marianna, Myllyntausta Saana, Prakash K. C., Pentti Jaana, Vahtera Jussi, Stenholm Sari
Association of school neighbourhood socioeconomic disadvantage and teaching staff's risk of violence at work (2024)
- Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
Ervasti, Jenni; Pentti, Jaana; Aalto, Ville; Kauppi, Maarit; Virtanen, Marianna; Kivimäki, Mika; Vahtera, Jussi
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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 PA, Ervasti Jenni, Kivimäki Mika, Vahtera Jussi, Myllyntausta Saana, Saltychev Mikhail