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  1. Power of lower extremities and age were the main determinants on the agility test for adults in a cohort of men aged 66–91 years

    Article • European Journal of Physiotherapy, September 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Niko Wasenius, Professor Jaakko Kaprio

  2. Association between dog ownership and type 2 diabetes in later life: the Helsinki birth cohort study

    Article • International Journal of Circumpolar Health, January 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Mika Simonen, Dr. Niko Wasenius, Dr Hannes Lohi

  3. Dog Ownership from a Life Course Perspective and Leisure-time Physical Activity in Late Adulthood: The Helsinki Birth Cohort Study

    Article • American Journal of Health Behavior, November 2018, PNG Publications

    Dr Mika Simonen, Dr. Niko Wasenius, Dr Hannes Lohi

  4. Effect of maternal weight during pregnancy on offspring muscle strength response to resistance training in late adulthood

    Article • Advances in Medical Sciences, September 2018, Elsevier

    Dr. Niko Wasenius, Dr Mika Simonen

  5. Plasma irisin is increased following 12 weeks of Nordic walking and associates with glucose homoeostasis in overweight/obese men with impaired glucose regulation

    Article • European Journal of Sport Science, August 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Mr Mika E Venojärvi, Dr. Niko Wasenius

  6. The effect of a physical activity intervention on preschoolers’ fundamental motor skills — A cluster RCT

    Article • Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, July 2018, Elsevier

    Dr. Niko Wasenius

  7. Correction: Maternal gestational weight gain and objectively measured physical activity among offspring

    Article • PLoS ONE, January 2018, PLOS

    Dr. Niko Wasenius

  8. Effects of a Preschool Intervention on Physical Activity and Body Composition

    Article • The Journal of Pediatrics, September 2017, Elsevier

    Dr. Niko Wasenius

  9. Relationship between physical activity and physical performance in later life in different birth weight groups

    Article • Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, August 2017, Cambridge University Press

    Hanna Jantunen, Dr. Niko Wasenius, Dr Mika Simonen

  10. Maternal gestational weight gain and objectively measured physical activity among offspring

    Article • PLoS ONE, June 2017, PLOS

    Dr. Niko Wasenius

  11. Objectively measured physical activity and physical performance in old age

    Article • Age and Ageing, November 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Mika Simonen, Dr. Niko Wasenius

  12. Mobility and muscle strength in male former elite endurance and power athletes aged 66−91 years

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, October 2016, Wiley

    Dr. Niko Wasenius

  13. Interaction between rs10830963 polymorphism in MTNR1B and lifestyle intervention on occurrence of gestational diabetes

    Article • Diabetologia, May 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Niko Wasenius

  14. Intellectual ability in young adulthood as an antecedent of physical functioning in older age

    Article • Age and Ageing, May 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Niko Wasenius, Jari Lahti

  15. Former male elite athletes and risk of hypertension in later life

    Article • Journal of Hypertension, August 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Niko Wasenius

  16. Physical Activity, Body Composition and Metabolic Syndrome in Young Adults

    Article • PLoS ONE, May 2015, PLOS

    Dr. Niko Wasenius, Jari Lahti

  17. A former career as a male elite athlete—does it protect against type 2 diabetes in later life?

    Article • Diabetologia, November 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Niko Wasenius

  18. 12 Weeks’ aerobic and resistance training without dietary intervention did not influence oxidative stress but aerobic training decreased atherogenic index in middle-aged men with impaired glucose regulation

    Article • Food and Chemical Toxicology, November 2013, Elsevier

    Mr Mika E Venojärvi, Dr. Niko Wasenius

  19. Physical dose of therapeutic exercises in institutional neck rehabilitation

    Article • Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, January 2013, Acta Dermato-Venereologica

    Dr. Niko Wasenius

  20. Unfavorable influence of structured exercise program on total leisure-time physical activity

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, November 2012, Wiley

    Dr. Niko Wasenius

  21. Nordic walking decreased circulating chemerin and leptin concentrations in middle-aged men with impaired glucose regulation

    Article • Annals of Medicine, October 2012, Informa Healthcare

    Mr Mika E Venojärvi, Dr. Niko Wasenius