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The metabolic syndrome and total and cardiovascular disease mortality in middle-aged men.
- H. Lakka, D. Laaksonen, +4 authors J. Salonen
- Medicine
- JAMA
- 4 December 2002
CONTEXT
The metabolic syndrome, a concurrence of disturbed glucose and insulin metabolism, overweight and abdominal fat distribution, mild dyslipidemia, and hypertension, is associated with… Expand
Metabolic syndrome and development of diabetes mellitus: application and validation of recently suggested definitions of the metabolic syndrome in a prospective cohort study.
- D. Laaksonen, H. Lakka, L. Niskanen, G. Kaplan, J. Salonen, T. Lakka
- Medicine
- American journal of epidemiology
- 1 December 2002
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) recently proposed definitions for the metabolic syndrome. Little is known of their validity, however. The… Expand
Low levels of leisure-time physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness predict development of the metabolic syndrome.
- D. Laaksonen, H. Lakka, J. Salonen, L. Niskanen, R. Rauramaa, T. Lakka
- Medicine
- Diabetes care
- 1 September 2002
OBJECTIVE
Little is known about the association of leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) and cardiorespiratory fitness with development of the metabolic syndrome, which predisposes diseases such as… Expand
Back and hip extensor fatigability in chronic low back pain patients and controls.
- M. Kankaanpää, S. Taimela, D. Laaksonen, O. Hänninen, O. Airaksinen
- Medicine
- Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
- 1 April 1998
OBJECTIVE
To compare the lumbar paraspinal and gluteus maximus muscle fatigability between chronic low back pain patients and healthy controls by using electromyographic (EMG) spectral analysis… Expand
Testosterone and sex hormone-binding globulin predict the metabolic syndrome and diabetes in middle-aged men.
- D. Laaksonen, L. Niskanen, +5 authors J. Salonen
- Medicine
- Diabetes care
- 1 May 2004
OBJECTIVE
In men, hypoandrogenism is associated with features of the metabolic syndrome, but the role of sex hormones in the pathogenesis of the metabolic syndrome and diabetes is not well… Expand
Physical activity in prevention and treatment of the metabolic syndrome.
- T. Lakka, D. Laaksonen
- Medicine
- Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism…
- 3 February 2007
Randomised controlled trials have shown that exercise training has a mild or moderate favourable effect on many metabolic and cardiovascular risk factors that constitute or are related to the… Expand
Exercise training modulates heat shock protein response in diabetic rats.
Strenuous exercise induces oxidative stress and modification of intracellular proteins. Exercise training, however, upregulates endogenous antioxidant defenses and heat shock protein (HSP)… Expand
Sedentary lifestyle, poor cardiorespiratory fitness, and the metabolic syndrome.
- T. Lakka, D. Laaksonen, +4 authors J. Salonen
- Medicine
- Medicine and science in sports and exercise
- 1 August 2003
PURPOSE
The cross-sectional associations of leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) and cardiorespiratory fitness with the metabolic syndrome (MS) were investigated in a population-based sample of 1069… Expand
Dietary fatty acids and cardiovascular disease: an epidemiological approach.
- A. Erkkilä, V. D. de Mello, U. Risérus, D. Laaksonen
- Medicine
- Progress in lipid research
- 1 May 2008
The quality of dietary fat in relation to cardiovascular disease forms the basis of the diet-heart hypothesis. Current recommendations on dietary fat now emphasise quality rather than quantity. The… Expand
Viscosity of oat bran-enriched beverages influences gastrointestinal hormonal responses in healthy humans.
- K. Juvonen, Anna-Kaisa Purhonen, +6 authors L. Karhunen
- Biology, Medicine
- The Journal of nutrition
- 1 March 2009
Viscous fibers, including beta-glucan in oat bran, favorably affect satiety as well as postprandial carbohydrate and lipid metabolism. However, effects of fiber viscosity on modulation of… Expand