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Jaana Lindström

Researcher at National Institute for Health and Welfare

Publications -  299
Citations -  30281

Jaana Lindström is an academic researcher from National Institute for Health and Welfare. The author has contributed to research in topics: Type 2 diabetes & Diabetes mellitus. The author has an hindex of 64, co-authored 269 publications receiving 26343 citations. Previous affiliations of Jaana Lindström include University of Helsinki & National Institutes of Health.

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Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology

Adam E. Locke, +481 more
TL;DR: This paper conducted a genome-wide association study and meta-analysis of body mass index (BMI), a measure commonly used to define obesity and assess adiposity, in up to 339,224 individuals.
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Discovery and refinement of loci associated with lipid levels

Cristen J. Willer, +319 more
- 06 Oct 2013 - 
TL;DR: It is found that loci associated with blood lipid levels are often associated with cardiovascular and metabolic traits, including coronary artery disease, type 2 diabetes, blood pressure, waist-hip ratio and body mass index.
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The Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study (DPS) Lifestyle intervention and 3-year results on diet and physical activity

TL;DR: The intensive lifestyle intervention produced long-term beneficial changes in diet, physical activity, and clinical and biochemical parameters and reduced diabetes risk.
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The diabetes risk score: a practical tool to predict type 2 diabetes risk.

TL;DR: The Diabetes Risk Score is a simple, fast, inexpensive, noninvasive, and reliable tool to identify individuals at high risk for type 2 diabetes without laboratory tests.