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Jaana Pentti

Researcher at Turku University Hospital

Publications -  24
Citations -  436

Jaana Pentti is an academic researcher from Turku University Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Prospective cohort study & Cohort study. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 24 publications receiving 398 citations. Previous affiliations of Jaana Pentti include University College London & Harvard University.

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Antidepressant Medication Use, Weight Gain and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Population-based Study Running title: Antidepressants, Weight Gain and Diabetes

TL;DR: Continuing use of antidepressant medication was associated with an increased relative risk of type 2 diabetes, although the elevation in absolute risk was modest.
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Social inequalities in antidepressant treatment and mortality: a longitudinal register study

TL;DR: A mismatch in the treatment of depression relative to apparent clinical need is suggested, with the lowest levels of treatment concentrated in the lower socio-economic groups, despite evidence of their increased prevalence of depression and suicide.
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Job insecurity and risk of diabetes: a meta-analysis of individual participant data

TL;DR: In this paper, the role of job insecurity as a risk factor for incident diabetes was examined, and the authors used individual participant data to identify the risk factors associated with certain health outcomes.
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Patterns of Weight Gain in Middle-Aged and Older US Adults, 1992–2010

TL;DR: It is suggested that the change in mean BMI among middle-aged and older US adults between 1992 and 2010 resulted mainly from accelerated weight gain among persons who were initially normal weight and overweight.
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Return to work after depression-related absence by employees with and without other health conditions: a cohort study.

TL;DR: Findings suggest that other diseases should be taken into account when evaluating the outcome of depression-related absence and that integrated treatment of mental and physical disorders improves successful return to work after depression.