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Jussi Vahtera
Researcher at Turku University Hospital
Publications - 680
Citations - 43694
Jussi Vahtera is an academic researcher from Turku University Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Cohort study. The author has an hindex of 109, co-authored 646 publications receiving 38715 citations. Previous affiliations of Jussi Vahtera include Finnish Institute of Occupational Health & University of Turku.
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Predictors of first-year statin medication discontinuation: A cohort study
Heli Halava,Risto Huupponen,Risto Huupponen,Jaana Pentti,Mika Kivimäki,Mika Kivimäki,Jussi Vahtera,Jussi Vahtera,Jussi Vahtera +8 more
TL;DR: Lowering out-of-pocket expenditures and focusing on low-risk patient groups and women with risky alcohol use could help maintain the continuation of medication.
Job insecurity and risk of diabetes: a meta-analysis of individual participant data
Jane E. Ferrie,Marianna Virtanen,Markus Jokela,Ida E. H. Madsen,Katriina Heikkilä,Lars Alfredsson,G. David Batty,Jakob B. Bjorner,Marianne Borritz,Hermann Burr,Nico Dragano,Marko Elovainio,Eleonor I. Fransson,Anders Knutsson,Markku Koskenvuo,Aki Koskinen,Anne Kouvonen,Meena Kumari,Martin L. Nielsen,Maria Nordin,Tuula Oksanen,Krista Pahkin,Jan H. Pejtersen,Jaana Pentti,Paula Salo,Martin J Shipley,Sakari Suominen,Adam G. Tabak,T. Theorell,Ari Väänänen,Jussi Vahtera,Peter Westerholm,Hugo Westerlund,Reiner Rugulies,Solja T. Nyberg,Mika Kivimäki,Mika Kivimäki +36 more
TL;DR: The findings suggest that self-reported job insecurity is associated with a modest increased risk of incident diabetes, and health care personnel should be aware of this association among workers reporting job insecurity.
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Cognitive stimulation in the workplace, plasma proteins, and risk of dementia: three analyses of population cohort studies
Mika Kivimäki,Mika Kivimäki,Mika Kivimäki,Keenan A. Walker,Keenan A. Walker,Jaana Pentti,Jaana Pentti,Jaana Pentti,Solja T. Nyberg,Nina Mars,Jussi Vahtera,Jussi Vahtera,Sakari Suominen,Sakari Suominen,Tea Lallukka,Ossi Rahkonen,Olli Pietiläinen,Aki Koskinen,Ari Väänänen,Jatinderpal Kalsi,Marcel Goldberg,Marcel Goldberg,Marie Zins,Marie Zins,Lars Alfredsson,Peter Westerholm,Anders Knutsson,Töres Theorell,Jenni Ervasti,Tuula Oksanen,Pyry N Sipilä,Adam G. Tabak,Adam G. Tabak,Jane E. Ferrie,Jane E. Ferrie,Stephen A. Williams,Gill Livingston,Gill Livingston,Rebecca F. Gottesman,Archana Singh-Manoux,Archana Singh-Manoux,Henrik Zetterberg,Henrik Zetterberg,Joni V Lindbohm,Joni V Lindbohm +44 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the association between cognitively stimulating work and subsequent risk of dementia and to identify protein pathways for this association and found that higher cognitive stimulation at work was associated with lower levels of proteins that inhibit central nervous system axonogenesis and synaptogenesis.
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Factors underlying the effect of organisational downsizing on the health of employees: a longitudinal cohort study of changes in work, social relationships and health behaviours
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Is the association between job strain and carotid intima-media thickness attributable to pre-employment environmental and dispositional factors? The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study
Taina Hintsa,Mika Kivimäki,Marko Elovainio,Jussi Vahtera,Mirka Hintsanen,Jorma Viikari,Olli T. Raitakari,Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen +7 more
TL;DR: In this contemporary cohort of men, lack of leadership (a type A behaviour component) contributed to the association between job strain and CIMT 15 years later, whereas pre-employment family factors had only a modest effect on this association.