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M. Pyorala
Researcher at University of Eastern Finland
Publications - 12
Citations - 5499
M. Pyorala is an academic researcher from University of Eastern Finland. The author has contributed to research in topics: Risk factor & Diabetes mellitus. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 12 publications receiving 5395 citations.
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Glucose tolerance and mortality: comparison of WHO and American Diabetes Association diagnostic criteria
Knut Borch-Johnsen,Andrew Neil,Beverley Balkau,S Larsen,Aulikki Nissinen,Juha Pekkanen,Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi S,L. Hiltunen,Sirkka-Liisa Kivelä,Jaakko Tuomilehto,P. Jousilahti,Jon Lindstrom,M. Pyorala,Kalevi Pyörälä,Eveline Eschwège,G. Gallus,M.P. Garancini,A Schranz,Robert J. Heine,J.M. Dekker,Edith J. M. Feskens,H Lithell,Björn Zethelius,M Peltonen,Nigel Unwin,N. Ahmad,K. G. M. M. Alberti,M.M. Alberti,Johan G. Eriksson,Qing Qiao +29 more
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Glucose tolerance and cardiovascular mortality - Comparison of fasting and 2-hour diagnostic criteria
Knut Borch-Johnsen,Andrew Neil,B. Balkau,S Larsen,Aulikki Nissinen,Juha Pekkanen,Jaakko Tuomilehto,Pekka Jousilahti,Jon Lindstrom,M. Pyorala,Kalevi Pyörälä,Eveline Eschwège,G. Gallus,M.P. Garancini,Lex M. Bouter,J.M. Dekker,Robert J. Heine,Giel Nijpels,C.D.A. Stehouwer,Edith J. M. Feskens,Daan Kromhout,M Peltonen,Andrzej Pajak,Johan G. Eriksson,Qing Qiao +24 more
TL;DR: The 2h-BG is a better predictor of deaths from all causes and cardiovascular disease than is FBG.
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High blood glucose concentration is a risk factor for mortality in middle-aged nondiabetic men
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High Blood Glucose Concentration Is a Risk Factor for Mortality in Middle-Aged Nondiabetic Men 20-year follow-up in the Whitehall Study, the Paris Prospective Study, and the Helsinki Policemen Study
TL;DR: If early intervention aimed at lowering blood glucose concentrations can be shown to reduce mortality, it may be justified to lower the levels of both 2-h and fasting glucose, which define diabetes.
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Hyperinsulinemia Predicts Coronary Heart Disease Risk in Healthy Middle-aged Men The 22-Year Follow-up Results of the Helsinki Policemen Study
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the predictive value of hyperinsulinemia with regard to CHD risk during a 22-year follow-up of the Helsinki Policemen Study population.