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Maarit Hakanen
Researcher at University of Turku
Publications - 14
Citations - 1130
Maarit Hakanen is an academic researcher from University of Turku. The author has contributed to research in topics: Body mass index & Childhood obesity. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 14 publications receiving 1064 citations.
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Physical activity attenuates the influence of FTO variants on obesity risk: A meta-analysis of 218,166 adults and 19,268 children
Tuomas O. Kilpeläinen,Lu Qi,Soren Brage,Stephen J. Sharp,Emily Sonestedt,Ellen W. Demerath,Tariq Ahmad,Samia Mora,Marika Kaakinen,Camilla H. Sandholt,Christina Holzapfel,Christine S. Autenrieth,Elina Hyppönen,Stéphane Cauchi,Meian He,Zoltán Kutalik,Meena Kumari,Alena Stančáková,Karina Meidtner,Beverley Balkau,Jonathan T. Tan,Massimo Mangino,Nicholas J. Timpson,Yiqing Song,M. Carola Zillikens,Kathleen A. Jablonski,Melissa E. Garcia,Stefan Johansson,Jennifer L. Bragg-Gresham,Ying Wu,Jana V. van Vliet-Ostaptchouk,N. Charlotte Onland-Moret,Esther Zimmermann,Natalia V. Rivera,Toshiko Tanaka,Heather M. Stringham,Günther Silbernagel,Stavroula Kanoni,Mary F. Feitosa,Soren Snitker,Jonatan R. Ruiz,Jeffery Metter,María Teresa Martínez Larrad,Mustafa Atalay,Maarit Hakanen,Najaf Amin,Christine Cavalcanti-Proença,Anders Grøntved,Göran Hallmans,John-Olov Jansson,Johanna Kuusisto,Mika Kähönen,Pamela L. Lutsey,John J. Nolan,Luigi Palla,Oluf Pedersen,Louis Pérusse,Frida Renström,Robert A. Scott,Dmitry Shungin,Ulla Sovio,Tuija Tammelin,Tapani Rönnemaa,Timo A. Lakka,Matti Uusitupa,Manuel Serrano Ríos,Luigi Ferrucci,Claude Bouchard,Aline Meirhaeghe,Mao Fu,Mark Walker,Ingrid B. Borecki,George Dedoussis,Andreas Fritsche,Claes Ohlsson,Michael Boehnke,Stefania Bandinelli,Cornelia M. van Duijn,Shah Ebrahim,Debbie A Lawlor,Vilmundur Gudnason,Tamara B. Harris,Thorkild I. A. Sørensen,Karen L. Mohlke,Albert Hofman,André G. Uitterlinden,Jaakko Tuomilehto,Terho Lehtimäki,Olli T. Raitakari,Bo Isomaa,Pål R. Njølstad,Jose C. Florez,Simin Liu,Andy R Ness,Tim D. Spector,E. Shyong Tai,Philippe Froguel,Heiner Boeing,Markku Laakso,Michael Marmot,Sven Bergmann,Chris Power,Kay-Tee Khaw,Daniel I. Chasman,Paul M. Ridker,Torben Hansen,Keri L. Monda,Thomas Illig,Marjo-Riitta Järvelin,Nicholas J. Wareham,Frank B. Hu,Leif Groop,Marju Orho-Melander,Ulf Ekelund,Paul W. Franks,Ruth J. F. Loos +115 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a meta-analysis of data from 45 studies of adults and nine studies of children and adolescents was conducted to confirm or refute unambiguously whether physical activity attenuates the association of FTO with obesity risk.
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FTO genotype is associated with body mass index after the age of seven years but not with energy intake or leisure-time physical activity.
Maarit Hakanen,Olli T. Raitakari,Terho Lehtimäki,Nina Peltonen,Katja Pahkala,Lauri Sillanmäki,Hanna Lagström,Jorma Viikari,Olli Simell,Tapani Rönnemaa +9 more
TL;DR: The results suggest that the effect of the FTO genotype on BMI becomes evident only after age 7 yr, and suggest thatThe FTO gene is not directly associated with energy intake or physical activity.
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Development of overweight in an atherosclerosis prevention trial starting in early childhood. The STRIP study.
Maarit Hakanen,Hanna Lagström,Tuuli Kaitosaari,Harri Niinikoski,Kirsti Näntö-Salonen,Eero Jokinen,Lauri Sillanmäki,Jorma Viikari,Tapani Rönnemaa,Olli Simell +9 more
TL;DR: Individualised dietary and lifestyle counselling given twice a year since infancy decreases prevalence of overweight in school-aged girls even without any primary energy restrictions.
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Growth Patterns and Obesity Development in Overweight or Normal-Weight 13-Year-Old Adolescents: The STRIP Study
Hanna Lagström,Maarit Hakanen,Harri Niinikoski,Jorma Viikari,Tapani Rönnemaa,Maiju Saarinen,Katja Pahkala,Olli Simell +7 more
TL;DR: The children who were overweight at 13 years of age gained more weight than their normal-weight peers by the age of 2 or 3 years onward, which indicates markedly increased risk for becoming overweight.
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Body mass index, fitness and physical activity from childhood through adolescence
Katja Pahkala,Miika Hernelahti,Olli J. Heinonen,Päivi Raittinen,Maarit Hakanen,Hanna Lagström,Jorma Viikari,Tapani Rönnemaa,Olli T. Raitakari,Olli T. Raitakari,Olli Simell,Olli Simell +11 more
TL;DR: It is important to maintain a healthy body weight and a physically active lifestyle from very childhood through adolescence to improve fitness during adolescence.