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Maarit Piirtola
Researcher at University of Helsinki
Publications - 37
Citations - 1868
Maarit Piirtola is an academic researcher from University of Helsinki. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Poison control. The author has an hindex of 17, co-authored 31 publications receiving 1481 citations. Previous affiliations of Maarit Piirtola include University of Turku.
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Force platform measurements as predictors of falls among older people - a review.
Maarit Piirtola,Pertti Era +1 more
TL;DR: Certain aspects of force platform data may have predictive value for subsequent falls, especially various indicators of the lateral control of posture, however, the small number of studies available makes it difficult to draw definitive conclusions.
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Physical therapy approaches to reduce fall and fracture risk among older adults
TL;DR: This Review focuses on evidence-based physical therapy approaches, including exercise, vibration training and improvements of safety at home and during periods of mobility, which include risk factor assessment, dietary supplements, elements of physical therapy and exercise.
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Differences in genetic and environmental variation in adult BMI by sex, age, time period, and region: an individual-based pooled analysis of 40 twin cohorts.
Karri Silventoinen,Karri Silventoinen,Aline Jelenkovic,Reijo Sund,Reijo Sund,Yoshie Yokoyama,Yoon-Mi Hur,Wendy Cozen,Amie E. Hwang,Thomas M. Mack,Chika Honda,Fujio Inui,Fujio Inui,Yoshinori Iwatani,Mikio Watanabe,Rie Tomizawa,Kirsi H. Pietiläinen,Kirsi H. Pietiläinen,Aila Rissanen,Aila Rissanen,Sisira Siribaddana,Matthew Hotopf,Athula Sumathipala,Fruhling Rijsdijk,Qihua Tan,Dongfeng Zhang,Zengchang Pang,Maarit Piirtola,Sari Aaltonen,Sevgi Y. Öncel,Fazil Aliev,Esther Rebato,Jacob v. B. Hjelmborg,Kaare Christensen,Axel Skytthe,Kirsten Ohm Kyvik,Kirsten Ohm Kyvik,Judy L. Silberg,Lindon J. Eaves,Tessa L. Cutler,Juan R. Ordoñana,Juan F. Sánchez-Romera,Lucía Colodro-Conde,Yun-Mi Song,Sarah Yang,Kayoung Lee,Carol E. Franz,William S. Kremen,William S. Kremen,Michael J. Lyons,Andreas Busjahn,Tracy L. Nelson,Keith E. Whitfield,Christian Kandler,Kerry L. Jang,Margaret Gatz,Margaret Gatz,David A. Butler,Maria A. Stazi,Corrado Fagnani,Cristina D'Ippolito,Glen E. Duncan,Dedra Buchwald,Nicholas G. Martin,Sarah E. Medland,Grant W. Montgomery,Hoe-Uk Jeong,Gary E. Swan,Ruth Krasnow,Patrik K. E. Magnusson,Nancy L. Pedersen,Anna K. Dahl Aslan,Anna K. Dahl Aslan,Tom A. McAdams,Thalia C. Eley,Alice M. Gregory,Per Tynelius,Laura A. Baker,Catherine Tuvblad,Catherine Tuvblad,Gombojav Bayasgalan,Danshiitsoodol Narandalai,Tim D. Spector,Massimo Mangino,Massimo Mangino,Genevieve Lachance,S. Alexandra Burt,Kelly L. Klump,Jennifer R. Harris,Ingunn Brandt,Thomas Sevenius Nilsen,Robert F. Krueger,Matt McGue,Shandell Pahlen,Robin P. Corley,Brooke M. Huibregtse,Meike Bartels,Catharina E.M. van Beijsterveldt,Gonneke Willemsen,Jack H. Goldberg,Finn Rasmussen,Adam Domonkos Tarnoki,David Laszlo Tarnoki,Catherine Derom,Catherine Derom,Robert F. Vlietinck,Ruth J. F. Loos,John L. Hopper,John L. Hopper,Joohon Sung,Hermine H. Maes,Eric Turkheimer,Dorret I. Boomsma,Thorkild I. A. Sørensen,Thorkild I. A. Sørensen,Thorkild I. A. Sørensen,Jaakko Kaprio +116 more
TL;DR: The heritability of BMI decreased and differences in the sets of genes affecting BMI in men and women increased from young adulthood to old age, despite large differences in mean BMI and variances in BMI.
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Effectiveness of the Chaos Falls Clinic in preventing falls and injuries of home-dwelling older adults: A randomised controlled trial
TL;DR: The multifactorial Chaos Clinic Falls Prevention Programme is effective in preventing falls of older adults and reduces the rate of falls and related injuries by almost 30%.
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Fractures as predictors of excess mortality in the aged—A population-based study with a 12-year follow-up
Maarit Piirtola,Tero Vahlberg,Minna Löppönen,Ismo Räihä,Raimo Isoaho,Sirkka-Liisa Kivelä,Sirkka-Liisa Kivelä +6 more
TL;DR: A hip fracture was a powerful independent predictor of long-term excess mortality in both genders but the risk in men was more than 2-fold compared to men and proximal humerus fractures were associated with increased mortality in men.