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Pirjo Pietinen
Researcher at National Institute for Health and Welfare
Publications - 153
Citations - 18029
Pirjo Pietinen is an academic researcher from National Institute for Health and Welfare. The author has contributed to research in topics: Risk factor & Cancer prevention. The author has an hindex of 72, co-authored 153 publications receiving 17432 citations.
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α-Tocopherol and β-Carotene Supplements and Lung Cancer Incidence in the Alpha-Tocopherol, Beta-Carotene Cancer Prevention Study: Effects of Base-line Characteristics and Study Compliance
Demetrius Albanes,Olli P. Heinonen,Philip R. Taylor,Jarmo Virtamo,Brenda K. Edwards,Matti Rautalahti,Anne M. Hartman,Juni Palmgren,Laurence S. Freedman,Jaason Haapakoski,Michael J. Barrett,Pirjo Pietinen,Nea Malila,Tala E,Kari Liippo,Eija Riitta Salomaa,Joseph A. Tangrea,Lyly Teppo,Frederic B. Askin,Eero Taskinen,Yener S. Erozan,Peter Greenwald,Jussi K. Huttunen +22 more
TL;DR: In this article, the effects of alpha-tocopherol and beta-carotene supplementation on the incidence of lung cancer across subgroups of participants in the ATBC Study defined by base-line characteristics (e.g., age, number of cigarettes smoked, dietary or serum vitamin status, and alcohol consumption), by study compliance, and in relation to clinical factors, such as disease stage and histologic type.
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Consistent dietary patterns identified from childhood to adulthood: the cardiovascular risk in Young Finns Study.
TL;DR: It is suggested that food behaviour and concrete food choices are established already in childhood or adolescence and may significantly track into adulthood.
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Dietary fiber and risk of coronary heart disease: a pooled analysis of cohort studies.
Mark A. Pereira,Éilis J. O'Reilly,Katarina Augustsson,Gary E. Fraser,Uri Goldbourt,Berit L. Heitmann,Göran Hallmans,Paul Knekt,Simin Liu,Pirjo Pietinen,Donna Spiegelman,June Stevens,Jarmo Virtamo,Walter C. Willett,Alberto Ascherio +14 more
TL;DR: Consumption of dietary fiber from cereals and fruits is inversely associated with risk of coronary heart disease.
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Intake of Fatty Acids and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in a Cohort of Finnish Men: The Alpha-Tocopherol, Beta-Carotene Cancer Prevention Study
Pirjo Pietinen,Alberto Ascherio,Pasi Korhonen,Anne M. Hartman,Walter C. Willett,Demetrius Albanes,Jarmo Virtamo +6 more
TL;DR: A significant positive association was observed between the intake of trans-fatty acids and the risk of coronary death in a cohort of 21,930 smoking men aged 50-69 years who were initially free of diagnosed cardiovascular disease.
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Urinary sodium excretion and cardiovascular mortality in Finland: a prospective study
Jaakko Tuomilehto,Pekka Jousilahti,Daiva Rastenyte,Vladislav Moltchanov,Antti Tanskanen,Pirjo Pietinen,Aulikki Nissinen +6 more
TL;DR: High sodium intake predicted mortality and risk of coronary heart disease, independent of other cardiovascular risk factors, including blood pressure and body mass index in the adult population.