Background: Fatty liver not caused by excess alcohol intake or medicinal, viral or autoimmune causes is the most common cause of chronic liver disease in Western countries. Fatty liver is defined as a condition in which more than 5-10% of hepatocytes exhibit steatosis. Fatty liver is often accompanied by metabolic. disturbances. It is a reversible condition, but it may progress into the more severe inflammatory condition, steatohepatitis, and in some cases result in permanent damage, liver cirrhosis. This is the rationale for assessing the determinants and risk factors of fatty liver. Aims: The aims of this thesis were: to study risk factor levels for fatty liver in the Finnish adult population; investigate childhood risk factors and ge...
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neuropsychiatric disorder, which is char...
Introduction: The epidemic of obesity has been accompanied by an increase in the prevalence of the m...
University of Turku, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Clinical Medicine, Department of Physical Ac...
Background: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and the metabolic syndrome (MetS) have become ...
Background: Effective prevention of atherosclerosis requires identification of individuals at high r...
Background: Atherosclerosis is a chronic disorder caused by the accumulation of atherogeni...
Background: Physical inactivity and positive energy balance pose a risk to health. They increase the...
Background: Atherosclerosis is a leading cause of death worldwide. Progression of the disease is lon...
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) affects up to a quarter of the population in the Western c...
The association of conventional childhood and adulthood cardiometabolic risk factors and adulthood s...
Total energy intake, physical activity, body size and body composition determine total energy expend...
Background: Cardiac left ventricular mass and arterial stiffness are subclinical markers of cardiova...
Background: In the late 1960s, Finland had the world’s highest coronary heart disease mortality. A...
About 11% of infants are born preterm (before 37 weeks of gestation) worldwide. Adults born preterm ...
Viimeisten vuosikymmenten aikana lasten autoimmuunisairauksien määrä on merkittävästi lisääntynyt il...
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neuropsychiatric disorder, which is char...
Introduction: The epidemic of obesity has been accompanied by an increase in the prevalence of the m...
University of Turku, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Clinical Medicine, Department of Physical Ac...
Background: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and the metabolic syndrome (MetS) have become ...
Background: Effective prevention of atherosclerosis requires identification of individuals at high r...
Background: Atherosclerosis is a chronic disorder caused by the accumulation of atherogeni...
Background: Physical inactivity and positive energy balance pose a risk to health. They increase the...
Background: Atherosclerosis is a leading cause of death worldwide. Progression of the disease is lon...
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) affects up to a quarter of the population in the Western c...
The association of conventional childhood and adulthood cardiometabolic risk factors and adulthood s...
Total energy intake, physical activity, body size and body composition determine total energy expend...
Background: Cardiac left ventricular mass and arterial stiffness are subclinical markers of cardiova...
Background: In the late 1960s, Finland had the world’s highest coronary heart disease mortality. A...
About 11% of infants are born preterm (before 37 weeks of gestation) worldwide. Adults born preterm ...
Viimeisten vuosikymmenten aikana lasten autoimmuunisairauksien määrä on merkittävästi lisääntynyt il...
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neuropsychiatric disorder, which is char...
Introduction: The epidemic of obesity has been accompanied by an increase in the prevalence of the m...
University of Turku, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Clinical Medicine, Department of Physical Ac...