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Overview

Aulikki Nissinen was affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research contributions were primarily situated within the field of Medicine, with a more focused investigation into Epidemiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Economics and Econometrics.

Their research topics encompassed several areas related to chronic and cardiometabolic health, including:

  • Chronic Disease Management Strategies
  • Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life

Nissinen's recent publications exemplify this focus, featuring studies on metabolic syndrome and cardiometabolic multimorbidity. These include:

  • "Abstract P123: Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factors' Aggregation Within the Seven Countries' Study: 45 Years Follow Up Results," 2020, published in Circulation
  • "Metabolic syndrome and mortality prediction in the seven countries' study: single or multifactorial," 2020, published in European Heart Journal
  • "Association of Cardiometabolic Multimorbidity With Mortality," 2021, published through UNC Libraries

Throughout their career, Nissinen collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Daan Kromhout
  • Biljana Parapid
  • Nicolas Danchin
  • Olga Nedeljković-Arsenović
  • Bratislav Kirćanski

Their work appeared in venues that reflected their research interests, such as:

  • Circulation
  • European Heart Journal
  • UNC Libraries

Their scientific output demonstrates a consistent engagement with long-term epidemiological studies and cardiometabolic risk evaluation, contributing to a multifaceted understanding of chronic diseases and their management within diverse populations.

Best Publications

  • Midlife vascular risk factors and Alzheimer's disease in later life: longitudinal, population based study.

    Miia Kivipelto;Eeva-Liisa Helkala;Mikko P Laakso;Tuomo Hänninen

  • Obesity and vascular risk factors at midlife and the risk of dementia and Alzheimer disease.

    Miia Kivipelto;Tiia Ngandu;Laura Fratiglioni;Matti Viitanen

  • Intersalt: an international study of electrolyte excretion and blood pressure. Results for 24 hour urinary sodium and potassium excretion. Intersalt Cooperative Research Group.

    R Stamler;A Nissinen;U Uusitalo;G Rose

  • Glucose tolerance and cardiovascular mortality - Comparison of fasting and 2-hour diagnostic criteria

    K. Borch-Johnsen;A. Neil;B. Balkau;S. Larsen

  • Leisure-time physical activity at midlife and the risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease

    Suvi Rovio;Ingemar Kåreholt;Eeva-Liisa Helkala;Matti Viitanen

  • C-Reactive Protein, Fibrinogen, and Cardiovascular Disease Prediction

    Stephen Kaptoge;Emanuele Di Angelantonio;Lisa Pennells;Angela M. Wood

  • Midlife vascular risk factors and late-life mild cognitive impairment: A population-based study

    M. Kivipelto;E.-L. Helkala;T. Hänninen;M. P. Laakso

  • Serum Total Cholesterol, Apolipoprotein E Epsilon 4 Allele, and Alzheimer's Disease

    Irma-Leena Notkola;Raimo Sulkava;Juha Pekkanen;Timo Erkinjuntti

  • Association of Cardiometabolic Multimorbidity With Mortality

    Emanuele Di Angelantonio;Stephen Kaptoge;David Wormser;Peter Willeit

  • Apolipoprotein E epsilon4 allele, elevated midlife total cholesterol level, and high midlife systolic blood pressure are independent risk factors for late-life Alzheimer disease.

    Miia Kivipelto;Eeva-Liisa Helkala;Mikko P. Laakso;Tuomo Hänninen

  • Urinary sodium excretion and cardiovascular mortality in Finland: a prospective study

    Jaakko Tuomilehto;Pekka Jousilahti;Daiva Rastenyte;Vladislav Moltchanov

  • The Relation between Blood Pressure and Mortality Due to Coronary Heart Disease among Men in Different Parts of the World

    van den Hoogen Pc;Feskens Ej;Nagelkerke Nj;Menotti A

  • Hippocampus and entorhinal cortex in mild cognitive impairment and early AD

    Corina Pennanen;Miia Kivipelto;Susanna Tuomainen;Päivi Hartikainen

  • THE COMMUNITY-BASED STRATEGY TO PREVENT CORONARY HEART DISEASE: Conclusions from the Ten Years of the North Karelia Project

    Pekka Puska;Aulikki Nissinen;Jaakko Tuomilehto;Jukka T. Salonen

  • Dietary factors determining diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance. A 20-year follow-up of the Finnish and Dutch cohorts of the Seven Countries Study.

    Edith J Feskens;Suvi M Virtanen;Leena Räsänen;Jaakko Tuomilehto

  • The Finnish Geriatric Intervention Study to Prevent Cognitive Impairment and Disability (FINGER): Study design and progress

    Miia Kivipelto;Alina Solomon;Alina Solomon;Satu Ahtiluoto;Tiia Ngandu;Tiia Ngandu

  • Relationship of Physical Activity and Body Mass Index to the Risk of Hypertension: A Prospective Study in Finland

    Gang Hu;Noël C. Barengo;Jaakko Tuomilehto;Timo A. Lakka

  • Food intake patterns and 25-year mortality from coronary heart disease: Cross-cultural correlations in the Seven Countries Study

    Alessandro Menotti;Daan Kromhout;Henry Blackburn;Flaminio Fidanza

  • Dietary pattern and 20 year mortality in elderly men in Finland, Italy, and The Netherlands: longitudinal cohort study.

    Patricia Huijbregts;Edith Feskens;Leena Räsänen;Flaminio Fidanza

  • Occupational, commuting, and leisure-time physical activity in relation to risk for Type 2 diabetes in middle-aged Finnish men and women

    G. Hu;Q. Qiao;K. Silventoinen;J. G. Eriksson

Frequent Co-Authors

Jaakko Tuomilehto
Jaakko Tuomilehto University of Helsinki
Pekka Puska
Pekka Puska Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Miia Kivipelto
Miia Kivipelto University of Eastern Finland
Daan Kromhout
Daan Kromhout University Medical Center Groningen
Jukka T. Salonen
Jukka T. Salonen University of Helsinki
Hilkka Soininen
Hilkka Soininen University of Eastern Finland
Alessandro Menotti
Alessandro Menotti University of Minnesota
Simona Giampaoli
Simona Giampaoli Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Erkki Vartiainen
Erkki Vartiainen Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Juha Pekkanen
Juha Pekkanen University at Buffalo, State University of New York

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