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Paul Knekt is affiliated with the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare in Finland. Their research contributions span primarily the field of Medicine, with a specific focus on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Oncology, Clinical Psychology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

Their work concentrates on several scientific topics including:

  • Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • ECG Monitoring and Analysis
  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
  • Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
  • Cancer Risks and Factors
  • Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications

Paul Knekt has contributed to various research articles, including some of the following significant publications:

  • "Deciphering colorectal cancer genetics through multi-omic analysis of 100,204 cases and 154,587 controls of European and east Asian ancestries," 2022, Nature Genetics
  • "Meat consumption and incident type 2 diabetes: an individual-participant federated meta-analysis of 1·97 million adults with 100 8000 incident cases from 31 cohorts in 20 countries," 2024, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
  • "Circulating free testosterone and risk of aggressive prostate cancer: Prospective and Mendelian randomisation analyses in international consortia," 2022, International Journal of Cancer
  • "Orthogonal P-wave morphology, conventional P-wave indices, and the risk of atrial fibrillation in the general population using data from the Finnish Hospital Discharge Register," 2020, EP Europace
  • "Associations of Total Legume, Pulse, and Soy Consumption with Incident Type 2 Diabetes: Federated Meta-Analysis of 27 Studies from Diverse World Regions," 2020, Journal of Nutrition

The frequently collaborating coauthors with Paul Knekt include:

  • Harri Rissanen
  • Satu Männistö
  • Pekka Jousilahti
  • Tommi Härkänen
  • Johan G. Eriksson

Their work has appeared in a selection of publication venues with repeated contributions to:

  • UNC Libraries
  • International Journal of Cancer
  • Nature Genetics
  • EP Europace
  • Heart Rhythm

Best Publications

  • Flavonoid intake and risk of chronic diseases

    Paul Knekt;Jorma Kumpulainen;Ritva Järvinen;Harri Rissanen

  • Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology

    Adam E. Locke;Bratati Kahali;Sonja I. Berndt;Anne E. Justice

  • Flavonoid intake and coronary mortality in Finland: a cohort study

    Paul Knekt;Ritva Jarvinen;Antti Reunanen;Jouni Maatela

  • Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits.

    Evangelos Evangelou;Evangelos Evangelou;Helen R. Warren;Helen R. Warren;David Mosen-Ansorena;Borbala Mifsud

  • Major types of dietary fat and risk of coronary heart disease: a pooled analysis of 11 cohort studies

    Marianne U. Jakobsen;Eilis J. O'Reilly;Berit L. Heitmann;Mark A. Pereira

  • Dietary Flavonoids and the Risk of Lung Cancer and Other Malignant Neoplasms

    Paul Knekt;Ritva Järvinen;Ritva Seppänen;Markku Heliövaara

  • Dietary fiber and risk of coronary heart disease: a pooled analysis of cohort studies.

    Mark A. Pereira;Eilis O'Reilly;Katarina Augustsson;Gary E. Fraser

  • Antioxidant Vitamin Intake and Coronary Mortality in a Longitudinal Population Study

    P Knekt;A Reunanen;R Järvinen;R Seppänen

  • Association of overweight with increased risk of coronary heart disease partly independent of blood pressure and cholesterol levels: a meta-analysis of 21 cohort studies including more than 300 000 persons.

    Rik P. Bogers;Wanda J. E. Bemelmans;Rudolf T. Hoogenveen;Hendriek C. Boshuizen

  • Whole-grain and fiber intake and the incidence of type 2 diabetes

    Jukka Montonen;Paul Knekt;Ritva Järvinen;Arpo Aromaa

  • Prevalence, Determinants, and Consequences of Chronic Neck Pain in Finland

    Matti Mäkela;Markku Heliövaara;Kai Sievers;Olli Impivaara

  • Surgical or nonoperative treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis? A randomized controlled trial.

    Antti Malmivaara;Pär Slätis;Markku Heliövaara;Päivi Sainio

  • Genome-wide association analysis identifies novel blood pressure loci and offers biological insights into cardiovascular risk

    Helen R Warren;Evangelos Evangelou;Evangelos Evangelou;Claudia P Cabrera;He Gao

  • Dietary Antioxidant Intake and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

    Jukka Montonen;Paul Knekt;Ritva Järvinen;Antti Reunanen

  • Schizophrenia, neuroleptic medication and mortality

    Matti Joukamaa;Markku Heliövaara;Paul Knekt;Arpo Aromaa

  • Determinants of weight gain and overweight in adult Finns.

    A M Rissanen;M Heliövaara;P Knekt;A Reunanen

  • Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentration and Subsequent Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

    Catharina Mattila;Paul Knekt;Satu Mannisto;Harri Rissanen

  • Depression and cardiovascular diseases.

    Arpo Aromaa;R. Raitasalo;A. Reunanen;O. Impivaara

  • Serum vitamin D and subsequent occurrence of type 2 diabetes.

    Paul Knekt;Maarit Laaksonen;Catharina Mattila;Tommi Härkänen

  • Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits

    Evangelos Evangelou;Helen R. Warren;David Mosen-Ansorena;Borbala Mifsu

Frequent Co-Authors

Markku Heliövaara
Markku Heliövaara Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Arpo Aromaa
Arpo Aromaa Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Satu Männistö
Satu Männistö Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Markus Perola
Markus Perola Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Erik Ingelsson
Erik Ingelsson Stanford University
Tommi Härkänen
Tommi Härkänen Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Olli T. Raitakari
Olli T. Raitakari Turku University Hospital
Veikko Salomaa
Veikko Salomaa Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Massimo Mangino
Massimo Mangino King's College London
Ruth J. F. Loos
Ruth J. F. Loos University of Copenhagen

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