World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
100
Citations
33839
World Ranking
8322
National Ranking
93

Overview

Pirjo Pietinen is affiliated with the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) in Finland. Their research contributions focus on health-related topics with an emphasis on dietary and lifestyle factors influencing chronic disease risk.

Their recent publications include the following papers:

  • Major types of dietary fat and risk of coronary heart disease: a pooled analysis of 11 cohort studies, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Alcohol Intake and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Younger, Middle-Aged, and Older Adults, 2020, UNC Libraries

Pietinen's frequent coauthors include:

  • Marianne Uhre Jakobsen
  • Éilis J. O'Reilly
  • Berit L. Heitmann
  • Mark A. Pereira
  • Katarina Bälter

Their research has been published primarily in the venue:

  • UNC Libraries

Main topics covered in their work are:

  • Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects

Their subfield of study includes:

  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine

Best Publications

  • 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

  • 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

  • Consistent dietary patterns identified from childhood to adulthood: the cardiovascular risk in Young Finns Study.

    V. Mikkilä;L. Räsänen;O.T. Raitakari;P. Pietinen

  • 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

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

    Jaakko Tuomilehto;Pekka Jousilahti;Daiva Rastenyte;Vladislav Moltchanov

  • 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

  • Alcohol intake and colorectal cancer: a pooled analysis of 8 cohort studies.

    Eunyoung Cho;Stephanie A. Smith-Warner;John Ritz;Piet A. Van Den Brandt

  • Dairy foods, calcium, and colorectal cancer: a pooled analysis of 10 cohort studies.

    Eunyoung Cho;Stephanie A. Smith-Warner;Stephanie A. Smith-Warner;Donna Spiegelman;W. Lawrence Beeson

  • Dietary fiber intake and risk of colorectal cancer: a pooled analysis of prospective cohort studies.

    Yikyung Park;Yikyung Park;David J. Hunter;Donna Spiegelman;Leif Bergkvist

  • REPRODUCIBILITY AND VALIDITY OF DIETARY ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS I. A SELF-ADMINISTERED FOOD USE QUESTIONNAIRE WITH A PORTION SIZE PICTURE BOOKLET

    Pirjo Pietinen;Anne M. Hartman;Eliina Haapa;Leena Räsänen

  • Cardiovascular risk factor changes in Finland, 1972–1997

    Erkki Vartiainen;Pekka Jousilahti;Georg Alfthan;Jouko Sundvall

  • Longitudinal changes in diet from childhood into adulthood with respect to risk of cardiovascular diseases: The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study.

    Vera Mikkilä;L. Räsänen;O. T. Raitakari;P. Pietinen

  • Incidence of cancer and mortality following alpha-tocopherol and beta-carotene supplementation: a postintervention follow-up

    Jarmo Virtamo;Pirjo Pietinen;Jussi K Huttunen;Pasi Korhonen

  • Associations of body mass index and obesity with physical activity, food choices, alcohol intake, and smoking in the 1982–1997 FINRISK Studies

    Marjaana Lahti-Koski;Pirjo Pietinen;Markku Heliövaara;Erkki Vartiainen

  • Intake of Dietary Fiber and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in a Cohort of Finnish Men: The Alpha-Tocopherol, Beta-Carotene Cancer Prevention Study

    Pirjo Pietinen;Eric B. Rimm;Pasi Korhonen;Anne M. Hartman

  • Diet and risk of colorectal cancer in a cohort of Finnish men

    Pirjo Pietinen;Nea Malila;Mikko Virtanen;Terryl J. Hartman

  • Antioxidant vitamins and coronary heart disease risk: a pooled analysis of 9 cohorts

    Paul Knekt;John Ritz;Mark A Pereira;Eilis J O'Reilly

  • Gender, socioeconomic status and family status as determinants of food behaviour

    Eva Roos;Eero Lahelma;Mikko Virtanen;Ritva Prättälä

  • Opposing Risks of Gastric Cardia and Noncardia Gastric Adenocarcinomas Associated With Helicobacter pylori Seropositivity

    Farin Kamangar;Sanford M. Dawsey;Martin J. Blaser;Guillermo I. Perez-Perez

  • Alcohol Intake and Colorectal Cancer

    Eunyoung Cho;Stephanie A. Smith-Warner;John Ritz;Piet A. Van Den Brandt

Frequent Co-Authors

Jarmo Virtamo
Jarmo Virtamo National Institutes of Health
Demetrius Albanes
Demetrius Albanes National Institutes of Health
Satu Männistö
Satu Männistö Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Pekka Puska
Pekka Puska Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Philip R. Taylor
Philip R. Taylor Cardiff University
Erkki Vartiainen
Erkki Vartiainen Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Walter C. Willett
Walter C. Willett Harvard University
Rachael Z. Stolzenberg-Solomon
Rachael Z. Stolzenberg-Solomon National Institutes of Health
Aulikki Nissinen
Aulikki Nissinen National Institutes of Health
Donna Spiegelman
Donna Spiegelman Yale University

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Exploring online options can open flexible and affordable routes into healthcare careers. For registered nurses looking to advance, the cheapest rn to bsn programs allow you to earn your BSN degree without a large financial burden.

If you have a bachelor’s degree in another field and want to move directly into nursing leadership roles, several direct msn programs online offer streamlined pathways to a master’s in nursing—even for those without previous nursing credentials.

For those just starting or changing careers, a variety of online bsn programs for non nurses accept students from diverse backgrounds, making it possible to begin a nursing career more quickly and flexibly.

Interested in healthcare but not direct patient care? Online medical coding classes with financial aid can kickstart a stable career behind the scenes in medicine, with the possibility of remote work.

These online programs provide greater accessibility and affordability for students who want to join the healthcare field on their own terms.

Best Scientists Citing Pirjo Pietinen

Recently Published Articles