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Urho M. Kujala is affiliated with the University of Jyväskylä in Finland and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several subfields, including Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Genetics, and Molecular Biology.

The main topics of Kujala's research include:

  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Cardiovascular and Exercise Physiology
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology

Kujala's publications have appeared frequently in several venues, notably:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
  • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
  • BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
  • BMC Public Health

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Kujala are:

  • "Physical activity as a protective factor for dementia and Alzheimer's disease: systematic review, meta-analysis and quality assessment of cohort and case-control studies" (2022, British Journal of Sports Medicine)
  • "Muscle and bone mass in middle-aged women: role of menopausal status and physical activity" (2020, Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle)
  • "Inherited myeloproliferative neoplasm risk affects haematopoietic stem cells" (2020, Nature)
  • "Physical Activity and Cognitive Decline Among Older Adults" (2024, JAMA Network Open)
  • "Role of Menopausal Transition and Physical Activity in Loss of Lean and Muscle Mass: A Follow-Up Study in Middle-Aged Finnish Women" (2020, Journal of Clinical Medicine)

Frequent collaborators in Kujala's research include Jaakko Kaprio, Eija K. Laakkonen, Sarianna Sipilä, Pauliina Aukee, and Vuokko Kovanen, with whom they have co-authored numerous papers.

Best Publications

  • Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults

    Leandra Abarca-Gómez;Ziad A Abdeen;Zargar Abdul Hamid;Niveen M Abu-Rmeileh

  • Worldwide trends in diabetes since 1980: a pooled analysis of 751 population-based studies with 4.4 million participants

    Bin Zhou;Yuan Lu;Kaveh Hajifathalian;James Bentham

  • Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants

    Bin Zhou;Rodrigo M Carrillo-Larco;Goodarz Danaei;Leanne M Riley

  • Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants

    Bin Zhou;James Bentham;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Honor Bixby

  • Scoring of patellofemoral disorders

    Urho M. Kujala;Laura H. Jaakkola;Seppo K. Koskinen;Simo Taimela

  • A century of trends in adult human height

    James Bentham;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Gretchen A. Stevens;Bin Zhou

  • Relationship of Leisure-Time Physical Activity and Mortality: The Finnish Twin Cohort

    Urho M. Kujala;Jaakko Kaprio;Seppo Sarna;Markku Koskenvuo

  • Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults

    Honor Bixby;James Bentham;Bin Zhou;Mariachiara Di Cesare

  • Knee osteoarthritis in former runners, soccer players, weight lifters, and shooters

    Urho M. Kujala;Jyrki Kettunen;Heli Paananen;Teuvo Aalto

  • Cumulative incidence of achilles tendon rupture and tendinopathy in male former elite athletes.

    Urho M Kujala;Seppo Sarna;Jaakko Kaprio

  • Physical inactivity and obesity: a vicious circle

    Kirsi H. Pietiläinen;Jaakko Kaprio;Patrik Borg;Guy Plasqui

  • The prevalence of low back pain among children and adolescents. A nationwide, cohort-based questionnaire survey in Finland.

    Simo Taimela;Urho M. Kujala;Jouko J. Salminen;Tero Viljanen

  • Health benefits of different sport disciplines for adults: systematic review of observational and intervention studies with meta-analysis

    Pekka Oja;Sylvia Titze;Sami Kokko;Urho M Kujala

  • Acute injuries in soccer, ice hockey, volleyball, basketball, judo, and karate: analysis of national registry data.

    Urho M Kujala;Simo Taimela;Ilkka Antti-Poika;Sakari Orava

  • Long-term and recent trends in hypertension awareness, treatment, and control in 12 high-income countries: an analysis of 123 nationally representative surveys

    Bin Zhou;Goodarz Danaei;Gretchen A. Stevens;Honor Bixby

  • Lone atrial fibrillation in vigorously exercising middle aged men: case-control study

    Jouko Karjalainen;Urho M Kujala;Jaakko Kaprio;Seppo Sarna

  • Is it Possible to Prevent Sports Injuries? Review of Controlled Clinical Trials and Recommendations for Future Work

    Jari Parkkari;Urho M. Kujala;Pekka Kannus

  • Osteoarthritis of weight bearing joints of lower limbs in former élite male athletes

    U M Kujala;J Kaprio;Seppo Sarna

  • Hamstring injuries. Current trends in treatment and prevention

    Urho M. Kujala;Sakari Orava;Markku Järvinen

  • Relationship of Leisure-Time Physical Activity and Mortality

    Urho M. Kujala;Jaakko Kaprio;Seppo Sarna;Markku Koskenvuo

Frequent Co-Authors

Jaakko Kaprio
Jaakko Kaprio University of Helsinki
Seppo Sarna
Seppo Sarna University of Helsinki
Markku Alen
Markku Alen Oulu University Hospital
Ari Heinonen
Ari Heinonen University of Jyväskylä
Simo Taimela
Simo Taimela University of Helsinki
Markku Peltonen
Markku Peltonen Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Johan G. Eriksson
Johan G. Eriksson National University of Singapore
Markku Koskenvuo
Markku Koskenvuo University of Helsinki
Seppo Koskinen
Seppo Koskinen Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Taina Rantanen
Taina Rantanen University of Jyväskylä

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