Juha Pekkanen - Selected Publications#

Web of Science H-index 81 (21102 citations)

Pekkanen J, Marti B, Nissinen A, Tuomilehto J, Punsar S, Karvonen MJ. Reduction of premature mortality by high physical activity: A 20-year follow-up of middle-aged Finnish men. Lancet 1987;1:1473-7.

Pekkanen J, Linn S, Heiss G, Suchindran C, Leon A, Rifkind BM, Tyroler HA. 10-year mortality from cardiovascular-disease in relation to cholesterol level among men with and without preexisting cardiovascular-disease. The follow-up study of the lipid research clinics prevalence study. N Engl J Med 1990;322:1700-7.

Pekkanen J, Peters A, Hoek G, Tiittanen P, Brunekreef B, de Hartog J, Heinrich J, Ibald-Mulli A, Kreyling WG, Lanki T, Timonen KL, Vanninen E. Particulate air pollution and risk of ST segment depression during repeated submaximal exercise tests among subjects with coronary heart disease. The ULTRA study Circulation 2002;106:933-38.

Vartiainen E, Petäys T, Haahtela T, Jousilahti P, Pekkanen J. Allergic diseases, skin prick test responses, and IgE levels in North Karelia, Finland and the Republic of Karelia, Russia. J Allegy Clin Immunol 2002;109:643-48.

Tuomisto JT, Tuomisto J, Tainio M, Niittynen M, Verkasalo P, Vartiainen T, Kiviranta H, Pekkanen J. Risk-benefit analysis of eating farmed salmon. Science 2004;305:476-477

Pekkanen J, Hyvärinen A, Haverinen-Shaughnessy U, Korppi M, Putus T, Nevalainen A: Moisture damage and childhood asthma: a population-based incident case-control study. Eur Respir J 2007;29:509-515.

Karvonen AM, Kirjavainen PV, Täubel M, Jayaprakash B, Adams RI, Sordillo JE, Gold DR, Hyvärinen A, Remes S, von Mutius E, Pekkanen J. Indoor Bacterial Microbiota and the Development of Asthma by 10.5 years of age. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2019 Nov;144(5):1402-1410

Kirjavainen PV, Karvonen AM, Adams RI, Täubel M, Roponen R, Tuoresmäki P, Georg Loss G, Jayaprakash B, Depner M, Ege M, Renz H, Pfefferle P, Schaub B, Lauener R, Hyvärinen A, Rob Knight R, Heederik DJJ, Mutius E, Pekkanen J. Homes resembling farm homes in indoor microbiota protect children from asthma. Nature Medicine 2019 Jul;25(7):1089-1095

Depner M, Taft DH, Kirjavainen PV, Kalanetra KM, Karvonen AM, Peschel S, Schmausser-Hechfellner E, Roduit C, Frei R, Lauener R, Divaret-Chauveau A, Dalphin JC, Riedler J, Roponen M, Kabesch M, Renz H, Pekkanen J, Farquharson FM, Louis P, Mills DA, von Mutius E; PASTURE study group, Ege MJ. Maturation of the gut microbiome during the first year of life contributes to the protective farm effect on childhood asthma. Nat Med. 2020 Nov;26(11):1766-1775

Selinheimo S, Lampi J, Pekkanen J. Parent's self-reported indoor environment-related symptoms and health worry increase symptom reports among their children at school-Study in two independent populations. Indoor Air. 2021 Sep;31(5):1298-1307