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Katja
Pahkala
Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine (CAPC)
Adjunct professor / Dosentti

Contact

+358 40 578 6122
Kiinamyllynkatu 10
20520
Turku

Areas of expertise

Cardiovascular health
prevention
childhood
physical activity
diet
epidemiology
longitudinal studies

Biography

I have devoted my research career to examining early life determinants of cardiometabolic health with the ultimate aim to improve primordial prevention of cardiometabolic diseases.

Teaching

I have supervised 10 undergraduate studies and two doctoral studies. Currently I supervise seven doctoral students and one undergraduate student.

Research

I am a long-standing senior researcher and the vice director of the Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine (CAPC). I am also the vice principal investigator of the globally unique atherosclerosis prevention trial, the STRIP study (Special Turku Coronary Risk Factor Intervention Project), which commenced in 1990 and has extensively studied the 1062 participants since age 7 months to 20 years with repeated assessment of diet, lifestyle and versatile cardiometabolic health markers. I have supervised doctoral students since 2010 and at present my own research group includes seven doctoral students.

Publications

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Attainment of Targets of the 20-Year Infancy-Onset Dietary Intervention and Blood Pressure Across Childhood and Young Adulthood The Special Turku Coronary Risk Factor Intervention Project (STRIP) (2020)

Hypertension
Laitinen Tomi T., Nuotio Joel, Niinikoski Harri, Juonala Markus, Rovio Suvi P., Viikari Jorma S.A., Rönnemaa Tapani, Magnussen Costan G., Sabin Matthew, Burgner David, Jokinen Eero, Lagström Hanna, Jula Antti, Simell Olli, Raitakari Olli T., Pahkala Katja
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))

Childhood exposure to parental smoking and life-course overweight and central obesity (2020)

Annals of Medicine
Jaakkola Johanna M, Rovio Suvi P, Pahkala Katja, Viikari Jorma, Rönnemaa Tapani, Jula Antti, Niinikoski Harri, Mykkänen Juha, Juonala Markus, Hutri-Kähönen Nina, Kähönen Mika, Lehtimäki Terho, Raitakari Olli T
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))

Mendelian randomization analysis does not support causal associations of birth weight with hypertension risk and blood pressure in adulthood (2020)

European Journal of Epidemiology
Zheng Y., Huang T., Wang T., Mei Z., Sun Z., Zhang T., Ellervik C., Chai J.-F., Sim X., van Dam R.M., Tai E.-S., Koh W.-P., Dorajoo R., Saw S.-M., Sabanayagam C., Wong T.Y., Gupta P., Rossing P., Ahluwalia T.S., Vinding R.K., Bisgaard H., Bønnelykke K., Wang Y., Graff M., Voortman T., van Rooij F.J.A., Hofman A., van Heemst D., Noordam R., Estampador A.C., Varga T.V., Enzenbach C., Scholz M., Thiery J., Burkhardt R., Orho-Melander M., Schulz C.-A., Ericson U., Sonestedt E., Kubo M., Akiyama M., Zhou A., Kilpeläinen T.O., Hansen T., Kleber M.E., Delgado G., McCarthy M., Lemaitre R.N., Felix J.F., Jaddoe V.W.V., Wu Y., Mohlke K.L., Lehtimäki T., Wang C.A., Pennell C.E., Schunkert H., Kessler T., Zeng L., Willenborg C., Peters A., Lieb W., Grote V., Rzehak P., Koletzko B., Erdmann J., Munz M., Wu T., He M., Yu C., Lecoeur C., Froguel P., Corella D., Moreno L.A., Lai C.-Q., Pitkänen N., Boreham C.A., Ridker P.M., Rosendaal F.R., de Mutsert R., Power C., Paternoster L., Sørensen T.I.A., Tjønneland A., Overvad K., Djousse L., Rivadeneira F., Lee N.R., Raitakari O.T., Kähönen M., Viikari J., Langhendries J.-P., Escribano J., Verduci E., Dedoussis G., König I., Balkau B., Coltell O., Dallongeville J., Meirhaeghe A., Amouyel P., Gottrand F., Pahkala K., Niinikoski H., Hyppönen E., März W., Mackey D.A., Gruszfeld D., Tucker K.L., Fumeron F., Estruch R., Ordovas J.M., Arnett D.K., Mook-Kanamori D.O., Mozaffarian D., Psaty B.M., North K.E., Chasman D.I., Qi L.
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))

Dietary Fats and Atherosclerosis From Childhood to Adulthood (2020)

Pediatrics
Tomi T. Laitinen, Joel Nuotio, Suvi P. Rovio, Harri Niinikoski, Markus Juonala, Costan G. Magnussen, Eero Jokinen, Hanna Lagström, Antti Jula, Jorma S.A. Viikari, Tapani Rönnemaa, Olli Simell, Olli T. Raitakari, Katja Pahkala
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))

The Early Growth Genetics (EGG) and EArly Genetics and Lifecourse Epidemiology (EAGLE) consortia: design, results and future prospects (2019)

European Journal of Epidemiology
Middeldorp CM, Mahajan A, Horikoshi M, Robertson NR, Beaumont RN, Bradfield JP, Bustamante M, Cousminer DL, Day FR, De Silva NM, Guxens M, Mook-Kanamori DO, St Pourcain B, Warrington NM, Adair LS, Ahlqvist E, Ahluwalia TS, Almgren P, Ang W, Atalay M, Auvinen J, Bartels M, Beckmann JS, Bilbao JR, Bond T, Borja JB, Cavadino A, Charoen P, Chen ZH, Coin L, Cooper C, Curtin JA, Custovic A, Das S, Davies GE, Dedoussis GV, Duijts L, Eastwood PR, Eliasen AU, Elliott P, Eriksson JG, Estivill X, Fadista J, Fedko IO, Frayling TM, Gaillard R, Gauderman WJ, Geller F, Gilliland F, Gilsanz V, Granell R, Grarup N, Groop L, Hadley D, Hakonarson H, Hansen T, Hartman CA, Hattersley AT, Hayes MG, Hebebrand J, Heinrich J, Helgeland O, Henders AK, Henderson J, Henriksen TB, Hirschhorn JN, Hivert MF, Hocher B, Holloway JW, Holt P, Hottenga JJ, Hypponen E, Iniguez C, Johansson S, Jugessur A, Kahonen M, Kalkwarf HJ, Kaprio J, Karhunen V, Kemp JP, Kerkhof M, Koppelman GH, Korner A, Kotecha S, Kreiner-Moller E, Kulohoma B, Kumar A, Kutalik Z, Lahti J, Lappe JM, Larsson H, Lehtimaki T, Lewin AM, Li J, Lichtenstein P, Lindgren CM, Lindi V, Linneberg A, Liu XP, Liu J, Lowe WL, Lundstrom S, Lyytikainen LP, Ma RCW, Mace A, Magi R, Magnus P, Mamun AA, Mannikko M, Martin NG, Mbarek H, McCarthy NS, Medland SE, Melbye M, Melen E, Mohlke KL, Monnereau C, Morgen CS, Morris AP, Murray JC, Myhre R, Najman JM, Nivard MG, Nohr EA, Nolte IM, Ntalla I, O'Reilly P, Oberfield SE, Oken E, Oldehinkel AJ, Pahkala K, Palviainen T, Panoutsopoulou K, Pedersen O, Pennell CE, Pershagen G, Pitkanen N, Plomin R, Power C, Prasad RB, Prokopenko I, Pulkkinen L, Raikkonen K, Raitakari OT, Reynolds RM, Richmond RC, Rivadeneira F, Rodriguez A, Rose RJ, Salem R, Santa-Marina L, Saw SM, Schnurr TM, Scott JG, Selzam S, Shepherd JA, Simpson A, Skotte L, Sleiman PMM, Snieder H, Sorensen TIA, Standl M, Steegers EAP, Strachan DP, Straker L, Strandberg T, Taylor M, Teo YY, Thiering E, Torrent M, Tyrrell J, Uitterlinden AG, van Beijsterveldt T, van der Most PJ, van Duijn CM, Viikari J, Vilor-Tejedor N, Vogelezang S, Vonk JM, Vrijkotte TGM, Vuoksimaa E, Wang CA, Watkins WJ, Wichmann HE, Willemsen G, Williams GM, Wilson JF, Wray NR, Xu SJ, Xu CJ, Yaghootkar H, Yi L, Zafarmand MH, Zeggini E, Zemel BS, Hinney A, Lakka TA, Whitehouse AJO, Sunyer J, Widen EE, Feenstra B, Sebert S, Jacobsson B, Njolstad PR, Stoltenberg C, Smith GD, Lawlor DA, Paternoster L, Timpson NJ, Ong KK, Bisgaard H, Bonnelykke K, Jaddoe VWV, Tiemeier H, Jarvelin MR, Evans DM, Perry JRB, Grant SFA, Boomsma DI, Freathy RM, McCarthy MI, Adair LS, Ahlqvist E, Ahluwalia TS, Almgren P, Ang W, Atalay M, Beaumont RN, Beckmann JS, Bisgaard H, Bond T, Bonnelykke K, Boomsma DI, Borja JB, Bradfield JP, Bustamante M, Cavadino A, Charoen P, Coin L, Cooper C, Cousminer DL, Curtin JA, Custovic A, Das S, Day FR, De Silva NM, Dedoussis GV, Elliott P, Eriksson JG, Evans DM, Fadista J, Feenstra B, Felix JF, Frayling TM, Freathy RM, Gaillard R, Geller F, Gilsanz V, Grant SFA, Grarup N, Groop L, Guxens M, Hadley D, Hakonarson H, Hansen T, Hattersley AT, Hayes MG, Hebebrand J, Heinrich J, Helgeland O, Henriksen TB, Hinney A, Hirschhorn JN, Hivert MF, Hocher B, Holloway JW, Horikoshi M, Hottenga JJ, Hypponen E, Jacobsson B, Jaddoe VWV, Jarvelin MR, Johansson S, Kalkwarf HJ, Kerkhof M, Korner A, Kotecha S, Kreiner-Moller E, Kulohoma B, Kutalik Z, Lakka TA, Lappe JM, Lawlor DA, Lehtimaki T, Lewin AM, Lindgren CM, Lindi V, Linneberg A, Liu XP, Liu J, Lowe WL, Ma RCW, Mace A, Magi R, Magnus P, Mahajan A, McCarthy NS, McCarthy MI, Melbye M, Mohlke KL, Monnereau C, Mook-Kanamori DO, Morgen CS, Morris AP, Murray JC, Myhre R, Njolstad PR, Nohr EA, Ntalla I, O'Reilly P, Oberfield SE, Oken E, Ong KK, Panoutsopoulou K, Pedersen O, Pennell CE, Perry JRB, Pitkanen N, St Pourcain B, Power C, Prasad RB, Prokopenko I, Raitakari OT, Reynolds RM, Richmond RC, Rodriguez A, Salem R, Saw SM, Schnurr TM, Sebert S, Shepherd JA, Simpson A, Skotte L, Sorensen TIA, Standl M, Steegers EAP, Strachan DP, Sunyer J, Taylor M, Teo YY, Thiering E, Timpson NJ, Tyrrell J, Uitterlinden AG, van Duijn CM, Vogelezang S, Vrijkotte TGM, Wang CA, Warrington NM, Watkins WJ, Wichmann HE, Widen EE, Willemsen G, Wilson JF, Yaghootkar H, Zafarmand MH, Zeggini E, Zemel BS, Ahluwalia TS, Auvinen J, Bartels M, Bilbao JR, Bisgaard H, Bonnelykke K, Boomsma DI, Bradfield JP, Bustamante M, Chen ZH, Curtin JA, Custovic A, Smith GD, Davies GE, Duijts L, Eastwood PR, Eliasen AU, Estivill X, Evans DM, Fedko IO, Felix JF, Gauderman WJ, Gilliland F, Granell R, Grant SFA, Guxens M, Hakonarson H, Hartman CA, Heinrich J, Henders AK, Henderson J, Holt P, Hottenga JJ, Hypponen E, Iniguez C, Jacobsson B, Jaddoe VWV, Jarvelin MR, Jugessur A, Kahonen M, Kaprio J, Karhunen V, Kemp JP, Koppelman GH, Kumar A, Lahti J, Larsson H, Lawlor DA, Lehtimaki T, Li J, Lichtenstein P, Lundstrom S, Lyytikainen LP, Magnus P, Mamun AA, Mannikko M, Martin NG, Mbarek H, Medland SE, Melen E, Middeldorp CM, Najman JM, Nivard MG, Nolte IM, Oldehinkel AJ, Pahkala K, Palviainen T, Paternoster L, Pennell CE, Pershagen G, Pitkanen N, Plomin R, St Pourcain B, Power C, Pulkkinen L, Raikkonen K, Raitakari OT, Richmond RC, Rivadeneira F, Rose RJ, Santa-Marina L, Scott JG, Sebert S, Selzam S, Simpson A, Sleiman PMA, Snieder H, Standl M, Stoltenberg C, Strachan DP, Straker L, Strandberg T, Sunyer J, Thiering E, Tiemeier HN, Timpson NJ, Torrent M, Uitterlinden AG, van Beijsterveldt T, van der Most PJ, van Duijn CM, Viikari J, Vilor-Tejedor N, Vonk JM, Vrijkotte TGM, Vuoksimaa E, Wang CA, Whitehouse AJO, Willemsen G, Williams GM, Wray NR, Xu SJ, Xu CJ, Yi L, Zafarmand MH, Zafarmand MH
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))