PhD thesis defenses of the Research Unit of Population Health

Research Unit of Population Health’s PhD thesis defenses 2022 onwards, listed in the order of the PhD defense date.

2025

Thesis

Longitudinal approaches for analysing childhood body mass index trajectories

Anni Heiskala
Thesis

Residential environment, physical activity and depressive symptoms in adults

Marjo Seppänen
Thesis

Associations of language and social-communicative difficulties, mental health problems, physical activity, and fitness for military service at military call-up

Jan Silvala
Thesis

Weight-related struggles, eating behaviour, physical activity, and fitness of women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS): Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966

Emilia Pesonen
Thesis

The effects of exposure to air pollution and cold weather on the risk of asthma and respiratory infections in children and young adults

Abate Bekele Belachew
Thesis

Comprehensive molecular characterisation of lipoproteins and lipids in epidemiological studies: towards combining NMR metabolomics and LC-MS/MS lipidomics

Siyu Zhao
Thesis

Recovery from severe mental disorders – Effectiveness of a combination of psychiatric interventions in a residential setting and psychometric properties of a measure of support for personal recovery

Jonna Tolonen
Thesis

Implementation and antecedents of oral care for older people in private enhanced housing units and nursing homes in Finland. The view of supervisor nurses

Hannaleena Jämsä
Thesis

Detecting and treating fearful dental patients in primary health care – a practice-based study

Taina Kankaala
Thesis

Unemployment and type 2 diabetes

Tuulia Varanka-Ruuska

2024

Thesis

Temporomandibular disorders in the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966. The role of sociodemographic and health-related factors, pain sensitivity, genetics, and association with dental anxiety

Jarno Knuutila
Thesis

Associations of early-life motor development, young adulthood temperament and anhedonia with physical activity in midlife and changes in physical activity during adulthood – Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966.

Anna-Kaisa Karppanen
Thesis

Vitamin D status and its associations with disease over the course of adulthood – a Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 study

Helmi Ikonen
Thesis

Associations of physical activity with productivity and primary healthcare costs

Hanna Junttila
Thesis

Chronotype, Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Sleep Regularity–Associations with cardiometabolic health at midlife in the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966

Laura Nauha
Thesis

Health promotion in sports clubs – adolescents’ dietary habits, competitive goals in sports, and body image

Laura Heikkilä
Thesis

Epidemiological applications of quantitative urinary NMR metabolomics

Tianqi Li
Thesis

Natural Residential Environment and Physical Activity in Adolescence and Midlife – The Role of Greenness, Landscape Diversity, and Nature Relatedness

Soile Puhakka
Thesis

Occlusal characteristics, temporomandibular disorders, and oral health-related quality of life in the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966.

Elisa Tervahauta
Thesis

Asthma subtypes formed by epidemiological and clinical methods

Elina Mäkikyrö

2023

Thesis

Predictive Features and Potential Treatment Targets for Oral Tongue Cancer

Amr Elseragy
Thesis

Malocclusions and their associations with oral health-related quality of life in the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966

Linnea Närhi
Thesis

Intensified lifestyle intervention with exercise as a treatment of severe obesity and prevention of cardiometabolic risks

Kaisu Kaikkonen
Thesis

Digital Magic Circle: Physically Activating Properties of the Augmented Reality Games in the Northern Context

Tim Luoto
Thesis

Epidemiological investigations of circulating biomarkers for cardiometabolic diseases

Marita Kalaoja
Thesis

A register-based study of eruption patterns in the maxillary permanent canines and dental developmental abnormalities. Features seen in panoramic radiographs and treatment needs in permanent canines

Jenni Ristaniemi
Thesis

Psychosocial Assessment of Patients With Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD). Suitability of the Finnish Version of Diagnostic Criteria for TMD Axis II Instruments

Maria Hietaharju
Thesis

Temporomandibular disorders - prevalence of symptoms and association with health behaviors and oral health-related quality of life

Ossi Miettinen
Thesis

Effects of indoor molds and smoking on lung function levels among adults with newly diagnosed asthma and healthy adults.

Samu Hernberg
Thesis

Effects of regular exercise on asthma control

Sirpa Aalto
Thesis

Metabolic syndrome and periodontal condition – results of the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 study

Paula Tegelberg
Thesis

Metabolic health and obesity: Early determinants, trajectories and causal analysis. The Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 and 1986 studies.

Rozenn Nedelec
Thesis

Sedentary behavior in middle-aged adults: Measurement method development and associations with lipid and glucose metabolism

Petra Tjurin
Thesis

Occupational and other outcomes in schizophrenia and other psychoses

Tuomas Majuri
Thesis

Clinical and psychosocial outcomes among patients with clefts in Norhern Finland

Mirjami Corcoran

2022

Thesis

Caries experience among adults in Northern Finland -association with oral hygiene and genetic factors

Anne Laajala
Thesis

Oral health care views among Finnish geriatric home care nurses. Knowledge, beliefs, perceptions and challenges.

Taru Aro
Thesis

Association of one-hour post-load glucose in an oral glucose tolerance test with type 2 diabetes and its related complications

Anni Saunajoki
Thesis

Associations between physical activity, sedentary time, glucose metabolism, coronary heart diseases and risk for all-cause mortality in older adults. Population-based Oulu45 cohort

Miia Länsitie
Thesis

Environmental and nutritional determinants of adverse pregnancy outcomes

Hamudat Balogun
Thesis

Childhood Risk Factors for Young Adult Strokes - The Northern Finland Birth Cohort Study 1966

Milja Kivelä
Thesis

Cardiovascular responses to cold and exercise in patients with coronary artery disease

Rasmus Valtonen
Thesis

Associations of facial profile and occlusion in the Northern Finland Birth Cohort (NFBC) 1966

Georgios Kanavakis

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