In Brief Study Design. Cross-sectional epidemiologic study. Objective. To evaluate the interaction between known genetic risk factors and whole-body vibration for symptomatic intervertebral disc disease (IDD) in an occupational sample. Summary of Background Data. Risk IDD include, among others, heredity. this study, importance a set was evaluated sample train engineers sedentary controls. Methods. Eleven variations 8 genes (COL9A2, COL9A3, COL11A2, IL1A, IL1B, IL6, MMP-3, VDR) were genotyped...

Modic changes are bone marrow lesions visible in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and they assumed to be associated with symptomatic intervertebral disc disease, especially located at L5-S1. Only limited information exists about the determinants of changes. The objective this study was evaluate vertebral endplate (Modic) changes, whether similar for severe degeneration focusing on L5-S1 level. 228 middle-aged male workers (159 train engineers 69 sedentary factory workers) from northern...

Background : Studies measuring physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior on a 24/7 basis are scarce. The present study assessed the feasibility of using an accelerometer at hip while awake wrist sleeping to describe patterns in working-aged adults by age, sex, fitness. Methods was based FinFit 2017 where 20- 69-year-old Finns triaxial (UKKRM42; UKK Terveyspalvelut Oy, Tampere, Finland). During waking hours, kept right and, during time bed, nondominant wrist. PA variables were 1-min...

Background: Exercise stress testing is used as a diagnostic and prognostic tool. We determined the significance of exercise test findings for cardiovascular (CVD) all-cause mortality in men women.Material methods: 3033 subjects underwent symptom-limited bicycle test. capacity was defined mean last four minutes workload.Results: During an average follow-up 19 years, 186 (11.6%) CVD 370 (20.6%) deaths 57 (5.0%) 155 (12.5%) women occurred. Among variables (workload, ECG, BP, HR), strongest...

Very few studies have evaluated the association between a child's lifestyle factors and their parent's ability to recognise overweight status of offspring. The aim this study was analyze associated with own offspring's status. 125 children out all 1,278 school beginners in Northern Finland were enrolled. Weight height measured health care clinics. Overweight defined by BMI according internationally accepted criteria. A questionnaire be filled parents delivered nurses. asked evaluate weight...

Autonomic nervous system (ANS) dysfunction and obesity are intrinsically related to each other. In normal-weight subjects physical activity (PA) fitness cardiovascular autonomic regulation, providing evidence that aerobic training may improve ANS functioning measured by heart rate variability (HRV). The goal of this study was investigate the association between lifetime PA, HRV in obese adults.Participants included 107 (87 females) volunteers (mean age 44.5 years, median BMI 35.7) who...

Abstract Background The aerobic part of the recently updated physical activity (PA) guidelines for adults recommends at least 150 min moderate or 75 vigorous-intensity PA an equivalent combination both. can be accumulated any bout duration. On absolute scale, moderate-intensity threshold is 3 metabolic equivalents (METs) and vigorous 6 METs. a scale relative to individual’s personal capacity, 40% 60% oxygen uptake reserve. In this study, adherence new was evaluated using both thresholds....

Background: Information on the role of family dietary behaviours is needed to enable design effective interventions for treatment childhood obesity. The present study aimed analyse differences in consumption and predictors fruit, berries vegetables (FBV) between normal-weight overweight treatment-seeking children their parents. Methods: Fifty-four 65 8-year-old parents participated study. Children's parent's FBV were assessed by a food frequency questionnaire. Availability at home meals,...

To study how time spent in physical activity and that television (TV) viewing are associated with muscular fitness among young adults.The population consisted of a cross-sectional sample 381 males 493 females aged 19.1 yr (SD 0.3) from the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986. Muscular was measured by trunk muscle strength tests (trunk extension, flexion, rotation) jumping height test. Time on moderate- to vigorous-intensity TV self-reported questionnaire.The most physically active adults...

In Brief Study Design. A prospective cohort study in adolescents aged 7 to 19 years. Objective. To evaluate whether persistent overweight increases the risk of low back pain (LBP) among adolescents. Summary Background Data. Overweight and LBP are common health problems Their relationship is still controversial adolescents, as well adults. Methods. The population, Oulu Back Study, was drawn from Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986. final sample included 1660 (56% females). subcohort 786...

This 36-month study aimed to determine whether exercise intervention added weight loss treatment in the beginning or at 6 months is effective for and long-term maintenance. A total of 120 obese adults (body mass index >30) were randomly assigned intensified behavioral modification (iBM), iBM+ additional from 0 3 (CWT1), 9 (CWT2), a control group (CON). Questionnaires measurements collected baseline, 3, 9, 24, 36 months. The consisted an 12 weight-loss period followed by 24 weight-maintenance...

Population studies gathering measured data on fitness and physical behavior, covering activity, standing, sedentary time in bed, are scarce. This article describes the protocol of FINFIT 2021 study that measures behavior a population-based sample adults analyzes their associations dose-response relationships with several health indicators.The comprises stratified random 20-69-year-old men women (n = 16,500) from seven city-centered regions Finland. Physical is 24/7 by tri-axial accelerometry...

This 24-month study aimed to determine whether exercise intervention added weight loss treatment at 6 months is effective for and maintenance.A total of 120 obese subjects (body mass index > 30) were randomly assigned intensified behavioral modification (iBM) (n = 30), + from 0 3 (circuit training group 1 [CWT1]) 9 (CWT2) a control (CON) 30). Health behavior, weight, waist circumference, 2-h glucose tolerance test with insulin measurements measured 0, 3, 9, 24 months.Eighty-five (mean age 46...

The aim of this study was to analyze peripheral nervous system (PNS) function in overweight and obese individuals.Forty-four adult non-diabetic individuals were recruited. Peroneal motor nerve conduction radial, sural, medial plantar sensory studied. Insulin glucose levels determined twice (over a 2- 3-year period) with an oral tolerance test (OGTT). Multiple stepwise linear regression models adjusted for age, height, weight, skin temperature used the data.Analysis revealed that baseline...

This study examined the association between physical activity and fitness peripheral nervous system (PNS) function in overweight obese individuals.Forty nondiabetic adults (mean +/- SD; age = 44 11 yr) were recruited for study. Peroneal motor nerve radial, sural, medial plantar sensory conductions studied. Maximal oxygen uptake was measured an incremental bicycle ergometer test. Physical assessed by accelerometer self-reporting. We analyzed data using multiple stepwise linear regression...

Purpose: The purpose of this prospective 3-year follow-up was to investigate the association glucose, insulin, and cholesterol levels with peripheral nervous system function in overweight obese subjects. Methods: Forty nondiabetic adults were enrolled, whom 29 completed follow-up. Peripheral measured defined by conduction studies peroneal motor nerve radial, sural, medial plantar sensory nerves. Serum insulin glucose determined an oral tolerance test, measured. measurements performed at...

Abstract Objective: The aerobic part of the recently updated physical activity (PA) guidelines for adults no longer requires minimum 10-minute bouts accumulated time. In this study, adherence Finnish adult population to new PA was evaluated using both absolute and relative cut-points describing individual cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in relation intensity PA. Methods: Totally, 1645 aged 20-64 years, participated study. participants were instructed wear a triaxial hip-worn accelerometer...