Publications

2025

Sarkkola C, Lommi S, Elomaa K, Kajantie E, Männistö S, Viljakainen H. Tendency to overeat predicts an elevated body mass index trajectory across school-age years. Sci Rep 15, 6495 (2025)

2024

Lehto R, Ålgars M, Lommi S, Leppänen MH, Viljakainen H. Determinants of binge eating and its impact on indicators of obesity among Finnish adolescents – a cohort study. J Eat Disord 2024 Dec 23;12(1):210
Sarkkola C, Leppänen MH, Eloranta A-M, Räisänen L, Männistö S and Viljakainen H (2024). Parental depression and emotional feeding practices are associated with a tendency towards overeating in preadolescents. Front Nutr 11:1497509.
Lommi S, Engberg E, Lehtimäki A-V, Lehto R, Viljakainen H. Irregular meal pattern and later sleep midpoint are associated with increased BMI z-score and waist-height ratio during early adolescence. Front Pediatr 2024.
Lommi S, Leinonen J, Pussinen P, Furuholm J, Kolho K-L, Viljakainen H. Burden of oral diseases predicts development of excess weight in early adolescence: a 2-year longitudinal study. Eur J Pediatr 2024 Jul 3.
Agrawal N, Fontana F, Tarracchini C, Lommi S, Ventura M, Milani C, Viljakainen H. Associations of central obesity and habitual food consumption with saliva microbiota and its enzymatic profiles – a pilot study in Finnish children. Front Microbiol 08 January 2024.

2023

Viljakainen H, Sorlí JV, Dahlström E, Agrawal N, Portolés O, Corella D. Interaction between genetic susceptibility to obesity and food intake on BMI in Finnish school-aged children. Sci Rep 13, 15265 (2023).
Räisänen L, Agrawal N, Mathew B, Kääriäinen S, Kolho K-L, Viljakainen H. Pre-Diagnostic Saliva Microbiota of School-Aged Children Who Developed Type 1 Diabetes or Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2023, 24(9), 8279.
Räisänen L, Viljakainen H, Kolho K-L. Exposure to proton pump inhibitors is associated with the development of pediatric autoimmune diseases. Front Pediatr 2023, 27 March.
Viljakainen H, Engberg E, Dahlström E, Lommi S, Lahti J. Delayed bedtime on non-school days associates with higher weight and waist circumference in children: Cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses with Mendelian randomisation. J Sleep Res 2023;e13876.

2022

Räisänen L, Kääriäinen S, Sund R, Engberg E, Viljakainen H, Kolho K-L. Antibiotic exposures and the development of pediatric autoimmune diseases: a register-based case–control study. Pediatr Res 2022, 19 July.
Lommi S, Manzoor M, Engberg E, Agrawal N, Lakka TA, Leinonen J, Kolho K-L, Viljakainen H. The Composition and Functional Capacities of Saliva Microbiota Differ Between Children With Low and High Sweet Treat Consumption. Front. Nutr. 2022, 25 April.
Engberg E, Hietajärvi L, Maksniemi E, Lahti J, Lonka K, Salmela-Aro K, Viljakainen H. The longitudinal associations between mental health indicators and digital media use and physical activity during adolescence: A latent class approach. Ment. Health Phys. Act. 2022, 22.
Leppänen M, Lehtimäki A-V, Roos E, Viljakainen H. Body Mass Index, Physical Activity, and Body Image in Adolescents. Children 2022, 9(2), 202.

2021

Sarkkola C, Viljakainen J, Figueiredo RAO, Saari A, Lommi S, Engberg E, Viljakainen H. Prevalence of thinness, overweight, obesity and central obesity in Finnish school-aged children: a comparison of national and international reference values. Obes Facts 2021 Dec 22.
Räisänen L, Lommi S, Engberg E, Kolho K-L, Viljakainen H. Central obesity in school-aged children increases the likelihood of developing paediatric autoimmune diseases. Pediatr Obes. 2022 Mar;17(3):e12857.
Engberg E, Leppänen MH, Sarkkola C, Viljakainen H. Physical Activity Among Preadolescents Modifies the Long-Term Association Between Sedentary Time Spent Using Digital Media and the Increased Risk of Being Overweight. J Phys Act Health 2021 Jul 29;18(9):1105-1112.
Engberg E, Raju SC, Figueiredo RAO, Weiderpass E, Rounge TB, Viljakainen H. Saliva microbiota differs between children with low and high sedentary screen times. Hum Microbiome J 2021, April 21.
Lommi S, Engberg E, Tuorila H, Kolho K-L, Viljakainen H. Sex- and weight-specific changes in the frequency of sweet treat consumption during early adolescence: a longitudinal study. Brit J Nutr 2021, Nov 28;126(10):1592-1600.
Manzoor M, Lommi S, Furuholm J, Sarkkola C, Engberg E, Raju S, Viljakainen H. High abundance of sugar metabolisers in saliva of children with caries. Scientific Reports 2021 Feb 24;11(1):4424.
Räisänen L, Viljakainen H, Sarkkola C, Kolho K-L. Perinatal risk factors for pediatric onset type 1 diabetes, autoimmune thyroiditis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, and inflammatory bowel diseases. Eur J Pediatr 2021 Jul;180(7):2115-2123.

2020

Figueiredo RAO, Kajantie E, Neuvonen PJ, Rounge TB, Weiderpass E, Viljakainen H. Lifetime antimicrobial use is associated with weight status in early adolescence—A register‐based cohort study. Pediatric Obesity. 2020;e12727.
Raju S, Viljakainen H, Figueiredo RAO, Neuvonen PJ, Eriksson JG, Weiderpass E, Rounge TB. Antimicrobial drug use in the first decade of life influences saliva microbiota diversity and composition. Microbiome 8, 121 (2020).
Eshriqui I, Viljakainen HT, Ferreira SRG, Raju SC, Weiderpass E, Figueiredo RAO. Breastfeeding may have a long-term effect on oral microbiota: results from the Fin-HIT cohort. Int Breastfeed J. 2020 May 15;15(1):42.
Lommi S, Figueiredo RAO, Tuorila H, Viljakainen H. Frequent use of selected sugary products associates with thinness, but not overweight during preadolescence: a cross-sectional study. Br J Nutr. 2020 Apr 21;1-25.
Viljakainen J, Raju SC, Viljakainen H, Figueiredo RAO, Roos E, Weiderpass E, Rounge TB. Meal Regularity Plays a Role in Shaping the Saliva Microbiota. Front. Microbiol., 24 April 2020

2019

Engberg E, Figueiredo RAO, Rounge TB, Weiderpass E, Viljakainen H. Heavy Screen Use on Weekends in Childhood Predicts Increased Body Mass Index in Adolescence: A Three-Year Follow-Up Study. J Adolesc. Health. 6 November 2019.
Viljakainen H, Dahlström E, Figueiredo R, Sandholm N, Rounge TB, Weiderpass E. Genetic risk score predicts risk for overweight and obesity in Finnish preadolescents. Clinical Obesity 2019;e12342.
Engberg E, Figueiredo RAO, Rounge TB, Weiderpass E, Viljakainen H. Heavy screen users are the heaviest among 10,000 children. Scientific Reports 2019 9:11158.
Viljakainen J, Figueiredo RAO, Viljakainen H, Roos E, Weiderpass E, Rounge TB. Eating habits and weight status in Finnish adolescents. Public Health Nutr. 2019 Jun 21:1-8.
Lommi S, Viljakainen HT, Weiderpass E, Figueiredo RAO. Children’s Eating Attitudes Test (ChEAT): a validation study in Finnish children. Eat Weight Disord 22 May 2019.
Raju SC, Lagström S, Ellonen P, de Vos WM, Eriksson JG, Weiderpass E, Rounge TB. Gender-specific associations between saliva microbiota and body size. Front. Microbiol. 10 April 2019.
Figueiredo RAO, Viljakainen J, Viljakainen H, Roos E, Rounge TB, Weiderpass E. Identifying eating habits in Finnish children: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health 2019 Mar 15;19(1):312.
Viljakainen HT, Figueiredo RAO, Rounge TB, Weiderpass E. Picky eating – A risk factor for underweight in Finnish preadolescents. Appetite. 2019 Feb 1;133:107-114.

2018

Page GM, Vos L, Rounge TB, Harbo HF, Andreassen BK. Assessing genome-wide significance for the detection of differentially methylated regions. Stat Appl Genet Mol Biol. 2018 Sep 19;17(5).
Figueiredo RAO, Simola-Ström S, Rounge TB, Viljakainen H, Eriksson JG, Roos E, Weiderpass E. Cohort profile -The Finnish Health in Teens (Fin-HIT) Study: a population-based study. International Journal of Epidemiology. 2018 Sep 12.
Figueiredo RAO, Simola-Ström S, Isomaa R, Weiderpass E. Body dissatisfaction and disordered eating symptoms in Finnish preadolescents. Eating Disorders. Jul 24:1-18.
Raju S, Lagstrom S, Ellonen P, De Vos W M, Eriksson J, Weiderpass E, Rounge TB. Reproducibility and repeatability of six high-throughput 16S rDNA sequencing protocols for microbiota profiling. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 2018; 147: 76-86.

2017

Figueiredo RAO, Roos E, Eriksson JG, Simola-Ström S, Weiderpass E. Maternal alcohol and tobacco consumption and the association with their 9 to 14-year-old children’s Body Mass Index Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 2017; 45(5):503-510.

2016

Määttä S, Nuutinen T, Ray C, Eriksson JG, Weiderpass E, Roos E. Validity of self-reported out-of-school physical activity among Finnish 11-year-old children. Arch Public Health 2016; 74, 11.
Rounge TB, Page CM, Lepistö M, Ellonen P, Andreassen B, Weiderpass E. Genome-wide DNA methylation in saliva and body size of adolescent girls. Epigenomics 2016; Vol. 8, No. 11.
Sarkkola C, Rounge TB, Simola-Ström S, Von Kraemer S, Roos E, Weiderpass E. Validity of home-measured height, weight and waist circumference among adolescents. Eur J Public Health 2016; 26 (6): 975-977.

2015

Ludvigsson J, Håberg S, Knudsen GP, Lafolie P, Zoeka H, Sarkkola C, von Kraemer S, Weiderpass E, Nørgaard M. Ethical aspects of registry-based research in the Nordic countries. Clin Epidemiol. 2015 Nov 23;7:491-508.