JAMA. 2024 Apr 12. doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.4819. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT IMPORTANCE: Elevated non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C; a recommended measure of lipid-related cardiovascular risk) is common in children and increases risk of adult cardiovascular disease (CVD). Whether resolution of elevated childhood non-HDL-C levels by adulthood is associated with reduced risk…
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Subclinical atherosclerosis in young adults predicting cardiovascular disease: The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study
Atherosclerosis. 2024 Mar 19:117515. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2024.117515. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Atherosclerosis is accompanied by pre-clinical vascular changes that can be detected using ultrasound imaging. We examined the value of such pre-clinical features in identifying young adults who are at risk of developing atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD).
Sleep disturbances in late pregnancy: associations with induction of labor
Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2024 Apr 5. doi: 10.1007/s00404-024-07492-4. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT PURPOSE: Sleep disturbances, which are common during pregnancy, may compromise labor. Nevertheless, little is known about associations between sleep disturbances and the likelihood of ending up induction of labor (IOL). Accordingly, we aimed to evaluate the connections…
Tracking of serum lipid levels from childhood to adulthood: Systematic review and meta-analysis
Atherosclerosis. 2024 Feb 27;391:117482. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2024.117482. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The utility of lipid screening in pediatric settings for preventing adult atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases partly depends on the lifelong tracking of lipid levels. This systematic review aimed to quantify the tracking of lipid levels from childhood…
Quality of life and socioeconomic and educational status in patients with congenital hypothyroidism
Pediatr Res. 2024 Apr 2. doi: 10.1038/s41390-024-03170-y. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of primary congenital hypothyroidism (CH) on quality of life, level of education and socioeconomic status (SES). METHODS: Two independent study cohorts, a national and a regional, were…
Two-Year Trajectories of Dental Anxiety in Parents and Their Association with Parents’ and Children’s Oral Healthcare Procedures in FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study
Dent J (Basel). 2024 Mar 7;12(3):72. doi: 10.3390/dj12030072. ABSTRACT We aimed to identify parents’ dental anxiety trajectories and the association of the trajectories with the number of parents’ and their children’s oral healthcare procedures in the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study. Dental anxiety was measured with the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale…
Concordance of Fathers and Mothers in the Assessment of Their 5-Year-Old Child’s Dental Fear
Dent J (Basel). 2024 Feb 27;12(3):53. doi: 10.3390/dj12030053. ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to evaluate the concordance of parents’ assessments of their child’s dental fear. Cross-sectional secondary analysis used data from the multidisciplinary FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study. Child dental fear was assessed at age 5 with the Finnish…
Cryptorchidism and puberty
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2024 Mar 12;15:1347435. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2024.1347435. eCollection 2024. ABSTRACT Cryptorchidism is the condition in which one or both testes have not descended adequately into the scrotum. The congenital form of cryptorchidism is one of the most prevalent urogenital anomalies in male newborns. In the acquired form of cryptorchidism,…
Erratum: “Climate Change, Summer Temperature, and Heat-Related Mortality in Finland: Multicohort Study with Projections for a Sustainable vs. Fossil-Fueled Future to 2050”
Environ Health Perspect. 2024 Mar;132(3):39001. doi: 10.1289/EHP14645. Epub 2024 Mar 26. NO ABSTRACT PMID:38530243 | DOI:10.1289/EHP14645…
Associations between maternal pre-pregnancy BMI and infant striatal mean diffusivity
BMC Med. 2024 Mar 25;22(1):140. doi: 10.1186/s12916-024-03340-z. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: It is well-established that parental obesity is a strong risk factor for offspring obesity. Further, a converging body of evidence now suggests that maternal weight profiles may affect the developing offspring’s brain in a manner that confers future obesity risk. Here,…
