Publications by authors named "M Heliovaara"
Objective: We conducted a longitudinal observational study over 11 years to identify the risk factors for developing shoulder pain, stiffness, or both.
Method: The study population (n = 1645) was identified from Health 2000 Survey, a nationally representative sample of Finns aged ≥ 44 years, without shoulder pain and stiffness at the start of the study based on a questionnaire. The independent variables included age, sex, body mass index (BMI), education level, diabetes, physical work exposures, and Beck's depression score.
Objective: To evaluate the association of different forms of inflammatory polyarthritis with clinical signs of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and radiological findings in temporomandibular joint (TMJ), based on a nationwide health survey in Finland. The aim was also to assess the presence of clinical and radiological TMD findings in subjects with increased risk for developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Material And Methods: Anationally representative sample included 6331 Finnish adults who participated in the Health 2000 Survey (BRIF8901).
Objective: Our cross-sectional epidemiological study compared the work-environment harms and job uncertainties of orchestral musicians to those of the general population and their impact on health, work, and quality of life.
Methods: Musicians of all the Finnish domestic symphony orchestras and a population sample from the Finnish work force completed questionnaires, each group answering the same questions on their work environment and on health, ability to work, and quality of life.
Results: Noise disturbed the musicians 8 and poor lighting 22 times as often as these problems disturbed the controls.
Article Synopsis
- A study was conducted on Finnish adults to examine the link between asthma, COPD, and the overlap between the two (ACO) with mortality rates over an 18-year period.
- The study involved nearly 6,000 participants who underwent health examinations, including spirometry, and were tracked for various mortality causes until 2018.
- Results showed that both asthma and COPD were significantly associated with higher overall and cardiovascular mortality, while ACO had mixed results depending on inflammation levels in participants.
Aims: To evaluate the prognostic significance of novel P-wave morphology descriptors in general population.
Methods And Results: Novel P-wave morphology variables were analyzed from orthogonal X-, Y-, Z-leads of the digitized electrocardiogram using a custom-made software in 6906 middle-aged subjects of the Mini-Finland Health Survey. A total of 3747 (54.