Ulla Uusitalo

6.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
82 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Ulla Uusitalo is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Genetics and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ulla Uusitalo has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 27 papers in Genetics and 21 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Ulla Uusitalo's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (21 papers), Diabetes and associated disorders (19 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (15 papers). Ulla Uusitalo is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (21 papers), Diabetes and associated disorders (19 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (15 papers). Ulla Uusitalo collaborates with scholars based in Finland, United States and Sweden. Ulla Uusitalo's co-authors include Aulikki Nissinen, P Pietinen, Rose Stamler, Jeremiah Stamler, G Rose, Suvi Μ. Virtanen, Jill M. Norris, Carin Andrén Aronsson, Mikael Knip and Riitta Veijola and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Gastroenterology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Ulla Uusitalo

80 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

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Intersalt: an international study of electrolyte excretion and blood pressure. Results for 24 hour urinary sodium and potassium excretion. Intersalt Cooperative Research Group.

1988 904 citations Aulikki Nissinen, Ulla Uusitalo et al. profile →

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Laura Sampson United States

Maureen A. Murtaugh United States

Traci Mouw United States

Saman Fahimi United States

Liisa Valsta Finland

Walter C. Willett United States

Emily Sonestedt Sweden

Francesca L. Crowe United Kingdom

Françoise Clavel‐Chapelon France

Martin Wiseman United Kingdom

Laura Sampson United States

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ulla Uusitalo

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Mramba, Lazarus K., et al.. (2025). Early Dietary Fiber Intake Reduces Celiac Disease Risk in Genetically Prone Children: Insights From the TEDDY Study. Gastroenterology. 168(6). 1185–1188.e2. 2 indexed citations

Virtanen, Suvi, Leena Hakola, Sari Niinistö, et al.. (2024). Food Consumption and Risk of Islet Autoimmunity and Type 1 Diabetes in Children at Increased Genetic Susceptibility for Type 1 Diabetes. Journal of Nutrition. 154(11). 3465–3474. 1 indexed citations

Clasen, Joanna, Jimin Yang, Kristian Lynch, et al.. (2024). Patterns and Determinants of Micronutrient Dietary Biomarkers and Their Associations with Dietary Intakes in Young Children. Journal of Nutrition. 154(12). 3749–3760.

Mramba, Lazarus K., Xiang Liu, Kristian Lynch, et al.. (2024). Detecting potential outliers in longitudinal data with time-dependent covariates. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 78(4). 344–350. 5 indexed citations

Aronsson, Carin Andrén, Roy Tamura, Kendra Vehik, et al.. (2023). Dietary Intake and Body Mass Index Influence the Risk of Islet Autoimmunity in Genetically At-Risk Children: A Mediation Analysis Using the TEDDY Cohort. Pediatric Diabetes. 2023. 1–11. 7 indexed citations

Mehta, Pooja, Qian Li, Marisa G. Stahl, et al.. (2023). Gluten-free diet adherence in children with screening-detected celiac disease using a prospective birth cohort study. PLoS ONE. 18(2). e0275123–e0275123. 6 indexed citations

Uusitalo, Ulla, Carin Andrén Aronsson, Xiang Liu, et al.. (2019). Early Probiotic Supplementation and the Risk of Celiac Disease in Children at Genetic Risk. Nutrients. 11(8). 1790–1790. 21 indexed citations

Vehik, Kendra, Sandra Hummel, Jill M. Norris, et al.. (2018). Associations of Maternal Diabetes During Pregnancy with Overweight in Offspring: Results from the Prospective TEDDY Study. STM:n Hallinnonalan avoin julkaisuarkisto (Julkari). 3 indexed citations

Yang, Jimin, R. Tamura, Ulla Uusitalo, et al.. (2017). Vitamin D and probiotics supplement use in young children with genetic risk for type 1 diabetes. STM:n Hallinnonalan avoin julkaisuarkisto (Julkari). 1 indexed citations

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Uusitalo, Ulla, Jimin Yang, Carin Andrén Aronsson, et al.. (2015). Probiotic use in infancy and islet autoimmunity in the environmental determinants of diabetes in the young (TEDDY) study. STM:n Hallinnonalan avoin julkaisuarkisto (Julkari). 2 indexed citations

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Hummel, Sandra, Kendra Vehik, Ulla Uusitalo, et al.. (2013). Infant feeding patterns in families with a diabetes history – observations from The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY) birth cohort study. Public Health Nutrition. 17(12). 2853–2862. 24 indexed citations

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Arkkola, Tuula, Susanna Kautiainen, Hanna‐Mari Takkinen, et al.. (2010). Relationship of maternal weight status and weight gain rate during pregnancy to the development of advanced beta cell autoimmunity in the offspring: a prospective birth cohort study. Pediatric Diabetes. 12(5). 478–484. 18 indexed citations

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Uusitalo, Ulla, Tuula Arkkola, Marja‐Leena Ovaskainen, et al.. (2009). Unhealthy dietary patterns are associated with weight gain during pregnancy among Finnish women. Public Health Nutrition. 12(12). 2392–2399. 78 indexed citations

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Uusitalo, Liisa, Ulla Uusitalo, Marja‐Leena Ovaskainen, et al.. (2008). Sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics are associated with antioxidant intake and the consumption of their dietary sources during pregnancy. Public Health Nutrition. 11(12). 1379–1388. 19 indexed citations

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Nyamdorj, Regzedmaa, Qing Qiao, Stefan Söderberg, et al.. (2008). Comparison of body mass index with waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, and waist-to-stature ratio as a predictor of hypertension incidence in Mauritius. Journal of Hypertension. 26(5). 866–870. 60 indexed citations

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Arkkola, Tuula, Ulla Uusitalo, Carina Kronberg‐Kippilä, et al.. (2007). Seven distinct dietary patterns identified among pregnant Finnish women – associations with nutrient intake and sociodemographic factors. Public Health Nutrition. 11(2). 176–182. 51 indexed citations

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Laitinen, Marjo, Tiia Ngandu, Suvi Rovio, et al.. (2006). Fat Intake at Midlife and Risk of Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease: A Population-Based Study. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders. 22(1). 99–107. 214 indexed citations

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Aro, A., P Pietinen, Ulla Uusitalo, & Jaakko Tuomilehto. (1989). Coffee and tea consumption, dietary fat intake and serum cholesterol concentration of Finnish men and women. Journal of Internal Medicine. 226(2). 127–132. 19 indexed citations

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Aro, Antti, et al.. (1988). No Effect on Serum Lipids by Moderate and High Doses of Vitamin C in Elderly Subjects with Low Plasma Ascorbic Acid Levels. Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism. 32(3). 133–137. 19 indexed citations

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Pietinen, P, Ulla Uusitalo, Erkki Vartiainen, & J Tuomilehto. (1988). Dietary survey of the FINMONICA project in 1982. Acta Medica Scandinavica. 224(S728). 169–177. 33 indexed citations

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