
Mika Kähönen
Latest publications
A genome-wide association meta-analysis of cholesterol synthesis intermediates identifies three associations for lanosterol
Förster, F., Horn, K., Pott, J., Delgado, G. E., Kleber, M. E., März, W., Moissl-Blanke, A. P., Silbernagel, G., Waldenberger, M., Grallert, H., Peters, A., Gieger, C., Baber, R., Kirsten, H., Loeffler, M., Isermann, B., Thiery, J., Kovacs, P., Tönjes, A. & Stumvoll, M. & 7 others, , Feb 2026, In: eBioMedicine. 124, 106144.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Association of epicardial adipose tissue thickness and cardiac structure and function in early midlife: the cardiovascular risk in Young Finns Study
Gustafsson, B., Rovio, S. P., Ruohonen, S., Mykkänen, J., Lehtimäki, T., Jokinen, E., Tossavainen, P., Laitinen, T. P., Kähönen, M., Viikari, J. S., Pahkala, K. & Raitakari, O. T., Jul 2026, In: European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 33, 9, p. 1643-1652 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Associations of long-term cumulative C-reactive protein and glycoprotein acetyls concentrations in childhood, adolescence and adulthood with adulthood retinal microvascular structure
Repo, O., Juonala, M., Niinikoski, H., Rovio, S., Mykkänen, J., Cheung, C. Y., Ala-Korpela, M., Vaahtoranta-Lehtonen, H., Nevalainen, J., Jula, A., Kähönen, M., Lehtimäki, T., Laitinen, T. P., Rönnemaa, T., Viikari, J., Raitakari, O., Tapp, R. & Pahkala, K., Jan 2026, In: Atherosclerosis. 412, 120595.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Childhood 25-OH-vitamin D Levels Predict Early Cardiovascular Outcomes in Adulthood: The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study
Niemelä, J., Laitinen, T. T., Nuotio, J., Pahkala, K., Rovio, S., Viikari, J., Kähönen, M., Lehtimäki, T., Loo, B.-M., Laitinen, T. P., Jokinen, E., Tossavainen, P., Magnussen, C. G., Juonala, M. & Raitakari, O., Jul 2026, In: European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 33, 9, p. 1708-1710 zwaf271.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Scientific › peer-review
Cohort Profile Update: Expanding the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study into a multigenerational cohort
Pahkala, K., Rovio, S., Kartiosuo, N., Auranen, K., Bourgery, M., Elovainio, M., Fogelholm, M., Haapala, J., Hirvensalo, M., Hutri, N., Jokinen, E., Jula, A., Juonala, M., Kaikkonen, J., Kiviranta, H., Koskinen, J. S., Kotaja, N., Kähönen, M., Laitinen, T. P. & Lehtimäki, T. & 20 others, , 2 Jan 2026, In: International Journal of Epidemiology. 55, 1, 7 p., dyaf206.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Diet Quality, Physical Activity, and Epigenetic Aging in the Finnish Working-Age Population
Autio, I., Saarinen, A., Marttila, S., Raitoharju, E., Mishra, P. P., Pahkala, K., Männistö, S., Mononen, N., Kähönen, M., Fogelholm, M., Tammelin, T., Rovio, S., Keltikangas-Järvinen, L., Viikari, J., Raitakari, O. & Lehtimäki, T., Jun 2026, In: Journal of Nutrition. 156, 6, 13 p., 101540.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Differential effects of adolescent health behaviours on adult cardiometabolic health by parental and neighbourhood socioeconomic background
Jackisch, J., Noor, N., Raitakari, O. T., Lehtimäki, T., Kähönen, M., Cullati, S., Delpierre, C., Kivimäki, M. & Carmeli, C., 2026, In: European Journal of Public Health. 36, 1, p. 40-48 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Earliest age to detect lifetime cardiometabolic health stratification in children
Mäkinen, V. P., Kähönen, M., Lehtimäki, T., Hutri, N., Rönnemaa, T., Viikari, J., Pahkala, K., Rovio, S., Niinikoski, H., Mykkänen, J., Raitakari, O. & Ala-Korpela, M., Aug 2026, In: Atherosclerosis. 419, 5 p., 120833.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Genome-wide DNA methylation patterns for indicators of liver steatosis: a longitudinal multiomic study
Ciantar, J., Rajic, S., Kostiniuk, D., Raulamo, E., Kaartiosuo, N., Lai, L., Mishra, P., Lyytikäinen, L.-P., Kleber, M. E., Rovio, S., Mykkänen, J., Pahkala, K., Peters, A., Winklemann, J., März, W., Kähönen, M., Raitakari, O., Lehtimäki, T., Waldenberger, M. & Marttila, S. & 1 others, , 2026, In: Clinical Epigenetics. 18, 1, 22.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Large-scale blood pressure GWAS accounting for gene-depression interactions in 564,680 individuals from diverse populations
Lifelines cohort study, The Biobank Japan Project, Lee, S., Miller, C. L., Bentley, A. R., Brown, M. R., Nagarajan, P., Noordam, R., Morrison, J. L., Schwander, K., Westerman, K., Kho, M., Kraja, A. T., de Vries, P. S., Ammous, F., Aschard, H., Bartz, T. M., Do, A., Dupont, C. T. & Feitosa, M. F. & 35 others, , 9 Apr 2026, In: Human Genetics and Genomics Advances. 7, 2, 100566.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review