Laboratory

Population Health

At a Glance Projects Publications Team

Project

Behavioral Determinants of Health and Mortality

Conducted by Mikko Myrskylä; Yana Catherine Vierboom, Christian Dudel, Pekka Martikainen, Silvia Loi

Risky health behaviors, such as cigarette smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, and poor diet, are holding back achievements in population health. This project analyzes the individual and cumulative impact of key health behaviors on trends and differentials in health and mortality.  Detailed Description

Research Keywords:

Aging, Mortality and Longevity, Health Care, Public Health, Medicine, and Epidemiology

Publications

Luukkonen, J.; Junna, L. M.; Remes, H. M.; Martikainen, P.:
Addiction, 1–9. (2023)
Preston, S. H.; Vierboom, Y. C.:
Population Center Working Paper (PSC/PARC) Series 2022-93, Philadelphia, PA. (2022)    
Junna, L. M.; Moustgaard, H.; Martikainen, P.:
Addiction 116:1, 74–82. (2021)    
Stickley, A.; Baburin, A.; Jasilionis, D.; Krumins, J.; Martikainen, P.; Kondo, N.; Leinsalu, M.:
Addiction 116:12, 3357–3368. (2021)    
Acosta, E.; Gagnon, A.; Ouellette, N.; Bourbeau, R. R.; Nepomuceno, M. R.; van Raalte, A. A.:
MPIDR Working Paper WP-2020-003. (2020)    
McMinn, M.; Gray, L.; Härkänen, T.; Tolonen, H.; Pitkänen, J.; Molaodi, O. R.; Leyland, A. H.; Martikainen, P.:
Epidemiology 31:4, 534–541. (2020)
Mehta, N. K.; Abrams, L. R.; Myrskylä, M.:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 117:13, 6998–7000. (2020)    
Metsä-Simola, N.; Moustgaard, H.; Martikainen, P.:
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 74:6, 510–518. (2020)    
Bijwaard, G. E.; Tynelius, P.; Myrskylä, M.:
Population Studies 73:2, 217–232. (2019)    
Martikainen, P.; Jasilionis, D.; Junna, L. M.; Tarkiainen, L.:
Epidemiology 30:6, e32–e33. (2019)    
Stefler, D.; Hu, Y.; Malyutina, S.; Pajak, A.; Kubinova, R.; Peasey, A.; Pikhart, H.; Rodriguez-Artalejo, F.; Bobak, M.:
PLoS One 13:7, e0200460–e0200460. (2018)    
Vidra, N.; Bijlsma, M. J.; Trias Llimós, S.; Janssen, F.:
International Journal of Public Health 63:6, 683–692. (2018)    
Bijwaard, G. E.; Myrskylä, M.; Tynelius, P.; Rasmussen, F.:
MPIDR Working Paper WP-2017-003. (2017)    
Herttua, K.; Östergren, O.; Lundberg, O.; Martikainen, P.:
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 71:12, 1168–1176. (2017)    
Vogt, T. C.; van Raalte, A. A.; Grigoriev, P.; Myrskylä, M.:
Demography 54:3, 1051–1071. (2017)    
van Raalte, A. A.; Myrskylä, M.; Martikainen, P.:
Demographic Research 32:20, 589–620. (2015)
The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) in Rostock is one of the leading demographic research centers in the world. It's part of the Max Planck Society, the internationally renowned German research society.