Katja Waller

Katja Waller

Senior Lecturer
Unit
Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences
Room number
LL 227
Email
katja.waller@jyu.fi
Mobile
+358408053601
Postal address
Rautpohjankatu 8
Fields of science
3141 Health care science

Research interests

My research area is in physical activity and health when genetic background and childhood environment are controlled for with a twin study design. In more detail my research has focused on whether physical activity in adulthood prevents chronic diseases, just as type 2 diabetes and depression, as well as early mortality.

Publications

Publication
2023

Shared genetic factors may partly explain the associations between physical activity and cardiometabolic diseases

Conference of HEPA Europe. European Journal of Public Health.
Sillanpää, Elina
Tynkkynen, Niko
Törmäkangas, Timo
Palviainen, Teemu
Hyvärinen, Matti
Joensuu, Laura
Klevjer, Marie
Bye, Anja
Pesonen, Paula
Waller, Katja
Kangas, Maarit
Männikkö, Minna
Vähä-Ypyä, Henri
Sievänen, Harri
Korpelainen, Raija
Jämsä, Timo
Niemelä, Maisa
Ripatti, Samuli
Kujala, Urho
Kaprio, Jaakko
More publications from this author

Research groups

Research group

The interaction between genetics and lifestyle in promoting health and preventing diseases – Elina Sillanpää's research group

We investigate genetic and lifestyle factors that predict biological aging, health, and functional capacity.