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I am a Senior Lecturer in Sports and Exercise Medicine at the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä and the Docent in Paediatric Exercise Physciology at the Institute of Biomedicine, University of Eastern Finland. My research covers the relationships between physical activity, dietary factors, fitness, fatness, metabolic syndrome, vascular health, cognition, academic achievement, and mental health in children and adolescents.

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Employment (5)

University of Jyväskylä: Jyvaskyla, FI

2020-09-01 to present | Senior Lecturer in Sports and Exercise Medicine (Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences)
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Eero Haapala

University of Eastern Finland: Kuopio, FI

2015 to present | Postdoctoral researcher (Institute of Biomedicine)
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University of Jyväskylä: Jyväskylä, FI

2018-03-01 to 2020-08-31 | Post doctoral researcher (Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences)
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Eero Haapala

University of Jyväskylä: Jyvaskyla, FI

2017-09-01 to 2017-12-31 | Post doctoral researcher (profiling area of multidisciplinary brain research) (Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences)
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Eero Haapala

University of Jyväskylä: Jyväskylä, FI

2015-03 to 2017-08-31 | Postdoctoral researcher (Sport and Exercise Medicine)
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Education and qualifications (3)

University of Eastern Finland: Kuopio, FI

2012-01-01 to 2015-04-24 | Ph.D. (Physiology) (Institute of Biomedicine)
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University of Eastern Finland: Kuopio, FI

2008-01-01 to 2012-10-01 | M.Sc. (Exercise Medicine) (Institute of Biomedicine)
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Lahti University of Applied Sciences: Lahti, FI

2005 to 2008 | Bachelor of Science (Department of Sports and Recreation)
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Association Between Meeting 24-Hour Movement Guidelines and Health-Related Quality of Life in Adolescents

Pediatric Exercise Science
2025 | Journal article
Contributors: Hanhua Zhao; Sha Hu; Xi Yang; Haoyu Wang; Jiachen Miao; Naichun Gao; Ying Gao; Eero A. Haapala
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Mediating role of organized sports participation on the relationship between body fatness and arterial wall thickness among adolescents: ABCD Growth Study

BMC Pediatrics
2025-02-25 | Journal article
Contributors: Wésley Torres; Santiago Maillane-Vanegas; Jacqueline Bexiga Urban; Danilo Rodrigues Pereira da Silva; Ricardo Santos Oliveira; Eero A. Haapala; Rômulo Araújo Fernandes
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Identifying adolescents with increased cardiometabolic risk—Simple, but challenging

Jornal de Pediatria
2025-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Eero A. Haapala
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Does Music Support Cognitive Control and Affective Responses During Acute Exercise? An Exploratory Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

2025-01-28 | Preprint
Contributors: Andrew Danso; Julia Vigl; Friederike Koehler; Keegan Knittle; Joshua S. Bamford; Patti Nijhuis; Eero A. Haapala; Ming Yu Claudia Wong; Shannon E. Wright; Margarida Baltazar et al.
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Associations of Cardiovascular Health Metrics in Childhood and Adolescence With Arterial Health Indicators in Adolescence: The PANIC Study

Journal of the American Heart Association
2024-11-19 | Journal article
Contributors: Juta Kraav; Maksim Zagura; Anna Viitasalo; Sonja Soininen; Aapo Veijalainen; Mika Kähönen; Jaak Jürimäe; Vallo Tillmann; Eero Haapala; Timo Lakka
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Childhood Physical Fitness as a Predictor of Cognition and Mental Health in Adolescence: The PANIC Study

Sports Medicine
2024-09-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Eero A. Haapala; Marja H. Leppänen; Hannamari Skog; David R. Lubans; Anna Viitasalo; Niina Lintu; Petri Jalanko; Sara Määttä; Timo A. Lakka
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Association between arterial health and cognition in adolescents: The PANIC study

Physiological Reports
2024-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Petri Jalanko; Bert Bond; Jari A. Laukkanen; Soren Brage; Ulf Ekelund; Tomi Laitinen; Sara Määttä; Mika Kähönen; Eero A. Haapala; Timo A. Lakka
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Trajectories of osteogenic physical activity in children and adolescents: A 3-year cohort study

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
2024-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Eero A. Haapala; Arto Gråsten; Mikko Huhtiniemi; Francisco B. Ortega; Timo Rantalainen; Timo Jaakkola
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The associations of depressive symptoms and perceived stress with arterial health in adolescents

Physiological Reports
2024-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Emmi Toivonen; Earric Lee; Marja H. Leppänen; Tomi Laitinen; Mika Kähönen; Timo A. Lakka; Eero A. Haapala
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Accumulating Sedentary Time and Physical Activity From Childhood to Adolescence and Cardiac Function in Adolescence

Journal of the American Heart Association
2024-03-19 | Journal article
Contributors: Eero A. Haapala; Marja H. Leppänen; Earric Lee; Kai Savonen; Jari A. Laukkanen; Mika Kähönen; Soren Brage; Timo A. Lakka
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Associations between physical fitness and cerebellar gray matter volume in adolescents

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports
2024-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Petri Jalanko; Laura Säisänen; Elisa Kallioniemi; Mervi Könönen; Timo A. Lakka; Sara Määttä; Eero A. Haapala
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Associations between physical activity, motor skills, executive functions and early numeracy in preschoolers

European Journal of Sport Science
2023-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Anssi Vanhala; Eero A. Haapala; Arja Sääkslahti; Airi Hakkarainen; Anna Widlund; Pirjo Aunio
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Accumulating Sedentary Time and Physical Activity from Childhood to Adolescence and Cardiac Function in Adolescence

2023-07-23 | Preprint
Contributors: Eero A. Haapala; Marja H. Leppänen; Earric Lee; Kai Savonen; Jari A. Laukkanen; Mika Kähönen; Soren Brage; Timo A. Lakka
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Relationships of BMI, muscle-to-fat ratio, and handgrip strength-to-BMI ratio to physical fitness in Spanish children and adolescents

European Journal of Pediatrics
2023-03-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Samuel Manzano-Carrasco; Jorge Garcia-Unanue; Eero A. Haapala; Jose Luis Felipe; Leonor Gallardo; Jorge Lopez-Fernandez
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The effects of an 8-year individualised lifestyle intervention on food consumption and nutrient intake from childhood to adolescence: the PANIC Study

Journal of Nutritional Science
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Taisa Sallinen; Anna Viitasalo; Niina Lintu; Juuso Väistö; Sonja Soininen; Henna Jalkanen; Eero A. Haapala; Santtu Mikkonen; Ursula Schwab; Timo A. Lakka et al.
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Is low cardiorespiratory fitness a feature of metabolic syndrome in children and adults?

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
2022-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Eero A. Haapala; Tuomo Tompuri; Niina Lintu; Anna Viitasalo; Kai Savonen; Timo A. Lakka; Jari A. Laukkanen
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Associations of resting and peak fat oxidation with sex hormone profile and blood glucose control in middle-aged women

Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases
2022-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Jari E. Karppinen; Hanna-Kaarina Juppi; Jukka Hintikka; Petri Wiklund; Eero A. Haapala; Matti Hyvärinen; Tuija H. Tammelin; Pauliina Aukee; Urho M. Kujala; Jari Laukkanen et al.
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Effects of regular sauna bathing in conjunction with exercise on cardiovascular function: a multi-arm, randomized controlled trial

American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology
2022-09-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Earric Lee; Iiris Kolunsarka; Joel Kostensalo; Juha P. Ahtiainen; Eero A. Haapala; Peter Willeit; Setor K. Kunutsor; Jari A. Laukkanen
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Associations of physical activity, sedentary time, and diet quality with biomarkers of inflammation in children

European Journal of Sport Science
2022-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Eero A. Haapala; Juuso Väistö; Johanna K. Ihalainen; Claudia Tomaselli González; Marja H. Leppänen; Aapo Veijalainen; Taisa Sallinen; Aino‐Maija Eloranta; Ulf Ekelund; Ursula Schwab et al.
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Longitudinal and cross‐sectional associations of adherence to 24‐hour movement guidelines with cardiometabolic risk

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports
2022-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Marja H. Leppänen; Eero A. Haapala; Juuso Väistö; Ulf Ekelund; Søren Brage; Tuomas O. Kilpeläinen; Timo A. Lakka
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Longitudinal associations of physical activity, sedentary time, and cardiorespiratory fitness with arterial health in children – the PANIC study

Journal of Sports Sciences
2021-09-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Marika Korhonen; Juuso Väistö; Aapo Veijalainen; Marja Leppänen; Ulf Ekelund; Jari A. Laukkanen; Soren Brage; Niina Lintu; Eero A. Haapala; Timo A. Lakka
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Associations of age, body size, and maturation with physical activity intensity in different laboratory tasks in children

Journal of Sports Sciences
2021-06-18 | Journal article
Contributors: Eero A. Haapala; Ying Gao; Timo Rantalainen; Taija Finni
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Associations of fitness, motor competence, and adiposity with the indicators of physical activity intensity during different physical activities in children

Scientific Reports
2021-06-15 | Journal article
Contributors: Eero A. Haapala; Ying Gao; Jani Hartikainen; Timo Rantalainen; Taija Finni
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Associations between cardiorespiratory fitness, motor competence, and adiposity in children

Translational Sports Medicine
2021-01-28 | Journal article
Contributors: Eero A. Haapala; Ying Gao; Niina Lintu; Juuso Väistö; Anssi Vanhala; Tuomo Tompuri; Timo A. Lakka; Taija Finni
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A 2 year physical activity and dietary intervention attenuates the increase in insulin resistance in a general population of children: the PANIC study

Diabetologia
2020-11-20 | Journal article
Contributors: Timo A. Lakka; Niina Lintu; Juuso Väistö; Anna Viitasalo; Taisa Sallinen; Eero A. Haapala; Tuomo T. Tompuri; Sonja Soininen; Panu Karjalainen; Theresia M. Schnurr et al.
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Associations of cardiorespiratory fitness, adiposity, and arterial stiffness with cognition in youth

Physiological Reports
2020-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Hannamari Skog; Niina Lintu; Henna L. Haapala; Eero A. Haapala
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Validity of traditional physical activity intensity calibration methods and the feasibility of self-paced walking and running on individualised calibration of physical activity intensity in children

Scientific Reports
2020-07-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Eero A. Haapala; Ying Gao; Anssi Vanhala; Timo Rantalainen; Taija Finni
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Associations of cardiorespiratory fitness, physical activity, and BMI with arterial health in middle‐aged men and women

Physiological Reports
2020-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Eero A. Haapala; Earric Lee; Jari A. Laukkanen
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Associations of cardiometabolic risk factors with heart rate variability in 6‐ to 8‐year‐old children: The PANIC Study

Pediatric Diabetes
2020-03-30 | Journal article
Contributors: Marja H. Leppänen; Eero A. Haapala; Aapo Veijalainen; Santeri Seppälä; Ricardo S. Oliveira; Niina Lintu; Tomi Laitinen; Mika P. Tarvainen; Timo A. Lakka
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An Overview on the Associations between Health Behaviors and Brain Health in Children and Adolescents with Special Reference to Diet Quality

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2020-02-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Sehrish Naveed; Timo Lakka; Eero A. Haapala
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Environmental Correlates of Motor Competence in Children—The Skilled Kids Study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2019-06-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Donna Niemistö; Taija Finni; Eero Haapala; Marja Cantell; Elisa Korhonen; Arja Sääkslahti
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Longitudinal associations of physical activity and sedentary time with cardiometabolic risk factors in children

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports
2019-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Juuso Väistö; Eero A. Haapala; Anna Viitasalo; Theresia M. Schnurr; Tuomas O. Kilpeläinen; Panu Karjalainen; Kate Westgate; Hanna‐Maaria Lakka; David E. Laaksonen; Ulf Ekelund et al.
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Peak oxygen uptake cut‐points to identify children at increased cardiometabolic risk – The PANIC Study

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports
2019-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Andrew O. Agbaje; Eero A. Haapala; Niina Lintu; Anna Viitasalo; Alan R. Barker; Tim Takken; Tuomo Tompuri; Virpi Lindi; Timo A. Lakka
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Reproducibility of pulse wave velocity and augmentation index derived from non‐invasive occlusive oscillometric tonometry analysis in adolescents

Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging
2019-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Eero A. Haapala; Aapo Veijalainen; Urho M. Kujala; Taija Finni
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Peak oxygen uptake, ventilatory threshold, and arterial stiffness in adolescents

European Journal of Applied Physiology
2018-11-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Eero A. Haapala; Jari A. Laukkanen; Tim Takken; Urho M. Kujala; Taija Finni
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Mediating effects of motor performance, cardiorespiratory fitness, physical activity, and sedentary behaviour on the associations of adiposity and other cardiometabolic risk factors with academic achievement in children

Journal of Sports Sciences
2018-10-18 | Journal article
Contributors: Eero A. Haapala; Niina Lintu; Aino-Maija Eloranta; Taisa Venäläinen; Anna-Maija Poikkeus; Timo Ahonen; Virpi Lindi; Timo A. Lakka
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Effects of Two-Week High-Intensity Interval Training on Cognition in Adolescents – A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study

Human Movement
2017 | Journal article
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Physical activity and sedentary time in relation to academic achievement in children

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
2017-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Eero A. Haapala; Juuso Väistö; Niina Lintu; Kate Westgate; Ulf Ekelund; Anna-Maija Poikkeus; Soren Brage; Timo A. Lakka
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Vähäinen fyysinen aktiivisuus ja runsas fyysinen passiivisuus ovat yhteydessä 6–8-vuotiaiden lasten ylipainoon

Liikunta & Tiede
2017-06 | Journal article
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Physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and socioeconomic status among Finnish girls and boys aged 6–8 years

European Journal of Sport Science
2017-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Eeva‐Kaarina Lampinen; Aino‐Maija Eloranta; Eero A. Haapala; Virpi Lindi; Juuso Väistö; Niina Lintu; Panu Karjalainen; Katriina Kukkonen‐Harjula; David Laaksonen; Timo A. Lakka
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Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Pediatrics

Annals of the American Thoracic Society
2017-04-11 | Journal article
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Physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and socioeconomic status among Finnish girls and boys aged 6-8 years

European Journal of Sport Sciece
2017-03-01 | Journal article
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Associations of Objectively Measured Physical Activity and Sedentary Time With Arterial Stiffness in Pre-pubertal Children

Pediatric Exercise Science
2017-01-25 | Journal article
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The associations of cardiorespiratory fitness, adiposity and sports participation with arterial stiffness in youth with chronic diseases or physical disabilities

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology
2017-01-01 | Journal article
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Adiposity, physical activity and neuromuscular performance in children

Journal of Sports Sciences
2016 | Journal article
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Contributors: Haapala, E.A.; Väistö, J.; Lintu, N.; Tompuri, T.; Brage, S.; Westgate, K.; Ekelund, U.; Lampinen, E.-K.; Sääkslahti, A.; Lindi, V. et al.
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Associations of cardiorespiratory fitness, physical activity, and adiposity with arterial stiffness in children

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
2016 | Journal article
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Contributors: Veijalainen, A.; Tompuri, T.; Haapala, E.A.; Viitasalo, A.; Lintu, N.; Väistö, J.; Laitinen, T.; Lindi, V.; Lakka, T.A.
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Cross-Sectional Associations of Objectively-Measured Physical Activity and Sedentary Time with Body Composition and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Mid-Childhood: The PANIC Study

Sports Medicine
2016 | Journal article
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Contributors: Collings, P.J.; Westgate, K.; Väistö, J.; Wijndaele, K.; Atkin, A.J.; Haapala, E.A.; Lintu, N.; Laitinen, T.; Ekelund, U.; Brage, S. et al.
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The effects of a 2-year individualized and family-based lifestyle intervention on physical activity, sedentary behavior and diet in children

Preventive Medicine
2016 | Journal article
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Contributors: Viitasalo, A.; Eloranta, A.-M.; Lintu, N.; Väistö, J.; Venäläinen, T.; Kiiskinen, S.; Karjalainen, P.; Peltola, J.; Lampinen, E.-K.; Haapala, E.A. et al.
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Plasma polyunsaturated fatty acids are directly associated with cognition in overweight children but not in normal weight children.

Acta Paediatrica
2016-09-19 | Journal article
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Diet quality and academic achievement: a prospective study among primary school children

European Journal of Nutrition
2016-09-09 | Journal article
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Peer review (172 reviews for 48 publications/grants)

Review activity for Acta pædiatrica. (2)
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