Overview
Background
Yang is currently a Honorary Research Fellow in UQ School of Public Health and a Research Fellow in Cancer Epidemiology Division of Cancer Council Victoria. He has extensive experience in analysing large-scale national and international health surveys and hospitalisaiton datasets with complex statistical models. He is interested in answering a couple of research questions in the population level (e.g. the associations between modifiable behaviors and chronic diseases; the inequalities in chronic disease risk).
Availability
- Dr Yang Peng is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Masters (Research) of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University
- Doctor of Philosophy of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Data linkage in medicine
The large-scaled linked surveys and hospitalisations datasets could answer quite a few key research questions in public health and clinical medicine. However, most of them are largely underused and wasted. The share and use of them are greatly appreciated.
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Lifestyle factors and chronic diseases
It is well known that lifestyle factors are associated with risk of chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease and cancer. However, whether the association strength between lifestyle factors and chronic diseases varied by subpopulations and what are the combined effects of lifestyle factors on chronic diseases are not well studied. They need to be investigated in large-scale population-based studies.
Research impacts
His research findings provided up-to-date information to the policy makers on the lifestyle factors status in the general Australian population, which facilitated the chronic disease prevention and management in the wide communities. His works generated evidence on closing the survival gaps for those 'disadvantaged' populations (e.g., First Nations and people with lower socioeconomic status) and improved our understanding of adverse outcomes for cardiovascular disease and cancer patients in Australia.
Works
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2017
Journal Article
Life’s Simple 7 and ischemic heart disease in the general Australian population
Peng, Yang, Wang, Zhiqiang, Dong, Bin, Cao, Sifan, Hu, Jie and Odewumi Adegbija (2017). Life’s Simple 7 and ischemic heart disease in the general Australian population. PLoS One, 12 (10) e0187020, e0187020. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0187020
2017
Journal Article
Association of Life's Simple 7 and presence of cardiovascular disease in general Australians
Peng, Yang and Wang, Zhiqiang (2017). Association of Life's Simple 7 and presence of cardiovascular disease in general Australians. Open Heart, 4 (2) e000622, e000622. doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2017-000622
2017
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Red blood cell folate concentrations and coronary heart disease prevalence: a cross-sectional study based on 1999-2012 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Peng, Yang and Wang, Zhiqiang (2017). Red blood cell folate concentrations and coronary heart disease prevalence: a cross-sectional study based on 1999-2012 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, 27 (11), 1015-1020. doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2017.07.007
2017
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Is body mass index associated with lowest mortality increasing over time?
Wang, Zhiqiang, Peng, Yang and Bin Dong (2017). Is body mass index associated with lowest mortality increasing over time?. International Journal of Obesity, 41 (8), 1171-1175. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2017.107
2017
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A meta-analysis of the global prevalence rates of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant S. aureus contamination of different raw meat products
Ou, Qianting, Peng, Yang, Lin, Dongxin, Bai, Chan, Zhang, Ting, Lin, Jialing, Ye, Xiaohua and Yao, Zhenjiang (2017). A meta-analysis of the global prevalence rates of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant S. aureus contamination of different raw meat products. Journal of Food Protection, 80 (5), 763-774. doi: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-16-355
2017
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Prevalence and characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization among a community-based diabetes population in Foshan, China
Lin, Jialing, Xu, Ping, Peng, Yang, Lin, Dongxin, Ou, Qianting, Zhang, Ting, Bai, Chan, Ye, Xiaohua, Zhou, Junli and Yao, Zhenjiang (2017). Prevalence and characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization among a community-based diabetes population in Foshan, China. Journal of Diabetes Investigation, 8 (3), 383-391. doi: 10.1111/jdi.12591
2017
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A meta-analysis of the rates of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant S aureus contamination on the surfaces of environmental objects that health care workers frequently touch
Lin, Dongxin, Ou, Qianting, Lin,Jialing, Peng, Yang and Yao, Zhenjiang (2017). A meta-analysis of the rates of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant S aureus contamination on the surfaces of environmental objects that health care workers frequently touch. American Journal of Infection Control, 45 (4), 421-429. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.11.004
2017
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A molecular epidemiological study of methicillin-resistant Staphylococci environmental contamination in railway stations and coach stations in Guangzhou of China
Lin, J. L., Peng, Y., Ou, Q. T., Lin, D. X., Li, Y., Ye, X. H., Zhou, J. L. and Yao, Z. J. (2017). A molecular epidemiological study of methicillin-resistant Staphylococci environmental contamination in railway stations and coach stations in Guangzhou of China. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 64 (2), 131-137. doi: 10.1111/lam.12700
2016
Journal Article
Ethnic differences in cardiometabolic risk among adolescents across the waist-height ratio spectrum: National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES)
Dong, Bin, Arnold, Luke W., Peng, Yang and Wang, Zhiqiang (2016). Ethnic differences in cardiometabolic risk among adolescents across the waist-height ratio spectrum: National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES). International Journal of Cardiology, 222, 622-628. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.07.169
2016
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Epidemiologic and molecular characteristics of methicillin-resistant Staphylococci environmental contamination in outpatient settings of a Chinese megalopolis
Lin, Jialing, Peng, Yang, Wu, Chuanan, Zhang, Ting, Xu, Ping, Ou, Qianting, Lin, Dongxin, Bai, Chan and Yao, Zhenjiang (2016). Epidemiologic and molecular characteristics of methicillin-resistant Staphylococci environmental contamination in outpatient settings of a Chinese megalopolis. Canadian Journal of Infection Control, 31 (3), 175-177.
2016
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Serum folate concentrations and all-cause, cardiovascular disease and cancer mortality: a cohort study based on 1999–2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
Peng, Yang, Dong, Bin and Wang, Zhiqiang (2016). Serum folate concentrations and all-cause, cardiovascular disease and cancer mortality: a cohort study based on 1999–2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). International Journal of Cardiology, 219, 136-142. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.06.024
2016
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Overall and gender-specific associations between C-reactive protein and stroke occurrence: a cross-sectional study in US
Peng, Yang, Dong, Bin and Wang, Zhiqiang (2016). Overall and gender-specific associations between C-reactive protein and stroke occurrence: a cross-sectional study in US. Journal of Stroke, 18 (3), 355-357. doi: 10.5853/jos.2016.00451
2016
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization in Chinese children: a prevalence meta-analysis and review of influencing factors
Lin, Jialing, Peng, Yang, Xu, Ping, Zhang, Ting, Bai, Chan, Lin, Dongxin, Ou, Qianting and Yao, Zhenjiang (2016). Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization in Chinese children: a prevalence meta-analysis and review of influencing factors. PLoS One, 11 (7) e0159728, e0159728.1-e0159728.13. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0159728
2016
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Genotypic and phenotypic markers of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus CC9 in humans
Ye, Xiaohua, Wang, Xiaolin, Fan, Yanping, Peng, Yang, Li, Ling, Li, Shunming, Huang, Jingya, Yao, Zhenjiang and Chen, Sidong (2016). Genotypic and phenotypic markers of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus CC9 in humans. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 82 (13), 3892-3899. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00091-16
2016
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Application of the multifactor dimensionality reduction method in evaluation of the roles of multiple genes/enzymes in multidrug-resistant acquisition in Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains
Yao, Z., Peng, Y., Bi, J., Xie, C., Chen, X., Li, Y., Ye, X. and Zhou, J. (2016). Application of the multifactor dimensionality reduction method in evaluation of the roles of multiple genes/enzymes in multidrug-resistant acquisition in Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains. Epidemiology and Infection, 144 (4), 856-863. doi: 10.1017/S0950268815001788
2015
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Metro system in Guangzhou as a hazardous reservoir of methicillin-resistant Staphylococci: findings from a point-prevalence molecular epidemiologic study
Peng, Yang, Ou, Qianting, Lin, Dongxin, Xu, Ping, Li, Ying, Ye, Xiaohua, Zhou, Junli and Yao, Zhenjiang (2015). Metro system in Guangzhou as a hazardous reservoir of methicillin-resistant Staphylococci: findings from a point-prevalence molecular epidemiologic study. Scientific Reports, 5 (16087) 16087, 1-5. doi: 10.1038/srep16087
2015
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Healthcare associated infections of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a case-control-control study
Yao, Zhenjiang, Peng, Yang, Chen, Xiaofeng, Bi, Jiaqi, Li, Ling, Ye, Xiaohua and Shi, Jing (2015). Healthcare associated infections of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a case-control-control study. PLoS One, 10 (10) e0140604, 1-9. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0140604
2015
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Alarming and increasing prevalence of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa among healthcare-associated infections in China: a meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies
Peng, Yang, Shi, Jing, Bu, Tao, Li, Ying, Ye, Xiaohua, Chen, Xiaofeng and Yao, Zhenjiang (2015). Alarming and increasing prevalence of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa among healthcare-associated infections in China: a meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies. Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, 3 (3), 155-160. doi: 10.1016/j.jgar.2015.04.001
2014
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Multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections pose growing threat to health care-associated infection control in the hospitals of Southern China: a case-control surveillance study
Peng, Yang, Bi, Jiaqi, Shi, Jing, Li, Ying, Ye, Xiaohua, Chen, Xiaofeng and Yao, Zhenjiang (2014). Multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections pose growing threat to health care-associated infection control in the hospitals of Southern China: a case-control surveillance study. American Journal of Infection Control, 42 (12), 1308-1311. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2014.08.006
2014
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XRCC1 Arg399Gln polymorphism confers risk of breast cancer in American population: a meta-analysis of 10846 cases and 11723 controls
Bu, Tao, Liu, Li, Sun, Yong, Zhao, Li, Peng, Yang, Zhou, Shudong, Li, Lixia, Chen, Sidong and Gao, Yanhui (2014). XRCC1 Arg399Gln polymorphism confers risk of breast cancer in American population: a meta-analysis of 10846 cases and 11723 controls. PLoS One, 9 (1) e86086, e86086. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0086086
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Yang Peng is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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Lifestyle factors and chronic disease incidence and mortality in adults
Although unhealthy lifestyle factors are known to be associated with increased chronic disease incidence and mortality in adults, a number of questions on the topic are still to be answered (e.g., do the magnitude of associations changed over time and varied by demographaphic or socioeconomic factors?) Join our team and work them out with large national and international cohorts.
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Inequalities in chronic disease risk
The burden of chronic diseases is more obvious in some 'disadvantaged' population (e.g., First Nations and socioeconomically disadvantaged people). However, the contributors of the inequalities are not well documented and they need to be answered to close the gap in chronic disease risk.
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