Overview
Background
A/Prof Federica Barzi is a Principal Research Fellow in Biostatistics at the UQ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health and within the Faculty of Health and Behavioral Sciences at The University of Queensland. She was awarded a PhD in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from Sydney University in 2004 and has a BSc degree in Statistics from the University of Padova, Italy.
A/Prof Barzi is an applied Biostatistician with extensive experience on study design and data analysis of randomized clinical trials, very large observational studies and data linkage. She has worked across a variety of specialties including cardiology, nephrology, nutrition, oncology and emergency care. She has been involved in Indigenous Health since 2005 and from April 2014, with her appointment at the Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin, A/Prof Barzi’s contribution to research focuses solely on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health. She has co-authored over a hundred and thirty peer reviewed journal articles with colleagues from various institutions and has secured, as a CI, over 24M in research funding since 2006.
Availability
- Associate Professor Federica Barzi is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Sydney
Works
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2010
Journal Article
Nutrient content of products served by leading Australian fast food chains
Dunford, Elizabeth, Webster, Jacqui, Barzi, Federica and Neal, Bruce (2010). Nutrient content of products served by leading Australian fast food chains. Appetite, 55 (3), 484-489. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2010.08.015
2010
Journal Article
Body-mass index and cancer mortality in the Asia-Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration: pooled analyses of 424 519 participants
Parr, Christine L., Batty, G. David, Lam, Tai Hing, Barzi, Federica, Fang, Xianghua, Ho, Suzanne C., Jee, Sun Ha, Ansary-Moghaddam, Alireza, Jamrozik, Konrad, Ueshima, Hirotsugu, Woodward, Mark and Huxley, Rachel R. (2010). Body-mass index and cancer mortality in the Asia-Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration: pooled analyses of 424 519 participants. Lancet Oncology, 11 (8), 741-752. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(10)70141-8
2010
Conference Publication
SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE MORTALITY IN THAILAND: THE ELECTRICITY GENERATING AUTHORITY OF THAILAND STUDY
Vathesatogkit, Prin, Yamwong, Sukit, Woodward, Mark, Batty, David, Barzi, Federica, Cheepudomwit, Sayan, Boonbaichaiyapruck, Sarana, Tanomsup, Supachai, Unkurapinun, Nongnuj and Sritara, Piyamitr (2010). SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE MORTALITY IN THAILAND: THE ELECTRICITY GENERATING AUTHORITY OF THAILAND STUDY. NEW YORK: ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC.
2010
Journal Article
Adult height and cancer mortality in Asia: the Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration
Batty, G. D., Barzi, F., Woodward, M., Jamrozik, K., Woo, J., Kim, H. C., Ueshima, H. and Huxley, R. R. (2010). Adult height and cancer mortality in Asia: the Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration. Annals of Oncology, 21 (3) mdp363, 646-654. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdp363
2010
Journal Article
Efficacy of weight loss drugs on obesity and cardiovascular risk factors in obese adolescents: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Czernichow, S., Lee, C. M. Y., Barzi, F., Greenfield, J. R., Baur, L. A., Chalmers, J., Woodward, M. and Huxley, R. R. (2010). Efficacy of weight loss drugs on obesity and cardiovascular risk factors in obese adolescents: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Obesity Reviews, 11 (2), 150-158. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2009.00620.x
2010
Journal Article
The discrimination of dyslipidaemia using anthropometric measures in ethnically diverse populations of the Asia-Pacific Region: The Obesity in Asia Collaboration
Barzi, F., Woodward, M., Czernichow, S., Lee, C. M. Y., Kang, J. H., Janus, E., Lear, S., Patel, A., Caterson, I., Patel, J., Lam, T. H., Suriyawongpaisal, P. and Huxley, R. (2010). The discrimination of dyslipidaemia using anthropometric measures in ethnically diverse populations of the Asia-Pacific Region: The Obesity in Asia Collaboration. Obesity Reviews, 11 (2), 127-136. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2009.00605.x
2010
Journal Article
Just add a pinch of salt! - Current directions for the use of salt in recipes in Australian magazines
Webster, Jacqui, Dunford, Elizabeth, Barzi, Federica and Neal, Bruce (2010). Just add a pinch of salt! - Current directions for the use of salt in recipes in Australian magazines. European Journal of Public Health, 20 (1), 96-99. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckp116
2009
Journal Article
Coffee, decaffeinated coffee, and tea consumption in relation to incident Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: a systematic review with meta-analysis
Huxley, Rachel, Lee, Crystal Man Ying, Barzi, Federica, Timmermeister, Leif, Czernichow, Sebastien, Perkovic, Vlado, Grobbee, Diederick E., Batty, David and Woodward, Mark (2009). Coffee, decaffeinated coffee, and tea consumption in relation to incident Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Archives of Internal Medicine, 169 (22), 2053-2063. doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2009.439
2009
Journal Article
Obesity and liver cancer mortality in Asia: The Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration
Batty, G. David, Barzi, Federica, Huxley, Rachel, Chang, Charissa Y., Jee, Sun Ha, Jamrozik, Konrad, Kim, Hyeon Chang, Fang, Xianghua, Lam, Tai H. and Woodward, Mark (2009). Obesity and liver cancer mortality in Asia: The Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration. Cancer Epidemiology, 33 (6), 469-472. doi: 10.1016/j.canep.2009.09.010
2009
Journal Article
Smoking, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases in men in the Asia Pacific region
Kengne, Andre Pascal, Nakamura, Koshi, Barzi, Federica, Lam, Tai Hing, Huxley, Rachel, Gu, Dongfeng, Patel, Anushka, Kim, Hyeon Chang and Woodward, Mark (2009). Smoking, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases in men in the Asia Pacific region. Journal of Diabetes, 1 (3), 173-181. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-0407.2009.00028.x
2009
Journal Article
Blood Pressure Is a Major Risk Factor for Renal Death An Analysis of 560 352 Participants From the Asia-Pacific Region
O'Seaghdha, Conall M., Perkovic, Vlado, Lam, Tai Hing, McGinn, Stella, Barzi, Federica, Gu, Dong Feng, Cass, Alan, Suh, Il, Muntner, Paul, Giles, Graham G., Ueshima, Hirotsugu, Woodward, Mark and Huxley, Rachel (2009). Blood Pressure Is a Major Risk Factor for Renal Death An Analysis of 560 352 Participants From the Asia-Pacific Region. Hypertension, 54 (3), 509-515. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.108.128413
2009
Journal Article
Adult height and the risks of cardiovascular disease and major causes of death in the Asia-Pacific region: 21 000 deaths in 510 000 men and women
Lee, Crystal Man Ying, Barzi, Federica, Woodward, Mark, Batty, G. David, Giles, Graham G., Wong, Jean Woo, Jamrozik, Konrad, Lam, Tai Hing, Ueshima, Hirotsugu, Kim, Hyeon Chang, Gu, Dong Feng, Schooling, Mary and Huxley, Rachel R. (2009). Adult height and the risks of cardiovascular disease and major causes of death in the Asia-Pacific region: 21 000 deaths in 510 000 men and women. International Journal of Epidemiology, 38 (4), 1060-1071. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyp150
2009
Journal Article
The effects of a reduced-sodium, high-potassium salt substitute on food taste and acceptability in rural northern China
Li, Nicole, Prescott, John, Wu, Yangfeng, Barzi, Federica, Yu, Xuequn, Zhao, Liancheng, Neal, Bruce, Li, Yuming, Liu, Junxiang, Song, Donglin, Shi, Jingpu, Wang, Hailong, Yang, Yongqing, Li, Jianmin, Zhang, Yanling, Guo, Dongshuang, Liang, Shengyin, Qi, Jianhua, Pan, Rujun, Li, Bing, Yang, Zhigang, Chen, Bailing, Zhou, Beifan, Hu, Jihong, Han, Rong, Huxley, Rachel, Jane, Kathy, Ryan, Suzanne, Rodgers, Anthony ... Gray, Barry (2009). The effects of a reduced-sodium, high-potassium salt substitute on food taste and acceptability in rural northern China. The British Journal of Nutrition, 101 (7), 1088-1093. doi: 10.1017/S0007114508042360
2009
Journal Article
Does cigarette smoking exacerbate the effect of total cholesterol and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol on the risk of cardiovascular diseases?
Nakamura, K., Barzi, F., Huxley, R., Lam, T-H, Suh, I., Woo, J., Kim, H. C., Feigin, V. L., Gu, D. and Woodward, M. (2009). Does cigarette smoking exacerbate the effect of total cholesterol and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol on the risk of cardiovascular diseases?. Heart, 95 (11), 909-916. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2008.147066
2009
Journal Article
Smoking and the risk of upper aero digestive tract cancers for men and women in the Asia-Pacific Region
Ansary-Moghaddam, Alireza, Martiniuk, Alexandra, Lam, Tai-Hing, Jamrozik, Konrad, Tamakoshi, Akiko, Fang, Xianghua, Suh, Il, Barzi, Federica, Huxley, Rachel and Woodward, Mark (2009). Smoking and the risk of upper aero digestive tract cancers for men and women in the Asia-Pacific Region. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 6 (4), 1358-1370. doi: 10.3390/ijerph6041358
2009
Journal Article
Proteinuria and Stroke: a Meta-analysis of Cohort Studies
Ninomiya, Toshiharu, Perkovic, Vlado, Verdon, Christine, Barzi, Federica, Cass, Alan, Gallagher, Martin, Jardine, Meg, Anderson, Craig, Chalmers, John, Craig, Jonathan C. and Huxley, Rachel (2009). Proteinuria and Stroke: a Meta-analysis of Cohort Studies. American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 53 (3), 417-425. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.08.032
2008
Journal Article
Obesity and overweight in relation to liver disease mortality in men: 38 year follow-up of the original Whitehall study
Batty, G. D., Shipley, M. J., Kivimaki, M., Barzi, F., Smith, G. Davey, Mitchell, R., Marmot, M. G. and Huxley, R. (2008). Obesity and overweight in relation to liver disease mortality in men: 38 year follow-up of the original Whitehall study. International Journal of Obesity, 32 (11), 1741-1744. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2008.162
2008
Journal Article
Do men and women respond differently to blood pressure-lowering treatment? Results of prospectively designed overviews of randomized trials
Turnbull, Fiona, Woodward, Mark, Neal, B., Barzi, Federica, Ninomiya, Toshiharu, Chalmers, J., Perkovic, Vlado, Li, Nicole, MacMahon, S., Agodoa, L., Anderson, C., Asselbergs, F. W., Baigent, C., Black, H., Brenner, B., Brown, M., Bulpitt, C., Byington, R., Collins, R., Cutler, J., Dahlof, B., Davis, B., De Zeeuw, D., Dens, J., Estacio, R., Fagard, R., Fox, K., Fukui, T., Hansson, L. ... Zanchetti, A. (2008). Do men and women respond differently to blood pressure-lowering treatment? Results of prospectively designed overviews of randomized trials. European Heart Journal, 29 (21), 2669-2680. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehn427
2008
Journal Article
The relationship between Proteinuria and Coronary Risk : a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Perkovic, Vlado, Verdon, Christine, Ninomiya, Toshiharu, Barzi, Federica, Cass, Alan, Patel, Anushka, Jardine, Meg, Gallagher, Martin, Turnbull, Fiona, Chalmers, John, Craig, Jonathan and Huxley, Rachel (2008). The relationship between Proteinuria and Coronary Risk : a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Plos Medicine, 5 (10) e207, 1486-1495. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0050207
2008
Journal Article
Cigarette smoking, systolic blood pressure, and cardiovascular diseases in the Asia-Pacific region
Nakamura, Koshi, Barzi, Federica, Lam, Tai-Hing, Huxley, Rachel, Feigin, Valery L., Ueshima, Hirotsugu, Woo, Jean, Gu, Dongfeng, Ohkubo, Takayoshi, Lawes, Carlene M. M., Suh, Il and Woodward, Mark (2008). Cigarette smoking, systolic blood pressure, and cardiovascular diseases in the Asia-Pacific region. Stroke, 39 (6), 1694-1702. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.496752
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Deadly Fit Mums: yarning about health and wellbeing of mums and their families.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Judith Dean, Dr Kai Wheeler
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Doctor Philosophy
Deadly Fit Mums: yarning about health and wellbeing of mums and their families.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Judith Dean, Dr Kai Wheeler
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Doctor Philosophy
Understanding fertility and pre-conception health among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living in Queensland
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor James Ward
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Doctor Philosophy
Understanding fertility and pre-conception health among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living in Queensland
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor James Ward
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Doctor Philosophy
Population oral health interventions and water fluoridation for the prevention of dental caries
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Ratilal Lalloo, Professor Loc Do
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