Associate Professor Federica Barzi
Associate Professor

Federica Barzi

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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

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Biostatistics Epidemiology Health Sciences Indigenous Studies Mathematical Sciences Statistics

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Sydney

Search Professor Federica Barzi’s works on UQ eSpace

162 works between 1999 and 2025
All (162) Journal Article (152) Conference Publication (7) Other Outputs (3)

121 - 140 of 162 works

2008

Journal Article

Association of smoking and smoking cessation with major causes of mortality in the Asia Pacific Region: The Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration

Barzi, F., Huxley, R., Jamrozik, Konrad D., Lam, T.-H., Ueshima, H., Gu, D., Kim, H. and Woodward, M. (2008). Association of smoking and smoking cessation with major causes of mortality in the Asia Pacific Region: The Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration. Tobacco Control, 17 (3), 166-172. doi: 10.1136/tc.2007.023457

Association of smoking and smoking cessation with major causes of mortality in the Asia Pacific Region: The Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration

2008

Journal Article

Effects of different regimens to lower blood pressure on major cardiovascular events in older and younger adults: meta-analysis of randomised trials

Blood Pressure Lowering Treatment Trialists' Collaboration, Turnbull, F, Neal, B, Ninomiya, T, Algert, C, Arima, H, Barzi, F, Bulpitt, C, Chalmers, J, Fagard, R, Gleason, A, Heritier, S, Li, N, Perkovic, V, Woodward, M and MacMahon, S (2008). Effects of different regimens to lower blood pressure on major cardiovascular events in older and younger adults: meta-analysis of randomised trials. BMJ , 336 (7653) 1121, 1-7. doi: 10.1136/bmj.39548.738368.be

Effects of different regimens to lower blood pressure on major cardiovascular events in older and younger adults: meta-analysis of randomised trials

2008

Journal Article

Ethnic comparisons of the cross-sectional relationships between measures of body size with diabetes and hypertension

Huxley, R., James, W. P. T., Barzi, F., Patel, J. V., Lear, S. A., Suriyawongpaisal, P., Janus, E., Caterson, I., Zimmet, P., Prabhakaran, D., Reddy, S. and Woodward, M. (2008). Ethnic comparisons of the cross-sectional relationships between measures of body size with diabetes and hypertension. Obesity Reviews, 9 (Suppl. 1), 53-61. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2007.00439.x

Ethnic comparisons of the cross-sectional relationships between measures of body size with diabetes and hypertension

2008

Journal Article

High prevalence of chronic kidney disease in Thailand

Perkovic, V., Cass, A., Patel, A.A., Suriyawongpaisal, P., Barzi, F., Chadban, S., MacMahon, S. and Neal, B. (2008). High prevalence of chronic kidney disease in Thailand. Kidney International, 73 (4), 473-479. doi: 10.1038/sj.ki.5002701

High prevalence of chronic kidney disease in Thailand

2008

Journal Article

Is central obesity a better discriminator of the risk of hypertension than body mass index in ethnically diverse populations?

The Obesity in Asia Collaboration, Huxley, Rachel and Barzi, Federica (2008). Is central obesity a better discriminator of the risk of hypertension than body mass index in ethnically diverse populations?. Journal of Hypertension, 26 (2), 169-177. doi: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e3282f16ad3

Is central obesity a better discriminator of the risk of hypertension than body mass index in ethnically diverse populations?

2007

Journal Article

Waist circumference thresholds provide an accurate and widely applicable method for the discrimination of diabetes

Huxley, Rachel, Barzi, Federica, Lee, Crystal M. Y., Lear, Scott, Shaw, Jonathan, Lam, Tai Hing, Cater-Son, Ian, Azizi, Fereidoun, Patel, Jeetesh, Suriyawongpaisal, Paibul, Oh, Sang Woo, Kang, Jae-Heon, Gill, Tim, Zimmet, Paul, James, Philip T., Woodward, Mark, Adam, John, Barba, Corazon, Beifan, Zhou, Chunming, Chen, Colagi-uri, Stephen, Cutter, Jeffery, Fong, Chee Weng, Giles, Gra-ham, Huang, Kuo-Chin, Janus, Edward, Kang, Jae-Heon, Ko, Gary, Kuriyama, Shinichi ... Welborn, Tim (2007). Waist circumference thresholds provide an accurate and widely applicable method for the discrimination of diabetes. Diabetes Care, 30 (12), 3116-3118. doi: 10.2337/dc07-1455

Waist circumference thresholds provide an accurate and widely applicable method for the discrimination of diabetes

2007

Journal Article

Associations between serum lipids and causes of mortality in a cohort of 3499 urban Thais: the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) study

Sritara, Piyamitr, Patoomanunt, Prisana, Woodward, Mark, Narksawat, Kulaya, Tulyadachanon, Supoj, Ratanachaiwong, Wipa, Sritara, Chanika, Barzi, Federica, Yamwong, Sukit and Tanomsup, Supachai (2007). Associations between serum lipids and causes of mortality in a cohort of 3499 urban Thais: the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) study. Angiology, 58 (6), 757-763. doi: 10.1177/0003319707304042

Associations between serum lipids and causes of mortality in a cohort of 3499 urban Thais: the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) study

2007

Journal Article

Prevalence and risk factors of peripheral arterial disease in a selected Thai population

Sritara, Piyamitr, Sritara, Chanika, Woodward, Mark, Wangsuphachart, Somjai, Barzi, Federica, Hengprasith, Bunlue and Yipintsoi, Tada (2007). Prevalence and risk factors of peripheral arterial disease in a selected Thai population. Angiology, 58 (5), 572-578. doi: 10.1177/0003319707303652

Prevalence and risk factors of peripheral arterial disease in a selected Thai population

2007

Journal Article

Salt substitution: a low-cost strategy for blood pressure control among rural Chinese. A randomized, controlled trial

Li, Nicole, Neal, Bruce, Wu, Yangfeng, Zhao, Liancheng, Yu, Xuequn, Barzi, Federica, Huxley, Rachel and Rodgers, Anthony (2007). Salt substitution: a low-cost strategy for blood pressure control among rural Chinese. A randomized, controlled trial. Journal of Hypertension, 25 (10), 2011-2018. doi: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e3282b9714b

Salt substitution: a low-cost strategy for blood pressure control among rural Chinese. A randomized, controlled trial

2007

Journal Article

Cholesterol, diabetes and major cardiovascular diseases in the Asia-Pacific region

Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration and Barzi, Federica (2007). Cholesterol, diabetes and major cardiovascular diseases in the Asia-Pacific region. Diabetologia, 50 (11), 2289-2297. doi: 10.1007/s00125-007-0801-2

Cholesterol, diabetes and major cardiovascular diseases in the Asia-Pacific region

2007

Journal Article

Systolic blood pressure, diabetes and the risk of cardiovascular diseases in the Asia-Pacific region

Kengne, A. P., Patel, A., Barzi, F., Jamrozik, K., Lam, T. H., Ueshima, H., Gu, D. F., Suh, I., Woodward, M., Woodward, M., Fang, X., Gu, D. F., Imai, Y., Kim, H. C., Lam, T. H., Pan, W. H., Rodgers, A., Suh, I. and Ueshima, H. (2007). Systolic blood pressure, diabetes and the risk of cardiovascular diseases in the Asia-Pacific region. Journal of Hypertension, 25 (6), 1205-1213.

Systolic blood pressure, diabetes and the risk of cardiovascular diseases in the Asia-Pacific region

2007

Journal Article

Abdominal obesity and coronary heart disease in Thai men

Aekplakorn, Wichai, Pakpeankitwatana, Varapat, Lee, Crystal M. Y., Woodward, Mark, Barzi, Federica, Yamwong, Sukit, Unkurapinun, Nongnuj and Sritara, Piyamitr (2007). Abdominal obesity and coronary heart disease in Thai men. Obesity, 15 (4), 1036-1042. doi: 10.1038/oby.2007.604

Abdominal obesity and coronary heart disease in Thai men

2007

Journal Article

The impact of modifiable risk factors on mortality from prostate cancer in populations of the Asia-Pacific region

Okayama, A., Ueshima, H., Maegawa, H., Aoki, N., Nakamura, M., Kubo, N., Yamada, T., Wu, Z. S., Yao, C. H., Wu, Z. S., Andrews, G., Welborn, T. A., Tang, Z., Liu, L. S., Xie, J. X., Norton, R., Ameratunga, S., MacMahon, S., Whitlock, G., Knuiman, M. W., Christensen, H., Zhou, J., Yu, X. H., Wu, X. G., Tarnakoshi, A., Pan, W. H., Sritara, P., Wu, Z. L., Chen, L. Q. ... Barzi, F. (2007). The impact of modifiable risk factors on mortality from prostate cancer in populations of the Asia-Pacific region. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 8 (2), 199-205.

The impact of modifiable risk factors on mortality from prostate cancer in populations of the Asia-Pacific region

2007

Journal Article

Cardiovascular risk prediction tools for populations in Asia

Barzi, F., Patel, Anushka, Gu, D., Sritara, P., Lam, T. H., Rodgers, A. and Woodward, M. (2007). Cardiovascular risk prediction tools for populations in Asia. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 61 (2), 115-121. doi: 10.1136/jech.2005.044842

Cardiovascular risk prediction tools for populations in Asia

2007

Journal Article

Impact of smoking and smoking cessation on lung cancer mortality in the Asia-Pacific region

Huxley, R., Jamrozik, K., Lam, T. H., Barzi, F., Ansary-Moghaddam, A., Jiang, C. Q., Suh, I. and Woodward, M. (2007). Impact of smoking and smoking cessation on lung cancer mortality in the Asia-Pacific region. American Journal of Epidemiology, 165 (11), 1280-1286. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwm002

Impact of smoking and smoking cessation on lung cancer mortality in the Asia-Pacific region

2007

Journal Article

The Relationship Between Total Cholesterol and the Risk of Major Cardiovascular Diseases is Similar Amongst Individuals With and Without Diabetes Across Populations in the Asia Pacific Region

Kengne, A.P., Patel, A., Barzi, F., Jamrozik, K., Lam, T.H., Chang, H.K., Ohkubo, T., Ueshima, H., Xianghua, F., Woodward, M. and Collaboration, For The Asia Pacific Cohort Studies (2007). The Relationship Between Total Cholesterol and the Risk of Major Cardiovascular Diseases is Similar Amongst Individuals With and Without Diabetes Across Populations in the Asia Pacific Region. Heart Lung and Circulation, 16. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2007.06.209

The Relationship Between Total Cholesterol and the Risk of Major Cardiovascular Diseases is Similar Amongst Individuals With and Without Diabetes Across Populations in the Asia Pacific Region

2007

Journal Article

Associations Between High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Both Stroke and Coronary Heart Disease in the Asia Pacific Region

Woodward, M., Barzi, F., Feigin, V., Gu, D., Huxley, R., Nakamura, K., Patel, A., Ho, S., Jamrozik, K. and Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration . (2007). Associations Between High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Both Stroke and Coronary Heart Disease in the Asia Pacific Region. European Heart Journal, 28 (21), 2653-2660. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehm427

Associations Between High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Both Stroke and Coronary Heart Disease in the Asia Pacific Region

2006

Journal Article

The effect of modifiable risk factors on pancreatic cancer mortality in populations of the Asia-Pacific region

Ansary-Moghaddam, Alireza, Huxley, Rachel, Barzi, Federica, Lawes, Carlene, Ohkubo, Takayoshi, Fang, Xianghua, Jee, Sun Ha and Woodward, Mark (2006). The effect of modifiable risk factors on pancreatic cancer mortality in populations of the Asia-Pacific region. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention, 15 (12), 2435-2440. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-06-0368

The effect of modifiable risk factors on pancreatic cancer mortality in populations of the Asia-Pacific region

2006

Journal Article

Cohort profile: The asia pacific cohort studies collaboration

Woodward, M., Barzi, F., Martiniuk, A., Fang, X., Gu, D. F., Imai, Y., Lam, T. H., Pan, W. H., Rodgers, A., Suh, I., Jee, S. H., Ueshima, H. and Huxley, R. (2006). Cohort profile: The asia pacific cohort studies collaboration. International Journal of Epidemiology, 35 (6), 1412-1416. doi: 10.1093/lje/dyl222

Cohort profile: The asia pacific cohort studies collaboration

2006

Journal Article

An evaluation of metabolic risks for coronary death in the Asia Pacific region

Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration, Patel, A., Barzi, F., Woodard, M., Ni Mhurchu, C., Ohkubo, T., Lam, T. H. and Welborn, T. (2006). An evaluation of metabolic risks for coronary death in the Asia Pacific region. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 74 (3), 274-281. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2006.03.027

An evaluation of metabolic risks for coronary death in the Asia Pacific region

Current funding

  • 2025 - 2029
    Multidisciplinary initiatives to impact incidence and prevalence of STIs among First Nations Peoples
    NHMRC MRFF - Indigenous Health Research Grant
    Open grant
  • 2025 - 2027
    Cardiovascular risk prediction equations for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples derived using Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples dat
    NHMRC MRFF Cardiovascular Health
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2026
    Understanding preconception sexual and reproductive health and fertility among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living in Queensland
    Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2026
    Closing the final gaps in maternal and infant health: the Deadly Fit Mums program
    NHMRC MRFF PPHR - Maternal Health and Healthy Lifestyles
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2027
    Centre of Research Excellence in Urban Indigenous Health
    NHMRC Centres of Research Excellence
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2025
    Type 2 diabetes prevalence and management in patients attending an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Service in Southeast Queensland over a twelve-year period: factors associated with good
    NHMRC MRFF - Indigenous Health Research Grant
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2025
    Progression of chronic kidney disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults: the eGFR3 Cohort Study (NHMRC CTCS Grant led by Flinders University)
    Flinders University
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2025
    Improving surveillance infrastructure for Indigenous primary health care
    MRFF Primary Health Care Research Data Infrastructure
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2024
    NT Safety and Efficacy of Iron in Haemodialysis Study (NHMRC Project Grant led by Menzies School of Health Research)
    Menzies School of Health Research
    Open grant
  • 2022
    Queensland Burden Of Disease Report
    Queensland Health
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2024
    PANDORA (Pregnancy And Neonatal Diabetes Outcomes in Remote Australia) Generations (NHMRC Project Grant led by Menzies School of Health Research)
    Menzies School of Health Research
    Open grant

Availability

Associate Professor Federica Barzi is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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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