BIO

Dr. ZHAO obtained her doctorate degree at the graduate school of medicine in Hokkaido University and worked there as Assistant Professor then. She joined the School of Public Health and Emergency Management at the Southern University of Science and Technology in 2021 as an Assistant Professor. Her research focuses on chronic disease epidemiology, measurement and evaluation of geriatric syndrome, and active health and aging. Prospective cohort studies were conducted to explore the determinants of health-related outcomes in the old population and to evaluate controlling measures. She has published more than 20 research papers in domestic and foreign journals. She has independently hosted four scientific research projects from Japan Science and Technology Agency and other institutes, and co-hosted one project supported by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. As a co-supervisor, she has/is training 3 postgraduate students and 4 doctoral students. she worked as a peer reviewer for several well-known SCI journals.

EMPLOYMENT

2021-present, School of Public Health and Emergency Management, Southern University of Science and Technology, Assistant Professor

2018-2021, Hokkaido University, Faculty of Medicine, Assistant Professor

2015-2018, Hokkaido University, Faculty of Medicine, Post-doctoral Fellow

EDUCATION BACKGROUND 

2012-2015, Hokkaido University, Graduate School of Medicine, Ph.D.

2008-2011, Lanzhou University, School of Public Health, Master in Medicine

2004-2008, Xinxiang Medical University, Bachelor

RESEARCH INTERESTS 

1.    The health in the old population and their related influencing factors

2.    The screening and evaluation of the geriatric syndrome

3.    The study on the home-based community service-support provision model

4.    Multiple chronic diseases management in the old population

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS（#Corresponding author, *equal contribution）

1. Zhao W, Ukawa S, Okada E, Wakai K, Kawamura T, Ando M, Tamakoshi A. The associations of dietary patterns with all-cause mortality and other lifestyle factors in the elderly: An age-specific prospective cohort study. Clinical nutrition. 2019 Feb;38(1):288-296.

2. Zhao W, Ukawa S, Tsushita K, Kawamura T, Wakai K, Ando M, Tamakoshi A. Association of gait speed with mortality among the younger elderly in the New Integrated Suburban Seniority Investigation Project: a prospective cohort study, Age Ageing. 2015 Jan;44(1):153-7.

3. Zhao W, Ukawa S, Kawamura T, Wakai K, Ando M, Tsushita K, Tamakoshi A. Health benefits of daily walking on mortality among younger-elderly men with or without major critical diseases in the New Integrated Suburban Seniority Investigation Project: A prospective cohort study, 9 Journal of Epidemiology, 2015 Nov 5;25(10):609-16.

4. Sun LP, Zhao W*, Li J, Tse LA, Xing X, Lin S, Zhao J, Ren Z, Zhang CX, Liu X. Dietary flavonoids intake and risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a population-based case-control study. Nutrition. 2021 Mar 7;89:111235.

5. Wang S, Zhao W*, Sun L, Xiao SM, Lin S, Zhao J, Xiao H, Xing X, Lao XQ, Chen YM, Liu X. Independent and opposing associations of dietary phytosterols intake and PLCE1 rs2274223 polymorphisms on esophageal squamous cell carcinoma risk. European Journal of Nutrition. 2021 May 27.

6. Du Y*, Duan X*, Zheng M*, Zhao W*, Huang J, Lao L, Weng F, Lin DE, Yang Z, Li H, LIU X, Deng H. Association between eating habits and risk of obstructive sleep apnea: a population-based study. Nature and science of sleep. 9 October 2021 Volume 2021:13 Pages 1783—1795.

7. LIU X; Li H; Zhao Y; Li J; Zhang J; Ma L; Li L; Lin S; Lao X; Zhao W#. Reproducibility and relative validity of a food frequency questionnaire for a diet-related study in a rural Chinese population. Nutrition Journal. 2021.(Accepted)

8. Hao, W, Zhao, W, Kimura, T et al. Association of gait with global cognitive function and cognitive domains detected by MoCA-J among community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study. BMC Geriatr 21, 523 (2021).

9. Kobayashi T, Zhao W, Ukawa S, Wakai K, Tsushita K, Kawamura T, Ando M, Tamakoshi A. Association between frequency of snacking and all-cause mortality among community-dwelling young-old adults: An age-specific prospective cohort study. Geriatrics & Gerontology International. 2021 Aug;21(8):697-704.

10. Duan X, Zheng M, He S, Lao L, Huang J, Zhao W, Lao XQ, Deng H, Liu X: Association between physical activity and risk of obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep Breath 2021.

11. Sun L, Yan L, Liu Z, Zhao W, Zhang C, Chen Y, Lao X, Liu X. Dietary factors and risk of mortality among patients with esophageal cancer: A systematic review. BMC Cancer. 2020 Apr 6;20(1):287.

12. Zhang L, Ukawa S, Zhao W, Okabayashi S, Ando M, Wakai K, Tsushita K, Kawamura T, Tamakoshi A. Daily sleep duration and the risk of incident disability among younger elderly Japanese adults in the New Integrated Suburban Seniority Investigation Project: A prospective study using competing event analysis. Geriatrics & Gerontology International. 2019 Sep;19(9):945-949.

13. Ukawa S, Zhao W, Yatsuya H, Yamagishi K, Tanabe N, Iso H, Tamakoshi A. Associations of daily walking time with pneumonia mortality among elderly individuals with or without a medical history of myocardial infarction or stroke: Findings from the Japan Collaborative Cohort Study. Journal of Epidemiology. 2019 Jun 5;29(6):233-237.

14. Sasaki S, Ukawa S, Okada E, Wenjing Z, Kishi T, Sakamoto A, Tamakoshi A. Comparison of a new wrist-worn accelerometer with a commonly used triaxial accelerometer under free-living conditions. BMC Research Notes. 2018 Oct 20;11(1):746.

15. Sakamoto A, Ukawa S, Okada E, Sasaki S, Zhao W, Kishi T, Kondo K, Tamakoshi A. The association between social participation and cognitive function in community-dwelling older populations: Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study at Taisetsu Community Hokkaido. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2016 Sep 9.

16. Matsunaga T, Naito M, Wakai K, Ukawa S, Zhao W, Okabayashi S, Ando M, Kawamura T, Tamakoshi A. Leisure-time physical activity and risk of disability incidence: A 12-year prospective cohort study among the young elderly of the same age at baseline. Journal of Epidemiology 2017 Nov; 27(11):538-545.

17. Kojima R, Ukawa S, Zhao W, Suzuki K, Yamada, H, Tsushita K, Kawamura T, Okabayashi S, Wakai K, Noma H, Ando M, Tamakoshi A. Association of adiponectin with cancer and all-cause mortality in a Japanese community-dwelling elderly cohort: a case–cohort study. Journal of Epidemiology. 2018 Aug 5;28(8):367-372.