Yongjie Chen

Associate Professor 

Department of Epidemiology and Statistics,

School of Public Health

Tianjin Medical University

22 Qixiangtai Road

Tianjin 300070

Phone: +86-22-83336619

Email Address: chenyongjie@tmu.edu.cn

Education

Ph.D., Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China, 2016

B.S., Preventive Medicine, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China, 2011

Professional Background

2020- Associate Professor, Tianjin Medical University, Department of Epidemiology and Statistics,School of Public Health 

2016- 2020 Lecturer, Tianjin Medical University, Department of Epidemiology and Statistics, School of Public Health

Awards Received 

1.Distinguished Teacher in Tianjin Universities, 2022

2.3nd level talent, 131 independent innovation, Tianjin, 2020

Other Roles

1.Member, Nutrition and Neuroscience Branch, Chinese Nutrition Society 

2.Member, Nutrition Big Data and Health Branch, Chinese Nutrition Society 

3.Member, Science and technology management and evaluation working committee, Chinese Rehabilitation Medical Association

4.Member, Epidemiology Branch of Tianjin Cardiology Institute

5.Member, Chronic Disease Prevention and Control branch, Tianjin Academy of Preventive Medicine

Publications

1. Liu Q＃, Li Z＃, Huang L＃, Zhou D, Fu J, Duan H, Wang Z, Yang T, Zhao J, Li W, Liu H, Ma F, Sun C, Wang G, Du Y, Zhang M, Chen Y※, Huang G※. Telomere and mitochondria mediated the association between dietary inflammatory index and mild cognitive impairment: A prospective cohort study. Immunity & Ageing. 2023;20(1):1. IF: 9.701.

2. Yu B＃, Steptoe A, Chen Y※. Social isolation, loneliness, and all-cause mortality: A cohort study of 35,254 Chinese older adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2022; 70(6):1717-1725. IF: 7.538.

3. Chen Y＃, Sun B, Wang C, Zhang K, Lu W※, Huang G※. Associations of types of grains and lifestyle with all-cause mortality among Chinese adults aged 65 years or older: a prospective cohort study. Journal of Translational Medicine. 2023;21(1):88. IF: 8.448.

4. Chen Y＃, ※, Wang C, Sun B, Wang B, Lu X, Gao B, Cao Y, Zhou J, Liu X. Associations of follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone with metabolic syndrome during the menopausal transition from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 2023;14:1034934. IF: 6.055.

5. Tong H＃, Su B＃, Liu Z, Chen Y※. Follicle-stimulating hormone and blood lead levels with bone mineral density and the risk of fractures in pre- and postmenopausal women. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 2022, 13:1054048. IF: 6.055.

6. Chen Y＃, Yang Y, Jiang H, Liang X, Wang Y, Lu W※. Associations of BMI and Waist Circumference with All‐Cause Mortality: A 22‐Year Cohort Study. Obesity, 2019, 27(4): 662-669. 5-IF: 6.918.

7. Zhao R＃, Duan X, Wu Y, Zhang Q, Chen Y※. Association of exposure to Chinese famine in early life with the incidence of hypertension in adulthood: A 22-year cohort study. Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases. 2019, 29(11): 1237-1244. 5-IF: 4.668.

8. Chen Y＃, Peng Q, Yang Y, Zheng S, Wang Y, Lu W※. The prevalence and increasing trends of overweight, general obesity, and abdominal obesity among Chinese adults: a repeated cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health, 2019, 19(1): 1293. 5-IF: 4.545.

9. Yu Z＃, Kong D, Peng J, Wang Z, Chen Y※. Association of malnutrition with all-cause mortality in the elderly population: A 6-year cohort study. Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases. 2021 Jan 4;31(1):52-59. 5-IF: 4.668.

10. Wang Y＃, Jin J＃, Peng Y, Chen Y※. Exposure to Chinese Famine in the Early Life, Adulthood Obesity Patterns, and the Incidence of Hypertension: A 22-Year Cohort Study. Annals of Nutrition & Metabolism. 2021; 77(2):109-115. 5-IF: 5.584.

11. Chen Y＃, Du Y＃, Sun Z＃, Liu Q, Sun C, Lin H, Jin M, Fu J, Ma F, Li W, Liu H, Zhang X, Wang G※, Huang G※. Interactions Between Handgrip Strength and Serum Folate and Homocysteine Levels on Cognitive Function in the Elderly Chinese Population. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 2021; 80(4):1503-1513. 5-IF: 5.279.

12. Sun B＃, Zhao Y, Lu W, Chen Y※. The Relationship of Malnutrition With Cognitive Function in the Older Chinese Population: Evidence From the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey Study. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 2021; 13:766159. 5-IF: 6.223.

13. Liu X＃, Pei Z＃, Zhang Z, Zhang Y, Chen Y※. Associations of Boiled Water and Lifespan Water Sources With Mortality: A Cohort Study of 33,467 Older Adults. Frontiers in Public Health. 2022; 10: 921738. IF: 6.461.

14. Liu X＃, Xu J＃, Wei D, Chen Y※. Associations of Serum Follicle-Stimulating Hormone and Luteinizing Hormone Levels with Fat and Lean Mass during Menopausal Transition. Obesity Facts. 2023;16(2):184-193. 5-IF: 5.771.

15. Liu J＃, Sun S＃, Chen Y※. Superoxide Dismutase Modified the Association of Serum Malondialdehyde Levels with Cognitive Decline Among Older Adults: Findings from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey. J Alzheimers Dis. 2024;99(2):657-665.

Grants

1. National Natural Science Foundation of China: Study on the construction and application of causal inference model controlling the unmeasured confounders in the longitudinal data based on g-computation (Grant Number: 81903416). 2020.01-2022.12 

2. National Natural Science Foundation of China: Research of sensitive markers in calcium intervention by metabolomics based on dynamic probabilistic principal component analysis model (Grant Number: 72074166). 2016.01-2018.12.

3. National Natural Science Foundation of China: Community breast cancer screening strategies based on system dynamics and Hopfield neural network model (Grant Number: 72074166). 2021.01-2024.12.

4. National Natural Science Foundation of China: A population study of the relationship between environmental risk factors and genetic characteristics of autism spectrum disorders during critical periods of neurodevelopment (Grant Number: 81773459). 2018.01-2021.12.

5. National Key Technology R&D Program of China: The key technology research and demonstration of regional population health in large cohort study (Grant Number: 2011BAI09B02). 2012.01-2014.12.

6. National Key Technology R&D Program of China: Calcium requirement and dietary assessment of   postmenopausal women in northern China (Grant Number: 2008BAI58B02). 2008.01-2011.12.