Biography
Dr Yu was awarded the PhD in Cardiovascular Epidemiology & Genetic Epidemiology at Peking Union Medical College and Tsinghua University in 2009, before working as a Statistician for an environmental epidemiology project at Division of Population Health Sciences and Education, St George’s University of London.
Dr Yu joined the Institute of Metabolic Science, Cambridge University Hospitals as an Epidemiologist for diabetes integrated care project in 2011. He took up his current position as a Research Associate in Chronic Disease Surveillance in June 2013.
Selected Publications
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Development and validation of prediction models to estimate risk of primary total hip and knee replacements using data from the UK: two prospective open cohorts using the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. doi> full text>2018.
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Cardiovascular risks and bleeding with non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant versus warfarin in patients with type 2 diabetes: a tapered matching cohort study. Cardiovasc Diabetol, 174, vol. 19(1). link> doi> full text>2020.
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Dose-response association between physical activity and clustering of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors among 26,093 Chinese adults. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, Article 347, vol. 20(1). doi> link> full text>2020.
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Ethnic differences in mortality and hospital admission rates between Māori, Pacific, and European New Zealanders with type 2 diabetes between 1994 and 2018: a retrospective, population-based, longitudinal cohort study. The Lancet Global Health. doi> link> full text>2020.
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Association between systolic blood pressure and cardiovascular inpatient cost moderated by peer-support intervention among type 2 diabetes: two cohorts study. Canadian Journal of Diabetes. doi> link> full text>2020.
Full Publications Listshow
Journal Articles
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Cardiovascular risks and bleeding with non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant versus warfarin in patients with type 2 diabetes: a tapered matching cohort study. Cardiovasc Diabetol, 174, vol. 19(1). link> doi> full text>2020.
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Dose-response association between physical activity and clustering of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors among 26,093 Chinese adults. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, Article 347, vol. 20(1). doi> link> full text>2020.
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Ethnic differences in mortality and hospital admission rates between Māori, Pacific, and European New Zealanders with type 2 diabetes between 1994 and 2018: a retrospective, population-based, longitudinal cohort study. The Lancet Global Health. doi> link> full text>2020.
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Association between systolic blood pressure and cardiovascular inpatient cost moderated by peer-support intervention among type 2 diabetes: two cohorts study. Canadian Journal of Diabetes. doi> link> full text>2020.
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Derivation and validation of a risk score predicting risk of early-onset peritonitis among patients initializing peritoneal dialysis: A cohort study. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 301-306, vol. 99. doi> full text>2020.
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Association between long-term pulse pressure trajectories and risk of end-stage renal diseases in incident malignant hypertensive nephropathy. Blood Pressure Monitoring, vol. Publish Ahead of Print. doi> link> full text>2020.
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Physical activity and liver health among urban and rural Chinese adults: results from two independent surveys. Journal of Exercise Science and Fitness. doi> link> full text>2020.
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Dialysate glucose response phenotypes during peritoneal equilibration test and their association with cardiovascular death A cohort study. Medicine, e20447, vol. 99(21). doi> link> full text>2020.
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A low-cost laboratory-based method for predicting newly diagnosed biopsy-proven diabetic nephropathy in people with type 2 diabetes. Diabet Med, 1728-1736, vol. 37(10). link> doi> full text>2020.
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Derivation and external validation of a risk prediction algorithm to estimate future risk of cardiovascular death among patients with type 2 diabetes and incident diabetic nephropathy: prospective cohort study. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care, e000735, vol. 7(1). link> doi> full text>2019.
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The triglyceride glucose index can predict newly diagnosed biopsy-proven diabetic nephropathy in type 2 diabetes: A nested case control study. Medicine, vol. 98(46). link> doi> full text>2019.
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Opioid use, postoperative complications, and implant survival after unicompartmental versus total knee replacement: a population-based network study. The Lancet Rheumatology. doi> full text>2019.
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Short-Term Recovery Trajectories of Acute Flares in Knee Pain: A UK-Netherlands Multicenter Prospective Cohort Analysis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken), 1687-1692, vol. 72(12). link> doi> full text>2020.
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Comparison of Clinical Trial Changes in Primary Outcome and Reported Intervention Effect Size Between Trial Registration and Publication. JAMA Network Open, e197242, vol. 2(7). doi> link> full text>2019.
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Triglyceride Glucose Index Predicting Cardiovascular Mortality in Chinese Initiating Peritoneal Dialysis: A Cohort Study. Kidney and Blood Pressure Research, 1-10. doi> full text>2019.
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Trends in gabapentinoid prescribing in patients with osteoarthritis: a United Kingdom national cohort study in primary care. Osteoarthritis Cartilage, 1437-1444, vol. 27(10). link> doi> full text>2019.
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Optimal cut-off threshold in pulse pressure predicting cardiovascular death among newly diagnosed end-stage renal disease patients. Medicine, e16340, vol. 98(27). doi> full text>2019.
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Impact of antimalarial (AM) on serum lipids in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients. Medicine, e15030, vol. 98. doi> link> full text>2019.
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Development and validation of prediction models to estimate risk of primary total hip and knee replacements using data from the UK: two prospective open cohorts using the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink. Ann Rheum Dis, 91-99, vol. 78(1). link> doi> full text>2019.
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Validation of hip osteoarthritis diagnosis recording in the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf, 187-193, vol. 28(2). link> doi> full text>2019.
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miR-15a-5p suppresses inflammation and fibrosis of peritoneal mesothelial cells induced by peritoneal dialysis via targeting VEGFA. J Cell Physiol, 9746-9755, vol. 234(6). link> doi> full text>2019.
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Development and validation of prediction models to estimate risk of primary total hip and knee replacements using data from the UK: two prospective open cohorts using the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. doi> full text>2018.
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Derivation and external validation of risk algorithms for cerebrovascular (re)hospitalisation in patients with type 2 diabetes: two cohorts study. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 74-81, vol. 144. doi> full text>2018.
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Underrecording of osteoarthritis in United Kingdom primary care electronic health record data. Clin Epidemiol, 1195-1201, vol. 10. link> doi> full text>2018.
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Hypertriglyceridemic-waist is more predictive of abnormal liver and renal function in an Australian population than a Chinese population. Obesity Research and Clinical Practice. doi> full text>2018.
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Walking, But Not Other Physical Activity at a Higher Intensity, Is Associated With Improved Kidney Function: A Cross-Sectional Health Survey of General Adult Population. J Phys Act Health, 600-604, vol. 15(8). link> doi> full text>2018.
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Derivation and Validation of Risk Scores to Predict Cerebrovascular Mortality Among Incident Peritoneal Dialysis Patients. Kidney and Blood Pressure Research, 1141-1148, vol. 43(4). doi> full text>2018.
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Total/high density lipoprotein cholesterol and cardiovascular disease (re)hospitalization nadir in type 2 diabetes. J Lipid Res, 1745-1750, vol. 59(9). link> doi> full text>2018.
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Impact of peer support on inpatient and outpatient payments among people with Type 2 diabetes: a prospective cohort study. Diabet Med, 789-797, vol. 35(6). link> doi> full text>2018.
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Characteristics of Patients Initializing Peritoneal Dialysis Treatment From 2007 to 2014: Analysis From Henan Peritoneal Dialysis Registry data. Iran J Kidney Dis, 178-184, vol. 12(3). link> full text>2018.
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Dose-Response Between Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Cardiovascular Mortality Among Incident Peritoneal Dialysis Patients. Kidney and Blood Pressure Research. doi> full text>2018.
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Dialysate Creatinine Response Patterns During Peritoneal Equilibration Test and the Association Between Cardiovascular Mortality: Findings from a Prospective Cohort Study. Kidney and Blood Pressure Research. doi> full text>2018.
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Development and validation of risk prediction models for cardiovascular mortality in Chinese people initialising peritoneal dialysis: a cohort study. Sci Rep, 1966, vol. 8(1). link> doi> full text>2018.
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Development and external validation of risk scores for cardiovascular hospitalisation and rehospitalisation in diabetes patients. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. doi> full text>2018.
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Population-level impact of diabetes integrated care on commissioner payments for inpatient care among people with type 2 diabetes in Cambridgeshire: a postintervention cohort follow-up study. BMJ Open. doi> full text>2017.
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Population trends in the incidence and initial management of osteoarthritis: age-period-cohort analysis of the Clinical Practice Research Datalink, 1992-2013. Rheumatology (Oxford), 1902-1917, vol. 56(11). link> doi> full text>2017.
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IL-6 promotes epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition of human peritoneal mesothelial cells possibly through the JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol, F310-F318, vol. 313(2). link> doi> full text>2017.
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Potential health impact and cost-effectiveness of drug therapy for prehypertension. Int J Cardiol, 403-408, vol. 240. link> doi> full text>2017.
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Association between pulmonary function and renal function: findings from China and Australia. BMC Nephrol, 143, vol. 18(1). link> doi> full text>2017.
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Accuracy of glomerular filtration rate equations for chronic kidney disease patients at the G3a stage: a single-center cross-sectional study. BMC Research Notes. doi> full text>2017.
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Interaction between Mean Arterial Pressure and HbA1c in Prediction of Cardiovascular Disease Hospitalisation: A Population-Based Case-Control Study. J Diabetes Res, 8714745, vol. 2016. link> doi> full text>2016.
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Social gradient and regional variation and in general practice consultation prevalence for osteoarthritis in England 1998-2013: Descriptive epidemiological study using data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, S197-S198, vol. 24(1). doi>2016.
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Weighted cumulative exposure models helped identify an association between early knee-pain consultations and future knee OA diagnosis. J Clin Epidemiol, 218-228, vol. 76. link> doi> full text>2016.
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Association between lung capacity and abnormal glucose metabolism: findings from China and Australia. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf), 37-45, vol. 85(1). link> doi> full text>2016.
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Annual consultation incidence of osteoarthritis estimated from population-based health care data in England. Rheumatology (Oxford, England). doi> full text>2015.
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Hospitalisation among patients with diabetes associated with a Diabetes Integrated Care Initiative: a mixed methods case study. Future Hospital Journal, 92-98, vol. 2(2). doi>2015.
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Association between pulse pressure and risk of hospital admissions for cardiovascular events among people with Type 2 diabetes: a population-based case-control study. Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association, 1201-1206, vol. 32(9). doi>2015.
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The effect of total cholesterol on myocardial infarction in Chinese male hypertension population. Biomedical and environmental sciences : BES, 37-41, vol. 23.2010.
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Genetic variants in the ADD1 and GNB3 genes and blood pressure response to potassium supplementation. Frontiers of Medicine in China, 59-66, vol. 4(1). doi>2010.
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Perilipin gene 1237 T > C polymorphism is not associated with obesity risk in northern Chinese Han adults. Biomedical and Environmental Sciences, 1660-1664, vol. 93(12). doi>
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[Prehypertension and its non-pharmaceutical therapy]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi, 401-404, vol. 29(4). link>2008.
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Co-prescription of gabapentinoids and opioids among adults with and without osteoarthritis in the United Kingdom between 1995 and 2017. Rheumatology (Oxford). link> doi> full text>2020.
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Risk of knee osteoarthritis after different types of knee injuries in young adults: a population-based cohort study. Br J Sports Med, 725-730, vol. 54(12). link> doi> full text>2020.
Other
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THE DESCRIPTIVE EPIDEMIOLOGY AND SECULAR TRENDS OF LOWER BACK PAIN PROCEDURES IN ROUTINE UK NHS CARE FROM 2000 TO 2016. ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES (pp. 850-851, vol. 79). link> doi> full text>2020.
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DEVELOPMENT AND EXTERNAL VALIDATION OF A PATIENT-LEVEL PREDICTION MODEL FOR 60-DAY MORTALITY FOLLOWING TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY: A MULTINATIONAL COHORT STUDY. OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL (pp. S178-S179, vol. 30). link> full text>2019.
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IS MEAN CORPUSCULAR HAEMOGLOBIN CONCENTRATION OVER TIME A PREDICTOR OF DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY IN TYPE 2 DIABETES? FINDINGS FROM A NESTED CASE-CONTROL STUDY. NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION (vol. 34). link> full text>2019.
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TRENDS IN GABAPENTINOID PRESCRIBING IN OSTEOARTHRITIS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM: COHORT STUDY IN PRIMARY CARE. RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 58). link> doi> full text>2019.
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TRENDS IN ANNUAL CONSULTATION INCIDENCE OF CLINICAL OSTEOARTHRITIS BETWEEN 1992-2013 IN UK PRIMARY CARE: ANALYSIS OF THE CLINICAL PRACTICE RESEARCH DATALINK. ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES (p. 646, vol. 75). link> doi> full text>2016.
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ANNUAL CONSULTATION INCIDENCE OF OSTEOARTHRITIS USING POPULATION-BASED HEALTHCARE DATA IN ENGLAND. RHEUMATOLOGY (p. 72, vol. 53). link>2014.
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PRELIM Main Survey (2017). Cross-sectional survey (postally administered with option of online completion)doi>
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WHAT IS THE RISK OF KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS AFTER A HISTORY OF KNEE INJURY IN YOUNG ADULTS? A POPULATION-BASED COHORT STUDY. OSTEOARTHRITIS AND CARTILAGE (pp. S262-S263, vol. 27). link> doi> full text>2019.