Hongwei Zhao

Hongwei Zhao, ScD

Academic Information

Departments Adjunct - Population Health Sciences

Education History

Undergraduate Beijing University
 BS
Graduate Training University of Washington
 MS
Graduate Training Harvard University
 MS
Doctoral Training Harvard University
 ScD

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Biere AL, Ostaszewski B, Zhao H, Gillespie S, Younkin SG, Selkoe DJ (1995). Co-expression of beta-amyloid precursor protein (betaAPP) and apolipoprotein E in cell culture: analysis of betaAPP processing. Neurobiol Dis, 2(3), 177-87.
  2. Zhao H, Tsiatis AA (1999). Efficient estimation of the distribution of quality-adjusted survival time. Biometrics, 55(4), 1101-7.
  3. Marder K, Zhao H, Myers RH, Cudkowicz M, Kayson E, Kieburtz K, Orme C, Paulsen J, Penney JB Jr, Siemers E, Shoulson I (2000). Rate of functional decline in Huntington's disease. Huntington Study Group. Neurology, 54(2), 452-8.
  4. Paulsen JS, Zhao H, Stout JC, Brinkman RR, Guttman M, Ross CA, Como P, Manning C, Hayden MR, Shoulson I, Huntington Study Group (2001). Clinical markers of early disease in persons near onset of Huntington's disease. Neurology, 57(4), 658-62.
  5. Zhao H, Tsiatis AA (2001). Testing equality of survival functions of quality-adjusted lifetime. Biometrics, 57(3), 861-7.
  6. Zhao H, Tian L (2001). On estimating medical cost and incremental cost-effectiveness ratios with censored data. Biometrics, 57(4), 1002-8.
  7. Kunitz SJ, Woodall WG, Zhao H, Wheeler DR, Lillis R, Rogers (2002). Rearrest rates after incarceration for DWI: a comparative study in a southwestern US county. American journal of public health, 92(11), 1826-31.
  8. Wheelock VL, Tempkin T, Marder K, Nance M, Myers RH, Zhao H, Kayson E, Orme C, Shoulson I, Huntington Study Grou (2003). Predictors of nursing home placement in Huntington disease. Neurology, 60(6), 998-1001.
  9. Peterson DR, Zhao H, Eapen (2003). Using local correlation in kernel-based smoothers for dependent data. Biometrics, 59(4), 984-91.
  10. Huntington Study Grou (2003). Dosage effects of riluzole in Huntington's disease: a multicenter placebo-controlled study. Neurology, 61(11), 1551-6.
  11. Woodall WG, Kunitz SJ, Zhao H, Wheeler DR, Westerberg V, Davis (2004). The prevention paradox, traffic safety, and driving-while-intoxicated treatment. American journal of preventive medicine, 27(2), 106-11.
  12. Huntington Study Grou (2004). Minocycline safety and tolerability in Huntington disease. Neurology, 63(3), 547-9.
  13. Fahn S, Oakes D, Shoulson I, Kieburtz K, Rudolph A, Lang A, Olanow CW, Tanner C, Marek K, Parkinson Study Grou (2004). Levodopa and the progression of Parkinson's disease. The New England journal of medicine, 351(24), 2498-508.
  14. Hogarth P, Kayson E, Kieburtz K, Marder K, Oakes D, Rosas D, Shoulson I, Wexler NS, Young AB, Zhao (2005). Interrater agreement in the assessment of motor manifestations of Huntington's disease. Movement disorders, 20(3), 293-7.
  15. Delaney HD, Kunitz SJ, Zhao H, Woodall WG, Westerberg V, Rogers E, Wheeler D (2005). Variations in jail sentences and the probability of re-arrest for driving while intoxicated. Traffic injury prevention, 6(2), 105-9.
  16. Pandya KJ, Morrow GR, Roscoe JA, Zhao H, Hickok JT, Pajon E, Sweeney TJ, Banerjee TK, Flynn P (2005). Gabapentin for hot flashes in 420 women with breast cancer: a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial. Lancet (London, England), 366(9488), 818-24.
  17. Hickok JT, Roscoe JA, Morrow GR, Bole CW, Zhao H, Hoelzer KL, Dakhil SR, Moore T, Fitch T (2005). 5-Hydroxytryptamine-receptor antagonists versus prochlorperazine for control of delayed nausea caused by doxorubicin: a URCC CCOP randomised controlled trial. The Lancet. Oncology, 6(10), 765-72.
  18. Huntington Study Grou (2006). Tetrabenazine as antichorea therapy in Huntington disease: a randomized controlled trial. Neurology, 66(3), 366-72.
  19. Kunitz SJ, Zhao H, Wheeler DR, Woodall W (2006). Predictors of conviction and sentencing of DWI offenders in a New Mexico County. Traffic injury prevention, 7(1), 6-14.
  20. Mustian KM, Katula JA, Zhao (2006). A pilot study to assess the influence of tai chi chuan on functional capacity among breast cancer survivors. The journal of supportive oncology, 4(3), 139-45.
  21. Wang H, Zhao (2006). Estimating incremental cost-effectiveness ratios and their confidence intervals with differentially censored data. Biometrics, 62(2), 570-5.
  22. Zwanziger J, Hall WJ, Dick AW, Zhao H, Mushlin AI, Hahn RM, Wang H, Andrews ML, Mooney C, Wang H, Moss A (2006). The cost effectiveness of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators: results from the Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial (MADIT)-II. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 47(11), 2310-8.
  23. Huntington Study Group PHAROS Investigator (2006). At risk for Huntington disease: The PHAROS (Prospective Huntington At Risk Observational Study) cohort enrolled. Archives of neurology, 63(7), 991-6.
  24. Wang H, Zhao (2007). Regression analysis of mean quality-adjusted lifetime with censored data. Biostatistics (Oxford, England), 8(2), 368-82.
  25. Blumberg N, Zhao H, Wang H, Messing S, Heal JM, Lyman G (2007). The intention-to-treat principle in clinical trials and meta-analyses of leukoreduced blood transfusions in surgical patients. Transfusion, 47(4), 573-81.
  26. Noyes K, Corona E, Zwanziger J, Hall WJ, Zhao H, Wang H, Moss AJ, Dick AW, Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial I (2007). Health-related quality of life consequences of implantable cardioverter defibrillators: results from MADIT II. Medical care, 45(5), 377-85.
  27. Woodall WG, Delaney HD, Kunitz SJ, Westerberg VS, Zhao (2007). A randomized trial of a DWI intervention program for first offenders: intervention outcomes and interactions with antisocial personality disorder among a primarily American-Indian sample. Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research, 31(6), 974-87.
  28. Zhao H, Bang H, Wang H, Pfeifer P (2007). On the equivalence of some medical cost estimators with censored data. Statistics in medicine, 26(24), 4520-30.
  29. Wang H, Zhao (2008). A study on confidence intervals for incremental cost-effectiveness ratios. Biometrical journal. Biometrische Zeitschrift, 50(4), 505-14.
  30. Temkin-Greener H, Cai S, Katz P, Zhao H, Mukamel D (2009). Daily practice teams in nursing homes: evidence from New York state. The Gerontologist, 49(1), 68-80.
  31. Temkin-Greener H, Zheng N, Katz P, Zhao H, Mukamel D (2009). Measuring work environment and performance in nursing homes. Medical care, 47(4), 482-91.
  32. Johnykutty S, Tang P, Zhao H, Hicks DG, Yeh S, Wang (2009). Dual expression of alpha-tocopherol-associated protein and estrogen receptor in normal/benign human breast luminal cells and the downregulation of alpha-tocopherol-associated protein in estrogen-receptor-positive breast carcinomas. Modern pathology, 22(6), 770-5.
  33. Marder K, Zhao H, Eberly S, Tanner CM, Oakes D, Shoulson I, Huntington Study Grou (2009). Dietary intake in adults at risk for Huntington disease: analysis of PHAROS research participants. Neurology, 73(5), 385-92.
  34. Temkin-Greener H, Zheng NT, Cai S, Zhao H, Mukamel D (2010). Nursing home environment and organizational performance: association with deficiency citations. Medical care, 48(4), 357-64.
  35. Ahn S, Zhao H, Smith ML, Ory MG, Phillips C (2011). BMI and lifestyle changes as correlates to changes in self-reported diagnosis of hypertension among older Chinese adults. Journal of the American Society of Hypertension, 5(1), 21-30.
  36. Vest JR, Zhao H, Jasperson J, Gamm LD, Ohsfeldt R (2011). Factors motivating and affecting health information exchange usage. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 18(2), 143-9.
  37. Zhao H, Cheng Y, Bang (2011). Some insight on censored cost estimators. Statistics in medicine, 30(19), 2381-8.
  38. Vest JR, Jasperson 'S, Zhao H, Gamm LD, Ohsfeldt R (2011). Use of a health information exchange system in the emergency care of children. BMC medical informatics and decision making, 11, 78.
  39. Bang H, Zhao (2012). Median-Based Incremental Cost-Effectiveness Ratio (ICER). Journal of statistical theory and practice, 6(3), 428-442.
  40. Bang H, Zhao (2012). Average cost-effectiveness ratio with censored data. Journal of biopharmaceutical statistics, 22(2), 401-15.
  41. Ahn S, Zhao H, Tai-Seale M, Huber C Jr, Smith ML, Ory MG, Phillips C (2012). The longitudinal effects of behavioral, health, and socio-demographic factors on body mass index among older Chinese adults. International journal of public health, 57(2), 269-77.
  42. Temkin-Greener H, Cai S, Zheng NT, Zhao H, Mukamel D (2012). Nursing home work environment and the risk of pressure ulcers and incontinence. Health services research, 47(3 Pt 1), 1179-200.
  43. Vest JR, Gamm LD, Ohsfeldt RL, Zhao H, Jasperson ' (2012). Factors associated with health information exchange system usage in a safety-net ambulatory care clinic setting. Journal of medical systems, 36(4), 2455-61.
  44. Zhao H, Zuo C, Chen S, Bang (2012). Nonparametric inference for median costs with censored data. Biometrics, 68(3), 717-25.
  45. Phillips CD, Adepoju O, Stone N, Moudouni DK, Nwaiwu O, Zhao H, Frentzel E, Mehr D, Garfinkel (2012). Asymptomatic bacteriuria, antibiotic use, and suspected urinary tract infections in four nursing homes. BMC geriatrics, 12, 73.
  46. Noyes K, Veazie P, Hall WJ, Zhao H, Buttaccio A, Thevenet-Morrison K, Moss A (2013). Cost-effectiveness of cardiac resynchronization therapy in the MADIT-CRT trial. Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology, 24(1), 66-74.
  47. Gordon PH, Zhao H, Bartley D, Sims LJ, Begay MG, Pirio Richardson S, Lewis J, Rowland A (2013). Prevalence of Parkinson disease among the Navajo: a preliminary examination. Journal of Parkinson's disease, 3(2), 193-8.
  48. Chen S, Zhao (2013). Generalized Redistribute-to-the-Right Algorithm: Application to the Analysis of Censored Cost Data. Journal of statistical theory and practice, 7(2),
  49. Chen S, Zhao (2013). Estimating incremental cost-effectiveness ratios and their confidence intervals with different terminating events for survival time and costs. Biostatistics (Oxford, England), 14(3), 422-32.
  50. Bang H, Zhao (2014). Cost-effectiveness analysis: a proposal of new reporting standards in statistical analysis. Journal of biopharmaceutical statistics, 24(2), 443-60.
  51. Adepoju OE, Bolin JN, Phillips CD, Zhao H, Ohsfeldt RL, McMaughan DK, Helduser JW, Forjuoh S (2014). Effects of diabetes self-management programs on time-to-hospitalization among patients with type 2 diabetes: a survival analysis model. Patient education and counseling, 95(1), 111-7.
  52. Adepoju OE, Bolin JN, Ohsfeldt RL, Phillips CD, Zhao H, Ory MG, Forjuoh S (2014). Can chronic disease management programs for patients with type 2 diabetes reduce productivity-related indirect costs of the disease? Evidence from a randomized controlled trial. Population health management, 17(2), 112-20.
  53. Lavery AM, Brender JD, Zhao H, Sweeney A, Felkner M, Suarez L, Canfield M (2014). Dietary intake of choline and neural tube defects in Mexican Americans. Birth defects research. Part A, Clinical and molecular teratology, 100(6), 463-71.
  54. Benden ME, Zhao H, Jeffrey CE, Wendel ML, Blake J (2014). The evaluation of the impact of a stand-biased desk on energy expenditure and physical activity for elementary school students. International journal of environmental research and public health, 11(9), 9361-75.
  55. Adepoju OE, Bolin JN, Booth EA, Zhao H, Lin SH, Phillips CD, Ohsfeldt R (2015). Is diabetes color-blind? Growth of prevalence of diagnosed diabetes in children through 2030. Population health management, 18(3), 172-8.
  56. Åkerstedt T, Ghilotti F, Grotta A, Zhao H, Adami HO, Trolle-Lagerros Y, Bellocco (2019). Sleep duration and mortality - Does weekend sleep matter?. Journal of sleep research, 28(1), e12712.
  57. Garrett G, Zhao H, Pickens A, Mehta R, Preston L, Powell A, Benden (2019). Computer-based Prompt's impact on postural variability and sit-stand desk usage behavior; a cluster randomized control trial. Applied ergonomics, 79, 17-24.
  58. Horney J, Rosenheim N, Zhao H, Radcliff (2019). The impact of natural disasters on medicare costs in U.S. gulf coast states. Medicine, 98(19), e15589.
  59. Lee J, Callaghan T, Ory M, Zhao H, Bolin J (2020). The Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Diabetes Management. Diabetes care, 43(5), 1094-1101.
  60. Lee J, Callaghan T, Ory M, Zhao H, Foster M, Bolin J (2020). Effect of Study Design and Survey Instrument to Identify the Association Between Depressive Symptoms and Physical Activity in Type 2 Diabetes, 2000-2018: A Systematic Review. The Diabetes educator, 46(1), 28-45.
  61. Lee J, Callaghan T, Ory M, Zhao H, Bolin (2020). Difference in the risk of depressive symptoms associated with physical activity in persons with diabetes: Across age, gender, and race/ethnicity. Journal of affective disorders, 269, 108-116.
  62. Zhang X, Zhao H, Horney J, Johnson N, Saad F, Haider KS, Haider A, Xu (2020). Recent testosterone drop-off and risk of cardiovascular events. The aging male, 23(5), 1611-1619.
  63. Chen Y, Chang ET, Liu Z, Liu Q, Cai Y, Zhang Z, Chen G, Huang QH, Xie SH, Cao SM, Jia WH, Zheng Y, Li Y, Lin L, Ernberg I, Zhao H, Feng R, Huang G, Zeng Y, Zeng YX, Adami HO, Ye (2021). Residence characteristics and risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in southern China: A population-based case-control study. Environment international, 151, 106455.
  64. Ankarcrona V, Zhao H, Jacobsson B, Brismar Wendel (2021). Obstetric anal sphincter injury after episiotomy in vacuum extraction: an epidemiological study using an emulated randomised trial approach. BJOG, 128(10), 1663-1671.
  65. Zhao H, Merchant NN, McNulty A, Radcliff TA, Cote MJ, Fischer RSB, Sang H, Ory M (2021). COVID-19: Short term prediction model using daily incidence data. PloS one, 16(4), e0250110.
  66. Zhang X, Zhao H, Horney J, Johnson N, Saad F, Haider KS, Haider A, Xu (2021). Testosterone Deficiency, Long-Term Testosterone Therapy, and Inflammation. Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics, 26(6), 638-647.
  67. Dixon BC, Fischer RSB, Zhao H, O'Neal CS, Clugston JR, Gibbs S (2021). Contact and SARS-CoV-2 Infections Among College Football Athletes in the Southeastern Conference During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA network open, 4(10), e2135566.
  68. Su Q, Chen H, Du S, Dai Y, Chen C, He ¿¿¿ T, Feng R, Tao T, Hu Z, Zhao H, Guo P, Ye (2023). Association Between Serum Bilirubin, Lipid Levels, and Prevalence of Femoral and Carotid Atherosclerosis: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study. Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology, 43(1), 136-145.
  69. He F, Luo H, Yin L, Roosaar A, Axéll T, Zhao H, Ye (2023). Poor Oral Health as a Risk Factor for Dementia in a Swedish Population: A Cohort Study with 40 Years of Follow-Up. Journal of Alzheimer's disease, 92(1), 171-181.

Letter

  1. Ankarcrona V, Zhao H, Jacobsson B, Brismar Wendel (2021). Authors' response to: "Re: obstetric anal sphincter injury after episiotomy in vacuum extraction: an epidemiological study using an emulated randomised trial approach: robustness and external validity of different practices": Reply: Episiotomy in vacuum extraction. BJOG, 128(11), 1891-1892.