Hongwei Zhao

Hongwei Zhao, ScD

Academic Information

Departments Adjunct - Population Health Sciences

Education History

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

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Su Q, Chen H, Du S, Dai Y, Chen C, He T, Feng R, Tao T, Hu Z, Zhao H, Guo P, Ye W (2022). Association Between Serum Bilirubin, Lipid Levels, and Prevalence of Femoral and Carotid Atherosclerosis: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol, 43(1), 136-145. (Read full article)
  2. He F, Luo H, Yin L, Roosaar A, Axll T, Zhao H, Ye W (2023). Poor Oral Health as a Risk Factor for Dementia in a Swedish Population: A Cohort Study with 40 Years of Follow-Up. J Alzheimers Dis, 92(1), 171-181. (Read full article)
  3. Zhang X, Zhao H, Horney J, Johnson N, Saad F, Haider KS, Haider A, Xu X (2021). Testosterone Deficiency, Long-Term Testosterone Therapy, and Inflammation. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol Ther, 26(6), 638-647. (Read full article)
  4. Dixon BC, Fischer RSB, Zhao H, ONeal CS, Clugston JR, Gibbs SG (2021). Contact and SARS-CoV-2 Infections Among College Football Athletes in the Southeastern Conference During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Netw Open, 4(10), e2135566. (Read full article)
  5. Ankarcrona V, Zhao H, Jacobsson B, Brismar Wendel S (2021). Obstetric anal sphincter injury after episiotomy in vacuum extraction: an epidemiological study using an emulated randomised trial approach. BJOG, 128(10), 1663-1671. (Read full article)
  6. 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 W (2021). Residence characteristics and risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in southern China: A population-based case-control study. Environ Int, 151, 106455. (Read full article)
  7. Zhao H, Merchant NN, McNulty A, Radcliff TA, Cote MJ, Fischer RSB, Sang H, Ory MG (2021). COVID-19: Short term prediction model using daily incidence data. PLoS One, 16(4), e0250110. (Read full article)
  8. Zhang X, Zhao H, Horney J, Johnson N, Saad F, Haider KS, Haider A, Xu X (2021). Recent testosterone drop-off and risk of cardiovascular events. Aging Male, 23(5), 1611-1619. (Read full article)
  9. Lee J, Callaghan T, Ory M, Zhao H, Bolin J (2020). Difference in the risk of depressive symptoms associated with physical activity in persons with diabetes: Across age, gender, and race/ethnicity. J Affect Disord, 269, 108-116. (Read full article)
  10. Lee J, Callaghan T, Ory M, Zhao H, Bolin JN (2019). The Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Diabetes Management. Diabetes Care, 43(5), 1094-1101. (Read full article)
  11. Lee J, Callaghan T, Ory M, Zhao H, Foster M, Bolin JN (2019). 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. Diabetes Educ, 46(1), 28-45. (Read full article)
  12. Garrett G, Zhao H, Pickens A, Mehta R, Preston L, Powell A, Benden M (2019). Computer-based Prompt's impact on postural variability and sit-stand desk usage behavior; a cluster randomized control trial. Appl Ergon, 79, 17-24. (Read full article)
  13. Horney J, Rosenheim N, Zhao H, Radcliff T (2019). The impact of natural disasters on medicare costs in U.S. gulf coast states. Medicine (Baltimore), 98(19), e15589. (Read full article)
  14. kerstedt T, Ghilotti F, Grotta A, Zhao H, Adami HO, Trolle-Lagerros Y, Bellocco R (2018). Sleep duration and mortality - Does weekend sleep matter? J Sleep Res, 28(1), e12712. (Read full article)
  15. Adepoju OE, Bolin JN, Booth EA, Zhao H, Lin SH, Phillips CD, Ohsfeldt RL (2014). Is diabetes color-blind? Growth of prevalence of diagnosed diabetes in children through 2030. Popul Health Manag, 18(3), 172-8. (Read full article)
  16. Benden ME, Zhao H, Jeffrey CE, Wendel ML, Blake JJ (2014). The evaluation of the impact of a stand-biased desk on energy expenditure and physical activity for elementary school students. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 11(9), 9361-75. (Read full article)
  17. Lavery AM, Brender JD, Zhao H, Sweeney A, Felkner M, Suarez L, Canfield MA (2014). Dietary intake of choline and neural tube defects in Mexican Americans. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol, 100(6), 463-71. (Read full article)
  18. Adepoju OE, Bolin JN, Ohsfeldt RL, Phillips CD, Zhao H, Ory MG, Forjuoh SN (2013). 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. Popul Health Manag, 17(2), 112-20. (Read full article)
  19. Adepoju OE, Bolin JN, Phillips CD, Zhao H, Ohsfeldt RL, McMaughan DK, Helduser JW, Forjuoh SN (2014). Effects of diabetes self-management programs on time-to-hospitalization among patients with type 2 diabetes: a survival analysis model. Patient Educ Couns, 95(1), 111-7. (Read full article)
  20. Bang H, Zhao H (2014). Cost-effectiveness analysis: a proposal of new reporting standards in statistical analysis. J Biopharm Stat, 24(2), 443-60. (Read full article)
  21. Chen S, Zhao H (2013). Estimating incremental cost-effectiveness ratios and their confidence intervals with different terminating events for survival time and costs. Biostatistics, 14(3), 422-32. (Read full article)
  22. Chen S, Zhao H (2014). Generalized Redistribute-to-the-Right Algorithm: Application to the Analysis of Censored Cost Data. J Stat Theory Pract, 7(2). (Read full article)
  23. Noyes K, Veazie P, Hall WJ, Zhao H, Buttaccio A, Thevenet-Morrison K, Moss AJ (2012). Cost-effectiveness of cardiac resynchronization therapy in the MADIT-CRT trial. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol, 24(1), 66-74. (Read full article)
  24. Gordon PH, Zhao H, Bartley D, Sims LJ, Begay MG, Pirio Richardson S, Lewis J, Rowland AS (2013). Prevalence of Parkinson disease among the Navajo: a preliminary examination. J Parkinsons Dis, 3(2), 193-8. (Read full article)
  25. Phillips CD, Adepoju O, Stone N, Moudouni DK, Nwaiwu O, Zhao H, Frentzel E, Mehr D, Garfinkel S (2012). Asymptomatic bacteriuria, antibiotic use, and suspected urinary tract infections in four nursing homes. BMC Geriatr, 12, 73. (Read full article)
  26. Zhao H, Zuo C, Chen S, Bang H (2012). Nonparametric inference for median costs with censored data. Biometrics, 68(3), 717-25. (Read full article)
  27. Vest JR, Gamm LD, Ohsfeldt RL, Zhao H, Jasperson S (2011). Factors associated with health information exchange system usage in a safety-net ambulatory care clinic setting. J Med Syst, 36(4), 2455-61. (Read full article)
  28. Temkin-Greener H, Cai S, Zheng NT, Zhao H, Mukamel DB (2011). Nursing home work environment and the risk of pressure ulcers and incontinence. Health Serv Res, 47(3 Pt 1), 1179-200. (Read full article)
  29. Ahn S, Zhao H, Tai-Seale M, Huber C Jr, Smith ML, Ory MG, Phillips CD (2011). The longitudinal effects of behavioral, health, and socio-demographic factors on body mass index among older Chinese adults. Int J Public Health, 57(2), 269-77. (Read full article)
  30. Bang H, Zhao H (2012). Average cost-effectiveness ratio with censored data. J Biopharm Stat, 22(2), 401-15. (Read full article)
  31. Bang H, Zhao H (2012). Median-Based Incremental Cost-Effectiveness Ratio (ICER). J Stat Theory Pract, 6(3), 428-442. (Read full article)
  32. Vest JR, Jasperson S, Zhao H, Gamm LD, Ohsfeldt RL (2011). Use of a health information exchange system in the emergency care of children. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak, 11, 78. (Read full article)
  33. Zhao H, Cheng Y, Bang H (2011). Some insight on censored cost estimators. Stat Med, 30(19), 2381-8. (Read full article)
  34. Vest JR, Zhao H, Jasperson J, Gamm LD, Ohsfeldt RL (2011). Factors motivating and affecting health information exchange usage. J Am Med Inform Assoc, 18(2), 143-9. (Read full article)
  35. Ahn S, Zhao H, Smith ML, Ory MG, Phillips CD (2011). BMI and lifestyle changes as correlates to changes in self-reported diagnosis of hypertension among older Chinese adults. J Am Soc Hypertens, 5(1), 21-30. (Read full article)
  36. Temkin-Greener H, Zheng NT, Cai S, Zhao H, Mukamel DB (2010). Nursing home environment and organizational performance: association with deficiency citations. Med Care, 48(4), 357-64. (Read full article)
  37. Marder K, Zhao H, Eberly S, Tanner CM, Oakes D, Shoulson I, Huntington Study Group (2009). Dietary intake in adults at risk for Huntington disease: analysis of PHAROS research participants. Neurology, 73(5), 385-92. (Read full article)
  38. Johnykutty S, Tang P, Zhao H, Hicks DG, Yeh S, Wang X (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. Mod Pathol, 22(6), 770-5. (Read full article)
  39. Temkin-Greener H, Zheng N, Katz P, Zhao H, Mukamel DB (2009). Measuring work environment and performance in nursing homes. Med Care, 47(4), 482-91. (Read full article)
  40. Temkin-Greener H, Cai S, Katz P, Zhao H, Mukamel DB (2009). Daily practice teams in nursing homes: evidence from New York state. Gerontologist, 49(1), 68-80. (Read full article)
  41. Wang H, Zhao H (2008). A study on confidence intervals for incremental cost-effectiveness ratios. Biom J, 50(4), 505-14. (Read full article)
  42. Zhao H, Bang H, Wang H, Pfeifer PE (2007). On the equivalence of some medical cost estimators with censored data. Stat Med, 26(24), 4520-30. (Read full article)
  43. Woodall WG, Delaney HD, Kunitz SJ, Westerberg VS, Zhao H (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. Alcohol Clin Exp Res, 31(6), 974-87. (Read full article)
  44. Noyes K, Corona E, Zwanziger J, Hall WJ, Zhao H, Wang H, Moss AJ, Dick AW, Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial II (2007). Health-related quality of life consequences of implantable cardioverter defibrillators: results from MADIT II. Med Care, 45(5), 377-85. (Read full article)
  45. Wang H, Zhao H (2006). Regression analysis of mean quality-adjusted lifetime with censored data. Biostatistics, 8(2), 368-82. (Read full article)
  46. Blumberg N, Zhao H, Wang H, Messing S, Heal JM, Lyman GH (2007). The intention-to-treat principle in clinical trials and meta-analyses of leukoreduced blood transfusions in surgical patients. Transfusion, 47(4), 573-81. (Read full article)
  47. Huntington Study Group PHAROS Investigators (2006). At risk for Huntington disease: The PHAROS (Prospective Huntington At Risk Observational Study) cohort enrolled. Arch Neurol, 63(7), 991-6. (Read full article)
  48. Zwanziger J, Hall WJ, Dick AW, Zhao H, Mushlin AI, Hahn RM, Wang H, Andrews ML, Mooney C, Wang H, Moss AJ (2006). The cost effectiveness of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators: results from the Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial (MADIT)-II. J Am Coll Cardiol, 47(11), 2310-8. (Read full article)
  49. Wang H, Zhao H (2006). Estimating incremental cost-effectiveness ratios and their confidence intervals with differentially censored data. Biometrics, 62(2), 570-5. (Read full article)
  50. Kunitz SJ, Zhao H, Wheeler DR, Woodall WG (2006). Predictors of conviction and sentencing of DWI offenders in a New Mexico County. Traffic Inj Prev, 7(1), 6-14. (Read full article)
  51. Mustian KM, Katula JA, Zhao H (2006). A pilot study to assess the influence of tai chi chuan on functional capacity among breast cancer survivors. J Support Oncol, 4(3), 139-45. (Read full article)
  52. Huntington Study Group (2006). Tetrabenazine as antichorea therapy in Huntington disease: a randomized controlled trial. Neurology, 66(3), 366-72. (Read full article)
  53. Hickok JT, Roscoe JA, Morrow GR, Bole CW, Zhao H, Hoelzer KL, Dakhil SR, Moore T, Fitch TR (2005). 5-Hydroxytryptamine-receptor antagonists versus prochlorperazine for control of delayed nausea caused by doxorubicin: a URCC CCOP randomised controlled trial. Lancet Oncol, 6(10), 765-72. (Read full article)
  54. Pandya KJ, Morrow GR, Roscoe JA, Zhao H, Hickok JT, Pajon E, Sweeney TJ, Banerjee TK, Flynn PJ (2005). Gabapentin for hot flashes in 420 women with breast cancer: a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial. Lancet, 366(9488), 818-24. (Read full article)
  55. Delaney HD, Kunitz SJ, Zhao H, Woodall WG, Westerberg V, Rogers E, Wheeler DR (2005). Variations in jail sentences and the probability of re-arrest for driving while intoxicated. Traffic Inj Prev, 6(2), 105-9. (Read full article)
  56. Hogarth P, Kayson E, Kieburtz K, Marder K, Oakes D, Rosas D, Shoulson I, Wexler NS, Young AB, Zhao H (2004). Interrater agreement in the assessment of motor manifestations of Huntington's disease. Mov Disord, 20(3), 293-7. (Read full article)
  57. Fahn S, Oakes D, Shoulson I, Kieburtz K, Rudolph A, Lang A, Olanow CW, Tanner C, Marek K, Parkinson Study Group (2004). Levodopa and the progression of Parkinson's disease. N Engl J Med, 351(24), 2498-508. (Read full article)
  58. Huntington Study Group (2004). Minocycline safety and tolerability in Huntington disease. Neurology, 63(3), 547-9. (Read full article)
  59. Woodall WG, Kunitz SJ, Zhao H, Wheeler DR, Westerberg V, Davis J (2004). The prevention paradox, traffic safety, and driving-while-intoxicated treatment. Am J Prev Med, 27(2), 106-11. (Read full article)
  60. Huntington Study Group (2003). Dosage effects of riluzole in Huntington's disease: a multicenter placebo-controlled study. Neurology, 61(11), 1551-6. (Read full article)
  61. Peterson DR, Zhao H, Eapen S (2004). Using local correlation in kernel-based smoothers for dependent data. Biometrics, 59(4), 984-91. (Read full article)
  62. Wheelock VL, Tempkin T, Marder K, Nance M, Myers RH, Zhao H, Kayson E, Orme C, Shoulson I, Huntington Study Group (2003). Predictors of nursing home placement in Huntington disease. Neurology, 60(6), 998-1001. (Read full article)
  63. Kunitz SJ, Woodall WG, Zhao H, Wheeler DR, Lillis R, Rogers E (2002). Rearrest rates after incarceration for DWI: a comparative study in a southwestern US county. Am J Public Health, 92(11), 1826-31. (Read full article)
  64. Zhao H, Tian L (2002). On estimating medical cost and incremental cost-effectiveness ratios with censored data. Biometrics, 57(4), 1002-8. (Read full article)
  65. Zhao H, Tsiatis AA (2001). Testing equality of survival functions of quality-adjusted lifetime. Biometrics, 57(3), 861-7. (Read full article)
  66. 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. (Read full article)
  67. 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. (Read full article)
  68. Zhao H, Tsiatis AA (2001). Efficient estimation of the distribution of quality-adjusted survival time. Biometrics, 55(4), 1101-7. (Read full article)
  69. 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. (Read full article)

Letter

  1. Ankarcrona V, Zhao H, Jacobsson B, Brismar Wendel S (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. [Letter to the editor]. BJOG, 128(11), 1891-1892. (Read full article)