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Tai Hing Lam
Epidemiology
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Mendelian randomization on the association of obesity with vitamin D: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study
Mendelian randomization (MR) analyses from the West provide evidence that obesity causes lower 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D]. As Asian populations are prone to metabolic disorders at a lower body mass index (B...
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Association of fish consumption with risk of all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality: an 11-year follow-up of the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study
Whether fish consumption is associated with all-cause, cardiovascular (CVD), ischemic heart disease (IHD) and stroke mortality remains inconclusive. We examined the association of fish consumption with all-cau...
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Open AccessObesity indicators as mediators of association between daytime nap** and type 2 diabetes mellitus: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study
To examine the mediating effect of obesity indicators on the association between daytime nap** and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) qualitatively and quantitatively using baseline data from the Guangzhou Biob...
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Open AccessLate-onset or chronic overweight/obesity predicts low self-esteem in early adolescence: a longitudinal cohort study
How weight status changes with time may affect self-esteem was seldom studied. We identified the distinct trajectories of overweight/obesity over age and assessed their associations with different domains of s...
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Open AccessExposure to e-cigarette advertising, attitudes, and use susceptibility in adolescents who had never used e-cigarettes or cigarettes
Tobacco advertisements have been banned in Hong Kong, but low intensity e-cigarette (EC) advertising can still be found in various media outlets. We investigated the associations between exposure to EC adverti...
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Open AccessPerceptions and use of e-cigarettes among young adults in Hong Kong
Little is known about the risk and addiction perceptions of e-cigarettes among Asian populations. We examined e-cigarette perceptions among young adults in Hong Kong and the association between the perceptions...
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Open AccessA study protocol for a randomised controlled trial evaluating the use of information communication technology (WhatsApp/WeChat) to deliver brief motivational interviewing (i-BMI) in promoting smoking cessation among smokers with chronic diseases
The recent development of smoking cessation interventions for smokers with chronic diseases has focused heavily on brief interventions. However, these interventions are too brief to make an impact on these smo...
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Open AccessIncreasing socioeconomic disparities in sedentary behaviors in Chinese children
Sedentary behaviors are prevalent in Chinese children, however, the studies on their trends and socioeconomic disparities are scarce. We examined the time trends of daily television (TV) viewing and video game...
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Open AccessA descriptive study of a Smoke-free Teens Programme to promote smoke-free culture in schools and the community in Hong Kong
Youth smoking continues to be a significant global public health concern. To ensure healthier lives for youths, healthcare professionals need to increase awareness among the youth of the health risks and addic...
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Open AccessWhite blood cell count and all-cause and cause-specific mortality in the Guangzhou biobank cohort study
Several studies have shown positive associations between higher WBC count and deaths from all-causes, CHD, stroke and cancer among occidental populations or developed countries of Asia. No study on the associa...
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Open AccessComparing different intensities of active referral to smoking cessation services in promoting smoking cessation among community smokers: a study protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial
Actively referring smokers to smoking cessation (SC) services could increase quitting and is scalable for the population. The objective of this study is to compare 2 different intensities of SC active referral...
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Open AccessBrief advice and active referral for smoking cessation services among community smokers: a study protocol for randomized controlled trial
Most smokers do not use smoking cessation (SC) services although it increases successful quits. Passive referral providing SC information to smokers is commonly used in SC studies. Little was known about activ...
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Open AccessElectronic cigarette use among adolescents: a cross-sectional study in Hong Kong
Little is known about electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use among Chinese adolescents. We examined the prevalence of current (past 30-day) e-cigarette use and its associated factors in a large sample of adole...
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Open AccessEffectiveness of additional follow-up telephone counseling in a smoking cessation clinic in Bei**g and predictors of quitting among Chinese male smokers
No previous studies have investigated whether additional telephone follow-up counseling sessions after face-to-face counseling can increase quitting in China, and whether this strategy is feasible and effectiv...
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Open AccessAn evaluation study of a gender-specific smoking cessation program to help Hong Kong Chinese women quit smoking
There is a lack of population-based smoking cessation interventions targeting woman smokers in Hong Kong, and in Asia generally. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a gender-specific smoking cess...
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Open AccessThe effect of a very brief smoking-reduction intervention in smokers who have no intention to quit: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Tobacco use is one of the most common preventable causes of death, but more than half of the Chinese men still use tobacco products. Moreover, 63.6% of Chinese smokers have stated that they would not consider ...
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Open AccessSmoking among Hong Kong Chinese women: behavior, attitudes and experience
The numbers of women smoking have risen 72.5% since 1990 with the increasing population – from 56,100 to 96,800 in 2012, reflecting an alarming situation in Hong Kong. The study aimed to describe the smoking b...
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Resilience and depressive symptoms in mainland Chinese immigrants to Hong Kong
Immigrants are highly vulnerable to the development of psychological problems such as depressive symptoms, which calls for further study of immigration in the Eastern context. Identification of factors that pr...
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Open AccessEffectiveness of a parental training programme in enhancing the parent–child relationship and reducing harsh parenting practices and parental stress in preparing children for their transition to primary school: a randomised controlled trial
Entering primary school is an important childhood milestone, marking the beginning of a child’s formal education. Yet the change creates a time of vulnerability for the child, the parents and the parent–child ...
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Open AccessSex knowledge, attitudes, and high-risk sexual behaviors among unmarried youth in Hong Kong
Little is known about sex knowledge, attitudes, and high-risk sexual behaviors among unmarried youth in Hong Kong. It is of public health importance to investigate this topic to inform sex education, policymak...
