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Patterns of Lifestyle Behaviors and Relevant Metabolic Profiles in Chinese Adults: Latent Class Analysis from Two Independent Surveys in Urban and Rural Populations (2022)
Journal Article
Cui, Q., Chen, Y., Ye, X., Cai, Y., Qin, R., Chen, T., Yan, T., & Yu, D. (2022). Patterns of Lifestyle Behaviors and Relevant Metabolic Profiles in Chinese Adults: Latent Class Analysis from Two Independent Surveys in Urban and Rural Populations. Iranian Journal of Public Health, 51(5), 1076 - 1083. https://doi.org/10.18502/ijph.v51i5.9423

Background: This study was determined to describe the patterns of lifestyle behaviors and their associations with metabolic profiles among Chinese urban and rural adults. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study set in the Nanjing (5,824) and Hefei... Read More about Patterns of Lifestyle Behaviors and Relevant Metabolic Profiles in Chinese Adults: Latent Class Analysis from Two Independent Surveys in Urban and Rural Populations.

Opioid use prior to total knee replacement: comparative analysis of trends in England and Sweden (2022)
Journal Article
Yu, D., Hellberg, C., Appleyard, T., Dell'Isola, A., Thomas, G. E. R., Turkiewicz, A., Englund, M., & Peat, G. (2022). Opioid use prior to total knee replacement: comparative analysis of trends in England and Sweden. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 30(6), 815-822. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2022.02.621

Objectives To describe and compare trends in the frequency of opioid prescribing/dispensing in English and Swedish patients with osteoarthritis prior to total knee replacement (TKR). Methods 49,043 patients from an English national database (Clinical... Read More about Opioid use prior to total knee replacement: comparative analysis of trends in England and Sweden.

Do recommended interventions widen or narrow inequalities in musculoskeletal health? An equity-focussed systematic review of differential effectiveness (2022)
Journal Article
Peat, G., Jordan, K., Wilkie, R., Corp, N., Van Der Windt, D., Yu, D., Narle, G., & Ali, N. (2022). Do recommended interventions widen or narrow inequalities in musculoskeletal health? An equity-focussed systematic review of differential effectiveness. Journal of Public Health, 44(3), e376–e387. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdac014

Background It is unclear whether seven interventions recommended by Public Health England for preventing and managing common musculoskeletal conditions reduce or widen health inequalities in adults with musculoskeletal conditions. Methods We used cit... Read More about Do recommended interventions widen or narrow inequalities in musculoskeletal health? An equity-focussed systematic review of differential effectiveness.

Trends in the Annual Consultation Incidence and Prevalence of Low Back Pain and Osteoarthritis in England from 2000 to 2019: Comparative Estimates from Two Clinical Practice Databases (2022)
Journal Article
Yu, D., Missen, M., P Jordan, K., Edwards, J., Bailey, J., Wilkie, R., Fitzpatrick, J., Ali, N., Niblett, P., & Peat, G. (2022). Trends in the Annual Consultation Incidence and Prevalence of Low Back Pain and Osteoarthritis in England from 2000 to 2019: Comparative Estimates from Two Clinical Practice Databases. Clinical Epidemiology, 14, 179-189. https://doi.org/10.2147/CLEP.S337323

Purpose: To compare estimates of annual person-consulting incidence and prevalence of low back pain (LBP) and osteoarthritis for two national English electronic health record databases (Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) Aurum and CPRD GOLD).... Read More about Trends in the Annual Consultation Incidence and Prevalence of Low Back Pain and Osteoarthritis in England from 2000 to 2019: Comparative Estimates from Two Clinical Practice Databases.

Physical activity and fasting glucose in adults with abnormal glucose metabolism: Findings from two independent cross-sectional studies in China (2021)
Journal Article
Lu, L., Chen, Y., Cai, Y., Chen, T., Huang, Y., Meng, H., & Yu, D. (2021). Physical activity and fasting glucose in adults with abnormal glucose metabolism: Findings from two independent cross-sectional studies in China. Obesity Research and Clinical Practice, 15(3), 216-220. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orcp.2021.03.011

Background
Relationship between physical activity and fasting glucose in people with abnormal glucose metabolism is not well-known. This study was to investigate dose–response association between physical activity (PAT) and fasting glucose from two... Read More about Physical activity and fasting glucose in adults with abnormal glucose metabolism: Findings from two independent cross-sectional studies in China.

Physical activity and liver health among urban and rural Chinese adults: results from two independent surveys (2020)
Journal Article
Chen, Y., Chen, Y., Qin, R., Cai, Y., Bai, F., Yu, D., Zhang, Y., & Geng, B. (2021). Physical activity and liver health among urban and rural Chinese adults: results from two independent surveys. Journal of Exercise Science and Fitness, 19(1), 8-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesf.2020.07.004

Background
Increased physical activity has been associated with reduced risks of various physical and mental conditions. However, the association between physical activity and liver health in the Chinese general adult population is not clear. This s... Read More about Physical activity and liver health among urban and rural Chinese adults: results from two independent surveys.

Dose-response association between physical activity and clustering of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors among 26,093 Chinese adults (2020)
Journal Article
Shi, R., Cai, Y., Yang, Y., Yu, D., & Qin, R. (2020). Dose-response association between physical activity and clustering of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors among 26,093 Chinese adults. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 20, Article 347. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-020-01627-6

Background
There is uncertain evidence in the dose-response association between overall physical activity levels and clustering of cardiovascular diseases modifiable risk factors (CVDMRF) in Chinese adults. This study examined the hypothesis whether... Read More about Dose-response association between physical activity and clustering of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors among 26,093 Chinese adults.

Does Multimorbidity Influence the Outcomes of Total Hip Replacement for Osteoarthritis?
Presentation / Conference
Yu, D., & Jordan, K. P. Does Multimorbidity Influence the Outcomes of Total Hip Replacement for Osteoarthritis?. Presented at 2021 Association of Surgeons in Training International Surgical Conference

Introduction Limited data are available on the influence of multimorbidity on the outcomes of total hip replacement for patients with hip osteoarthritis, including the rate of complications and degree of functional benefit. The aim of this study was... Read More about Does Multimorbidity Influence the Outcomes of Total Hip Replacement for Osteoarthritis?.