Yang Cao
Title: Adjunct Senior Lecturer School/office: School of Medical Sciences
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Phone: +46 19 303000
Room: C2114
Research subject
Research environments
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Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Centre
About Yang Cao
Yang Cao is an Associate Professor, Biostatistician and Epidemiologist in the Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medical Sciences, Örebro University, who provides supervision and statistical support for all phases medical science researches.
Research
- 2019-2022, Co-investigator, Health Outcomes and Resource Utilization for Bariatric Surgery: Real World Evidence from Sweden, Swedish Foundation of Forte, 4,600,000 SEK
- 2018-2021, Co-investigator, Sealed therapeutic shoe or cast to treat diabetic foot ulcers, Swedish Foundation of Forte, 3,650,000 SEK
- 2018-2019, Principal Investigator, Placental leptin, leptin receptor isoforms, and inflammation in obese women - in relation to birth weight of the outcome (Nyckelfonden OLL-778421), 119,339 SEK
- 2016-2018, Principal Investigator (PI), Longitudinal Effects on Mental and Physical Health of Chronic Exposure to Pesticides in Childhood: a Birth Cohort Study, Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education, 500,000 SEK
- 2014-2018, PI, Novel Methods for Assessing Spatiotemporal Relationship between Traffic-related Air Pollutants and Respiratory Health, KI Fakultetsmedel för delfinansiering av ny doktorand, 1,080,000 SEK
- 2013-2017, PI, Spatiotemporal Relationship between Multiple Air Pollutants and Respiratory Diseases, IMM Junior Faculty Programme, 1,000,000 SEK
Academic Teaching and Supervision
- 2012-present, teach Nonparametric Statistical Methods, Sampling for master students of Global Health and Public Health in KI; teach Categorical Data Analysis for PhD students of Epidemiology in Sweden.
- 2011-present, Co-supervisor of four PhD students in Sweden (Mohammad Mohammadi, Qing Shen) and China.
- 2013-present, Main supervisor of two PhD students in KI and Örebro University.
- 2014-present, Main supervisor of five master students in KI and Örebro University.
Key responsibilities in statistics and epidemiology
- Clinical research conduction in accordance with the principles of ICH/GCP.
- Epidemiology/Clinical Study Protocols design and project proposal.
- Review the paper or electronic Case Report Forms, the Data Management Plans.
- Develop Statistical Analysis Plans, output shells specifications following data standards (i.e. CDISC); tables, figures and listings programming.
- Provide input to set-up of rules for protocol violations.
- Provide oversight and evaluation of quality of data.
- Analysing and reporting for clinical trials and epidemiology studies.
- Prepare and participate in client meetings (i.e. Blinded Data Review Meeting).
- Preparation, maintenance, and checking of biostatistics documentation follow SOPs/WIs.
- Review and distribute statistical deliverables for Clinical Study Report (CSR) results.
- Preparation of integrated clinical, statistical reports and regulatory documents.
- Observational study design, organization and implementation.
- Power and sample size calculation, randomization, case-control matching.
- Registry data linkage, data curation, review and cleaning, data quality evaluation, and validation checks.
- Statistical modelling, meta-analysis, network meta-analysis.
- Scientific papers writing/reviewing.
Main statistical methodologies: data modelling, analysis of variance/covariance, binary data analysis, longitudinal analysis (repeated measures), generalized additive mixed model, survival analysis, Cox regression, flexible parametric survival analysis, quantile regression model, structural equational model, multiple imputation and imputed data analysis, meta-analysis, network meta-analysis, latent variable analysis, Q methods, nonparametric statistics, resampling statistics, Bayesian methods, statistical learning/machine learning/deep learning methods, and different data visualization techniques.
Main therapeutic areas: cardiology, oncology, gynaecology, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, neuroscience (depression), IBD, anaesthesiology and medical conditions (i.e. cardiovascular, chronic kidney, respiratory, autoimmune diseases), vaccines.
Main statistical software: Stata 15.1, SAS 9.4, R 3.51, Python 3.6, SPSS 25. I used to work also with Matlab, Statistica, Minitab, Mplus, Resampling Stats, Graphpad, NCSS and PASS, RevMan, winBUGS, et al.
Key responsibilities in programming: Programming of tables, figures and listings and support of analysis datasets (also ADaM, when CDISC required). Randomization lists and sample size calculations. Experience with programming analyses and patients’ profiles within the scope of Monitoring Committees.
Main achievement
2018 June, Rennells Prize, Swedish Medical Association
Extensive collaboration with Swedish, Chinese and the United States medical science societies
Principal investigator or coinvestigator, chief statistician of 13 international, national or regional epidemiology and/or clinical studies in Sweden and China.
Research projects
Active projects
- Deep learning algorithms in predicting severe complications after bariatric surgery
- Long term effect of Continuation Electroconvulsive therapy
- A sealed therapeutic shoe or cast as treatment of diabetic foot ulcers - a randomized controlled trial
- Prognostic predictors of ECT for depression
Completed projects
Research teams
Publications
Articles in journals |
Articles, reviews/surveys |
Conference papers |
Manuscripts |
Articles in journals
Ahl, R. , Mohammad Ismail, A. , Borg, T. , Sjölin, G. , Forssten, M. P. , Cao, Y. , Wretenberg, P.
& Mohseni, S. (2022). A nationwide observational cohort study of the relationship between beta-blockade and survival after hip fracture surgery. European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 48 (2), 743-751.
Bass, G. A. , Stephen, C. , Forssten, M. P. , Bailey, J. A. , Mohseni, S. , Cao, Y. , Chreiman, K. , Duffy, C.
& et al.
(2022). Admission Triage With Pain, Inspiratory Effort, Cough Score can Predict Critical Care Utilization and Length of Stay in Isolated Chest Wall Injury. Journal of Surgical Research, 277, 310-318.
Zhang, J. , Guo, J. , Wu, C. , Qi, X. , Jiang, S. , Lv, S. , Lu, D. , Liang, W.
& et al.
(2022). Carbamate pesticides exposure and delayed physical development at the age of seven: Evidence from the SMBCS study. Environment International, 160.
Quintana, M. T. , Zebley, J. A. , Vincent, A. , Chang, P. , Estroff, J. , Sarani, B. , Forssten, M. P. , Cao, Y.
& et al.
(2022). Cresting Mortality: Defining a Plateau in Ongoing Massive Transfusion. Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery.
Forssten, M. P. , Ioannidis, I. , Mohammad Ismail, A. , Bass, G. A. , Borg, T. , Cao, Y.
& Mohseni, S. (2022). Dementia is a surrogate for frailty in hip fracture mortality prediction. European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery.
Shahed, Q. , Baranowska, K. , Galavazi, M. , Cao, Y.
& van Nieuwenhoven, M. A. (2022). Doctors and patients' perspectives on obesity. A Q-methodology study. Family Practice.
Li, H. , Browning, M. H. E. M. , Cao, Y.
& Zhang, G. (2022). From Childhood Residential Green space to Adult Mental Wellbeing: A Pathway Analysis among Chinese Adults. Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 12 (3).
Allbrand, M. , Eklund, D. , Cao, Y. , Nilsson, K.
& Lodefalk, M. (2022). Gene expression of leptin, leptin receptor isoforms and inflammatory cytokines in placentas of obese women: Associations to birth weight and fetal sex. Placenta, 117, 64-71.
Wang, J. , Zhu, D. , Cheng, X. , LiuZhou, Y. , Zhu, B. , Montgomery, S.
& Cao, Y. (2022). Maternal perception of child weight and concern about child overweight mediates the relationship between child weight and feeding practices. Public Health Nutrition, 1-26.
Bass, G. A. , Gillis, A. , Cao, Y.
& Mohseni, S. (2022). Patterns of prevalence and contemporary clinical management strategies in complicated acute biliary calculous disease: an ESTES 'snapshot audit' of practice. European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 48, 23-25.
Ekestubbe, L. , Bass, G. A. , Forssten, M. P. , Sjölin, G. , Cao, Y. , Matthiessen, P. , Ahl, R.
& Mohseni, S. (2022). Pharmacological differences between beta-blockers and postoperative mortality following colon cancer surgery. Scientific Reports, 12 (1).
Zhang, L. , Zhang, J. , Dai, Y. , Guo, J. , Lv, S. , Wang, Z. , Xu, S. , Lu, D.
& et al.
(2022). Prenatal exposure to parabens in association with cord serum adipokine levels and offspring size at birth. Chemosphere.
Pourlotfi, A. , Ahl Hulme, R. , Forssten, M. P. , Sjölin, G. , Bass, G. A. , Cao, Y. , Matthiessen, P.
& Mohseni, S. (2022). Statin therapy and its association with long-term survival after colon cancer surgery. Surgery, 171 (4), 890-896.
Pourlotfi, A. , Ahl, R. , Bass, G. A. , Sjölin, G. , Cao, Y. , Matthiessen, P.
& Mohseni, S. (2022). Statin Therapy is Associated with Decreased 90-day Postoperative Mortality After Colon Cancer Surgery. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, 559-565.
Ioannidis, I. , Mohammad Ismail, A. , Forssten, M. P. , Ahl, R. , Cao, Y. , Borg, T.
& Mohseni, S. (2022). Surgical management of displaced femoral neck fractures in patients with dementia: a comparison in mortality between hemiarthroplasty and pins/screws. European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 48 (2), 1151-1158.
Forssten, M. P. , Mohammad Ismail, A. , Borg, T. , Cao, Y. , Wretenberg, P. , Bass, G. A.
& Mohseni, S. (2022). The consequences of out-of-hours hip fracture surgery: insights from a retrospective nationwide study. European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 48 (2), 709-719.
Mohammad Ismail, A. , Ahl, R. , Forssten, M. P. , Cao, Y. , Wretenberg, P. , Borg, T.
& Mohseni, S. (2022). The interaction between pre-admission β-blocker therapy, the Revised Cardiac Risk Index, and mortality in geriatric hip fracture patients. Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, 92 (1), 49-56.
Trivedi, D. J. , Bass, G. A. , Forssten, M. P. , Scheufler, K. , Olivecrona, M. , Cao, Y. , Ahl Hulme, R.
& Mohseni, S. (2022). The significance of direct transportation to a trauma center on survival for severe traumatic brain injury. European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery.
Zhai, Y. , Ye, X. , Hu, F. , Xu, J. , Guo, X. , Lin, Z. , Zhou, X. , Guo, Z.
& et al.
(2022). Updated Insights on Cardiac and Vascular Risks of Proton Pump Inhibitors: A Real-World Pharmacovigilance Study. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 9.
Ioannidis, I. , Mohammad Ismail, A. , Forssten, M. P. , Cao, Y. , Bass, G. A. , Borg, T.
& Mohseni, S. (2022). β-Adrenergic blockade in patients with dementia and hip fracture is associated with decreased postoperative mortality. European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 48 (2), 1463-1469.
Li, M. , Cao, Y.
& Olsson, L. (2021). A population-based study on time trends of hemoglobin in primary care comparing prediagnostic colorectal cancer patients vs age- and sex-matched controls. Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, 56 (3), 266-273.
Maghami, S. , Cao, Y. , Ahlstrand, R. , Detlofsson, E. , Matthiessen, P. , Sarani, B.
& Mohseni, S. (2021). Beta-blocker Therapy is Associated with Decreased 1-year Mortality After Emergency Laparotomy in Geriatric Patients. Scandinavian Journal of Surgery, 110 (1), 37-43.
Mohammad Ismail, A. , Ahl, R. , Forssten, M. P. , Cao, Y. , Wretenberg, P. , Borg, T.
& Mohseni, S. (2021). Beta-Blocker Therapy Is Associated With Increased 1-Year Survival After Hip Fracture Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Anesthesia and Analgesia, 133 (5), 1225-1234.
Bass, G. A. , Pourlotfi, A. , Donnelly, M. , McIntyre, C. , Ahl, R. , Flod, S. , Cao, Y. , McNamara, D.
& et al.
(2021). Bile Duct Clearance and Cholecystectomy for Choledocholithiasis: Definitive Single-Stage Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy with Intra-Operative Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) versus Staged Procedures. Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, 90 (2), 240-248.
Li, H. , Zhang, X. , Bi, S. , Cao, Y.
& Zhang, G. (2021). Can Residential Greenspace Exposure Improve Pain Experience? A Comparison between Physical Visit and Image Viewing. Healthcare, 9 (7).
Li, H. , Zhang, X. , You, C. , Chen, X. , Cao, Y.
& Zhang, G. (2021). Can Viewing Nature Through Windows Improve Isolated Living? A Pathway Analysis on Chinese Male Prisoners During the COVID-19 Epidemic. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12.
Bass, G. A. , Forssten, M. P. , Pourlotfi, A. , Ahl, R. , Cao, Y. , Matthiessen, P.
& Mohseni, S. (2021). Cardiac risk stratification in emergency resection for colonic tumours. BJS Open, 5 (4).
Zhai, Y. , Ye, X. , Hu, F. , Xu, J. , Guo, X. , Cao, Y. , Lin, Z. , Zhou, X.
& et al.
(2021). Cardiovascular Toxicity of Carfilzomib: The Real-World Evidence Based on the Adverse Event Reporting System Database of the FDA, the United States. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 8.
Lillo-Felipe, M. , Ahl Hulme, R. , Forssten, M. P. , Bass, G. A. , Cao, Y. , Matthiessen, P.
& Mohseni, S. (2021). Center-Level Procedure Volume Does Not Predict Failure-to-Rescue After Severe Complications of Oncologic Colon and Rectal Surgery. World Journal of Surgery, 45 (12), 3695-3706.
Ding, D. , Zhou, F. , Cao, Y. , Liang, X. , Wu, W. , Xiao, Z. , Zhao, Q.
& Deng, W. (2021). Cholesterol profiles and incident cognitive decline among older adults: the Shanghai Aging Study. Age and Ageing, 50 (2), 472-479.
Cao, Y. , Branzell, I.
& Vink, M. (2021). Determination of clinically acceptable cut-offs for hemolysis index: an application of bootstrap method using real-world data. Clinical Biochemistry, 94, 74-79.
Lin, Z. , Han, H. , Wu, C. , Wei, X. , Ruan, Y. , Zhang, C. , Cao, Y.
& He, J. (2021). Discharge Against Medical Advice in Acute Ischemic Stroke: the Risk of 30-Day Unplanned Readmission. Journal of general internal medicine, 36 (5), 1206-1213.
Balla, H. Z. , Cao, Y.
& Ström, J. O. (2021). Effect of Beta-Blockers on Stroke Outcome: A Meta-Analysis. Clinical Epidemiology, 13, 225-236.
Xu, F. , Ma, L. , Wang, Y. , Yu, J. , Li, D. , Zhou, G. , Xu, Y. , Zhang, H.
& et al.
(2021). Effects of an Innovative Training Program for New Graduate Registered Nurses: A Comparison Study. SAGE Open, 11 (1).
Eklund, M. , Hellberg, O. , Furuland, H. , Cao, Y.
& Nilsson, E. (2021). Effects of spironolactone on extrasystoles and heart rate variability in haemodialysis patients: a randomised crossover trial. Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences, 126 (1).
Stenberg, E. , Olbers, T. , Cao, Y. , Sundbom, M. , Jans, A. , Ottosson, J. , Naslund, E.
& Näslund, I. (2021). Factors determining chance of type 2 diabetes remission after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery: a nationwide cohort study in 8057 Swedish patients. BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care, 9 (1).
Sabet, J. A. , Ekman, M. S. , Lundvall, A. S. , Risérus, U. , Johansson, U. , Öström, Å. , Adamsson, V. , Cao, Y.
& et al.
(2021). Feasibility and Acceptability of a Healthy Nordic Diet Intervention for the Treatment of Depression: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial. Nutrients, 13 (3).
Li, H. , Zhang, X. , Bi, S. , Liu, H. , Cao, Y.
& Zhang, G. (2021). Green Exercise: Can Nature Video Benefit Isometric Exercise?. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (11).
Song, Y. , Kamstra, J. H. , Cao, Y. , Asselman, J. , Anglès d'Auriac, M.
& Friberg, N. (2021). High-throughput analyses and Bayesian network modeling highlight novel epigenetic Adverse Outcome Pathway networks of DNA methyltransferase inhibitor mediated transgenerational effects. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 408.
Lillo-Felipe, M. , Ahl Hulme, R. , Sjölin, G. , Cao, Y. , Bass, G. A. , Matthiessen, P.
& Mohseni, S. (2021). Hospital academic status is associated with failure-to-rescue after colorectal cancer surgery. Surgery, 170 (3), 863-869.
Dong, Q. , Kuria, A. , Weng, Y. , Liu, Y.
& Cao, Y. (2021). Impacts of the COVID-19 epidemic on the department of stomatology in a tertiary hospital: A case study in the General Hospital of the Central Theater Command, Wuhan, China. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 49 (6), 557-564.
Cao, Y. , Xiao, Z. , Wu, W. , Zhao, Q.
& Ding, D. (2021). Is Olfactory Impairment Associated With 10-year Mortality Mediating by Neurodegenerative Diseases in Older Adults? The Four-Way Decomposition Analysis. Frontiers In Public Health, 9.
Thunberg, U. , Hugosson, S. , Ehricht, R. , Monecke, S. , Müller, E. , Cao, Y. , Stegger, M.
& Söderquist, B. (2021). Long-Term Sinonasal Carriage of Staphylococcus aureus and Anti-Staphylococcal Humoral Immune Response in Patients with Chronic Rhinosinusitis. Microorganisms, 9 (2).
Zhai, Y. , Ye, X. , Hu, F. , Xu, J. , Guo, X. , Zhou, X. , Zheng, Y. , Zhao, X.
& et al.
(2021). Metabolic and Nutritional Disorders Following the Administration of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: A Pharmacovigilance Study. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 12.
Forssten, M. P. , Bass, G. A. , Scheufler, K. , Mohammad Ismail, A. , Cao, Y. , Martin, N. D. , Sarani, B.
& Mohseni, S. (2021). Mortality risk stratification in isolated severe traumatic brain injury using the revised cardiac risk index. European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery.
Lin, Z. , Han, H. , Qin, Y. , Zhang, Y. , Yin, D. , Wu, C. , Wei, X. , Cao, Y.
& et al.
(2021). Outcomes after readmission at the index or nonindex hospital following acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock. Clinical Cardiology, 44 (2), 200-209.
Bass, G. A. , Gillis, A. E. , Cao, Y.
& Mohseni, S. (2021). Patients over 65 years with Acute Complicated Calculous Biliary Disease are Treated Differently: Results and Insights from the ESTES Snapshot Audit. World Journal of Surgery, 45 (7), 2046-2055.
Xiao, Z. , Zhao, Q. , Liang, X. , Wu, W. , Cao, Y.
& Ding, D. (2021). Poor Odor Identification Predicts Mortality Risk in Older Adults Without Neurodegenerative Diseases: The Shanghai Aging Study. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 22 (10), 2218-2219.el.
Forssten, M. P. , Mohammad Ismail, A. , Borg, T. , Ahl, R. , Wretenberg, P. , Cao, Y. , Peden, C. J.
& Mohseni, S. (2021). Postoperative mortality in hip fracture patients stratified by the Revised Cardiac Risk Index: a Swedish nationwide retrospective cohort study. Trauma surgery & acute care open, 6 (1).
Forssten, M. P. , Bass, G. A. , Mohammad Ismail, A. , Mohseni, S.
& Cao, Y. (2021). Predicting 1-Year Mortality after Hip Fracture Surgery: An Evaluation of Multiple Machine Learning Approaches. Journal of Personalized Medicine, 11 (8).
Cao, Y. , Forssten, M. P. , Mohammad Ismail, A. , Borg, T. , Ioannidis, I. , Montgomery, S.
& Mohseni, S. (2021). Predictive Values of Preoperative Characteristics for 30-Day Mortality in Traumatic Hip Fracture Patients. Journal of Personalized Medicine, 11 (5).
Visuri, I. , Eriksson, C. , Olén, O. , Cao, Y. , Mårdberg, E. , Grip, O. , Gustavsson, A. , Hjortswang, H.
& et al.
(2021). Predictors of drug survival: A cohort study comparing anti-tumour necrosis factor agents using the Swedish inflammatory bowel disease quality register. Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 54 (7), 931-943.
Guo, J. , Wu, C. , Zhang, J. , Li, W. , Lv, S. , Lu, D. , Qi, X. , Feng, C.
& et al.
(2021). Prenatal exposure to multiple phenolic compounds, fetal reproductive hormones, and the second to fourth digit ratio of children aged 10 years in a prospective birth cohort. Chemosphere, 263.
Han, H. , Chen, L. , Lin, Z. , Wei, X. , Guo, W. , Yu, Y. , Wu, C. , Cao, Y.
& et al.
(2021). Prevalence, trends, and outcomes of atrial fibrillation in hospitalized patients with metastatic cancer: findings from a national sample. Cancer Medicine, 10 (16), 5661-5670.
Wang, X. , Lyu, W. , Aronson, R. , Li, A. , Lu, G. , Xu, W. , Cao, Y. , Yu, Y.
& et al.
(2021). Reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the LMC Skills, Confidence & Preparedness Index (SCPI) in patients with type 2 diabetes. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 19 (1).
Kuria, A. , Tian, H. , Li, M. , Wang, Y. , Aaseth, J. O. , Zang, J.
& Cao, Y. (2021). Selenium status in the body and cardiovascular disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Critical reviews in food science and nutrition, 61 (21), 3616-3625.
Pourlotfi, A. , Ahl, R. , Sjölin, G. , Forssten, M. P. , Bass, G. A. , Cao, Y. , Matthiessen, P.
& Mohseni, S. (2021). Statin Therapy and Postoperative Short-Term Mortality after Rectal Cancer Surgery. Colorectal Disease, 23 (4), 875-881.
Pourlotfi, A. , Bass, G. A. , Ahl Hulme, R. , Forssten, M. P. , Sjölin, G. , Cao, Y. , Matthiessen, P.
& Mohseni, S. (2021). Statin Use and Long-Term Mortality after Rectal Cancer Surgery. Cancers, 13 (17).
Han, H. , Guo, W. , Guo, H. , Wei, X. , Xiao, X. , Ruan, Y. , Wu, C. , Cao, Y.
& et al.
(2021). Temporary Trend, Characteristics and Clinical Outcomes of Acute Pancreatitis Patients Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Digestive Diseases and Sciences, 66, 1683-1692.
Ahl, R. , Forssten, M. P. , Pourlotfi, A. , Cao, Y. , Bass, G. A. , Matthiessen, P.
& Mohseni, S. (2021). The Association Between Revised Cardiac Risk Index and Postoperative Mortality Following Elective Colon Cancer Surgery: A Retrospective Nationwide Cohort Study. Scandinavian Journal of Surgery.
Ioannidis, I. , Mohammad Ismail, A. , Forssten, M. P. , Ahl, R. , Cao, Y. , Borg, T.
& Mohseni, S. (2021). The mortality burden in patients with hip fractures and dementia. European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery.
Zhu, Z. , Yang, Y. , Xiao, Z. , Zhao, Q. , Wu, W. , Liang, X. , Luo, J. , Cao, Y.
& et al.
(2021). TOMM40 and APOE variants synergistically increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease in a Chinese population. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 33 (6), 1667-1675.
Han, H. , Yu, F. , Wu, C. , Dai, L. , Ruan, Y. , Cao, Y.
& He, J. (2021). Trends and Utilization of Inpatient Palliative Care Among Patients With Metastatic Bladder Cancer. Journal of Palliative Care, 36 (2), 105-112.
Cao, Y. , Näslund, I. , Näslund, E. , Ottosson, J. , Montgomery, S.
& Stenberg, E. (2021). Using a Convolutional Neural Network to Predict Remission of Diabetes After Gastric Bypass Surgery: Machine Learning Study From the Scandinavian Obesity Surgery Register. JMIR Medical Informatics, 9 (8).
Geng, J. , Yu, J. , Lu, T. , Wang, Y.
& Cao, Y. (2020). A Silent Infection Pandemic of COVID-19: Epidemiological Investigation and Hypothetical Models. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2020.
Shi, P. , Zhang, X. , Liu, L. , Tang, L. , Li, J. , Wang, L. , Li, A. M. , Cao, Y.
& et al.
(2020). Age- and gender-specific trends in respiratory outpatient visits and diagnoses at a tertiary pediatric hospital in China: a 10-year retrospective study. BMC Pediatrics, 20 (1).
Stenberg, E. , Cao, Y. , Marsk, R. , Sundbom, M. , Jernberg, T.
& Näslund, E. (2020). Association between metabolic surgery and cardiovascular outcome in patients with hypertension: A nationwide matched cohort study. PLoS Medicine, 17 (9).
Guo, J. , Wu, C. , Zhang, J. , Chang, X. , Zhang, Y. , Cao, Y.
& Zhou, Z. (2020). Associations of melamine and cyanuric acid exposure with markers of kidney function in adults: Results from NHANES 2003-2004. Environment International, 141.
Han, H. , Qin, Y. , Yu, Y. , Wei, X. , Guo, H. , Ruan, Y. , Cao, Y.
& He, J. (2020). Atrial fibrillation in hospitalized patients with end-stage liver disease: temporal trends in prevalence and outcomes. Liver international (Print), 40 (3), 674-684.
Khalili, H. , Ahl, R. , Paydar, S. , Sjölin, G. , Cao, Y. , Fard, H. A. , Niakan, A. , Hanna, K.
& et al.
(2020). Beta-Blocker Therapy in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial. World Journal of Surgery, 44 (6), 1844-1853.
Pettersson-Pablo, P. , Cao, Y. , Bäckström, T. , Nilsson, T. K.
& Hurtig-Wennlöf, A. (2020). Body fat percentage and CRP correlates with a composite score of vascular risk markers in healthy, young adults: The Lifestyle, Biomarkers, and Atherosclerosis (LBA) study. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 20 (1).
Ding, D. , Liang, X. , Xiao, Z. , Wu, W. , Zhao, Q.
& Cao, Y. (2020). Can dementia be predicted using olfactory identification test in the elderly? A Bayesian network analysis. Brain and Behavior, 10 (11).
Qin, Y. , Han, H. , Xue, Y. , Wu, C. , Wei, X. , Liu, Y. , Cao, Y. , Ruan, Y.
& et al.
(2020). Comparison and trend of perioperative outcomes between robot-assisted radical prostatectomy and open radical prostatectomy: nationwide inpatient sample 2009-2014. International Brazilian Journal of Urology, 46 (5), 754-771.
Cao, Y. , Hiyoshi, A.
& Montgomery, S. (2020). COVID-19 case-fatality rate and demographic and socioeconomic influencers: worldwide spatial regression analysis based on country-level data. BMJ Open, 10 (11).
Cao, Y. , Montgomery, S. , Ottosson, J. , Näslund, E.
& Stenberg, E. (2020). Deep Learning Neural Networks to Predict Serious Complications After Bariatric Surgery: Analysis of Scandinavian Obesity Surgery Registry Data. JMIR Medical Informatics, 8 (5).
Tsapournas, G. , Hellström, P. M. , Cao, Y.
& Olsson, L. I. (2020). Diagnostic accuracy of a quantitative faecal immunochemical test vs. symptoms suspected for colorectal cancer in patients referred for colonoscopy. Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, 55 (2), 184-192.
Kuria, A. , Fang, X. , Li, M. , Han, H. , He, J. , Aaseth, J. O.
& Cao, Y. (2020). Does dietary intake of selenium protect against cancer? A systematic review and meta-analysis of population-based prospective studies. Critical reviews in food science and nutrition, 60 (4), 684-694.
Guo, J. , Wu, C. , Zhang, J. , Xiao, H. , Lv, S. , Lu, D. , Qi, X. , Feng, C.
& et al.
(2020). Early life triclosan exposure and neurodevelopment of children at 3 years in a prospective birth cohort. International journal of hygiene and environmental health (Print), 224.
Zhang, J. , Guo, J. , Wu, C. , Qi, X. , Jiang, S. , Zhou, T. , Xiao, H. , Li, W.
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Cao, Y. , Chen, A. , Bottai, M. , Caldwell, K. L.
& Rogan, W. J. (2013). The impact of succimer chelation on blood cadmium in children with background exposures: a randomized trial. The Journal of Pediatrics, 163 (2), 598-600.
Cao, Y. , Chen, A. , Jones, R. L. , Radcliffe, J. , Dietrich, K. N. , Caldwell, K. L. , Peddada, S.
& Rogan, W. J. (2011). Efficacy of succimer chelation of mercury at background exposures in toddlers: a randomized trial. The Journal of Pediatrics, 158 (3), 480-485.e1.
Jin, Z. , Yu, D. , Zhang, L. , Meng, H. , Lu, J. , Gao, Q. , Cao, Y. , Ma, X.
& et al.
(2010). A retrospective survey of research design and statistical analyses in selected Chinese medical journals in 1998 and 2008. PLOS ONE, 5 (5).
Jia, Z. , Tian, W. , Liu, W. , Cao, Y. , Yan, J.
& Shun, Z. (2010). Are the elderly more vulnerable to psychological impact of natural disaster? A population-based survey of adult survivors of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. BMC Public Health, 10.
Cao, Y. , Chen, A. , Jones, R. L. , Radcliffe, J. , Caldwell, K. L. , Dietrich, K. N.
& Rogan, W. J. (2010). Does background postnatal methyl mercury exposure in toddlers affect cognition and behavior?. Neurotoxicology, 31 (1), 1-9.
Cao, Y. , Blount, B. C. , Valentin-Blasini, L. , Bernbaum, J. C. , Phillips, T. M.
& Rogan, W. J. (2010). Goitrogenic anions, thyroid-stimulating hormone, and thyroid hormone in infants. Journal of Environmental Health Perspectives, 118 (9), 1332-1337.
Jia, Z. , Shi, L. , Cao, Y. , Delancey, J.
& Tian, W. (2010). Health-related quality of life of "left-behind children": a cross-sectional survey in rural China.. Quality of Life Research, 19 (6), 775-780.
Cao, Y. , Chen, A. , Radcliffe, J. , Dietrich, K. N. , Jones, R. L. , Caldwell, K.
& Rogan, W. J. (2009). Postnatal cadmium exposure, neurodevelopment, and blood pressure in children at 2, 5, and 7 years of age. Journal of Environmental Health Perspectives, 117 (10), 1580-1586.
Hu, J. , Chen, Z. , Gu, J. , Wan, M. , Shen, Q. , Kieny, M. , He, J. , Li, Z.
& et al.
(2008). Safety and immunogenicity of a malaria vaccine, Plasmodium falciparum AMA-1/MSP-1 chimeric protein formulated in montanide ISA 720 in healthy adults. PLOS ONE, 3 (4).
Cao, Y. , Yan, X. , Ma, X. , Wang, R. , Johansson, S. , Wallander, M.
& He, J. (2008). Validation of a survey methodology for gastroesophageal reflux disease in China. BMC Gastroenterology, 8.
Articles, reviews/surveys
Li, H. , Zhang, X. , Wang, H. , Yang, Z. , Liu, H. , Cao, Y.
& Zhang, G. (2021). Access to Nature via Virtual Reality: A Mini-Review. Frontiers in Psychology, 12.
Zhang, X. , Li, H. , Bi, S. , Luo, Y. , Cao, Y.
& Zhang, G. (2021). Auto-Regulation Method vs. Fixed-Loading Method in Maximum Strength Training for Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Frontiers in Physiology, 12.
Saeedi, M. , Cao, Y. , Fadl, H. , Gustafson, H.
& Simmons, D. (2021). Increasing prevalence of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus when implementing the IADPSG criteria: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 172.
Ferrari, G. , Geijer, H. , Cao, Y. , de Souza, D. R.
& Samano, N. (2021). Percutaneous coronary intervention in saphenous vein grafts after coronary artery bypass grafting: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal, 55 (4), 245-253.
Wang, J. , Li, M. , Zhu, D.
& Cao, Y. (2020). Smartphone Overuse and Visual Impairment in Children and Young Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22 (12).
Luhr, R. , Cao, Y. , Söderquist, B.
& Cajander, S. (2019). Trends in sepsis mortality over time in randomised sepsis trials: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis of mortality in the control arm, 2002-2016. Critical Care, 23.
Wästfelt, M. , Cao, Y.
& Ström, J. O. (2018). Predictors of post-stroke fever and infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Neurology, 18.
Ren, M. , Fang, X. , Li, M. , Sun, S. , Pei, L. , Xu, Q. , Ye, X.
& Cao, Y. (2017). Concentration-Response Relationship between PM2.5 and Daily Respiratory Deaths in China: A Systematic Review and Metaregression Analysis of Time-Series Studies. BioMed Research International.
Han, H. , Fang, X. , Wei, X. , Liu, Y. , Jin, Z. , Chen, Q. , Fan, Z. , Aaseth, J.
& et al.
(2017). Dose-response relationship between dietary magnesium intake, serum magnesium concentration and risk of hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies. Nutrition Journal, 16.
Conference papers
Jonsson, M. , Ahlsson, A. , Hurtig-Wennlöf, A. , Vidlund, M. , Cao, Y.
& Westerdahl, E. (2019). In-hospital physiotherapy improves physical activity level after lung cancer surgery: a randomized controlled trial.
Paper presented at Fysioterapi, Stockholm Waterfront, 23-25 okt, 2019..
Skogsdal, Y. R. E. , Fadl, H. , Karlsson, J. , Cao, Y.
& Tydén, T. (2017). Contraceptive counselling is a golden opportunity to talk about fertility and reproductive health: results from a RCT in Sweden.
In:
Contraceptive counselling is a golden opportunity to talk about fertility and reproductive health results from a RCT in Sweden. Paper presented at 33rd Annual Meeting of ESHREAt: Geneva, Switzerland, 2-5 July, 2015.
Jonsson, M. , Hurtig-Wennlöf, A. , Ahlsson, A. , Vidlund, M. , Cao, Y.
& Westerdahl, E. (2017). Postoperative level of physical activity during hospitalization after lung cancer surgery is improved by physiotherapy.
Paper presented at Svenska Thoraxmötet, Stockholm, Sweden, 11-13 Oct, 2017..
Manuscripts
Andersson, K. M. , Vallhagen Dahlgren, C. , Reizenstein, J. , Cao, Y. , Ahnesjö, A.
& Thunberg, P. CT image metal artifacts in proton radiotherapy treatment planning : evaluation of two commercial correction algorithms.
Djekic, D. , Shi, L. , Harald, B. , Carlsson, F. , Särnqvist, C. , Savolainen, O. , Cao, Y. , Bäckhed, F.
& et al.
Effects of a vegetarian diet on cardiometabolic risk factors, gut microbiota, and plasma metabolome in subjects with ischemic heart disease : a randomized, cross-over study.
Allbrand, M. , Eklund, D. , Cao, Y. , Åman, J. , Nilsson, K.
& Lodefalk, M. Gene expression of leptin, leptin receptor isoforms, and inflammatory cytokines in placentas of obese women : associations to birth weight and foetal sex.
Raoof, M. , Szabo, E. , Karlsson, J. , Näslund, E. , Cao, Y.
& Näslund, I. Improvements of health-related quality of life five years after gastric bypass. What is important besides weight loss? A study from Scandinavian Obesity Surgery Register.
Jonsson, M. , Ahlsson, A. , Hurtig-Wennlöf, A. , Vidlund, M. , Cao, Y.
& Westerdahl, E. In-hospital physiotherapy and physical recovery three months after lung cancer surgery : a randomized controlled trial.
Brus, O. , Cao, Y. , Carlborg, A. , Engström, I. , von Knorring, L. , Ljung, T.
& Nordenskjöld, A. Long term effect of continuation electroconvulsive therapy for depressive patients : a randomized controlled trial.
Thunberg, U. , Hugosson, S. , Ralf, E. , Monecke, S. , Müller, E. , Cao, Y. , Stegger, M.
& Söderquist, B. Long-term sinonasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus and anti-staphylococcal humoral 2 immune response in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis.
Amcoff, K. , Cao, Y. , Zhulina, Y. , Lampinen, M. , Halfvarson, J.
& Carlson, M. Prognostic significance of eosinophile granule proteins in inflammatory bowel disease.
Ahl, R. , Matthiessen, P. , Sjölin, G. , Cao, Y. , Wallin, G. , Ljungqvist, O.
& Mohseni, S. The Effects of Beta-Blocker Therapy on Mortality After Elective Colon Cancer Surgery.