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Hsin-Fang Chung

@HF_Chung

Research Fellow of InterLACE consortium at School of Public Health, University of Queensland | Epidemiologist • Women’s Health • Chronic Disease

 Brisbane, Australia
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Joined November 2016
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@bmj_company14 Feb 2024
A range of reproductive factors, including age when periods first start and an early menopause, are all linked to a heightened risk of COPD finds research published online in the journal @ThoraxBMJ. Read the study here: bit.ly/3OCxIef
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Our study found that early menopause before the age of 45, particularly premature menopause before the age of 40, is a risk factor for type 2 diabetes in women, and the risk is higher for some ethnic groups. doi.org/10.2337/dc23-1209 @WandCre @mishra_gita @UQMedicine @uqsph
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UQ News@UQ_News25 Sep 2023
#UQ research has found ethnicity plays a significant role in determining a woman’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes after early menopause. Read more about the findings: brnw.ch/21wCVqo @UQMedicine  @HF_Chung  @mishra_gita 📸Adobe
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Danielle Borg@DrDanBorg12 Sep 2022
There are less Queenslanders who report very good health compared to the national average across 4 age groups in the @ALSWH_Official this maybe due to increase prevalence in chronic conditions
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Danielle Borg@DrDanBorg12 Sep 2022
Karen Tuesley from @UQHealth discusses the IMPROVE project in antihypertensive medicines in #ovariancancer development in #women >50 years old #QLDWomensHealth forum @whrtn_ahra
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Jade Kubler@jadekubler12 Sep 2022
It’s been a super interesting morning at the #QLDWomensHealth forum. Fascinating talk by Dr Belinda Barnett on community advocacy for women against obstetric violence. @whrtn_ahra @UQ_News
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Danielle Borg@DrDanBorg12 Sep 2022
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@HF_Chung results from her systematic review suggests the association between age at #Menopause and #lungcancer may be non-linear #QLDWomensHealth @UQHealth @mishra_gita @ALSWH_Official @whrtn_ahra
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CRE WaND@WandCre6 Sep 2022
Day 2 of #WomensHealthWeek and we’re talking perimenopause. What is it, how will it affect your health? Our Director, @mishra_gita wrote this explainer for @ConversationEDU with Dr @HF_Chung theconversation.com/what-is-…

What is perimenopause and how does it affect women’s health in midlife?

Women will experience symptoms in the time leading up to menopause. This period is known as perimenopause.

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Recurrent pregnancy loss linked to increased stroke risk later in life doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2022-070…
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Chen Liang@ChenLia9776834123 Jun 2022
Infertility, recurrent pregnancy loss, and risk of stroke: pooled analysis of individual patient data of 618 851 women bmj.com/content/377/bmj-2022… @mishra_gita @HF_Chung @WandCre
Infertility, recurrent pregnancy loss, and risk of stroke: pooled analysis of individual patient...

Infertility, recurrent pregnancy loss, and risk of stroke: pooled analysis of individual patient...

Objective To examine the associations of infertility, recurrent miscarriage, and stillbirth with the risk of first non-fatal and fatal stroke, further stratified by stroke subtypes. Design Individual...

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Our systematic review and meta-analysis found that miscarriage and stillbirth are associated with increased risk of stroke among women. The findings were published in Stroke doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.12… @WandCre @mishra_gita @UQMedicine
Infertility, Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and the Risk of Stroke Among Women: A Systematic Review and...

Infertility, Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and the Risk of Stroke Among Women: A Systematic Review and...

Background and Purpose: Stroke is one of the leading causes of mortality, and women are impacted more from stroke than men in terms of their absolute number and in having worse outcomes. A growing...

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WCEpi2021@WEpi20216 Sep 2021
Thank you to all of the presenters for sharing their amazing work, and to Prof Hopper and @mishra_gita for your time chairing this symposia!
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Meta-analysis for individual participant data with a continuous exposure: a case study jclinepi.com/article/S0895-4…

Meta-analysis for individual participant data with a continuous exposure: A case study

For categorical exposure variables meta-analysis methods for summary statistics, such as relative risks or hazard ratios, are well-known [1]. The meta-analysis involves calculating weighted averages...

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UQ News@UQ_News28 Jul 2021
Encouraging young women to quit smoking has taken on added importance after #UQResearch showed associations between smoking, early menopause and lung cancer. tinyurl.com/yh47gg5y @UQMedicine @mishra_gita @HF_Chung
Woman smoking cigarette.

ALT Woman smoking cigarette.

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Our systematic review and meta-analysis found that early menopause before age 45 is associated with an increased risk of lung cancer primarily among smokers. uq.edu.au/news/article/2021/…
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@HF_Chung's invited systematic review on age at #menopause and risk of #lungcancer has been published in Maturitas. @DerejeGedle @mishra_gita Read the article here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1dU4P…
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CRE WaND@WandCre28 Jul 2021
Replying to @HF_Chung
@HF_Chung's invited systematic review on age at #menopause and risk of #lungcancer has been published in Maturitas. @DerejeGedle @mishra_gita Read the article here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1dU4P…
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InterLACE new findings: early menstruation is linked to vasomotor symptoms, and obesity may play an important role.
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Published today in BJOG: Age at menarche and risk vasomotor menopausal symptoms: a pooled analysis of six studies fal.cn/39iMW
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Gita Mishra@mishra_gita22 Jul 2020
Result from InterLACE reveal a strong link between early menarche and vasomotor symptoms in midlife
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Intimate partner violence and risk of having early menopause <45 years mediated substantially through smoking #2017AEA
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Gita Mishra@mishra_gita29 Sep 2017
Current smokers are twice the risk of getting menopause before age 40 years- results from InterLACE #2017AEA
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