Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

* wangqi_tj@hust.edu.cn

Academic Areas

Epidemiology of Aging, Health Risk Assessment

Research Interests

Epidemiologic studies to risk factors osteoporosis

Health risk assessment for environmental exposures (e.g. metals)

Courses Taught

Epidemiology

Education

2007-2010       Ph.D., Dept. Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China

2004-2007       Master Degree of Medicine, Plastic Department, Peaking University Third Hospital, Peaking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China

1999-2004        B.S, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science of Technology, Wuhan, China

Professional/working Experience

2013-present   Associate professor, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China

2010-2013        Lecturer, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China

Past and ongoing projects, funding, programs

Biological mechanism of identified osteoporosis-related gene single nucleotide polymorphisms based on R-spondin/Wnt signaling network. Supported by funds from Natural Science Foundation of China.

Relationships of MTHFR and VDR gene polymorphisms with female bone lead resorption during pregnancy and relevant factors. Supported by funds from Natural Science Foundation of China.

Relationship of MTHFR gene polymorphisms and lead susceptibility of fetus. Supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities.

Seasonal variation of prevalent hypertensive disorders potentially associated with the ambient air pollutants. Supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities.

Select Publications

Journal Article

^#First author, ^*Corresponding author

1.       Tao L^#, Huang Q^#, Yang R, Dai Y, Zeng Y, Li C, Li X, Zeng J, Wang Q^*. The age modification to leukocyte telomere length effect on bone mineral density and osteoporosis among Chinese elderly women. J Bone Miner Meta, 2019. doi: 10.1007/s00774-019-01004-0

2.       Li C^#, Huang Q, Yang R, Dai Y, Zeng Y, Tao L, Li X, Zeng J, Wang Q^*. Gut microbiota composition and bone mineral loss—epidemiologic evidence from individuals in Wuhan, China. Osteoporos Int, 2019, 30(5):1003-1013.

3.       Wang Q^#,*, Zhan Y, Pedersen NL, Fang F, Hägg S. Telomere length and all-cause mortality: a meta-analysis. Ageing Res Rev, 2018, Sep 22;48:11-20.

4.       Wang Q^#, Wei S. Cadmium affects blood pressure and negatively interacts with obesity: Findings from NHANES 1999-2014. Sci Total Environ, 2018, 643:270-276.

5.       Li C^#, Ni ZM^#, Ye LX, Chen JW, Wang Q^*, Zhou YK^*, Dose-response relationship between blood levels and hematological parameters in children from central China, Environ Res, 2018, 164: 501-506.

6.       Li C^#, Zeng Y, Tao L, Liu S, Ni Z, Huang Q, Wang Q^*, Meta-analysis of hypertension and osteoporotic fracture risk in women and men, Osteoporos Int, 2017, 8: 2309-2318.

7.       Wang Q^#, Huang Q, Zeng Y, Liang JJ, Liu SY, Gu X, Liu JA^*, Parity and osteoporotic fracture risk in postmenopausal women: a dose-response meta-analysis of prospective studies, Osteoporos Int, 2016, 27(1):319-330

8.      Li Y, Hu J, Wu W, Liu S, Li M, Yao N, Chen J, Ye L, Wang Q^*, Zhou Y^*. Application of IEUBK model in lead risk assessment of children aged 61-84 months old in central China. Sci Total Environ, 2016, 541: 673-82.

9.       Zeng Y^#, Ni ZM, Liu SY, Gu X, Huang Q, Liu JA, Wang Q^*, Parity and All-cause Mortality in Women and Men: A Dose-Response Meta-Analysis of Cohort Studies, Sci Rep, 2016,6:19351

10.   Wang Q^#*, Ye LX, Zhao HH, Chen JW, Zhou YK, Benchmark dose approach for low-level lead induced haematogenesis inhibition and associations of childhood intelligences with ALAD activity and ALA levels, Science of the Total Environment, 2011, 409(10):1806-1810