Dr Zumin Shi

Qualifications

Bachleor of Medicine, Beijing Medical University (1988)

M Phil in International Community Health, University of Oslo (2003)

PhD, University of Oslo (2007)

Research Interests

Dietary pattern and chronic diseases

Adolescent nutrition and hehaviour

Diabetes, hypertension, anemia

Nutritional epidemiology

Publications

1.   Shi Z, Yuan B, Taylor A, Dai Y, Pan X, Gill T et al. Monosodium glutamate is related with a higher increase of blood pressure over 5 years: findings from the Jiangsu Nutrition Study of Chinese adults. J. Hypertens. 2011;29(5):846-53.

 

2.   Atlantis E, Shi Z, Penninx S, Wittert G, Taylor A, Almeida O. Chronic medical conditions mediate the association between depression and cardiovascular disease mortality. Soc. Psychiatry Psychiatr. Epidemiol. 2011 (In press).

 

3.   Shi Z, Yuan B, Zhang C, Zhou M, Holmboe-Ottesen G. Egg consumption and the risk of diabetes in adults, Jiangsu, China. Nutrition 2011; 27(2): 194-8.

 

4.   Qin Y, Wu M, Pan X, Xiang Q, Huang J, Gu Z…Shi Z, et al. Reactions of Chinese adults to warning labels on cigarette packages -A survey in Jiangsu Province. BMC Public Health 2011; 11(1): 133.

 

5.   Zuo H, Shi Z, Hu X, Wu M, Guo Z, Hussain A. Diabetes, impaired fasting glucose and their relations to plasma pro-inflammatory cytokines: a population-based study in China. Diabet. Med. 2010; 27(12): 1461-3.

 

6.   Yeap BB, Beilin J, Shi Z, Knuiman MW, Olynyk JK, Chubb SA et al. The C282Y polymorphism of the hereditary hemochromatosis gene is associated with increased sex hormone-binding globulin and normal testosterone levels in men. J. Endocrinol. Invest. 2010.

 

7.   Taylor AW, Price K, Gill TK, Adams R, Pilkington R, Carrangis N … Shi Z et al. Multimorbidity - not just an older person's issue. Results from an Australian biomedical study. BMC Public Health 2010; 10: 718.

 

8.   Shi Z, Zhou M, Yuan B, Qi L, Dai Y, Luo Y et al. Iron intake and body iron stores, anaemia and risk of hyperglycaemia among Chinese adults: the prospective Jiangsu Nutrition Study (JIN). Public Health Nutr. 2010; 13(9): 1319-27.

 

9.   Shi Z, Yuan B, Qi L, Dai Y, Zuo H, Zhou M. Zinc Intake and the Risk of Hyperglycemia among Chinese Adults: The Prospective Jiangsu Nutrition Study (JIN). J. Nutr. Health Aging 2010; 14(4): 332-5.

 

10. Shi Z, Yuan B, Hu G, Dai Y, Zuo H, Holmboe-Ottesen G. Dietary pattern and weight change in a 5-year follow-up among Chinese adults: results from the Jiangsu Nutrition Study. Br. J. Nutr. 2010: 1-8.

 

11. Shi Z, Taylor AW, Goldney R, Winefield H, Gill TK, Tuckerman J et al. The use of a surveillance system to measure changes in mental health in Australian adults during the global financial crisis. Int. J. Public Health 2010.

 

12. Shi Z, Taylor AW, Gill TK, Tuckerman J, Adams R, Martin J. Short sleep duration and obesity among Australian children. BMC Public Health 2010; 10: 609.

 

13. Shi Z, Taylor A, Wittert GA, Goldney R, Gill T. Soft drink consumption and mental health problems among adults in Australia. Public Health Nutr. 2010; 13(7): 1073-9.

 

14. Shi Z, Luscombe-Marsh ND, Wittert GA, Yuan B, Dai Y, Pan X et al. Monosodium glutamate is not associated with obesity or a greater prevalence of weight gain over 5 years: findings from the Jiangsu Nutrition Study of Chinese adults. Br. J. Nutr. 2010; 104: 457-463.

 

15. Shi Z. Prevalence of Diabetes among Men and Women in China. N. Engl. J. Med. 2010; 362(25): 2425.

 

16. Mikki N, Abdul-Rahim HF, Shi Z, Holmboe-Ottesen G. Dietary habits of Palestinian adolescents in three major governorates in the West Bank: a cross-sectional survey (Abstract). Lancet 2010; (Health in the occupied Palestinian territory 2010).

 

17. Mikki N, Abdul-Rahim HF, Shi Z, Holmboe-Ottesen G. Dietary habits of Palestinian adolescents and associated sociodemographic characteristics in Ramallah, Nablus and Hebron governorates. Public Health Nutr. 2010; 13(9): 1419-29.

 

18. Kamudoni PR, Maleta K, Shi Z, de Paoli MM, Holmboe-Ottesen G. Breastfeeding perceptions in communities in Mangochi district in Malawi. Acta Paediatr. 2010; 99(3): 367-372.

 

19. Zuo H, Shi Z, Hu X, Wu M, Guo Z, Hussain A. Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and factors associated with its components in Chinese adults. Metabolism. 2009; 58(8): 1102-8.

 

20. Yeap BB, Beilin J, Shi Z, Knuiman MW, Olynyk JK, Bruce DG et al. Serum testosterone levels correlate with haemoglobin in middle-aged and older men. Intern. Med. J. 2009; 39(8): 532-8.

 

21. Shi Z, Taylor AW, Gill TK, Grant J, Adams R, Wilson D. Body mass index threshold for obesity using self-reported data among Australian population. J. Epidemiol. Community Health 2009.

 

22. Shi Z, Johnstone D, Talseth-Palmer BA, Evans TJ, Spigelman AD, Groombridge C et al. Haemochromatosis HFE gene polymorphisms as potential modifiers of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer risk and onset age. Int. J. Cancer 2009; 125(1): 78-83.

 

23. Qin Y, Melse-Boonstra A, Shi Z, Pan X, Yuan B, Dai Y et al. Dietary intake of zinc in the population of Jiangsu Province, China. Asia Pac. J. Clin. Nutr. 2009; 18(2): 193-9.

 

24. Du X, Zhu B, Hu G, Mao W, Wang S, Zhang H… Shi Z. U-shape association between white blood cell count and the risk of diabetes in young Chinese adults. Diabet. Med. 2009; 26(10): 955-60.

 

25. Abudayya AH, Stigum H, Shi Z, Abed Y, Holmboe-Ottesen G. Sociodemographic correlates of food habits among school adolescents (12-15 year) in North Gaza Strip. BMC Public Health 2009; 9: 185.

 

26. Shi ZM, Hu XS, Yuan BJ, Gibson R, Dai Y, Garg M. Association between magnesium : iron intake ratio and diabetes in Chinese adults in Jiangsu Province. Diabet. Med. 2008; 25(10): 1164-70.

 

27. Shi Z, Pan X. Body iron stores and dietary iron intake in relation to diabetes in adults in North China: response to Luan et al. Diabetes Care 2008; 31(4): e25; author reply e26.

 

28. Shi Z, McEvoy M, Luu J, Attia J. Dietary fat and sleep duration in Chinese men and women. Int. J. Obes. 2008; 32(12): 1835-40.

 

29. Shi Z, Hu X, Yuan B, Pan X, Dai Y, Holmboe-Ottesen G et al. Strong negative association between intake of tofu and anemia among Chinese adults in Jiangsu, China. J. Am. Diet. Assoc. 2008; 108(7): 1146-53.

 

30. Shi Z, Hu X, Yuan B, Hu G, Pan X, Holmboe-Ottesen G. Coexistence of anaemia and the metabolic syndrome in adults in Jiangsu, China. Asia Pac. J. Clin. Nutr. 2008; 17(3): 505-13.

 

31. Shi Z, Hu X, Yuan B, Hu G, Pan X, Dai Y et al. Vegetable-rich food pattern is related to obesity in China. Int. J. Obes. 2008; 32(6): 975-84.

 

32. Shi Z, Hu X, He K, Yuan B, Garg M. Joint association of magnesium and iron intake with anemia among Chinese adults. Nutrition 2008; 24(10): 977-84.

 

33. Shi Z, Lien N, Nirmal Kumar B, Holmboe-Ottesen G. Perceptions of weight and associated factors of adolescents in Jiangsu Province, China. Public Health Nutr. 2007; 10(3): 298-305.

 

34. Kamudoni P, Maleta K, Shi Z, Holmboe-Ottesen G. Infant feeding practices in the first 6 months and associated factors in a rural and semiurban community in Mangochi District, Malawi. J. Hum. Lact. 2007; 23(4): 325-32.

 

35. Shi Z, Lien N, Kumar BN, Holmboe-Ottesen G. Physical activity and associated socio-demographic factors among school adolescents in Jiangsu Province, China. Prev. Med. 2006; 43(3): 218-21.

 

36. Shi Z, Hu X, Yuan B, Pan X, Meyer HE, Holmboe-Ottesen G. Association between serum ferritin, hemoglobin, iron intake, and diabetes in adults in Jiangsu, China. Diabetes Care 2006; 29(8): 1878-83.

 

37. Shi Z, Hu X, Yuan B, Pan X, Dai Y, Holmboe-Ottesen G. Association between dietary patterns and anaemia in adults from Jiangsu Province in Eastern China. Br. J. Nutr. 2006; 96(5): 906-12.

 

38. Shi Z, Lien N, Kumar BN, Holmboe-Ottesen G. Socio-demographic differences in food habits and preferences of school adolescents in Jiangsu Province, China. Eur. J. Clin. Nutr. 2005; 59(12): 1439-48.

 

39. Shi Z, Lien N, Kumar BN, Dalen I, Holmboe-Ottesen G. The sociodemographic correlates of nutritional status of school adolescents in Jiangsu Province, China. J. Adolesc. Health 2005; 37(4): 313-22.

 

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Categories	Health (allied health), Medicine and medical research
Expertise	diet;nutrition;soft drink;dietary patterns;chronic diseases;epidemiology;diabetes;obesity;anemia;asthma;adolescent;
Notes	Member of Nutrition Society of Australia, American Society for Nutrition.

Entry last updated: Sunday, 20 May 2012