Tung Wai Auyeung

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Publications

  1. ncbi Functional decline in cognitive impairment--the relationship between physical and cognitive function
    Tung Wai Auyeung
    Jockey Club Center for Osteoporosis Care and Control, Hong Kong, SAR, China
    Neuroepidemiology 31:167-73. 2008
  2. ncbi Testosterone but not estradiol level is positively related to muscle strength and physical performance independent of muscle mass: a cross-sectional study in 1489 older men
    Tung Wai Auyeung
    The S H Ho Centre of Gerontology and Geriatrics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, People s Republic of China
    Eur J Endocrinol 164:811-7. 2011
  3. ncbi Survival benefit of abdominal adiposity: a 6-year follow-up study with Dual X-ray absorptiometry in 3,978 older adults
    Jenny Shun Wah Lee
    Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
    Age (Dordr) 34:597-608. 2012
  4. ncbi Associated factors and health impact of sarcopenia in older chinese men and women: a cross-sectional study
    Jenny S W Lee
    Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, School of Medicine, Hong Kong, SAR, China
    Gerontology 53:404-10. 2007
  5. ncbi Survival in older men may benefit from being slightly overweight and centrally obese--a 5-year follow-up study in 4,000 older adults using DXA
    Tung Wai Auyeung
    Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong, China
    J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 65:99-104. 2010
  6. ncbi The use of corticosteroid as treatment in SARS was associated with adverse outcomes: a retrospective cohort study
    Tung Wai Auyeung
    Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
    J Infect 51:98-102. 2005

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Publications6

  1. ncbi Functional decline in cognitive impairment--the relationship between physical and cognitive function
    Tung Wai Auyeung
    Jockey Club Center for Osteoporosis Care and Control, Hong Kong, SAR, China
    Neuroepidemiology 31:167-73. 2008
    ..Our objectives are to examine the relationship between cognitive function and performance-based physical function and to test the hypothesis that cognitive function is related to poor physical function independent of muscle mass...
  2. ncbi Testosterone but not estradiol level is positively related to muscle strength and physical performance independent of muscle mass: a cross-sectional study in 1489 older men
    Tung Wai Auyeung
    The S H Ho Centre of Gerontology and Geriatrics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, People s Republic of China
    Eur J Endocrinol 164:811-7. 2011
    ....
  3. ncbi Survival benefit of abdominal adiposity: a 6-year follow-up study with Dual X-ray absorptiometry in 3,978 older adults
    Jenny Shun Wah Lee
    Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
    Age (Dordr) 34:597-608. 2012
    ..Higher whole body fat % as well as higher proportion of abdominal fat was associated with lower all-cause mortality in men. No such relation was found in women...
  4. ncbi Associated factors and health impact of sarcopenia in older chinese men and women: a cross-sectional study
    Jenny S W Lee
    Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, School of Medicine, Hong Kong, SAR, China
    Gerontology 53:404-10. 2007
    ..Sarcopenia is increasingly being recognized as a feature of frailty in old age and is associated with unfavorable health outcomes in Western populations. Little is known about sarcopenia among Asian elderly populations...
  5. ncbi Survival in older men may benefit from being slightly overweight and centrally obese--a 5-year follow-up study in 4,000 older adults using DXA
    Tung Wai Auyeung
    Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong, China
    J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 65:99-104. 2010
    ..We used dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) to measure adiposity and hypothesized that overall adiposity, distribution of adiposity, and muscle mass might individually affect survival...
  6. ncbi The use of corticosteroid as treatment in SARS was associated with adverse outcomes: a retrospective cohort study
    Tung Wai Auyeung
    Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
    J Infect 51:98-102. 2005
    ..CONCLUSION: Despite more favourable baseline characteristics and similar peak LDH levels, SARS patients given corticosteroid had more adverse outcomes...