Tung Wai Auyeung

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Affiliation: The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Country: China

Publications

  1. ncbi Cognitive deficit is associated with phase advance of sleep-wake rhythm, daily napping, and prolonged sleep duration--a cross-sectional study in 2,947 community-dwelling older adults
    Tung Wai Auyeung
    The S H Ho Centre for Gerontology and Geriatrics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
    Age (Dordr) 35:479-86. 2013
  2. ncbi Physical frailty predicts future cognitive decline - a four-year prospective study in 2737 cognitively normal older adults
    T W Auyeung
    S H Ho Centre for Gerontology and Geriatric, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Pok Oi Hospital, Hong Kong, China
    J Nutr Health Aging 15:690-4. 2011
  3. ncbi Effects of height loss on morbidity and mortality in 3145 community-dwelling Chinese older women and men: a 5-year prospective study
    Tung Wai Auyeung
    Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong
    Age Ageing 39:699-704. 2010
  4. ncbi Estimation of stature by measuring fibula and ulna bone length in 2443 older adults
    T W Auyeung
    Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong
    J Nutr Health Aging 13:931-6. 2009
  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 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. ncbi The effect of diabetes mellitus on age-associated lean mass loss in 3153 older adults
    J S W Lee
    Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
    Diabet Med 27:1366-71. 2010

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  1. ncbi Cognitive deficit is associated with phase advance of sleep-wake rhythm, daily napping, and prolonged sleep duration--a cross-sectional study in 2,947 community-dwelling older adults
    Tung Wai Auyeung
    The S H Ho Centre for Gerontology and Geriatrics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
    Age (Dordr) 35:479-86. 2013
    ..Whether this is a manifestation of early pre-clinical dementia and whether its recognition with early stabilization can slow cognitive decline remain elusive...
  2. ncbi Physical frailty predicts future cognitive decline - a four-year prospective study in 2737 cognitively normal older adults
    T W Auyeung
    S H Ho Centre for Gerontology and Geriatric, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Pok Oi Hospital, Hong Kong, China
    J Nutr Health Aging 15:690-4. 2011
    ..To examine the association between baseline frailty measurements and cognitive function 4 years later...
  3. ncbi Effects of height loss on morbidity and mortality in 3145 community-dwelling Chinese older women and men: a 5-year prospective study
    Tung Wai Auyeung
    Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong
    Age Ageing 39:699-704. 2010
    ..However, height loss occurring after old age has been little studied. We examined how height loss was related to bone mineral density (BMD) change, fracture incidence and cause-specific mortality in older adults...
  4. ncbi Estimation of stature by measuring fibula and ulna bone length in 2443 older adults
    T W Auyeung
    Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong
    J Nutr Health Aging 13:931-6. 2009
    ..Estimation of Stature by Measuring Fibula and Ulna Bone Length in 2443 Older Adults...
  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 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...
  7. 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...
  8. 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
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  9. 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...
  10. ncbi The effect of diabetes mellitus on age-associated lean mass loss in 3153 older adults
    J S W Lee
    Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
    Diabet Med 27:1366-71. 2010
    ..Other diabetes-related conditions may also play a role. We assessed body composition changes associated with diabetes in older adults with adjustment for diabetes-related co-morbidities...
  11. 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...
  12. ncbi A case of oral myiasis due to Chrysomya bezziana
    K H L Ng
    Department of Clinical Pathology, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tsing Chung Koon Road, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong
    Hong Kong Med J 9:454-6. 2003
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  13. ncbi The first patient with locally acquired dengue fever in Hong Kong
    T W Auyeung
    Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tsing Chung Koon Road, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong
    Hong Kong Med J 9:127-9. 2003
    ..The pathogenesis, diagnostic criteria of dengue haemorrhagic fever and dengue shock syndrome, and control of dengue infection are discussed...