By Associate Professor Puhong Zhang

Journal articles

Tao X; Mao L; Zhang P; Ma X; Liang Z; Sun K; Peiris D, 2024, 'Barriers and facilitators to primary care management of type 2 diabetes in Shijiazhuang City, China: a mixed methods study', BMC Primary Care, 25, pp. 84, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12875-024-02330-7

Guo H; Li Y; Li L; Luo R; Wang L; Yi G; Zhang G; He FJ; Wang C; Wang N; Li L; Mao T; Lin J; Li Y; Zhang P, 2024, 'Process evaluation of an mHealth-based school education program to reduce salt intake scaling up in China (EduSaltS): a mixed methods study using the RE-AIM framework', BMC Public Health, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-19732-y

Liu M; Xu J; Li Y; He FJ; Zhang P; Song J; Gao Y; Yan S; Yan W; Jin D; Chang X; Xu Z; Bai Y; Ji N; Pan N; Wu J, 2024, 'Long-Term Effects of a Comprehensive Intervention Strategy for Salt Reduction in China: Scale-Up of a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial', Nutrients, 16, pp. 4092 - 4092, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu16234092

Zhang P; Tao X; Ma Y; Zhang Y; Ma X; Song H; Liu Y; Patel A; Jan S; Peiris D, 2024, 'Improving the management of type 2 diabetes in China using a multifaceted digital health intervention in primary health care: the SMARTDiabetes cluster randomised controlled trial', The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 49, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2024.101130

Shang J; Hackett ML; Harris K; Woodward M; Roberts LM; Zhang P; Henry A, 2024, 'Mental health in the two years following hypertensive and normotensive pregnancy: The Postpartum, Physiology, Psychology and Paediatric follow-up (P4) cohort study', Pregnancy Hypertension, 35, pp. 43 - 50, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.preghy.2023.12.008

Li Y; Zhang P; He FJ; Luo R; Song J; Wang C, 2024, 'PERSISTENT EFFECT OF SALT REDUCTION IN SCHOOLCHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES: ONE-YEAR FOLLOW-UP AFTER A RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL', Journal of Hypertension, 42, pp. e220 - e220, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.hjh.0001021700.32285.33

Tao X; Zhang P; Zhang X; Mao L; Peiris D, 2023, 'Features, functions, and quality of mobile applications for type 2 diabetes care in China: Systematic search of app stores', International Journal of Medical Informatics, 180, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2023.105273

Zhang P; Bao Y; Chen M; Zhang H; Zhu D; Ji L; Li X; Ji J; Zhao F; Fisher EB; Zhao Y; Duolikun N; Wang D; Jia W, 2023, 'Changes of health-related quality of life after initiating basal insulin treatment among people with type 2 diabetes', Medicine (United States), 102, pp. E34718, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000034718

Wang L; Zhang P; Li Y; Li Y; Zhang B; Wang H; Wu J; Han J; Li C; Li N; Li X; Ding G; Wu Z, 2023, 'Deepening the Action on Salt Reduction in China-suggestions on strategy and implementation plan', Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine, 57, pp. 1105 - 1114, http://dx.doi.org/10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20221205-01176

Zhang P; Fan F; Li Y; Li Y; Luo R; Li L; Zhang G; Wang L; Jiao X; He FJ, 2023, 'Awareness and Use of Low-Sodium Salt Substitutes and Its Impact on 24-h Urinary Sodium and Potassium Excretion in China—A Cross-Sectional Study', Nutrients, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu15133000

Zhang P; Zhang J; Li Y; Dong L; He FJ; Brown M; Pettigrew S; Webster J; Yamamoto R; Nishida C; Liu A; Yang X; Zhang B; Ding G; Wang H, 2023, 'Sodium content targets for pre-packaged foods, China: a quantitative study and proposal', Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 101, pp. 453 - 469, http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.23.289992

Li Y; Sun K; Wang B; Wang N; Luo R; Wang C; Liu Y; Duffy S; MacGregor GA; Wu J; He FJ; Zhang P, 2023, 'Comprehensive workplace intervention for cancer prevention in China (WECAN): protocol for a stepped-wedge, cluster-randomised controlled trial', BMJ Open, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072405

Zhang P; Sun J; Li Y; Li Y; Sun Y; Luo R; Nie X; Li L; Liu Y; He FJ, 2023, 'An mHealth-based school health education system designed to scale up salt reduction in China (EduSaltS): A development and preliminary implementation study', Frontiers in Nutrition, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2023.1161282

Pan N; Tao X; Liu M; Li Y; Zhang P; Bai Y; Xu J, 2023, 'Association between 24 h urinary sodium excretion, urinary potassium excretion, sodium-potassium ratio and microalbuminuria', Chinese Journal of Disease Control and Prevention, 27, pp. 443 - 447, http://dx.doi.org/10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2023.04.012

Zhang X; Zhang P; Shen D; Li Y; He FJ; Ma J; Yan W; Gao Y; Jin D; Deng Y; Guo F; Yan S; Song J; Macgregor GA; Wu J, 2023, 'Effect of home cook interventions for salt reduction in China: Cluster randomised controlled trial', BMJ, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2022-074258

Zhang P, 2023, 'Enhancing Public Health Competencies via Action on Salt China — China, 2017–2022', China CDC Weekly, 5, pp. 720 - 723, http://dx.doi.org/10.46234/ccdcw2023.137

Zhang P; Zhang J; Rosewarne E; Li Y; Dong L; He FJ; Brown M; Pettigrew S; Yamamoto R; Nishida C; Liu A; Yang X; Zhang B; Ding G; Wang H, 2023, 'Setting sodium targets for pre-packaged foods in China — an exploratory study', Frontiers in Nutrition, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2023.1231979

Zhang P; Chen M; Zhang H; Luo Y; Zhu D; Li X; Ji J; Wang D; Duolikun N; Ji L, 2022, 'Effectiveness and safety of basal insulin therapy in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with or without metformin observed in a national cohort in China', BMC Endocrine Disorders, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12902-021-00892-6

Du W; Wang H; Zhang J; Zhang X; Wei N; Li Y; Tan M; Zhang P; He FJ, 2022, 'Sodium content of restaurant dishes in China: a cross-sectional survey', Nutrition Journal, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12937-022-00762-4

Du W; Zhang P; Zhang J; Li Y; He FJ; Zhang X; Su C; Jia X; Li L; Song J; Zhang B; Wang H, 2022, 'Sodium Reduction in Restaurant Food: A Randomized Controlled Trial in China', Nutrients, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu14245313

Shang J; Dolikun N; Tao X; Zhang P; Woodward M; Hackett ML; Henry A, 2022, 'The effectiveness of postpartum interventions aimed at improving women’s mental health after medical complications of pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis', BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 22, pp. 809, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12884-022-05084-1

Liu M; Xu J; Li Y; He FJ; Zhang P; Song J; Gao Y; Yan S; Yan W; Jin D; Chang X; Xu Z; Bai Y; Ji N; Wu J, 2022, 'A Town-Level Comprehensive Intervention Study to Reduce Salt Intake in China: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial', Nutrients, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu14214698

Ding S; Zhang P; Wang L; Wang D; Sun K; Ma Y; Wang H; Xu C; Zhang R; Zhang X; Wang H; Zhao F; Li X; Ji L; Guo L, 2022, 'Prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in hospitalized patients with type 2 diabetes in Beijing, China', Journal of Diabetes Investigation, 13, pp. 1889 - 1896, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jdi.13868

Fan F; Li Y; Li L; Nie X; Zhang P; Li Y; Luo R; Zhang G; Wang L; He FJ, 2022, 'Salt-Related Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors and Their Relationship with 24-Hour Urinary Sodium Excretion in Chinese Adults', Nutrients, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu14204404

Li Y; Wang H; Zhang P; Popkin BM; Coyle DH; Ding J; Dong L; Zhang J; Du W; Pettigrew S, 2022, 'Nutritional Quality of Pre-Packaged Foods in China under Various Nutrient Profile Models', Nutrients, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu14132700

Zhang BB; Liu M; Li Y; Zhang PH; Bai YM; Ji N; Wu J; Xu JW, 2022, 'The detection of hypercalciuria and influencing factors among people aged 18-75 years old in six provinces of China', Chinese Journal of Disease Control and Prevention, 26, pp. 766 - 770, http://dx.doi.org/10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2022.07.004

Ramani-Chander A; Joshi R; Van Olmen J; Wouters E; Delobelle P; Vedanthan R; Miranda JJ; Oldenburg B; Sherwood S; Rawal LB; Mash RJ; Irazola VE; Martens M; Lazo-Porras M; Liu H; Agarwal G; Waqa G; Marcolino MS; Esandi ME; Ribeiro ALP; Probandari A; González-Salazar F; Shrestha A; Sujarwoto S; Levitt N; Paredes M; Sugishita T; Batal M; Li Y; Haghparast-Bidgoli H; Naanyu V; He FJ; Zhang P; Mfinanga SG; De Neve JW; Daivadanam M; Siddiqi K; Geldsetzer P; Klipstein-Grobusch K; Huffman MD; Webster J; Ojji D; Beratarrechea A; Tian M; Postma M; Owolabi MO; Birungi J; Antonietti L; Ortiz Z; Patel A; Peiris D; Schouw D; Koot J; Nakamura K; Tampubolon G; Thrift AG, 2022, 'Applying systems thinking to identify enablers and challenges to scale-up interventions for hypertension and diabetes in low-income and middle-income countries: Protocol for a longitudinal mixed-methods study', BMJ Open, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053122

Sun Y; Li Y; He FJ; Liu H; Sun J; Luo R; Guo C; Zhang P, 2022, 'Process Evaluation of an Application-Based Salt Reduction Intervention in School Children and Their Families (AppSalt) in China: A Mixed-Methods Study', Frontiers in Public Health, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.744881

He FJ; Zhang P; Li Y; Macgregor GA, 2022, 'Can children play a role in reducing families' salt intake?', The BMJ, 376, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.o381

He FJ; Zhang P; Luo R; Li Y; Sun Y; Chen F; Zhao Y; Zhao W; Li D; Chen H; Wu T; Yao J; Lou C; Zhou S; Dong L; Liu Y; Li X; He J; Wang C; Tan M; Song J; MacGregor GA, 2022, 'App based education programme to reduce salt intake (AppSalt) in schoolchildren and their families in China: Parallel, cluster randomised controlled trial', The BMJ, 376, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2021-066982

Zhang P; Chen H; Shang J; Ge J; Zhang H; Xu M; Bian C; Zhao Y; Chen M; Hirst JE, 2022, 'Mobile Phone App Use among Pregnant Women in China and Associations between App Use and Perinatal Outcomes: Retrospective Study', JMIR Formative Research, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/29644

Owolabi MO; Thrift AG; Mahal A; Ishida M; Martins S; Johnson WD; Pandian J; Abd-Allah F; Yaria J; Phan HT; Roth G; Gall SL; Beare R; Phan TG; Mikulik R; Akinyemi RO; Norrving B; Brainin M; Feigin VL; Abanto C; Abera SF; Addissie A; Adebayo O; Adeleye AO; Adilbekov Y; Adilbekova B; Adoukonou TA; Aguiar de Sousa D; Ajagbe T; Akhmetzhanova Z; Akpalu A; Álvarez Ahlgren J; Ameriso S; Andonova S; Awoniyi FE; Bakhiet M; Barboza M; Basri H; Bath P; Bello O; Bereczki D; Beretta S; Berkowitz A; Bernabé-Ortiz A; Bernhardt J; Berzina G; Bisharyan M; Bovet P; Budincevic H; Cadilhac D; Caso V; Chen C; Chin J; Chwojnicki K; Conforto A; Cruz VT; D'Amelio M; Danielyan K; Davis S; Demarin V; Dempsey R; Dichgans M; Dokova K; Donnan G; Elkind MS; Endres M; Fischer U; Gankpé F; Gaye Saavedra A; Gil A; Giroud M; Gnedovskaya E; Hachinski V; Hafdi M; Hamadeh R; Hamzat TK; Hankey G; Heldner M; Ibrahim EA; Ibrahim NM; Inoue M; Jee S; Jeng JS; Kalkonde Y; Kamenova S; Karaszewski B; Kelly P; Khan T; Kiechl S; Kondybayeva A; Kõrv J; Kravchenko M; Krishnamurthi RV; Kruja J; Lakkhanaloet M; Langhorne P; Lavados PM; Law ZK; Lawal A; Lazo-Porras M, 2022, 'Primary stroke prevention worldwide: translating evidence into action', The Lancet Public Health, 7, pp. e74 - e85, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(21)00230-9

Lazo-Porras M; Brandt LR; Cornejo-Vucovich E; Denman CA; Diez-Canseco F; Malavera A; Mukherjee A; Ouyang M; Praveen D; Schierhout G; Sun Y; Yin X; Zhang P; Liu H, 2022, 'The value of process evaluation for public health interventions: field-case studies for non-communicable disease prevention and management in five countries', Salud Publica de Mexico, 64, pp. 56 - 66, http://dx.doi.org/10.21149/12853

Chen M; Zhang P; Zhao Y; Duolikun N; Ji L, 2022, 'Where to Initiate Basal Insulin Therapy: Inpatient or Outpatient Department? Real-World Observation in China', Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity, 15, pp. 3375 - 3385, http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/DMSO.S386230

Shang J; Henry A; Zhang P; Chen H; Thompson K; Wang X; Liu N; Zhang J; Liu Y; Jin J; Pan X; Yang X; Hirst JE, 2021, 'Chinese women’s attitudes towards postpartum interventions to prevent type 2 diabetes after gestational diabetes: a semi-structured qualitative study', Reproductive Health, 18, pp. 133, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12978-021-01180-1

Eviston TJ; Minaei E; Mueller SA; Ahmadi N; Ashford B; Clark JR; West N; Zhang P; Gupta R; Ranson M, 2021, 'Gene expression profiling of perineural invasion in head and neck cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma', Scientific Reports, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-92335-4

Zhang P; Li X; Fang Z; Lu Y; Cui J; Du X; Hu R, 2021, 'Smartphone application-supported validation of three automatic devices for self-measurement of blood pressure according to the European Society of Hypertension International Protocol revision 2010: The Omron HEM-7120, Yuwell YE680A and Cofoe KF-65B', Blood Pressure Monitoring, 26, pp. 435 - 440, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MBP.0000000000000547

Jia J; Yang Y; Liu F; Zhang M; Xu Q; Guo T; Wang L; Peng Z; He Y; Wang Y; Zhang Y; Zhang H; Shen H; Zhang Y; Yan D; Ma X; Zhang P, 2021, 'The association between serum alanine aminotransferase and hypertension: A national based cross-sectional analysis among over 21 million Chinese adults', BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12872-021-01948-0

Liu M; Xu J; Li Y; Zhang P; Bai Y; Ji N; Wang S; Wu J, 2021, '24 hours urinary sodium and potassium excretion and association with blood pressure among people aged 18-75 years old in six Chinese provinces', Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine, 55, pp. 1299 - 1304, http://dx.doi.org/10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20210222-00171

Song Y; Li Y; Guo C; Wang Y; Huang L; Tan M; He FJ; Harris T; MacGregor GA; Ding J; Dong L; Liu Y; Wang H; Zhang P; Ma Y, 2021, 'Cross-sectional comparisons of sodium content in processed meat and fish products among five countries: Potential for feasible targets and reformulation', BMJ Open, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046412

Sun Y; Zhang P; Li Y; He FJ; Wu J; Xu J; Zhang X; Li X; Song J, 2021, 'Association of sodium, potassium and sodium-to-potassium ratio with urine albumin excretion among the general chinese population', Nutrients, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu13103456

Xu JW; Liu M; Wang SQ; Li Y; Zhang PH; Bai YM; Ji N; Wu J, 2021, 'Prevalence and influencing factors of microalbuminuria among general population aged from 18 to 75 years old in 6 provinces of China', Chinese Journal of Disease Control and Prevention, 25, pp. 1164 - 1168, http://dx.doi.org/10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2021.10.009

Jia W; Zhang P; Zhu D; Duolikun N; Li H; Bao Y; Li X; Li D; Song G; Tian H; Kuang H; Zhang H; Liu J; Liu J; Liu J; Chen L; Yuan L; Chen L; Shi L; Lei M; Liu P; Li Q; Zhang Q; Ji Q; Sun Y; Li Y; Liang Y; Zhao Z; Shan Z; Sun Z, 2021, 'Evaluation of an mHealth-enabled hierarchical diabetes management intervention in primary care in China (ROADMAP): A cluster randomized trial', PLoS Medicine, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003754

Yaria J; Gil A; Makanjuola A; Oguntoye R; Miranda JJ; Lazo-Porras M; Zhang P; Tao X; Ahlgren JÁ; Bernabe-Ortiz A; Moscoso-Porras M; Malaga G; Svyato I; Osundina M; Gianella C; Bello O; Lawal A; Temitope A; Adebayo O; Lakkhanaloet M; Brainin M; Johnson W; Thrift AG; Phromjai J; Mueller-Stierlin AS; Perone SA; Varghese C; Feigin V; Owolabi MO, 2021, 'Quality of stroke guidelines in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review', Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 99, pp. 640 - 652E, http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.21.285845

Li Y; Sun Y; Li X; Dong L; Cheng F; Luo R; Wang C; Song J; He FJ; Macgregor GA; Zhang P, 2021, 'Sodium and potassium excretion of schoolchildren and relationship with their family excretion in China', Nutrients, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu13082864

Luo Y; Wu H; Liao X; Zhao T; Cui N; Li A; Sun X; Zhang P; Huang Y; Zhang X; Yin H; Ji L, 2021, 'A Guideline-Based Decision Tree Achieves Better Glucose Control with Less Hypoglycemia at 3 Months in Chinese Diabetic Patients', Diabetes Therapy, 12, pp. 1887 - 1899, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13300-021-01075-1

Shen DY; Zhang XC; Yin ZX; Li Y; Zhang PH; Ma JX, 2021, '[Urinary sodium, urine potassium and sodium-potassium ratio, and influencing factors of family cooks and family members in six regions of China].', Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi, 42, pp. 1056 - 1060, http://dx.doi.org/10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20200926-01189

Zhao Y; Zhang P; Lee JT; Oldenburg B; Heusden AV; Haregu TN; Wang H, 2021, 'The Prevalence of Metabolic Disease Multimorbidity and Its Associations With Spending and Health Outcomes in Middle-Aged and Elderly Chinese Adults', Frontiers in Public Health, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.658706

Wei N; Du W; Zhang J; Ouyang Y; Li Y; Ding J; Zhang P; Wang H, 2021, 'Analysis on the current situation of the use of salt and condiments in restaurants in 6 provinces', Chinese Journal of Food Hygiene, 33, pp. 337 - 344, http://dx.doi.org/10.13590/j.cjfh.2021.03.017

Zhang P; Chen H; Shang J; Ge J; Zhang H; Xu M; Bian C; Zhao Y; Chen M; Hirst JE, 2021, 'Mobile Phone App Use Among Pregnant Women in China and Associations Between App Use and Perinatal Outcomes: Retrospective Study (Preprint)', , http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/preprints.29644

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