By Professor Xiaoqi Feng

Journal articles

Feng X; Astell-Burt T, 2017, 'Is neighborhood green space protective against associations between child asthma, neighborhood traffic volume and perceived lack of area safety? Multilevel analysis of 4447 Australian children', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14050543

Feng X; Astell-Burt T, 2017, 'The relationship between neighbourhood green space and child mental wellbeing depends upon whom you ask: Multilevel evidence from 3083 children aged 12–13 years', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14030235

Moayyed H; Kelly B; Feng X; Flood V, 2017, 'Evaluation of a ‘healthiness’ rating system for food outlet types in Australian residential communities', Nutrition and Dietetics, 74, pp. 29 - 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1747-0080.12286

Feng X; Astell-Burt T, 2017, 'Impact of a type 2 diabetes diagnosis on mental health, quality of life, and social contacts: A longitudinal study', BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjdrc-2016-000198

Page A; Liu S; Gunnell D; Astell-Burt T; Feng X; Wang L; Zhou M, 2017, 'Suicide by pesticide poisoning remains a priority for suicide prevention in China: Analysis of national mortality trends 2006–2013', Journal of Affective Disorders, 208, pp. 418 - 423, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2016.10.047

Markevych I; Schoierer J; Hartig T; Chudnovsky A; Hystad P; Dzhambov AM; de Vries S; Triguero-Mas M; Brauer M; Nieuwenhuijsen MJ; Lupp G; Richardson EA; Astell-Burt T; Dimitrova D; Feng X; Sadeh M; Standl M; Heinrich J; Fuertes E, 2017, 'Exploring pathways linking greenspace to health: Theoretical and methodological guidance', Environmental Research, 158, pp. 301 - 317, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2017.06.028

Meyerowitz-Katz G; Manoharan M; Jayaballa R; Bramwell S; Corless I; Nesire V; Prior E; Schlesinger N; Maberly G, 2017, 'Integrated Care of people with Type 2 diabetes in Western Sydney: A business case for Joint Specialist Case Conference (JSCC) with General Practice', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INTEGRATED CARE, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/ijic.3338

Fernandez A; Gillespie JA; Smith-Merry J; Feng X; Astell-Burt T; Maas C; Salvador-Carulla L, 2017, 'Integrated mental health atlas of the Western Sydney Local Health District: Gaps and recommendations', Australian Health Review, 41, pp. 38 - 44, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/AH15154

Feng X; Astell-Burt T; Feng Z, 2017, 'Perceived Public Transport Infrastructure Modifies the Association Between Public Transport Use and Mental Health: Multilevel Analyses from the United Kingdom', Journal of Transport & Health, 5, pp. S101 - S102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2017.05.260

Liu Y; Astell-Burt T; Liu J; Yin P; Feng X; You J; Page A; Zhou M; Wang L, 2016, 'Spatiotemporal variations in lung cancer mortality in China between 2006 and 2012: A multilevel analysis', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13121252

Astell-Burt T; Feng X; Kolt GS; Jalaludin B, 2016, 'Is more area-level crime associated with more sitting and less physical activity? Longitudinal evidence from 37,162 Australians', American Journal of Epidemiology, 184, pp. 913 - 921, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aje/kww106

Feng X; Wilson A, 2016, 'Neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage modifies the relationship between weight status and weight-related satisfaction', International Journal of Obesity, 40, pp. 1922 - 1926, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2016.120

Feng X; Astell-Burt T, 2016, 'What types of social interactions reduce the risk of psychological distress? Fixed effects longitudinal analysis of a cohort of 30,271 middle-to-older aged Australians', Journal of Affective Disorders, 204, pp. 99 - 102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2016.06.041

Feng X; Croteau K; Kolt GS; Astell-Burt T, 2016, 'Does retirement mean more physical activity? A longitudinal study', BMC Public Health, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3253-0

Mazumdar S; Butler D; Bagheri N; Konings P; Girosi F; Feng X; McRae I, 2016, 'How useful are Primary Care Service Areas? Evaluating PCSAs as a tool for measuring Primary Care Practitioner access', Applied Geography, 72, pp. 47 - 54, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2016.05.005

Li Y; Feng X; Zhang M; Zhou M; Wang N; Wang L, 2016, 'Clustering of cardiovascular behavioral risk factors and blood pressure among people diagnosed with hypertension: A nationally representative survey in China', Scientific Reports, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep27627

Hng TM; Hor A; Ravi S; Feng X; Lin J; Astell-Burt T; Chipps D; McLean M; Maberly G, 2016, 'Diabetes case finding in the emergency department, using HbA1c: An opportunity to improve diabetes detection, prevention, and care', BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjdrc-2015-000191

Feng X; Astell-Burt T, 2016, 'Does area of residence influence weight loss following a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes? Fixed effects longitudinal analysis of 54,707 middle-to-older aged Australians', Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 116, pp. 123 - 126, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2016.04.022

Yin P; Feng X; Astell-Burt T; Qi F; Liu Y; Liu J; Page A; Wang L; Liu S; Wang L; Zhou M, 2016, 'Spatiotemporal Variations in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Mortality in China: Multilevel Evidence from 2006 to 2012', COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 13, pp. 339 - 344, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/15412555.2015.1084613

Feng X; Liu Y; Astell-Burt T; Yin P; Page A; Liu S; Liu J; Wang L; Zhou M, 2016, 'Analysis of health service amenable and non-amenable mortality before and since China's expansion of health coverage in 2009', BMJ Open, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009370

Astell-Burt T; Feng X; Kolt GS, 2016, 'Large-scale investment in green space as an intervention for physical activity, mental and cardiometabolic health: Study protocol for a quasi-experimental evaluation of a natural experiment', BMJ Open, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009803

Yin P; Feng X; Astell-Burt T; Page A; Liu J; Liu Y; Liu S; Wang L; Wang L; Zhou M, 2016, 'Temporal Trends and Geographic Variations in Dementia Mortality in China between 2006 and 2012: Multilevel Evidence from a Nationally Representative Sample', Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders, 30, pp. 348 - 353, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/WAD.0000000000000147

Liu S; Page A; Yin P; Astell-Burt T; Feng X; Liu Y; Liu J; Wang L; Zhou M, 2015, 'Spatiotemporal variation and social determinants of suicide in China, 2006-2012: Findings from a nationally representative mortality surveillance system', Psychological Medicine, 45, pp. 3259 - 3268, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291715001269

Feng X; Wilson A, 2015, 'Getting bigger, quicker? Gendered socioeconomic trajectories in body mass index across the adult lifecourse: A longitudinal study of 21,403 Australians', PLoS ONE, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0141499

Astell-Burt T; Liu Y; Feng X; Yin P; Page A; Liu S; Liu J; Wang L; Zhou M, 2015, 'Health reform and mortality in China: Multilevel time-series analysis of regional and socioeconomic inequities in a sample of 73 million', Scientific Reports, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep15038

Astell-Burt T; Zhang M; Feng X; Wang L; Li Y; Page A; Zhou M; Wang L, 2015, 'Geographical variation and correlates of tobacco smoking, second-hand smoke exposure, workplace tobacco prohibition, and pro-tobacco and counter-tobacco advertising in mainland China: a cross-sectional study of 98 058 participants', LANCET, 386, pp. 17 - 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(15)00595-4

Sanders T; Feng X; Fahey PP; Lonsdale C; Astell-Burt T, 2015, 'The influence of neighbourhood green space on children's physical activity and screen time: Findings from the longitudinal study of Australian children', International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12966-015-0288-z

Astell-Burt T; Feng X, 2015, 'Geographic inequity in healthy food environment and type 2 diabetes: Can we please turn off the tap?', Medical Journal of Australia, 203, pp. 246 - 248e.1, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja15.00063

Sanders T; Feng X; Fahey PP; Lonsdale C; Astell-Burt T, 2015, 'Greener neighbourhoods, slimmer children Evidence from 4423 participants aged 6 to 13 years in the Longitudinal Study of Australian children', International Journal of Obesity, 39, pp. 1224 - 1229, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2015.69

Astell-Burt T; Feng X; Kolt GS; Jalaludin B, 2015, 'Corrigendum to "Does rising crime lead to increasing distress? Longitudinal analysis of a natural experiment with dynamic objective neighbourhood measures" [Soc. Sci. Med. 138 (2015) 68-73] DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.05.014', Social Science and Medicine, 139, pp. 70, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.06.021

Astell-Burt T; Feng X; Kolt GS; Jalaludin B, 2015, 'Does rising crime lead to increasing distress? Longitudinal analysis of a natural experiment with dynamic objective neighbourhood measures', Social Science and Medicine, 138, pp. 68 - 73, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.05.014

Zhou M; Astell-Burt T; Yin P; Feng X; Page A; Liu Y; Liu J; Li Y; Liu S; Wang L; Wang L; Wang L, 2015, 'Spatiotemporal variation in diabetes mortality in China: Multilevel evidence from 2006 and 2012', BMC Public Health, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-1982-0

Guo K; Yin P; Wang L; Ji Y; Li Q; Bishai D; Liu S; Liu Y; Astell-Burt T; Feng X; You J; Liu J; Zhou M, 2015, 'Propensity score weighting for addressing under-reporting in mortality surveillance: A proof-of-concept study using the nationally representative mortality data in China', Population Health Metrics, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12963-015-0051-3

Mavoa S; Koohsari MJ; Badland HM; Davern M; Feng X; Astell-Burt T; Giles-Corti B, 2015, 'Area-Level Disparities of Public Open Space: A Geographic Information Systems Analysis in Metropolitan Melbourne', Urban Policy and Research, 33, pp. 306 - 323, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08111146.2014.974747

Salvador-Carulla L; Fernandez A; Astell-Burt T; Feng X; Gillespie J; Smith-Merry J, 2015, 'Recovery in Mental Health in Western Sydney: Use of the Integrated Atlas of Care for context analysis and planning', International Journal of Integrated Care, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/ijic.2145

Astell-Burt T; Feng X, 2015, 'Investigating 'place effects' on mental health: Implications for population-based studies in psychiatry', Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 24, pp. 27 - 37, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S204579601400050X

Feng X; Wilson A, 2015, 'Do neighbourhood socioeconomic circumstances not matter for weight status among Australian men? Multilevel evidence from a household survey of 14 691 adults', BMJ Open, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007052

Feng X; Flowerdew R; Feng Z, 2015, 'Does neighbourhood influence ethnic inequalities in economic activity? Findings from the ONS Longitudinal Study', Journal of Economic Geography, 15, pp. 169 - 194, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jeg/lbt036

Wang L; Zhou M; Astell-Burt T; Bi Y; Feng X; Jiang Y; Li Y; Page A; Wang L; Xu Y; Zhao W; Ning G, 2015, 'Geographical variation in diabetes prevalence and detection in China: Multilevel spatial analysis of 98,058 adults', Diabetes Care, 38, pp. 72 - 81, http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/dc14-1100

Sanders T; Feng X; Fahey PP; Lonsdale C; Astell-Burt T, 2015, 'Green space and child weight status: Does outcome measurement matter? Evidence from an Australian longitudinal study', Journal of Obesity, 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/194838

Astell-Burt T; Feng X; Kolt GS, 2015, 'Identification of the impact of crime on physical activity depends upon neighbourhood scale: Multilevel evidence from 203,883 Australians', Health and Place, 31, pp. 120 - 123, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2014.11.007

Kolt GS; Feng X; Astell-Burt T; Jalaludin B, 2015, 'Increasing Neighborhood Crime is Associated with Increasing Sedentary Time. Longitudinal Evidence from 51,222 Australians', Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 47, pp. 241 - 241, http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/01.mss.0000477085.42865.3d

Croteau KA; Astell-Burt T; Feng X; Kolt G, 2015, 'Physical Activity Changes Among Adults Aged 50-70 in Transition Out of Full-time Employment', Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 47, pp. 240 - 240, http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/01.mss.0000477080.12370.ea

Kolt GS; Astell-Burt T; Feng X; Jalaludin B, 2015, 'Time spent sitting is influenced by neighbourhood crime: Longitudinal evidence from 51,222 Australians', Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 19, pp. e80 - e80, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2015.12.194

Feng X; Astell-Burt T; Kolt GS, 2014, 'Is an index of co-occurring unhealthy lifestyles suitable for understanding migrant health?', Preventive Medicine, 69, pp. 172 - 175, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.09.015

Astell-Burt T; Feng X; Kolt GS; McLean M; Maberly G, 2014, 'Understanding geographical inequities in diabetes: Multilevel evidence from 114,755 adults in Sydney, Australia', Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 106, pp. e68 - e73, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2014.09.033

Giles-Corti B; Badland H; Mavoa S; Turrell G; Bull F; Boruff B; Pettit C; Bauman A; Hooper P; Villanueva K; Astell-Burt T; Feng X; Learnihan V; Davey R; Grenfell R; Thackway S, 2014, 'Reconnecting urban planning with health: A protocol for the development and validation of national liveability indicators associated with noncommunicable disease risk behaviours and health outcomes', Public Health Research and Practice, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.17061/phrp2511405

Mazumdar S; Feng X; Konings P; McRae I; Girosi F, 2014, 'A brief report on Primary Care Service Area catchment geographies in New South Wales Australia', International Journal of Health Geographics, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-072X-13-38

Feng X; Jiang Y; Astell-Burt T; Zhou M; Wang LM; Wang LH; Page A; Zhao W, 2014, 'BODY MASS INDEX AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES IN CHINA: PEOPLE AND PLACES MATTER', JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH, 68, pp. A25 - A25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech-2014-204726.50

Astell-Burt T; Feng X; Kolt GS; Jalaludin B, 2014, 'IDENTIFYING THE IMPACT OF LOCAL CRIME ON MENTAL HEALTH: A LONGITUDINAL FIXED EFFECTS ANALYSIS', JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH, 68, pp. A43 - A43, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech-2014-204726.90

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