Research Interest : Women's health, particularly midlife and older women, osteoporosis, Epidemiology of health, aging and chronic diseases, and nutritional Epidemiology
Selected Publications on Women's Health :
1.
Ho
SC,
Chen YM, Ho SS, Woo JL.
Soy isoflavone
supplementation and fasting serum glucose and
lipid profile among postmenopausal Chinese women:
A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled
trial.
Menopause. 2007 Mar
19
2.
Ho SC,
Chan AS, Ho YP, So EK, Sham A, Zee B, Woo JL
Effects of soy isoflavone supplementation on
cognitive function in Chinese postmenopausal
women: a double-blind, randomized, controlled
trial.
Menopause.2007 Feb 15
3.
Chen YM, Teucher B, Tang XY,
Dainty JR, Lee KK, Woo JL, Ho SC
Calcium
absorption in postmenopausal Chinese women: a
randomized crossover intervention study.
Br. J Nutr. 2007
Jan;97 (1): 160-6.
4.
Chen YM, Ho SC,
Woo JL.
Greater fruit and
vegetable intake is associated with increased
bone mass
among
postmenopausal Chinese women.
Br. J Nutr. 2006
Oct;96 (4): 745-51.
5.
Woo J, Goggins W, Sham A,
Ho
SC.
Public health
significance of the frailty index.
Disabil Rehabil.
2006 Apr 30; 28(8): 515-21.
6.
Ko FW, Lai CK,
Woo J, Ho SC, Ho CW, Goggins W, Hui DS.
12-yaer change in
prevalence of respiratory symptoms in elderly
Chinese living in Hong Kong.
Respir Med. 2006
Sep;100(9): 1598-607. Epub 2006 Jan 30.
7.
Chen YM, Ho SC,
Lam SS, Chan SS.
Validity of body
mass index and waist circumference in the
classification of obesity as compared to percent
body fat in Chinese middle-aged women.
Int J Obes (Lond).
2006 Jun; 30(6): 918-25.
8.
Woo J, Goggins W, Sham A,
Ho
SC.
Social determinants of
frailty.
Gerontology. 2005
Nov-Dec;51(6): 402-8
9.
Woo J, Ho SC,
Wong EM.
Depression is the predominant
factor contributing to morale as measured by the
Philadelphia Geriatric Morale Scale in elderly
Chinese aged 70 years and over.
Int J Geruatr Psychiatry.
2005 Nov;20(11):1052-9.
10.
Ho SC, Guldan GS,
Woo J, Yu R, Tse MM, Sham A, Cheng J.
A prospective
study of the effects of 1-year calcium-fortified
soy milk supplementation on dietary calcium
intake and bone health in Chinese adolescent
girls aged 14 to 16.
Osteoporosis Int.
2005 Dec;16(12):1907-16. Epub 2005 Aug 18.
11
Goggins WB, Woo J, Sham A,
Ho
SC.
Frailty index as
a measure of biological age in a Chinese
population.
J Gerontol A Biol
Sci. 2005 Aug;60(8):1046-51.
12.
Ho Sc,
Chen YM, Woo JL.
Educational level
and osteoporosis risk in postmenopausal Chinese
women.
Am J Epidemiol.
2005 Apr 1;161(7):680-90.
13.
Zhang JX, Ho SC,
Woo J.
Assessing mental
health and its association with income and
resource utilization in old-old Chinese in Hong
Kong.
Am J Geriatr
Psychiatry. 2005 Mar;13(3):236-43.
14.
Zhan S, Ho SC.
Meta-analysis of
the effects of soy protein containing
isoflavones on the lipid profile.
Am J Clin Nutr.
2005 Feb;81(2):397-408.
15.
Woo J, Ho SC, Yu AL.
The influence of income on
morbidity, mortality and dependency in elderly
Hong Kong Chinese.
