Name: Chein-Hung Lee

E-mail:  cnhung@kmu.edu.tw

 Tel: +886-7-3121101 ext. 2314

Education

Ph.D. in Graduate of Medicine (Epidemiology), Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan

Professional Experience

1.      Professor, Department of Public Health, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan

2.      Director, Office of Institutional Research & Planning, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan

3.      Deputy CEO, Research Center for Precision Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan

4.      Director, Department of Public Health, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan

 

Specialty

Prevention and etiology of metabolic disorders in adolescents

Betel-quid substance addiction

Cancer epidemiology

Multilevel study

Structural equation modeling

Publication

Lists of 2020-2024

2024

1.         Wu PW, Chin YT, Lin WT, Tsai S, Lee CY, Tsai WC, Seal DW, Lee CH*. Fructose intake, endogenous biomarkers, and latent metabolic construct in adolescents: Exploring path associations and mediating effects. Pediatr Obes. 2024 (in press).

2.         Ko AM#, Wu PW#, Lin WT, Lee CH*. Betel-quid addictive use disorders and oral potentially malignant disorders and oral cancer in South, Southeast, and East Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Oral Dis. 2024 Aug 20. doi: 10.1111/odi.15106.

3.         Wu YJ, Hsu CC, Hwang SH, Lin KD, Lin PC, Huang YF, Lee CH, Chang CI, Huang MC*. Inter-relations between dietary patterns and glycemic control-related biomarkers on risk of retinopathy in type 2 diabetes. Nutrients. 2024 Jul 15;16(14):2274.

4.         Liao KC, Huang YJ, Tsai WL, Lee CH*, Fang FM*. Longitudinal assessment of quality of life in nasopharyngeal cancer patients treated with intensity-modulated proton therapy and volumetric modulated arc therapy at different time points. Cancers (Basel). 2024 Mar 20;16(6):1217.

5.         Osborne PG, Pasupuleti RR, Lee CH*, Ponnusamy VK*. Towards a replacement therapy for stimulant betel quid dependence: A proof of concept study. Addict Biol. 2024 Feb;29(2):e13371.

6.         Tsai WC, Lin YH, Kuo CH, Jhuo SJ, Shih RY, Wu CC, Liu IH, Huang TC, Liu RM, Lin TH, Su HM, Lai WT, Lee CH, Wu BN, Lin SF, Lee HC. Up-regulated small-conductance calcium-activated potassium currents contribute to atrial arrhythmogenesis in high-fat feeding mice. Europace. 2024 Jan; 26(1): euae004.

2023

7.         Lee CY*, Chuang YS, Lee CH, Wu MT. Linking metabolic syndrome with low bone mass through insights from BMI and health behaviors. Sci Rep. 2023 Sep 1;13(1):14393.

8.         Lin FC, Chen PS, Lin YC, Lin MC, Wu CC, Chen KS, Lee CH, Want TN*. Body composition modify the association between ambient particulate matter and lung function among asthma patients. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2023 Aug;30(37):88060-88071.

9.         Lin WT, Gonzalez GV, Kao YH, Lin HY, Li MS, Seal DW, Lee CH, H CY, Chen LS, Tseng TS. Mediation of BMI on 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in U.S. adults with sugar-sweetened Beverages consumption. Nutrients. 2023, 15(15), 3291.

10.      Duh TH*, Yang CJ, Lee CH, Ko YC. A study of the relationship between phthalate exposure and the occurrence of adult asthma in Taiwan. Molecules. 2023 Jul 5;28(13):5230.

11.      Chen YC, Chen HW, Huang TC, Chu TY, Juan YS, Long CY, Lee HY, Huang SP, Liu YP, Chen CJ, Wu MN, Chueh KS, Li CC, Lee CH, Tsai WC, Wu WJ. Skin sympathetic nerve activity as a potential biomarker for overactive bladder. World J Urol. 2023 May;41(5):1373-1379.

12.      Lin WT, Kao YH, Li MS, Luo T, Lin HY, Lee CH, Seal DW, Hu CY, Chen LS, Tseng TS. Sugar-sweetened beverages intake, abdominal obesity, and inflammation among US adults without and with prediabetes-an NHANES study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Jan;20(1): 681.

13.      Ker CR, Hsu WY, Chuang HY, Lee CH, Wang SH, Chan TF. Sugar-sweetened beverage use pattern in the first trimester is associated with gestational diabetes mellitus. Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol 2023, 50(4), 91.

2022

14.      Yang TT, Lee CH, Lan CE. Impact of vitiligo on life quality of patients: assessment of currently available tools. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Nov 13;19(22):14943.

15.      Huang TC, Lin SJ, Chen CJ, Jhuo SJ, Chang CW, Lin SC, Chi NY, Chou LF, Tai LH, Liu YH, Lin TH, Liao WS, Kao PH, Cheng MC, Hsu PC, Lee CS, Lin YH, Lee HC, Lu YH, Yen HW, Lin TH, Su HM, Lai WT, Dai CY, Lee CH, Chen PS, Lin SF, Tsai WC*. Skin sympathetic nerve activity and ventricular arrhythmias in acute coronary syndrome. Heart Rhythm. 2022 Oct;19(10):1613-1619.

16.      Kung WJ, Kuo HY, Lee CH, Zen YH, Kong LC, Lin CC*. Association between gestational abnormal glucose tolerance and maternal-fetal outcomes. J Obstet Gynaecol Res. 2022 Oct;48(10):2505-2513.

17.      Wang WC, Chiu YT, Wang YY, Lu SL, Chan LP, Lee CY, Yang FM, Yuan SF*, Lee CH*. Effects of DSM-5 betel-quid-related symptoms, pathological behaviors, and use disorder on oral squamous cell carcinoma risk. Cancers (Basel). 2022 Aug 17;14(16):3974.

18.      Chiang CH, Kung WJ, Lee CH, Zen YH, Lee CF, Yang HR, Lin CC*, Huang YL*. High levels of 25-OH-vitamin D and copper in pregnant women with abnormal glucose challenge test. Biol Trace Elem Res. 2022 Jul;200(7):3060-3069.

19.      Lin WT, Chin YT, Wu PW, Tsai S, Chen MH, Chang CI, Yang YC, Lee CY, Seal DW, Lee CH*. Multilevel understanding of the impact of individual- and school-level determinants on lipid profiles in adolescents: the cross-level interaction of food environment and body mass index. Nutrients. 2022 May 15;14(10):2068.

20.      Osborne PG, Pasupuleti RR, Wu MT, Lee CH*, Ponnusamy VK*. LC-MS/MS measurement of alkaloids in alkaline extracts of Areca nut preparations and their physiological effects. Process Biochem. 2022 Apr;118:65-73.

21.      Lin YC, Huang SS, Yen CW, Kabasawa Y, Lee CH, Huang HL*. Physical frailty and oral frailty associated with late-life depression in community-dwelling older adults. J Pers Med. 2022 Mar 14;12(3):459.

22.      Wu PW, Lai YW, Chin YT, Tsai S, Yang TM, Lin WT, Lee CY, Tsai WC, Huang HL, Seal DW, Duh TH*, Lee CH*. Stability and transformation of metabolic syndrome in adolescents: a prospective assessment in relation to the change of cardiometabolic risk factors. Nutrients. 2022 Feb 10;14(4):744.

23.      Lee CY, Wang WH, Lee CH, Ho MC*. Betel quid dependence effects on working memory and remote memory in chewers with concurrent use of cigarette and alcohol. Subst Use Misuse. 2022 Jan;57(1):105-113.

24.      Wang CH, Kung WJ, Lee CH, Lee CF, Kao CL, Chen HC, Hsu TW, Lin CC*. High rates of colonization and antimicrobial resistance of group B streptococcus highlight the need for vaccination even after implementation of guidelines for intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis. Vaccine. 2022 Jan 21;40(2):282-287.

25.      Tsai HJ, Wu CF, Hsiung CA, Lee CH, Wang SL, Chen ML, Chen CC, Huang PC, Wang YH, Chen YA, Chen BH, Chuang YS, Hsieh HM, Wu MT*. Longitudinal changes in oxidative stress and early renal injury in children exposed to DEHP and melamine in the 2011 Taiwan food scandal. Environ Int. 2022 Jan;158:107018.

26.      Pasupuleti RR#, Lee CH#, Osborne PG, Wu MT, VK Ponnusamy*. Rapid green analytical methodology for simultaneous biomonitoring of five toxic areca nut alkaloids using UHPLC-MS/MS for predicting health hazardous risks. J Hazard Mater. 2022 Jan 15;422:126923. (# equal contribution).

2021

27.      Lin WT, Kao YH, Lin HY, Li MS, Luo T, Fritz JM, Seal DW, Lee CH, Hu CY, Tseng TS*. Age difference in the combined effect of soda drinks consumption and body adiposity on hyperuricemia in US adults. Public Health Nutr. 2021 Dec;24(17):5756-5768.

28.      Amesho KTT, Lin YC*, Gong ZQ, Chou FC, Cheng PC, Wang TN, Chen PS, Chen KS, Chang KL, Lee CH. Assessment of PM2.5 chemical composition and air quality monitoring: implications of air pollutants emissions from a night market in Kaohsiung city, Taiwan. Aerosol Air Qual Res. 2021 Dec;21(12):210206.

29.      Liu C, Lee CH, Lin SF, Tsai WC*. Temporal clustering of skin sympathetic nerve activity bursts in acute myocardial infarction patients. Front Neurosci. 2021 Nov 30;15:720827.

30.      Lee CH, Chang K, Chen YM, Tsai JT, Chen YJ*, Ho WH*. Epidemic prediction of dengue fever based on vector compartment model and Markov chain Monte Carlo method BMC Bioinformatics. 2021 Nov 8;22(Suppl 5):118.

31.      Huang TC, Chi NY, Lan CS, Chen CJ, Jhuo SJ, Lin TH, Liu YH, Chou LF, Chang CW, Liao WS, Kao PH, Hsu PC, Lee CS, Lin YH, Lee HC, Lu YH, Yen HW, Lin TH, Su HM, Lai WT, Tsai WC*, Lin SF, Lee CH. High skin sympathetic nerve activity in patients with recurrent syncope. J Pers Med. 2021 Oct 21;11(11):1053.

32.      Liao KC, Chuang HC, Chien CY, Lin YT, Tsai MH, Su YY, Yang CH, Lai CC, Huang TL, Li SH, Lee TF, Lin WT, Lee CH*, Fang FM*. Quality of life as a mediator between cancer stage and long-term mortality in nasopharyngeal cancer patients treated with intensity-modulated radiotherapy. Cancers (Basel). 2021 Oct 10;13(20):5063.

33.      Ker CR, Wu CH, Lee CH, Wang SH, Chan TF*. Increased sugar-sweetened beverage use tendency in pregnancy positively associates with peripartum Edinburgh postpartum depression scores. Sci Rep. 2021 Jul 28;11(1):15324.

34.      Tsou HH, Tsai HC, Chu CT, Cheng HW, Liu CJ, Lee CH, Liu TY, Wang HT*. Cigarette smoke containing acrolein upregulates EGFR signaling contributing to oral tumorigenesis in vitro and in vivo. Cancers (Basel). 2021 Jul 15;13(14):3544.

35.      Tsai WC, Lee WH, Chen YC, Liu YH, Chang CT, Hsu PC, Chu CY, Lin TH, Lee CS, Lee CH, Voon WC, Lai WT, Sheu SH, Su HM*. Combination of low ankle-brachial index and high ankle-brachial index difference for mortality prediction. Hypertens Res. 2021 Jul;44(7):850-857.

36.      Chung CM, Kuo TM, Yeh KT, Lee CH, Ko YC*. Reduction in and preventive effects for oral-cancer risk with antidepressant treatment. J Pers Med. 2021 Jun 23;11(7): 591.

37.      Wu PW, Tsai S, Lee CY, Lin WT, Chin YT, Huang HL, Seal DW, Chen T, Lee CH*. Contribution of insulin resistance to the relationship between sugar-sweetened beverage intake and a constellation of cardiometabolic abnormalities in adolescents. Int J Obes (Lond). 2021 Apr;45(4):828-839.

2020

38.      Ko AM, Lee CH, Ko AM, Ko YC*. Betel quid dependence mechanism and potential cessation therapy. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2020 Dec 20;103:109982.

39.      Lu TY, Chen JH, Du JK, Lin YC, Ho PS, Lee CH, Hu CY, Huang HL*. Dysphagia and masticatory performance as a mediator of the xerostomia to quality of life relation in the older population. BMC Geriatr. 2020 Dec 2;20(1):521.

40.      Chin YT, Lin WT, Wu PW, Tsai S, Lee CY, Seal DW, Chen T, Huang HL, Lee CH*. Characteristic-grouped adiposity indicators for identifying metabolic syndrome in adolescents: develop and valid risk screening tools using dual population. Nutrients. 2020 Oct 16;12(10):3165.

41.      Huang TC, Wu WT, Chen YC, Yang FM, Tsai WC*, Lee CH*. Betel-quid chewing, heart failure, and premature ventricular contractions in patients with cardiopulmonary symptoms. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Oct 14;17(20):7472.

42.      Lee HL, Lin YC, Peng WD, Hu CY, Lee CH, Hsu YJ, Yen YY, Huang HL*. Effectiveness of a theory of planned behavior-based intervention for promoting periodontal preventive behaviors among medical students in Taiwan. J Am Coll Health. 2020 Oct; 68(8):883-890.

43.      Hung CC, Lee CH, Ko AM, Lane HY, Lee CP, Ko YC*. Effect of antidepressants for cessation therapy in betel-quid use disorder: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci. 2020 May 6;29:e125.

44.      Ko AM, Lee CH, Ko YC*. Betel quid-associated cancer: Prevention strategies and targeted treatment. Cancer Lett. 2020 May 1;477:60-69.

45.      Liu CC, Hsieh TJ, Wu CF, Lee CH, Tsai YC, Huang TY, Wen SC, Lee CH, Chien TM, Lee YC, Huang SP, Li CC, Chou YH, Wu WJ, Wu MT*. Interrelationship of environmental melamine exposure, biomarkers of oxidative stress and early kidney injury. J Hazard Mater. 2020 Apr 19;396:122726.

46.      Hung CC, Lee CH, Chung CM, Nithiyanantham S, Lane HY, Ko YC*. Antidepressant-induced reduction in betel-quid use in patients with depression: A pioneer clinical study. Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 Jan;99(1):e18672.

47.      Lin WT, Kao YH, Sothern MS, Seal DW, Lee CH, Lin HY, Chen T, Tseng TS*. The association between sugar-sweetened beverages intake, body mass index, and inflammation in US adults. Int J Public Health. 2020 Jan;65(1):45-53.

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