Jian (jason) Liu
Professor
Faculty of Applied Health Sciences
Brock University
Canada
Biography
Jian (Jason) Liu academic roots are in medicine with advanced studies in biostatistics and epidemiology. He teach six courses in biostatistics at the undergraduate and graduate level. Instruction emphasizes how “statistical thinking” applies to real world experience. His research interests focus on the epidemiology of chronic disease, with special attention to cardiovascular disease risk factors.
Research Interest
Lipids and the cardiovascular risk prediction, Early life experience and cardiovascular risk, Insulin resistance and chronic diseases, Life styles modification and prevention/intervention of chronic diseases
Publications
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LIU, G., LIU, J., LI, N., TANG, Z., LAN, F., PAN, L., YANG, X., HU, G., & YU, Z. (2014). Association between Leg Length-to-Height Ratio and Metabolic Syndrome in Chinese Children Aged 3 to 6 Years. Preventive Medicine Reports 11(2):62-7.
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MARTIN, B., FAUGHT, B., LIU, J., NARUSHIMA, M., CAIRNEY, J., AND HAY, J. (2015). Social competence as a role-player in the game between motor performance and organized sports participation among school-age children. Sport Exerc Med Open J. 2015; 1(3): 118-12.
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ALEXANDER, R., HAY, J.A., LIU, J., FAUGHT, B.E., ENGEMANN, J., CAIRNEY, J. (2015). The influence of aerobic fitness on the relationship between academic performance and motor proficiency. Universal J Public Health 3(4): 145 -152
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CHIRICO, D., LIU, J., KLENTROU, P., SHOEMAKER, J. K., & O’LEARY, D. D. (2015). The effects of sex and pubertal maturation on cardiovagal baroreflex sensitivity. The Journal of Pediatrics 167(5):1067-73
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PRYZBEK, M and LIU, J. (2016).The association between upper leg length and metabolic syndrome among US elderly participants—results from the NHANES (2009–2010). Journal of Geriatric Cardiology 13(1):58-63
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LIU, J. and MACINTYLE, J. (2016).Anti-depression medication taking and risk of metabolic syndrome among US citizens aged 60+ years: an across-sectional analysis of the NHANES 2007-2008. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Mental Health 1(1):25- 34
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NARUSHIMA, M., LIU, J., & DIESTELKAMP, N. (2016). Lifelong learning in active ageing discourse: its conserving effect on wellbeing, health and vulnerability. Age & Society
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LENG,J., HAY, J., LIU,G., ZHANG,J., WANG, J., LIU, H., YANG, X., LIU, J. (2016) Small-for-gestational age and its association with maternal blood glucose, body mass index and stature: a perinatal cohort study among Chinese women. BMJ Open; 6:e010984.
