Suk-Ching Ho
Biographic Data
| ID | 161098 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Suk-Ching Ho |
| GIVEN NAMES | Suk-Ching |
| FAMILY NAME | Ho |
| SIGNATURE | HO S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5232-2886 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Association of high adherence to vegetables and fruits dietary pattern with quality of life among Chinese women with early-stage breast cancer
This study suggested that high adherence to "grain and animal food pattern" or "vegetables and fruits pattern" was significantly associated with several aspects of QoL. For instance, vegetables and fruits pattern appears to have beneficial effect on global health status/QoL among Chinese breast cancer patients. Prospective follow-up data could further confirm whether a specific dietary pattern has impact on cancer outcomes
Longitudinal change of quality of life in the first five years of survival among disease-free Chinese breast cancer survivors
Associations of cardiorespiratory fitness, physical activity, and obesity with metabolic syndrome in Hong Kong Chinese midlife women
CRF has greater association with the prevalence of MS compared with PA in Chinese midlife women. The interrelationships between CRF, obesity, and MS needs further study
Institutional risk factors for norovirus outbreaks in Hong Kong elderly homes
Elderly home capacity, staff-to-resident ratio and wheelchair accessibility were risk factors for norovirus outbreaks in Hong Kong elderly homes. Partitions between beds were a protective factor of norovirus outbreaks. These results should be considered in the infection control in Hong Kong elderly homes
Relationship between dietary intake and the development of type 2 diabetes in a Chinese population
Objective To study the relationship between dietary intake and the development of type 2 diabetes among Chinese adults. Design A prospective cohort study. Dietary assessment was carried out using a validated FFQ. Principal component analysis was used to identify dietary patterns. Dietary glycaemic load and variety of snacks were also calculated. Setting A hospital-based centre at the Queen Mary Hospital in Hong Kong SAR, China. Subjects A total o…
Nanoquartz in Late Permian C1 coal and the high incidence of female lung cancer in the Pearl River Origin area
The high incidence rate of lung cancer in Xuan Wei, one of the counties in the current study area, was once attributed to high indoor air concentrations of PAHs. The research results have been cited for qualitative and quantitative cancer risk assessment of PAHs by the World Health Organization and other agencies. If nanoquartz is found to be the main underlying cause of the lung cancer epidemic in the study area, cancer potency estimates for PAH…
Is there a typical Chinese diet and what are the health implications
The results of a dietary survey performed on adults in the Hong Kong Chinese population in 1995 is examined in the light of published surveys for the Chinese populations in another region of Southern China, in Australia, and in an earlier Hong Kong Chinese population in 1987. The comparisons were made to document the extent of variability in the diets of the Chinese population and the implications for health. Among the Hong Kong Chinese populatio…
An estimate of chronic disease burden and some economic consequences among the elderly Hong Kong population
OBJECTIVES: To estimate the burden of chronic disease for an elderly Chinese population aged 70 years and over, and to illustrate the use of this information in estimating the economic consequences of disease burden using stroke as an example. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 1902 subjects recruited by random sampling of the old age and disability allowance schemes, which cover over 90% of the Hong Kong elderly population, stratified by sex and five year…
Age and marital status are major factors associated with institutionalisation in elderly Hong Kong Chinese
STUDY OBJECTIVE--To determine the need for long term institutional care for elderly Chinese living in Hong Kong and factors associated with institutional living. DESIGN--Survey by interviewer administered questionnaire of a stratified random sample of all recipients of old age or disability allowance covering 90% of the population. SETTING--Survey performed in Hong Kong, a city on the south coast of China with an area of 1070 km2 and approximatel…
Sunlight exposure, antioxidant status, and cataract in Hong Kong fishermen
STUDY OBJECTIVES--The aim was to test whether cataract is associated with higher lifetime exposure to sunlight, and whether antioxidants protect against cataract. DESIGN--This was a cross sectional survey of eye disease, with assessment of antioxidant status in a subgroup. SETTING--Hong Kong fishing communities in 1989. PARTICIPANTS--685 men and women aged 55 to 74 years old were included in the study, of whom 367 (54%) attended hospital for deta…
Hip fracture rates in Hong Kong and the United States, 1988 through 1989
OBJECTIVES. Prior studies have suggested that hip fracture rates are substantially lower in Asian countries than in the United States. However, comparisons have been limited by unavailability of recent data, differences in case definition, lack of data from similar time periods, and small sample sizes. This study sought to examine trends by age and sex, with separate statistics for those aged 85 or older. METHODS. Hospital discharge data were use…
Psychosomatic symptoms, social support and self worth among the elderly in Hong Kong
A prospective study to test the relationship between social support and health outcomes among the 1000 elderly Chinese subjects aged 70+ is being carried out in a Hong Kong New Town. This paper reports on the study factors related to psychosomatic complaints based on the first phase cross sectional data. Logistic regression analysis shows that being female, living in institutions, having a low level of social support and a low level of self worth…
Chinese Women Under the Reformed Rural Economy - Will They Be Better Off
With the implementation of economic reforms in the countryside the family is again becoming the basic unit of production, which decides what work to do and where, who should perform which tasks, and how income and profits should be spent. Socialist principles should ensure that benefits accrue to women from the economic reforms but they are also creating new problems. Following a general discussion of women's roles in the economy and the nature o…
The role of Chinese traditional medical practice as a form of health care in Singapore-III. Conditions, illness behaviour and medical preferences of patients of institutional clinics
Women's Labor-Force Participation in Hong Kong, 1971-1981
The role of Chinese traditional medical practice as a form of health care in Singapore-III. Conditions, illness behaviour and medical preferences of patients of institutional clinics
Age and marital status are major factors associated with institutionalisation in elderly Hong Kong Chinese
STUDY OBJECTIVE--To determine the need for long term institutional care for elderly Chinese living in Hong Kong and factors associated with institutional living. DESIGN--Survey by interviewer administered questionnaire of a stratified random sample of all recipients of old age or disability allowance covering 90% of the population. SETTING--Survey performed in Hong Kong, a city on the south coast of China with an area of 1070 km2 and approximatel…
Women's Labor-Force Participation in Hong Kong, 1971-1981
Hip fracture rates in Hong Kong and the United States, 1988 through 1989
OBJECTIVES. Prior studies have suggested that hip fracture rates are substantially lower in Asian countries than in the United States. However, comparisons have been limited by unavailability of recent data, differences in case definition, lack of data from similar time periods, and small sample sizes. This study sought to examine trends by age and sex, with separate statistics for those aged 85 or older. METHODS. Hospital discharge data were use…
Psychosomatic symptoms, social support and self worth among the elderly in Hong Kong
A prospective study to test the relationship between social support and health outcomes among the 1000 elderly Chinese subjects aged 70+ is being carried out in a Hong Kong New Town. This paper reports on the study factors related to psychosomatic complaints based on the first phase cross sectional data. Logistic regression analysis shows that being female, living in institutions, having a low level of social support and a low level of self worth…
Chinese Women Under the Reformed Rural Economy - Will They Be Better Off
With the implementation of economic reforms in the countryside the family is again becoming the basic unit of production, which decides what work to do and where, who should perform which tasks, and how income and profits should be spent. Socialist principles should ensure that benefits accrue to women from the economic reforms but they are also creating new problems. Following a general discussion of women's roles in the economy and the nature o…
The role of Chinese traditional medical practice as a form of health care in Singapore-III. Conditions, illness behaviour and medical preferences of patients of institutional clinics
Women's Labor-Force Participation in Hong Kong, 1971-1981
Chinese Women Under the Reformed Rural Economy - Will They Be Better Off
With the implementation of economic reforms in the countryside the family is again becoming the basic unit of production, which decides what work to do and where, who should perform which tasks, and how income and profits should be spent. Socialist principles should ensure that benefits accrue to women from the economic reforms but they are also creating new problems. Following a general discussion of women's roles in the economy and the nature o…
Psychosomatic symptoms, social support and self worth among the elderly in Hong Kong
A prospective study to test the relationship between social support and health outcomes among the 1000 elderly Chinese subjects aged 70+ is being carried out in a Hong Kong New Town. This paper reports on the study factors related to psychosomatic complaints based on the first phase cross sectional data. Logistic regression analysis shows that being female, living in institutions, having a low level of social support and a low level of self worth…
Sunlight exposure, antioxidant status, and cataract in Hong Kong fishermen
STUDY OBJECTIVES--The aim was to test whether cataract is associated with higher lifetime exposure to sunlight, and whether antioxidants protect against cataract. DESIGN--This was a cross sectional survey of eye disease, with assessment of antioxidant status in a subgroup. SETTING--Hong Kong fishing communities in 1989. PARTICIPANTS--685 men and women aged 55 to 74 years old were included in the study, of whom 367 (54%) attended hospital for deta…
Hip fracture rates in Hong Kong and the United States, 1988 through 1989
OBJECTIVES. Prior studies have suggested that hip fracture rates are substantially lower in Asian countries than in the United States. However, comparisons have been limited by unavailability of recent data, differences in case definition, lack of data from similar time periods, and small sample sizes. This study sought to examine trends by age and sex, with separate statistics for those aged 85 or older. METHODS. Hospital discharge data were use…
Age and marital status are major factors associated with institutionalisation in elderly Hong Kong Chinese
STUDY OBJECTIVE--To determine the need for long term institutional care for elderly Chinese living in Hong Kong and factors associated with institutional living. DESIGN--Survey by interviewer administered questionnaire of a stratified random sample of all recipients of old age or disability allowance covering 90% of the population. SETTING--Survey performed in Hong Kong, a city on the south coast of China with an area of 1070 km2 and approximatel…
An estimate of chronic disease burden and some economic consequences among the elderly Hong Kong population
OBJECTIVES: To estimate the burden of chronic disease for an elderly Chinese population aged 70 years and over, and to illustrate the use of this information in estimating the economic consequences of disease burden using stroke as an example. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 1902 subjects recruited by random sampling of the old age and disability allowance schemes, which cover over 90% of the Hong Kong elderly population, stratified by sex and five year…
Is there a typical Chinese diet and what are the health implications
The results of a dietary survey performed on adults in the Hong Kong Chinese population in 1995 is examined in the light of published surveys for the Chinese populations in another region of Southern China, in Australia, and in an earlier Hong Kong Chinese population in 1987. The comparisons were made to document the extent of variability in the diets of the Chinese population and the implications for health. Among the Hong Kong Chinese populatio…
Nanoquartz in Late Permian C1 coal and the high incidence of female lung cancer in the Pearl River Origin area
The high incidence rate of lung cancer in Xuan Wei, one of the counties in the current study area, was once attributed to high indoor air concentrations of PAHs. The research results have been cited for qualitative and quantitative cancer risk assessment of PAHs by the World Health Organization and other agencies. If nanoquartz is found to be the main underlying cause of the lung cancer epidemic in the study area, cancer potency estimates for PAH…
Institutional risk factors for norovirus outbreaks in Hong Kong elderly homes
Elderly home capacity, staff-to-resident ratio and wheelchair accessibility were risk factors for norovirus outbreaks in Hong Kong elderly homes. Partitions between beds were a protective factor of norovirus outbreaks. These results should be considered in the infection control in Hong Kong elderly homes
Relationship between dietary intake and the development of type 2 diabetes in a Chinese population
Objective To study the relationship between dietary intake and the development of type 2 diabetes among Chinese adults. Design A prospective cohort study. Dietary assessment was carried out using a validated FFQ. Principal component analysis was used to identify dietary patterns. Dietary glycaemic load and variety of snacks were also calculated. Setting A hospital-based centre at the Queen Mary Hospital in Hong Kong SAR, China. Subjects A total o…
Associations of cardiorespiratory fitness, physical activity, and obesity with metabolic syndrome in Hong Kong Chinese midlife women
CRF has greater association with the prevalence of MS compared with PA in Chinese midlife women. The interrelationships between CRF, obesity, and MS needs further study
Association of high adherence to vegetables and fruits dietary pattern with quality of life among Chinese women with early-stage breast cancer
This study suggested that high adherence to "grain and animal food pattern" or "vegetables and fruits pattern" was significantly associated with several aspects of QoL. For instance, vegetables and fruits pattern appears to have beneficial effect on global health status/QoL among Chinese breast cancer patients. Prospective follow-up data could further confirm whether a specific dietary pattern has impact on cancer outcomes
Longitudinal change of quality of life in the first five years of survival among disease-free Chinese breast cancer survivors
Medicine (13 works) · Internal Medicine (9 works) · Environmental health (7 works) · Gerontology (7 works) · Demography (6 works) · Population (5 works) · Cohort (4 works) · Disease (4 works) · Cohort study (3 works) · Demography (3 works)