Pau-Chung Chen
Biographic Data
| ID | 7270337 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Pau-Chung Chen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Pau-Chung |
| FAMILY NAME | Chen |
| SIGNATURE | CHEN P |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Taiwan University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6242-5974 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 23 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Health beliefs and their relation to household, necessary, and unnecessary contacts across Covid-19 epidemic waves in Taiwan
The COVID-19 pandemic prompted widespread preventive measures and altered individual contact behaviors. However, limited research has examined how health beliefs shape these behavioral changes. This study investigates the association between health beliefs and close contact patterns during two COVID-19 waves in Taiwan, using a longitudinal survey conducted between July 2020 and June 2021 (the 2021 summer wave, n = 728) and a cross-sectional surve…
Incidence and Risk of Fatal Vehicle Crashes Among Professional Drivers
Fatal vehicle crashes (FVCs) are among the leading causes of death worldwide. Professional drivers often drive under dangerous conditions; however, knowledge of the risk factors for FVCs among professional drivers remain scant. We investigated whether professional drivers have a higher risk of FVCs than non-professional drivers and sought to clarify potential risk factors for FVCs among professional drivers. We analyzed nationwide incidence rates…
Association between maternal shift work during pregnancy child overweight and metabolic outcomes in early childhood
Background: Previous studies found that maternal shift work during pregnancy was associated with many reproductive hazards, including small for gestational age, preterm birth, stillbirth, and neurodevelopmental impairment. Some studies also showed that these children are more likely to become overweight in early childhood. However, the association with metabolic factors, such as insulin resistance and dyslipidemia, was less studied. Hence, we aim…
Association between Statin Use and Diabetes Risk in Patients with Transient Ischemic Attack
Statin therapy can effectively reduce recurrent transient ischemic attack (TIA) risk. However, studies have reported that statin use is associated with incidence of diabetes mellitus (DM). Whether statin therapy remains associated with higher DM risk in patients with TIA remains unknown. This study investigated whether statin treatment influences incident DM risk in patients with TIA. We conducted a retrospective cohort study using the Longitudin…
The association between postpartum depression and air pollution during pregnancy and postpartum period
Epidemiological evidence shows the association between air pollutants and several mental health outcomes, including depression, sleep disturbance, dementia, childhood neurodevelopment and suicide. Pregnant women are believed to be more susceptible and vulnerable to environmental pollutants, and postpartum depression (PPD) is a prevalent debilitating mental disorder. However, data on the effects of exposure to air pollution during pregnancy and po…
Hyperlipidemia and Statins Use for the Risk of New Diagnosed Sarcopenia in Patients with Chronic Kidney
Background : Previous research found that statins, in addition to its efficiency in treating hyperlipidemia, may also incur adverse drug reactions, which mainly include myopathies and abnormalities in liver function. Aim: This study aims to assess the risk for newly onset sarcopenia among patients with chronic kidney disease using statins. Material and Method: In a nationwide retrospective population-based cohort study, 75,637 clinically confirme…
Association between maternal shift work and infant neurodevelopmental outcomes
This study shows negative associations between maternal shift work and delayed neurodevelopmental-milestone achievement in the gross-motor, fine-motor and social domains at 18 months. Future research is necessary to elucidate the possible underlying mechanisms and long-term health effects.
Stomach Cancer and Exposure to Talc Powder without Asbestos via Chinese Herbal Medicine
The present investigation was designed to explore the risk of stomach cancer by oral intake of talc powder without asbestos. We conducted a population-based cohort study on a randomly sampled cohort from Taiwan's health insurance database, with population of 1,000,000. The study participants were followed up through 2013. The outcome event of interest was the diagnosis of stomach cancer. The exposure of interest was the prescription of talc powde…
The Integration of Recipes with a Standardizable Food Description Facet for Cadmium Exposure Risk Assessment
Existing food classification and description systems provide users with limited information related to exposure assessment. Our aim in this work is to propose a standardized food description facet called the Taiwan Food Recipe (TFR) system as an emerging tool for food composition, with detailed food ingredient information, including names, proportions, weights of uncooked and cooked foods, etc. The composite foods listed in the Taiwan Nutrition a…
Prenatal Perfluorooctyl Sulfonate Exposure and Alu DNA Hypomethylation in Cord Blood
Our findings suggest that prenatal PFOS exposure may be associated with low Alu methylation level
Effects of Gender on the Association of Urinary Phthalate Metabolites with Thyroid Hormones in Children
Phthalates are considered endocrine disruptors. Our study assessed the gender-specific effects of phthalate exposure on thyroid function in children. In total, 189 Taiwanese children were enrolled in the study. One-spot urine and blood samples were collected for analyzing 12 phthalate metabolites in urine and thyroid hormones. The association between urinary phthalate metabolites and serum thyroid hormones was determined using a generalized linea…
Association between Emotional Symptoms and Job Demands in an Asian Electronics Factory
Various work-related issues including mental health have been described for the electronic industry. Although East Asian countries play important roles in the electronics industry, the association between job demands and emotional symptoms has been rarely examined. The present study recruited 603 workers from either office or clean room environments in an electronics factory in Taiwan. Their personal factors, work-related factors, and emotional s…
Chronic exposure to particulate matter and risk of cardiovascular mortality
In this population-based cohort study in Taiwan, we found no evidence of increased risk for all-cause or cardiovascular mortality with long-term exposure to PM2.5
Use of traditional Chinese medicine in patients with hyperlipidemia
Frequencies and prescription patterns of traditional Chinese medicine use among elderly patients in Taiwan
Multilevel Analysis of Air Pollution and Early Childhood Neurobehavioral Development
To investigate the association between the ambient air pollution levels during the prenatal and postnatal stages and early childhood neurobehavioral development, our study recruited 533 mother-infant pairs from 11 towns in Taiwan. All study subjects were asked to complete childhood neurobehavioral development scales and questionnaires at 6 and 18 months. Air pollution, including particulate matter ≤10 μm (PM10), carbon monoxide (CO), sulfur dioxi…
Low birth weight and environmental tobacco smoke increases the risk of wheezing in adolescents
ETS and LBW each has been related to increasing public health risk for respiratory symptoms among adolescents. Furthermore, LBW may aggravate the risk among those exposed to ETS. LBW, ETS and associated respiratory impairments may deserve special attention as part of a comprehensive environmental health risk assessment directed toward prevention and intervention
Exposure to Multiple Low-Level Chemicals in Relation to Reproductive Hormones in Premenopausal Women Involved in Liquid Crystal Display Manufacture
Our findings add to the evidence that exposure to multiple low-level chemicals is associated with modest changes in reproductive hormone urinary concentrations in healthy premenopausal women. In addition, the FSH (0.89, 95% CI: 0.07, 1.71 μg/mg Cr) level in the panel group was significantly higher but E1C (-4.49, 95% CI: -7.90, -1.08 μg/mg Cr) lower in the early follicular phase; and E1C (-5.16, 95% CI: -9.61, -0.71 μg/mg Cr) level was significan…
Higher body mass index may induce asthma among adolescents with pre-asthmatic symptoms
Increased BMI exaggerates the risk of acquiring asthma in symptomatic adolescent females but not in adolescent males. Thus, gender is an important modifier of BMI-related asthma risk. Additional research will be required to determine whether the increased asthma risk results from genetic, physiological or behavioural differences
Worksite health screening programs for predicting the development of Metabolic Syndrome in middle-aged employees
MetS component count and combination can be used in predicting MetS development for participants potentially at risk. Worksite MetS screening programs simultaneously allow for finding out cases and for assessing risk of MetS development
Women’s perceptions of their husband’s drinking behavior as a risk factor of their health-related quality of life in the postpartum period
Increased standardized incidence ratio of breast cancer in female electronics workers
Female workers with exposure to trichloroethylene and/or mixture of solvents, first employed prior to 1974, may have an excess risk of breast cancer
The association between infant feeding pattern and mother’s quality of life in Taiwan
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Increased standardized incidence ratio of breast cancer in female electronics workers
Female workers with exposure to trichloroethylene and/or mixture of solvents, first employed prior to 1974, may have an excess risk of breast cancer
The association between infant feeding pattern and mother’s quality of life in Taiwan
Women’s perceptions of their husband’s drinking behavior as a risk factor of their health-related quality of life in the postpartum period
Worksite health screening programs for predicting the development of Metabolic Syndrome in middle-aged employees
MetS component count and combination can be used in predicting MetS development for participants potentially at risk. Worksite MetS screening programs simultaneously allow for finding out cases and for assessing risk of MetS development
Higher body mass index may induce asthma among adolescents with pre-asthmatic symptoms
Increased BMI exaggerates the risk of acquiring asthma in symptomatic adolescent females but not in adolescent males. Thus, gender is an important modifier of BMI-related asthma risk. Additional research will be required to determine whether the increased asthma risk results from genetic, physiological or behavioural differences
Exposure to Multiple Low-Level Chemicals in Relation to Reproductive Hormones in Premenopausal Women Involved in Liquid Crystal Display Manufacture
Our findings add to the evidence that exposure to multiple low-level chemicals is associated with modest changes in reproductive hormone urinary concentrations in healthy premenopausal women. In addition, the FSH (0.89, 95% CI: 0.07, 1.71 μg/mg Cr) level in the panel group was significantly higher but E1C (-4.49, 95% CI: -7.90, -1.08 μg/mg Cr) lower in the early follicular phase; and E1C (-5.16, 95% CI: -9.61, -0.71 μg/mg Cr) level was significan…
Multilevel Analysis of Air Pollution and Early Childhood Neurobehavioral Development
To investigate the association between the ambient air pollution levels during the prenatal and postnatal stages and early childhood neurobehavioral development, our study recruited 533 mother-infant pairs from 11 towns in Taiwan. All study subjects were asked to complete childhood neurobehavioral development scales and questionnaires at 6 and 18 months. Air pollution, including particulate matter ≤10 μm (PM10), carbon monoxide (CO), sulfur dioxi…
Low birth weight and environmental tobacco smoke increases the risk of wheezing in adolescents
ETS and LBW each has been related to increasing public health risk for respiratory symptoms among adolescents. Furthermore, LBW may aggravate the risk among those exposed to ETS. LBW, ETS and associated respiratory impairments may deserve special attention as part of a comprehensive environmental health risk assessment directed toward prevention and intervention
Chronic exposure to particulate matter and risk of cardiovascular mortality
In this population-based cohort study in Taiwan, we found no evidence of increased risk for all-cause or cardiovascular mortality with long-term exposure to PM2.5
Use of traditional Chinese medicine in patients with hyperlipidemia
Frequencies and prescription patterns of traditional Chinese medicine use among elderly patients in Taiwan
Effects of Gender on the Association of Urinary Phthalate Metabolites with Thyroid Hormones in Children
Phthalates are considered endocrine disruptors. Our study assessed the gender-specific effects of phthalate exposure on thyroid function in children. In total, 189 Taiwanese children were enrolled in the study. One-spot urine and blood samples were collected for analyzing 12 phthalate metabolites in urine and thyroid hormones. The association between urinary phthalate metabolites and serum thyroid hormones was determined using a generalized linea…
Association between Emotional Symptoms and Job Demands in an Asian Electronics Factory
Various work-related issues including mental health have been described for the electronic industry. Although East Asian countries play important roles in the electronics industry, the association between job demands and emotional symptoms has been rarely examined. The present study recruited 603 workers from either office or clean room environments in an electronics factory in Taiwan. Their personal factors, work-related factors, and emotional s…
Prenatal Perfluorooctyl Sulfonate Exposure and Alu DNA Hypomethylation in Cord Blood
Our findings suggest that prenatal PFOS exposure may be associated with low Alu methylation level
Association between maternal shift work and infant neurodevelopmental outcomes
This study shows negative associations between maternal shift work and delayed neurodevelopmental-milestone achievement in the gross-motor, fine-motor and social domains at 18 months. Future research is necessary to elucidate the possible underlying mechanisms and long-term health effects.
Stomach Cancer and Exposure to Talc Powder without Asbestos via Chinese Herbal Medicine
The present investigation was designed to explore the risk of stomach cancer by oral intake of talc powder without asbestos. We conducted a population-based cohort study on a randomly sampled cohort from Taiwan's health insurance database, with population of 1,000,000. The study participants were followed up through 2013. The outcome event of interest was the diagnosis of stomach cancer. The exposure of interest was the prescription of talc powde…
The Integration of Recipes with a Standardizable Food Description Facet for Cadmium Exposure Risk Assessment
Existing food classification and description systems provide users with limited information related to exposure assessment. Our aim in this work is to propose a standardized food description facet called the Taiwan Food Recipe (TFR) system as an emerging tool for food composition, with detailed food ingredient information, including names, proportions, weights of uncooked and cooked foods, etc. The composite foods listed in the Taiwan Nutrition a…
Hyperlipidemia and Statins Use for the Risk of New Diagnosed Sarcopenia in Patients with Chronic Kidney
Background : Previous research found that statins, in addition to its efficiency in treating hyperlipidemia, may also incur adverse drug reactions, which mainly include myopathies and abnormalities in liver function. Aim: This study aims to assess the risk for newly onset sarcopenia among patients with chronic kidney disease using statins. Material and Method: In a nationwide retrospective population-based cohort study, 75,637 clinically confirme…
The association between postpartum depression and air pollution during pregnancy and postpartum period
Epidemiological evidence shows the association between air pollutants and several mental health outcomes, including depression, sleep disturbance, dementia, childhood neurodevelopment and suicide. Pregnant women are believed to be more susceptible and vulnerable to environmental pollutants, and postpartum depression (PPD) is a prevalent debilitating mental disorder. However, data on the effects of exposure to air pollution during pregnancy and po…
Incidence and Risk of Fatal Vehicle Crashes Among Professional Drivers
Fatal vehicle crashes (FVCs) are among the leading causes of death worldwide. Professional drivers often drive under dangerous conditions; however, knowledge of the risk factors for FVCs among professional drivers remain scant. We investigated whether professional drivers have a higher risk of FVCs than non-professional drivers and sought to clarify potential risk factors for FVCs among professional drivers. We analyzed nationwide incidence rates…
Association between maternal shift work during pregnancy child overweight and metabolic outcomes in early childhood
Background: Previous studies found that maternal shift work during pregnancy was associated with many reproductive hazards, including small for gestational age, preterm birth, stillbirth, and neurodevelopmental impairment. Some studies also showed that these children are more likely to become overweight in early childhood. However, the association with metabolic factors, such as insulin resistance and dyslipidemia, was less studied. Hence, we aim…
Association between Statin Use and Diabetes Risk in Patients with Transient Ischemic Attack
Statin therapy can effectively reduce recurrent transient ischemic attack (TIA) risk. However, studies have reported that statin use is associated with incidence of diabetes mellitus (DM). Whether statin therapy remains associated with higher DM risk in patients with TIA remains unknown. This study investigated whether statin treatment influences incident DM risk in patients with TIA. We conducted a retrospective cohort study using the Longitudin…
Health beliefs and their relation to household, necessary, and unnecessary contacts across Covid-19 epidemic waves in Taiwan
The COVID-19 pandemic prompted widespread preventive measures and altered individual contact behaviors. However, limited research has examined how health beliefs shape these behavioral changes. This study investigates the association between health beliefs and close contact patterns during two COVID-19 waves in Taiwan, using a longitudinal survey conducted between July 2020 and June 2021 (the 2021 summer wave, n = 728) and a cross-sectional surve…
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