By Associate Professor Lei Zhang

Journal articles

Liu J; Shen M; Zhuang G; Zhang L, 2025, 'Age-Period-Cohort Analysis of Diabetes Incidence and Mortality in China and Globally, 1990–2019', Journal of Diabetes, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-0407.70051

Dong W; Liu Y; Bai R; Zhang L; Zhou M, 2025, 'The prevalence and associated disability burden of mental disorders in children and adolescents in China: a systematic analysis of data from the Global Burden of Disease Study', Lancet Regional Health Western Pacific, 55, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2025.101486

Sun J; Li Y; Yu Z; Towns JM; Soe NN; Latt PM; Zhang L; Ge Z; Fairley CK; Ong JJ; Zhang L, 2025, 'Exploring artificial intelligence for differentiating early syphilis from other skin lesions: a pilot study', BMC Infectious Diseases, 25, pp. 40, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-10438-5

Lu Q; Bao Y; Lu F; Sumithran P; O'Brien TJ; Yue Q; Li R; Lv Y; Wang C; Zhang L, 2025, 'Exploring population and sex-specific disease trajectories for multimorbidities among individuals with overweight or obesity: A retrospective cohort study in UK biobank', Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dom.16576

Liu Y; She B; Zhao R; Li G; Hu Y; Lu F; Su S; Zhang L, 2025, 'Exploring the diversity of sexual acts in Chinese men who have sex with men and its impacts on the risk of HIV and sexually transmitted infections', Public Health, 238, pp. 37 - 44, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2024.11.011

Lu F; She B; Zhao R; Li G; Hu Y; Liu Y; Zhao M; Zhang L, 2025, 'Identifying High-Risk Populations for Sexually Transmitted Infections in Chinese Men Who Have Sex With Men: A Cluster Analysis', Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofae754

Tu Z; He S; Zhao R; Tieosapjaroen W; Zhang Y; Zhao M; Ong JJ; Zhang L, 2025, 'Preferences for HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis among Gay, Bisexual, and Men Who Have Sex with Men in China: a Discrete Choice Experiment', AIDS and Behavior, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-025-04793-w

Yusufu M; Friedman DS; Kang M; Padhye A; Shang X; Zhang L; Shi D; He M, 2025, 'Retinal vascular fingerprints predict incident stroke: findings from the UK Biobank cohort study', Heart, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2024-324705

Zhang Z; Hu C; Shi F; Zhang L; Wang Y; Zhang Y; Zhang X; She J, 2025, 'Low transthyretin is associated with the poor prognosis of colorectal cancer.', Front Oncol, 15, pp. 1397019, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2025.1397019

Liu W; Liu R; Li P; Xia R; Zou Z; Zhang L; Shen M; Zhuang G, 2025, 'Modeling hepatitis B-related deaths in China to achieve the WHO's impact target.', Infect Dis Model, 10, pp. 731 - 742, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idm.2025.02.010

Wang M; Zhang L; Novak SW; Yu J; Gallina IS; Xu LL; Lim CK; Fernandes S; Shokhirev MN; Williams AE; Saxena MD; Coorapati S; Parylak SL; Quintero C; Molina E; Andrade LR; Manor U; Gage FH, 2025, 'Morphological diversification and functional maturation of human astrocytes in glia-enriched cortical organoid transplanted in mouse brain.', Nat Biotechnol, 43, pp. 52 - 62, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41587-024-02157-8

Yusufu M; Vingrys AJ; Shang X; Zhang L; Shi D; Congdon N; He M, 2025, 'Population-Based Normative Reference for Retinal Microvascular Atlas.', Ophthalmol Sci, 5, pp. 100723, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.xops.2025.100723

King AJ; Soe NN; Latt PM; Zhang L; Temple-Smith M; Maddaford K; Fairley CK; Chow EPF; Phillips TR, 2025, 'Sexual health service users’ perspectives on artificial intelligence applications for identification of lesions associated with sexually transmissible infections: A qualitative study', DIGITAL HEALTH, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/20552076251361749

Soe NN; Towns JM; Latt PM; Woodberry O; Chung M; Lee D; Ong JJ; Chow EPF; Zhang L; Fairley CK, 2024, 'Accuracy of symptom checker for the diagnosis of sexually transmitted infections using machine learning and Bayesian network algorithms', BMC Infectious Diseases, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-10285-4

Mahe J; Xu A; Liu L; Hua L; Tu H; Huo Y; Huang W; Liu X; Wang J; Tang J; Zhao Y; Liu Z; Hong Q; Ye R; Hu P; Jia P; Huang J; Kong X; Ge Z; Xu A; Wu L; Du C; Shi F; Cui H; Wang S; Li Z; Wang L; Zhang L; Zhang L, 2024, 'Association between weekend warrior physical activity pattern and all-cause mortality among adults living with type 2 diabetes: a prospective cohort study from NHANES 2007 to 2018', Diabetology and Metabolic Syndrome, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13098-024-01455-0

Sun J; She B; Latt PM; Ong JJ; Xu X; Bao Y; Fairley CK; Zhang L; Tang W; Zhang L, 2024, 'Comparing the impact of sexualised drug use with and without chemsex on sexual behaviours among men who have sex with men in China: a national multi-site cross-sectional study', Sexual Health, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH24173

Adawiyah RA; Bradshaw CS; Vodstrcil LA; Fairley CK; Zhang L; Ong JJ, 2024, 'Cost-effectiveness of resistance-guided therapy for Mycoplasma genitalium in Australia', Scientific Reports, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-63056-1

Zhang X; Li D; Ye S; Liu S; Ma S; Li M; Peng Q; Hu L; Shang X; He M; Zhang L, 2024, 'Decoding the genetic comorbidity network of Alzheimer's disease', Biodata Mining, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13040-024-00394-w

Wang Y; Liu C; Hu W; Luo L; Shi D; Zhang J; Yin Q; Zhang L; Han X; He M, 2024, 'Economic evaluation for medical artificial intelligence: accuracy vs. cost-effectiveness in a diabetic retinopathy screening case', Npj Digital Medicine, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41746-024-01032-9

Soe NN; Yu Z; Latt PM; Lee D; Ong JJ; Ge Z; Fairley CK; Zhang L, 2024, 'Evaluation of artificial intelligence-powered screening for sexually transmitted infections-related skin lesions using clinical images and metadata', BMC Medicine, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-024-03512-x

Zhang Y; Goh SM; Tapa J; Johnson CC; Chow EPF; Zhang L; Phillips T; Fairley CK; Ong JJ, 2024, 'Linkage to care and prevention after HIV self-testing: a systematic review and meta-analysis', Journal of the International AIDS Society, 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jia2.26388

Yang S; Liu R; Xin Z; Zhu Z; Chu J; Zhong P; Zhu Z; Shang X; Huang W; Zhang L; He M; Wang W, 2024, 'Plasma Metabolomics Identifies Key Metabolites and Improves Prediction of Diabetic Retinopathy: Development and Validation across Multinational Cohorts', Ophthalmology, 131, pp. 1436 - 1446, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2024.07.004

Latt PM; Soe NN; King AJ; Lee D; Phillips TR; Xu X; Chow EPF; Fairley CK; Zhang L; Ong JJ, 2024, 'Preferences for attributes of an artificial intelligence-based risk assessment tool for HIV and sexually transmitted infections: a discrete choice experiment', BMC Public Health, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-20688-2

Ye S; Ma S; Liu S; Huang Y; Li D; Li M; Su T; Luo J; Zhang C; Shi D; Hu L; Zhang L; Yu H; He M; Shang X; Zhang X, 2024, 'Shared whole environmental etiology between Alzheimer’s disease and age-related macular degeneration', Npj Aging, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41514-024-00162-4

Li M; Liu S; Ma S; Shang X; Zhang X; Jason H; Huang Y; Kiburg K; Zhao K; Hu G; Zhang L; Yu H; He M; Zhang X, 2024, 'Network-based hub biomarker discovery for glaucoma', BMJ Open Ophthalmology, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjophth-2024-001915

Amhare AF; Shen M; Zou Z; Xia R; Han J; Gao L; Zhang L, 2024, 'Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on HIV care cascade for people living with HIV in Ethiopia: a retrospective longitudinal study', BMJ Open, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-084244

Zou Z; Fairley CK; Ong JJ; Shen M; Chow EPF; Liu H; Xia R; Li R; Hocking J; Zhuang G; Zhang L, 2024, 'Impact of achieving WHO's 90-70-90 targets on cervical cancer elimination and potential benefits in preventing other HPV-related cancers in China: a modelling study', Eclinicalmedicine, 77, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102878

Shen M; Zhang L, 2024, 'The third generation modified vaccinia Ankara vaccine is effective in preventing the transmission of mpox', Lancet Regional Health Europe, 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2024.101052

Li H; Liang X; Peng Y; Liu Z; Zhang L; Wang P; Jin M; Wilson K; Garvin MR; Wu K; Xiao Y, 2024, 'Novel Mito-Nuclear Combinations Facilitate the Global Invasion of a Major Agricultural Crop Pest', Advanced Science, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/advs.202305353

She B; Lu F; Zhao R; Lin S; Sun J; He S; Liu Y; Su S; Zhang L, 2024, 'Examining the Effects of PrEP Use on Sexual Behaviors and Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Chinese Men who have Sex with Men: A Cross-Sectional Study', AIDS and Behavior, 28, pp. 3128 - 3138, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-024-04398-9

Hu C; Guo CL; Lau HCH; Shi F; Zhang Z; Guo G; Liu G; Chen Y; Lau LHS; Zhang L; Sun X; Wong SH; She J; Yu J, 2024, 'Appendix removal affects the subsequent cancer risk in Asian adults: A territory-wide population-based cohort study', Cancer Letters, 598, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.canlet.2024.217087

Moon B-S; Huang D; Gao F; Cai M; Lyu G; Zhang L; Chen J; Lu W, 2024, 'Correction: Long range inter-chromosomal interaction of Oct4 distal enhancer loci regulates ESCs pluripotency.', Cell Death Discov, 10, pp. 370, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41420-024-02125-w

Hu Y; Zhao R; Li G; Liu Y; Lu F; She B; Zhao M; Zhang L, 2024, 'Associations between antibacterial mouthwash use with sexual behaviours and sexually transmitted infections among Chinese men who have sex with men: A cross-sectional study', Sexual Health, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH24083

He X; Huang AH; Lv F; Gao X; Guo Y; Liu Y; Hu X; Xie J; Gao N; Jiao Y; Wang Y; Zu J; Zhang L; Ji F; Yeo YH, 2024, 'Trends in diabetic ketoacidosis- and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state-related mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States: A population-based study', Journal of Diabetes, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-0407.13591

Tran A; Tran N; Tapa J; Tieosapjaroen W; Fairley CK; Chow EPF; Zhang L; Baggaley RC; Johnson CC; Jamil MS; Ong JJ, 2024, 'A typology of HIV self-testing support systems: a scoping review', Sexual Health, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH24037

Ma L; Li Y; Li G; Sun J; Zhang X; Shi Z; Yan Y; Duan Y; Wang J; Li Z; Zhang L, 2024, 'Adiposity indicators exhibit depot- and sex-specific associations with multimorbidity onset: A cohort study of the UK Biobank', Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism, 26, pp. 2890 - 2904, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dom.15610

Chen H; Zhang L; Shi X; Zhou Z; Fang X; Yang H; Hunter DJ; Ding C; Zhu Z, 2024, 'Evaluation of Osteoarthritis Disease Burden in China During 1990–2019 and Forecasting Its Trend Over the Future 25 Years', Arthritis Care and Research, 76, pp. 1006 - 1017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acr.25322

Xie J; Lin X; Fan X; Wang X; Pan D; Li J; Hao Y; Jie Y; Zhang L; Gu J, 2024, 'Global Burden and Trends of Primary Liver Cancer Attributable to Comorbid Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Among People Living with Hepatitis B: An Observational Trend Study from 1990 to 2019', Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health, 14, pp. 398 - 410, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s44197-024-00237-1

Kiggundu R; Soh QR; Tieosapjaroen W; Fairley CK; Tucker JD; Tang W; Zhang L; Ong JJ, 2024, 'Restarting pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis', Eclinicalmedicine, 72, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102647

Zhang Z; Wang W; Yuan X; Wang X; Luo Y; Dou L; Zhang L; Wu M, 2024, 'Adverse childhood experiences and subsequent physical and mental health among young adults: Results from six universities in China', Psychiatry Research, 335, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2024.115832

Latt PM; Soe NN; Fairley C; Xu X; King A; Rahman R; Ong JJ; Phillips TR; Zhang L, 2024, 'Assessing the effectiveness of HIV/STI risk communication displays among Melbourne Sexual Health Centre attendees: a cross-sectional, observational and vignette-based study', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 100, pp. 158 - 165, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2023-055978

Shi D; Zhou Y; He S; Wagner SK; Huang Y; Keane PA; Ting DSW; Zhang L; Zheng Y; He M, 2024, 'Cross-modality Labeling Enables Noninvasive Capillary Quantification as a Sensitive Biomarker for Assessing Cardiovascular Risk', Ophthalmology Science, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.xops.2023.100441

Xu T; Dong W; Liu J; Yin P; Wang Z; Zhang L; Zhou M, 2024, 'Disease burden of Parkinson's disease in China and its provinces from 1990 to 2021: findings from the global burden of disease study 2021', Lancet Regional Health Western Pacific, 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2024.101078

Tieosapjaroen W; Mao L; Wong H; Prankumar SK; Chow EPF; Fairley CK; Phillips TR; Zhang L; Ong JJ, 2024, 'Factors associated with HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis use among Asian men who have sex with men in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia: a cross-sectional study', Lancet Regional Health Western Pacific, 46, pp. 101071, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2024.101071

Zhang X; Zhu Z; Huang Y; Shang X; O'Brien TJ; Kwan P; Ha J; Wang W; Liu S; Zhang X; Kiburg K; Bao Y; Wang J; Yu H; He M; Zhang L, 2024, 'Shared genetic aetiology of Alzheimer’s disease and age-related macular degeneration by APOC1 and APOE genes', BMJ Neurology Open, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjno-2023-000570

Soe NN; Latt PM; Yu Z; Lee D; Kim CM; Tran D; Ong JJ; Ge Z; Fairley CK; Zhang L, 2024, 'Clinical features-based machine learning models to separate sexually transmitted infections from other skin diagnoses', Journal of Infection, 88, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2024.106128

Zhang L; Hu C; Zhao J; Wu C; Zhang Z; Li R; Liu R; She J; Shi F, 2024, 'The effect of robotic surgery on low anterior resection syndrome in patients with lower rectal cancer: a propensity score-matched analysis', Surgical Endoscopy, 38, pp. 1912 - 1921, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00464-024-10676-3

Zhang L; Wang W; Wang X; Yuan X; Luo Y; Wu M; Ma L, 2024, 'The relationship between mobile phone addiction and non-suicidal self-injury: Findings from six universities in Shaanxi province, China', Journal of Affective Disorders, 349, pp. 472 - 478, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2024.01.052

Zhang X; Liang Y; Huang Y; Liu S; Li Q; Wang S; Wu G; Du Z; Wang Y; Wang J; Hu Y; Zang S; Hu Y; Shang X; Zhang X; Zhang L; Brown A; Zhu Z; He M; Yu H, 2024, 'Evaluation of the Observational Associations and Shared Genetics Between Glaucoma With Depression and Anxiety', Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 65, http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/iovs.65.3.12

Latt PM; Soe NN; Xu X; Ong JJ; Chow EPF; Fairley CK; Zhang L, 2024, 'Identifying Individuals at High Risk for HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections With an Artificial Intelligence-Based Risk Assessment Tool', Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofae011

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