Geriatrics

Yi Zeng, PhD

Professor in Medicine
Faculty Research Scholar of DuPRI's Population Research Center
Faculty Research Scholar of DuPRI's Center for Population Health & Aging
Senior Fellow in the Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development
Campus mail Duke Box 3003, Durham, NC 27710
Phone (919) 660-7554
Email address zengyi@duke.edu

(1) Socioeconomic, behavior, environmental and genetic determinants of healthy aging and healthy longevity;
(2) Factors related to elderly disability and mental health;
(3) Methods of family households and elderly living arrangements forecasting/analysis and their applications in health services and socioeconomic planning, and market studies;
(4) Policy analysis in population aging, social welfare, retirement, and fertility transitions.

Education and Training

  • Ph.D., Free University of Brussels (Belgium), 1986

Grants

Publications

Zeng, Yi, Huashuai Chen, Ting Ni, Rongping Ruan, Chao Nie, Xiaomin Liu, Lei Feng, et al. “Interaction Between the FOXO1A-209 Genotype and Tea Drinking Is Significantly Associated with Reduced Mortality at Advanced Ages..” Rejuvenation Res 19, no. 3 (June 2016): 195–203. https://doi.org/10.1089/rej.2015.1737.

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26414954
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Zeng, Yi, Chao Nie, Junxia Min, Xiaomin Liu, Mengmeng Li, Huashuai Chen, Hanshi Xu, et al. “Novel loci and pathways significantly associated with longevity..” Sci Rep 6 (February 25, 2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/srep21243.

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26912274
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Chei, Choy-Lye, Prassanna Raman, Chi Keong Ching, Zhao-Xue Yin, Xiao-Ming Shi, Yi Zeng, and David B. Matchar. “Prevalence and Risk Factors of Atrial Fibrillation in Chinese Elderly: Results from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey..” Chin Med J (Engl) 128, no. 18 (September 20, 2015): 2426–32. https://doi.org/10.4103/0366-6999.164918.

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26365957
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Cheng, Lingguo, Hong Liu, Ye Zhang, Ke Shen, and Yi Zeng. “The impact of health insurance on health outcomes and spending of the elderly: evidence from China's New Cooperative Medical Scheme..” Health Economics 24, no. 6 (June 2015): 672–91. https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.3053.

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24777657
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Feng, Qiush, Joonmo Son, and Yi Zeng. “Prevalence and correlates of successful ageing: a comparative study between China and South Korea..” Eur J Ageing 12, no. 2 (June 2015): 83–94. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10433-014-0329-5.

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Zeng, Yi, Huashuai Chen, Ting Ni, Rongping Ruan, Lei Feng, Chao Nie, Lingguo Cheng, et al. “GxE interactions between FOXO genotypes and drinking tea are significantly associated with prevention of cognitive decline in advanced age in China..” J Gerontol a Biol Sci Med Sci 70, no. 4 (April 2015): 426–33. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glu060.

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24895270
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Zeng, Yi, Huashuai Chen, Zhenglian Wang, and Kenneth C. Land. “Implications of changes in households and living arrangements for future home-based care needs and costs for disabled elders in China..” J Aging Health 27, no. 3 (April 2015): 519–50. https://doi.org/10.1177/0898264314552690.

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25213460
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Lv, Yue-Bin, Zhao-Xue Yin, Choy-Lye Chei, Han-Zhu Qian, Virginia Byers Kraus, Juan Zhang, Melanie Sereny Brasher, Xiao-Ming Shi, David Bruce Matchar, and Yi Zeng. “Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol was inversely associated with 3-year all-cause mortality among Chinese oldest old: data from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey..” Atherosclerosis 239, no. 1 (March 2015): 137–42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2015.01.002.

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25602855
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Zeng, Y. “Regional Diversities of Population Aging in China: Handling Demographic Changes.” German Chamber Ticker, no. No. 5 (2015): 11–13.

Scholars@Duke

Zeng, Y. “Implementing the universal two-child policy as soon as possible to realize the balanced development of population and socioeconomics in China.” Chinese Population Yearbook (2014), 2015.

Scholars@Duke

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