Publications
2025
Extreme Hot Weather Events and Risk of Hospitalization for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Diseases in Older People in Hong Kong in 2012-2018.
Lai, E. T. -C., Ho, I. Y. -Y., Ho, H. C., Chau, P. -H., Yip, T. C. -F., Wong, G. L. -H., & Woo, J. (2025). Extreme Hot Weather Events and Risk of Hospitalization for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Diseases in Older People in Hong Kong in 2012-2018.. The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, 80(4), glaf002. doi:10.1093/gerona/glaf002
2024
The role of older adult-focused social vulnerability on the relationship between temperature and emergency department attendance in a subtropical Asian city.
Ho, J. Y. -E., Lai, E. T., Chau, P. H., Chong, K. C., & Woo, J. (2024). The role of older adult-focused social vulnerability on the relationship between temperature and emergency department attendance in a subtropical Asian city.. Archives of gerontology and geriatrics, 117, 105195. doi:10.1016/j.archger.2023.105195
2023
Secular trends of life expectancy and disability-free life expectancy at age 65 and associated gender and area-level socioeconomic inequalities in Hong Kong: a serial cross-sectional study between 2007 and 2020.
Chung, G. K. -K., Marmot, M., Ho, I. Y. -Y., Chan, S. -M., Lai, E. T. -C., Wong, S. Y. -S., . . . Chung, R. Y. -N. (2023). Secular trends of life expectancy and disability-free life expectancy at age 65 and associated gender and area-level socioeconomic inequalities in Hong Kong: a serial cross-sectional study between 2007 and 2020.. The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific, 41, 100909. doi:10.1016/j.lanwpc.2023.100909
The age-based digital divide in an increasingly digital world: A focus group investigation during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cheung, K., Chau, A. K. C., Woo, J., & Lai, E. T. (2023). The age-based digital divide in an increasingly digital world: A focus group investigation during the COVID-19 pandemic.. Archives of gerontology and geriatrics, 115, 105225. doi:10.1016/j.archger.2023.105225
The determinants of longevity: The perspectives from East Asian economies
Lai, E. T. C., Chiang, T. -L., Kim, C. -Y., Hashimoto, H., Marmot, M., & Woo, J. (2023). The determinants of longevity: The perspectives from East Asian economies. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY. doi:10.1111/jgs.18418
Experience of South and Southeast Asian minority women in Hong Kong during COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study.
Chung, R. Y. -N., Lee, T. T. -Y., Chan, S. -M., Chung, G. K. -K., Chan, Y. -H., Wong, S. Y. -S., . . . Woo, J. (2023). Experience of South and Southeast Asian minority women in Hong Kong during COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study.. International journal for equity in health, 22(1), 110. doi:10.1186/s12939-023-01922-6
Perception of extreme hot weather and the corresponding adaptations among older adults and service providers-A qualitative study in Hong Kong.
Lai, E. T. C., Chau, P. H., Cheung, K., Kwan, M., Lau, K., & Woo, J. (2023). Perception of extreme hot weather and the corresponding adaptations among older adults and service providers-A qualitative study in Hong Kong.. Frontiers in public health, 11, 1056800. doi:10.3389/fpubh.2023.1056800
Social isolation, socioeconomic status, and development of functional impairments in Chinese older adults aged 70 years and over: a cohort study.
Lai, E. T. C., Ho, S. C., & Woo, J. (2023). Social isolation, socioeconomic status, and development of functional impairments in Chinese older adults aged 70 years and over: a cohort study.. Aging clinical and experimental research, 35(1), 155-165. doi:10.1007/s40520-022-02259-w
2022
Intrinsic capacity and 10-year mortality: Findings from a cohort of older people.
Yu, R., Lai, E. T. C., Leung, G., Ho, S. C., & Woo, J. (2022). Intrinsic capacity and 10-year mortality: Findings from a cohort of older people.. Experimental gerontology, 167, 111926. doi:10.1016/j.exger.2022.111926
Disadvantage in early-life and persistent asthma in adolescents: a UK cohort study
Creese, H., Lai, E., Mason, K., Schlueter, D. K., Saglani, S., Taylor-Robinson, D., & Saxena, S. (2022). Disadvantage in early-life and persistent asthma in adolescents: a UK cohort study. THORAX, 77(9), 854-864. doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2021-217312
Socioeconomic Status, Physical Functioning and Mortality: Results From a Cohort Study of Older Adults in Hong Kong
Lai, E. T. C., Ho, H. C., Ho, S. C., & Woo, J. (2022). Socioeconomic Status, Physical Functioning and Mortality: Results From a Cohort Study of Older Adults in Hong Kong. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION, 23(5), 858-+. doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2021.08.034
2021
COVID-19 related health inequality exists even in a city where disease incidence is relatively low: a telephone survey in Hong Kong.
Chung, R. Y. -N., Chung, G. K. -K., Marmot, M., Allen, J., Chan, D., Goldblatt, P., . . . Wong, S. Y. S. (2021). COVID-19 related health inequality exists even in a city where disease incidence is relatively low: a telephone survey in Hong Kong.. Journal of epidemiology and community health, 75(7), 616-623. doi:10.1136/jech-2020-215392
Social gradient of self-rated health in older people-the moderating/mediating role of sense of community.
Lai, E. T. C., Yu, R., & Woo, J. (2021). Social gradient of self-rated health in older people-the moderating/mediating role of sense of community.. Age and ageing, 50(4), 1283-1289. doi:10.1093/ageing/afaa277
Behçet’s syndrome in children and young people in the United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland: a prospective epidemiological study
Taylor-Robinson, D. (2021). Behçet’s syndrome in children and young people in the United Kingdom &Republic of Ireland: a prospective epidemiological study. Rheumatology. doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keab084
2020
How Much Money Is Enough? Poverty and Health in Older People.
Woo, J., Yu, R., Cheung, K., & Lai, E. T. C. (2020). How Much Money Is Enough? Poverty and Health in Older People.. The journal of nutrition, health & aging, 24(10), 1111-1115. doi:10.1007/s12603-020-1444-y
Trends in inequalities in Children Looked After in England between 2004 and 2019: a local area ecological analysis.
Bennett, D. L., Mason, K. E., Schlüter, D. K., Wickham, S., Lai, E. T., Alexiou, A., . . . Taylor-Robinson, D. (2020). Trends in inequalities in Children Looked After in England between 2004 and 2019: a local area ecological analysis.. BMJ open, 10(11), e041774. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041774
Understanding pathways to inequalities in child mental health: a counterfactual mediation analysis in two national birth cohorts in the UK and Denmark
Lai, E. T. C., Schluter, D. K., Lange, T., Straatmann, V., Andersen, A. -M. N., Strandberg-Larsen, K., & Taylor-Robinson, D. (2020). Understanding pathways to inequalities in child mental health: a counterfactual mediation analysis in two national birth cohorts in the UK and Denmark. BMJ OPEN, 10(10). doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040056
How do early-life adverse childhood experiences mediate the relationship between childhood socioeconomic conditions and adolescent health outcomes in the UK?
Straatmann, V. S., Lai, E., Law, C., Whitehead, M., Strandberg-Larsen, K., & Taylor-Robinson, D. (2020). How do early-life adverse childhood experiences mediate the relationship between childhood socioeconomic conditions and adolescent health outcomes in the UK?. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 74(11). doi:10.1136/jech-2020-213817
The Associations of Income, Education and Income Inequality and Subjective Well-Being among Elderly in Hong Kong-A Multilevel Analysis
Lai, E. T. C., Yu, R., & Woo, J. (2020). The Associations of Income, Education and Income Inequality and Subjective Well-Being among Elderly in Hong Kong-A Multilevel Analysis. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH, 17(4). doi:10.3390/ijerph17041271
2019
Poverty dynamics and health in late childhood in the UK: evidence from the Millennium Cohort Study
Lai, E., Wickham, S., Law, C., Whitehead, M., Barr, B., & Taylor-Robinson, D. (2019). Poverty dynamics and health in late childhood in the UK: evidence from the Millennium Cohort Study. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 104(11), 1049-1055. doi:10.1136/archdischild-2018-316702
How do early-life factors explain social inequalities in adolescent mental health? Findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study
Straatmann, V., Lai, E., Lange, T., Campbell, M. C., Wickham, S., Nybo Andersen, A. -M., . . . Taylor-Robinson, D. (2019). How do early-life factors explain social inequalities in adolescent mental health? Findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 73(11), 1049-1060. doi:10.1136/jech-2019-212367
Assessing the impact of rising child poverty on the unprecedented rise in infant mortality in England, 2000–2017: time trend analysis
Taylor-Robinson, D. C., Lai, E., Wickham, S., Rose, T., Norman, P., Bambra, C., . . . Barr, B. (2019). Assessing the impact of rising child poverty on the unprecedented rise in infant mortality in England, 2000–2017: time trend analysis. BMJ Open, 9(10). doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029424
Understanding pathways to social inequalities in childhood unintentional injuries: findings from the UK millennium cohort study
Campbell, M., Lai, E. T. C., Pearce, A., Orton, E., Kendrick, D., Wickham, S., & Taylor-Robinson, D. C. (2019). Understanding pathways to social inequalities in childhood unintentional injuries: findings from the UK millennium cohort study. BMC PEDIATRICS, 19. doi:10.1186/s12887-019-1514-7
Understanding social inequalities in children being bullied: UK Millennium Cohort Study findings
Campbell, M., Straatmann, V. S., Lai, E. T. C., Potier, J., Pereira, S. M. P., Wickham, S. L., & Taylor-Robinson, D. C. (2019). Understanding social inequalities in children being bullied: UK Millennium Cohort Study findings. PLOS ONE, 14(5). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0217162
Child health unravelling in UK Poverty is a key driver of the UK's dismal performance on child health
Taylor-Robinson, D. C., Lai, E. T., Whitehead, M., Duncan, W. H., & Barr, B. (2019). Child health unravelling in UK Poverty is a key driver of the UK's dismal performance on child health. BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, 364. doi:10.1136/bmj.l963
2018
Simulating the impact of poverty reduction on social inequalities in adolescent mental health in the UK: a causal mediation analysis using the UK Millennium Cohort Study
Lai, E. T. C., & Taylor-Robinson, D. (2018). Simulating the impact of poverty reduction on social inequalities in adolescent mental health in the UK: a causal mediation analysis using the UK Millennium Cohort Study. In The Lancet Vol. 392 (pp. S48). Elsevier BV. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(18)32103-2
Impact of poverty trajectories on children’s health and maternal mental health: evidence from the UK millennium cohort study
Wickham, S., Lai, T. C., Barr, B., & Taylor-Robinson, D. (2018). Impact of poverty trajectories on children’s health and maternal mental health: evidence from the UK millennium cohort study. In Society for Social Medicine 62nd Annual Scientific Meeting. Glasgow.
Death rate continues to rise for poorest infants in England and Wales
Taylor-Robinson, D., Lai, T. C., Bradshaw, J., Wolfe, I., Weeks, A., Barr, B., & Whitehead, M. (2018). Death rate continues to rise for poorest infants in England and Wales. (pp. 360:k1090). BMJ. Retrieved from https://www.bmj.com/content/360/bmj.k1090/rr-2
2017
Public spending cuts are linked to 120 000 excess deaths in England, study suggests.
Rimmer, A. (2017). Public spending cuts are linked to 120 000 excess deaths in England, study suggests.. doi:10.1136/bmj.j5332
Live fast die young : health consequences of early puberty
Lai, T. C. (2017, September 4). Live fast die young : health consequences of early puberty.
2016
Brief Report: Maternal Age of Menarche and Adiposity: Evidence from Hong Kong's "Children of 1997" Birth Cohort.
Lai, T. C., Au Yeung, S. L., Lin, S. L., Leung, G. M., & Schooling, C. M. (2016). Brief Report: Maternal Age of Menarche and Adiposity: Evidence from Hong Kong's "Children of 1997" Birth Cohort.. Epidemiology.
Maternal Age of Menarche and Blood Pressure in Adolescence: Evidence from Hong Kong's "Children of 1997" Birth Cohort.
Lai, T. C., Leung, G. M., & Schooling, C. M. (2016). Maternal Age of Menarche and Blood Pressure in Adolescence: Evidence from Hong Kong's "Children of 1997" Birth Cohort.. PloS one, 11(7), e0159855. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0159855
Brief Report: Maternal Age of Menarche and Adiposity: Evidence from Hong Kong's "Children of 1997" Birth Cohort.
Lai, T. C., Au Yeung, S. L., Lin, S. L., Leung, G. M., & Schooling, C. M. (2016). Brief Report: Maternal Age of Menarche and Adiposity: Evidence from Hong Kong's "Children of 1997" Birth Cohort.. Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.), 27(3), 433-437. doi:10.1097/ede.0000000000000448