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Xiaoyan Iris Leng, MD, PhD

Xiaoyan Iris Leng, MD, PhD

  • Associate Professor, Biostatistics and Data Science

Research Interests

  • Gene Expression
  • Aging
  • Women's Health
  • Biostatistics
  • Cognition and Dementia
Education
MD, Beijing Medical University - China, 1995
MS, Beijing Medical University - China, 1998
MS, University of California - Davis, 2001
PhD, University of California - Davis, 2004
Memberships
Institute of Mathematical Statistics
American Statistical Association
Positions
Associate Professor, Biostatistics and Data Science
Departments and Affiliations
Biostatistics and Data Science
Sticht Center for Healthy Aging and Alzheimer’s Prevention

Research

  • Publications
  • Effects of Caloric Restriction on Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Fatigue, and Disability Responses to Aerobic Exercise in Older Adults With Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Nicklas BJ, Brinkley TE, Houston DK, Lyles MF, Hugenschmidt CE, Beavers KM, Leng X. J. Gerontol. A Biol. Sci. Med. Sci. 2019 06; 74(7):1084-1090.
  • Cognitive Effects of Adding Caloric Restriction to Aerobic Exercise Training in Older Adults with Obesity. Hugenschmidt CE, Leng X, Lyles M, Michael L, Dougherty A, Babcock P, Baker LD, Brinkley TE, Nicklas BJ. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2019 08; 27(8):1266-1274.
  • Older Adult Internet Use and eHealth Literacy. Arcury TA, Sandberg JC, Melius KP, Quandt SA, Leng X, Latulipe C, Miller DP, Smith DA, Bertoni AG. J Appl Gerontol. 2020 02; 39(2):141-150.
  • Self-reported mobility as a preoperative risk assessment tool in older surgical patients compared to the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. Kim S, Neiberg R, Rejeski WJ, Marsh AP, Kritchevsky SB, Leng XI, Groban L. . 2018; 7:12.
  • Cognitive Function and Changes in Cognitive Function as Predictors of Incident Cardiovascular Disease: The Women's Health Initiative Memory Study. Leng X, Espeland MA, Manson JE, Stefanick ML, Gower EW, Hayden KM, Limacher MC, Vaughan L, Robinson J, Wallace R, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Yaffe K, Shumaker SA. J. Gerontol. A Biol. Sci. Med. Sci. 2018 05; 73(6):779-785.
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Research Interests

  • Aging
  • Biostatistics
  • Cognition and Dementia
  • Gene Expression
  • Women's Health
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