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Yu-Kang TuProfessor

Professor Yu-Kang Tu is currently the Deputy Dean of the College of Public Health and a Distinguished Professor in the Institute of Health Data Analytics and Statistics at the National Taiwan University. He also serves as the Director of the Health Data Research Center at NTU. His main research interests include applying latent variable models, meta-analysis, longitudinal data analysis, and inference to various systemic diseases, with a particular focus on the relationship between oral health and systemic diseases. His research has garnered significant recognition, earning multiple research awards, including the Outstanding Research Award from the Ministry of Science and Technology in 2023.

Email：yukangtu@ntu.edu.tw

Publications
- 1. 1. Tu Yu-Kang, Lai Pei-Chun, Huang Yen-Ta, James Hodges. Visualizing the assumptions of Network meta-analysis. Research Synthesis Methods [Preprint]. Doi:10.1002/jrsm.1760.
    2. Fang Chiu-Shu, Tu Yu-Kang, Chou Fan-Hao, et al. (2024) ‘Effect of inhaled aromatherapy on sleep quality in critically ill patients: A systematic review and network meta‐analysis’, Journal of Clinical Nursing [Preprint]. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.17368.
    3. Tseng Ping-Tao, Liang Chih-Sung, Zeng Bing-Syuan, et al. (2024) ‘Trick or treat? It’s time to rethink the role of placebo in clinical trial’, Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 78(6), pp. 377–378.
    4. Vo, N. T., Tu, Y.-K., Lin, K.-C., Chiu, H.-Y., & Huang, H.-C. (2024). Diagnostic Accuracy of the FRAIL Scale, Groningen Frailty Indicator, Tilburg Frailty Indicator, and PRISMA-7 for Frailty Screening Among Older Adults in Community Settings: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis. The Gerontologist, 64(6). https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnae008
    5. LAI, C.-J., Jing-Rong JHUANG, TU, Y.-K., LIU, C.-M., TSAI, C.-Y., & CHIEN, K.-L. (2024). Relationship Between Subjective Questionnaires and Videofluoroscopy of Dysphagia Evaluation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Nursing Research, 32(2), e324–e324.
    6. Su, Y.-C., Wang, Y.-Y., Fang, C.-J., Tu, Y.-K., Chang, C.-W., Kuan, F.-C., Hsu, K.-L., & Shih, C.-A. (2024). Insights into optimal surgical fixation for posterior malleolar fractures. Bone & Joint Open, 5(3), 227–235.
    7. Tu, Y.-K., Hsu, J.-Y., Chang, Y.-H., Zheng, K.-W., & Nikos Pandis. (2024). A gentle introduction to network meta-analysis for orthodontists. Seminars in Orthodontics, 30(1), 58–67.
    8. Tu, Y.-K., Hsu, J.-Y., Chang, Y.-H., Tang, B., He, H., Hua, F., & Nikos Pandis. (2023). Analyzing longitudinal growth data in orthodontics. Seminars in Orthodontics, 30(1), 18–28.
    9. Zheng, K.-W., Hsu, J.-Y., Chang, Y.-H., Tang, B., He, H., Hua, F., Nikos Pandis, & Tu, Y.-K. (2024). Observational studies in orthodontics. Seminars in Orthodontics, 30(1), 10–17.
    10. Wang, Y.-Y., Su, Y.-C., Tu, Y.-K., Fang, C.-J., Hong, C.-K., Huang, M.-T., Lin, Y.-C., Hsieh, M.-L., Kuan, F.-C., Shih, C.-A., & Lin, C.-J. (2023). Determining the Optimal Treatment for Idiopathic Clubfoot. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 106(4), 356–367.
    11. Fang, C., Tu, Y., Chang, S., Kuo, C., Fang, C., & Chou, F. (2023). Effectiveness of sound and darkness interventions for critically ill patients’ sleep quality: A systematic review and component network meta‐analysis. Nursing in Critical Care.
    12. Wu, Y.-C., & Tu, Y.-K. (2024). Association between Uncertainty and Robustness of Treatment Ranking for Network Meta-analyses: an empirical study. Authorea (Authorea).
    13. Lin, Y.-C., Tsao, H.-M., Lai, T.-S., Chen, Y.-T., Chou, Y.-H., Lin, S.-L., Chen, Y.-M., Hung, K.-Y., & Tu, Y.-K. (2023). Effect of Lipid-Lowering Drugs on Renal and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease and Dyslipidemia: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 114(6), 1366–1374.
    14. Cheng, S.-L., Tsai, S.-J., Bai, Y.-M., Ko, C.-H., Hsu, C.-W., Yang, F.-C., Tsai, C.-K., Tu, Y.-K., Yang, S.-N., Tseng, P.-T., Hsu, T.-W., Liang, C.-S., & Su, K.-P. (2023). Comparisons of Quality, Correctness, and Similarity Between ChatGPT-Generated and Human-Written Abstracts for Basic Research: Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 25(1), e51229.
    15. Chinnappa, S., Shih, M.-C., Tu, Y.-K., & Mooney, A. (2023). The Interpretation of Standard Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test Indices of Cardiac Function in Chronic Kidney Disease. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 12(23), 7456.
    16. Romadlon, D. S., Tu, Y., Chen, Y., Hasan, F., & Chiu, H. (2023). Comparative efficacy of digitally assisted interventions for glycated haemoglobin levels among patients with type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and component network Meta‐Analysis. Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, 25(11), 3279–3289.
    17. Yu, C.-L., Chou, P.-Y., Liang, C.-S., Chiang, L.-H., Wang, T.-Y., Tu, Y.-K., & Chi, C.-C. (2023). Isotretinoin Exposure and Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis and Trial Sequential Analysis. American Journal of Clinical Dermatology, 24(5), 721–730.
    18. Li, H., Shih, M., & Tu, Y. (2023). Graphical evaluation of evidence structure within a component network meta‐analysis. Research Synthesis Methods.
    19. Huang, H.-K., Peter Pin-Sung Liu, Lin, S.-M., Yeh, J.-I., Hsu, J.-Y., Carol Chiung-Hui Peng, Munir, K. M., Loh, C.-H., & Tu, Y.-K. (2023). Risk of serious hypoglycaemia in patients with atrial fibrillation and diabetes concurrently taking antidiabetic drugs and oral anticoagulants: a nationwide cohort study. European Heart Journal. Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy, 9(5), 427–434.
    20. Cheng, S.-L., Tsai, S.-J., Bai, Y.-M., Ko, C.-H., Hsu, C.-W., Yang, F.-C., Tsai, C.-K., Tu, Y.-K., Yang, S.-N., Tseng, P.-T., Hsu, T.-W., Liang, C.-S., & Su, K.-P. (2023). Comparisons of Quality, Correctness, and Similarity Between ChatGPT-Generated and Human-Written Abstracts for Basic Research: Cross-Sectional Study (Preprint).