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Pesus Chou is affiliated with National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University in Taiwan and has focused research efforts primarily in the field of Medicine, contributing substantially to studies related to health and aging.

Their work spans several subfields of study including:

  • Ophthalmology
  • Physiology
  • General Health Professions
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Health

Main topics covered in Pesus Chou's research include:

  • Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Health and Wellbeing Research
  • Body Composition Measurement Techniques
  • Glaucoma and retinal disorders
  • Frailty in Older Adults

Several recent papers illustrate the range and scope of their research interests:

  • "Normative data and associated factors of hand grip strength among elderly individuals: The Yilan Study, Taiwan" (2020), published in Scientific Reports
  • "Using hand grip strength to detect slow walking speed in older adults: the Yilan study" (2021), published in BMC Geriatrics
  • "Subgrouping Poor Sleep Quality in Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Latent Class Analysis - The Yilan Study, Taiwan" (2020), published in Scientific Reports
  • "Hand grip strength in predicting the risk of osteoporosis in Asian adults" (2020), published in Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism
  • "Validation of Global Self-Rated Health and Happiness Measures Among Older People in the Yilan Study, Taiwan" (2020), published in Frontiers in Public Health

Pesus Chou frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including:

  • Hsi-Chung Chen
  • Nai-Wei Hsu
  • Po-Jung Pan
  • Yen-Huai Lin
  • Tung-Mei Kuang

Their publications often appear in established journals such as:

  • Scientific Reports
  • BMC Geriatrics
  • Eye
  • Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
  • Nature and Science of Sleep

Best Publications

  • Survey of Stress Reactions Among Health Care Workers Involved With the SARS Outbreak

    Ya Mei Bai;Chao Cheng Lin;Chih Yuan Lin;Jen Yeu Chen

  • Prevalence of dry eye among an elderly Chinese population in Taiwan: the Shihpai Eye Study.

    Pei Yu Lin;Su Ying Tsai;Ching Yu Cheng;Ching Yu Cheng;Jorn Hon Liu

  • Effect of aging on gender differences in neural control of heart rate.

    Terry B.J. Kuo;Tsann Lin;Cheryl C.H. Yang;Chia Lin Li

  • Central or peripheral systolic or pulse pressure: which best relates to target organs and future mortality?

    Kang Ling Wang;Hao Min Cheng;Shao Yuan Chuang;Harold A. Spurgeon

  • Wave Reflection And Arterial Stiffness In The Prediction Of 15-Year All-Cause And Cardiovascular Mortalities: A Community-Based Study

    Kang Ling Wang;Hao Min Cheng;Shih Hsien Sung;Shao Yuan Chuang

  • Prevalence and causes of visual impairment in an elderly Chinese population in Taiwan: the Shihpai Eye Study.

    Wen-Ming Hsu;Wen-Ming Hsu;Ching Yu Cheng;Ching Yu Cheng;Jorn Hon Liu;Jorn Hon Liu;Su Ying Tsai

  • Effect of green tea extract on obese women: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial

    Chung Hua Hsu;Tung Hu Tsai;Yung Hsi Kao;Kung Chang Hwang

  • Association between body mass index and allergy in teenage girls in Taiwan

    S. L. Huang;G. M. Shiao;P. Chou

  • The interaction between uric acid level and other risk factors on the development of gout among asymptomatic hyperuricemic men in a prospective study

    Kuan Chia Lin;Hsiao Yi Lin;Pesus Chou

  • Association of Clinical Symptomatic Hypoglycemia With Cardiovascular Events and Total Mortality in Type 2 Diabetes: A nationwide population-based study

    Pai Feng Hsu;Shih Hsien Sung;Shih Hsien Sung;Hao Min Cheng;Hao Min Cheng;Hao Min Cheng;Jong Shiuan Yeh

  • Prevalence and Subtypes of Dementia in Taiwan: A community Survey of 5297 Individuals

    Hsiu‐Chih ‐C Liu;Ker‐Neng ‐N Lin;Evelyn Lee Teng;Shuu‐Jiun ‐J Wang

  • Refractive Errors in an Elderly Chinese Population in Taiwan: The Shihpai Eye Study

    Ching Yu Cheng;Wen-Ming Hsu;Jorn Hon Liu;Su Ying Tsai

  • Community based epidemiological study on hyperuricemia and gout in Kin-Hu, Kinmen.

    Kuan Chia Lin;Hsiao Yi Lin;Pesus Chou

  • Hepatitis C Virus Infection and the Development of Type 2 Diabetes in a Community-based Longitudinal Study

    Chong Shan Wang;Shan Tair Wang;Wei Jen Yao;Ting Tsung Chang

  • Association between a history of periodontitis and the risk of rheumatoid arthritis: A nationwide, population-based, case-control study

    Hsin Hua Chen;Hsin Hua Chen;Nicole Huang;Yi Ming Chen;Tzeng Ji Chen;Tzeng Ji Chen;Tzeng Ji Chen

  • Different effects of fosinopril and atenolol on wave reflections in hypertensive patients

    Chen Huan Chen;Chih Tai Ting;Shing Jong Lin;Tsui Lieh Hsu

  • A Randomized Controlled Trial on the Treatment for Acute Partial Ischemic Stroke with Acupuncture

    Han Hwa Hu;Chieh Chung;Tcho Jen Liu;Rong Chi Chen

  • Epidemiologic study of age-related cataracts among an elderly Chinese population in Shih-Pai, Taiwan.

    Su Ying Tsai;Wen-Ming Hsu;Ching Yu Cheng;Jorn Hon Liu

  • The informant questionnaire on cognitive decline in the elderly (iqcode) as a screening tool for dementia for a predominantly illiterate chinese population

    J. L. Fuh;E. L. Teng;K. N. Lin;E. B. Larson

  • Adenomyosis and risk of preterm delivery.

    Juang Cm;Chou P;Yen Ms;Twu Nf

Frequent Co-Authors

Ching-Yu Cheng
Ching-Yu Cheng National University of Singapore
Edward G. Lakatta
Edward G. Lakatta National Institutes of Health
Shing Jong Lin
Shing Jong Lin Taipei Veterans General Hospital
Tzeng-Ji Chen
Tzeng-Ji Chen Taipei Veterans General Hospital
Shuu-Jiun Wang
Shuu-Jiun Wang National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Jong-Ling Fuh
Jong-Ling Fuh Taipei Veterans General Hospital
Eric B. Larson
Eric B. Larson University of Washington
Shih-Ann Chen
Shih-Ann Chen National Chung Hsing University
Robin S. Roberts
Robin S. Roberts McMaster University

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