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Tze Pin Ng is affiliated with the National University of Singapore and specializes in medical research with a focus on aging and related health conditions. Their work encompasses various subfields, including physiology, psychiatry and mental health, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, geriatrics and gerontology, as well as public health, environmental, and occupational health.

The primary areas of research addressed by Tze Pin Ng cover Nutrition and Health in Aging, Frailty in Older Adults, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Health Disparities and Outcomes, Nutritional Studies and Diet, Body Composition Measurement Techniques, and Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention.

Frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Gerontology
  • BMC Geriatrics
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Tze Pin Ng has contributed to several notable papers, such as:

  • Estimating prevalence of subjective cognitive decline in and across international cohort studies of aging: a COSMIC study, 2020, Alzheimer's Research & Therapy
  • Prevalence and Associated Factors of Sarcopenia in Singaporean Adults-The Yishun Study, 2020, Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
  • Associations between social connections and cognition: a global collaborative individual participant data meta-analysis, 2022, The Lancet Healthy Longevity
  • Sex differences in dementia risk and risk factors: Individual-participant data analysis using 21 cohorts across six continents from the COSMIC consortium, 2023, Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Early Detection of Mild Cognitive Impairment With In-Home Sensors to Monitor Behavior Patterns in Community-Dwelling Senior Citizens in Singapore: Cross-Sectional Feasibility Study, 2020, Journal of Medical Internet Research

Collaboration is an important aspect of their research, with frequent co-authors including Shiou Liang Wee, Xinyi Gwee, Benedict Wei Jun Pang, Lay Khoon Lau, and Wei Ting Seah. These partnerships have contributed to advancing investigations primarily related to aging and cognitive health.

Best Publications

  • Prevalence and risk factors for refractive errors in adult Chinese in Singapore.

    Tien Yin Wong;Paul J. Foster;Joscelin Hee;Tze Pin Ng

  • Depressive symptoms and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: effect on mortality, hospital readmission, symptom burden, functional status, and quality of life

    Tze-Pin Ng;Mathew Niti;Wan-Cheng Tan;Zhenying Cao

  • The prevalence of glaucoma in Chinese residents of Singapore: a cross-sectional population survey of the Tanjong Pagar district.

    Paul J. Foster;Francis T. S. Oen;David Machin;Tze-Pin Ng

  • Nutritional, Physical, Cognitive, and Combination Interventions and Frailty Reversal Among Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

    Tze Pin Ng;Liang Feng;Ma Shwe Zin Nyunt;Lei Feng

  • The Asia-Pacific Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Frailty

    Elsa Dent;Christopher Lien;Wee Shiong Lim;Wei Chin Wong

  • Criterion-based validity and reliability of the Geriatric Depression Screening Scale (GDS-15) in a large validation sample of community-living Asian older adults.

    Ma Shwe Zin Nyunt;Calvin Fones;Mathew Niti;Tze-Pin Ng

  • Curry Consumption and Cognitive Function in the Elderly

    Tze-Pin Ng;Peak-Chiang Chiam;Theresa Lee;Hong-Choon Chua

  • Long-term metformin usage and cognitive function among older adults with diabetes

    Tze Pin Ng;Liang Feng;Keng Bee Yap;Tih Shih Lee

  • Variations in ocular biometry in an adult Chinese population in Singapore: the Tanjong Pagar Survey.

    Tien Yin Wong;Paul J. Foster;Tze Pin Ng;James M. Tielsch

  • The Prevalence of Mild Cognitive Impairment in Diverse Geographical and Ethnocultural Regions: The COSMIC Collaboration

    Perminder S. Sachdev;Darren M. Lipnicki;Nicole A. Kochan;John D. Crawford

  • Right ventricular dysfunction in left-sided heart failure with preserved versus reduced ejection fraction.

    Lena Bosch;Carolyn S.P. Lam;Lingli Gong;Siew Pang Chan

  • Tea consumption and cognitive impairment and decline in older Chinese adults

    Tze-Pin Ng;Lei Feng;Mathew Niti;Ee-Heok Kua

  • Ethnic and educational differences in cognitive test performance on mini-mental state examination in Asians.

    Tze-Pin Ng;Matthew Niti;Peak-Chiang Chiam;Peak-Chiang Chiam;Ee-Heok Kua

  • CD57 in human natural killer cells and T-lymphocytes.

    Hassen Kared;Serena Martelli;Serena Martelli;Tze Pin Ng;Sylvia L.F. Pender

  • Cognitive Frailty and Adverse Health Outcomes: Findings From the Singapore Longitudinal Ageing Studies (SLAS).

    Liang Feng;Ma Shwe Zin Nyunt;Qi Gao;Lei Feng

  • Growth differentiation factor 15, ST2, high-sensitivity troponin T, and N-terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide in heart failure with preserved vs. reduced ejection fraction.

    Rajalakshmi Santhanakrishnan;Jenny P.C. Chong;Tze P. Ng;Lieng H. Ling

  • Continued work employment and volunteerism and mental well-being of older adults: Singapore longitudinal ageing studies

    Andiara Schwingel;Mathew M. Niti;Catherine Tang;Tze Pin Ng

  • Physical, social and productive leisure activities, cognitive decline and interaction with APOE-ε4 genotype in Chinese older adults

    Matthew Niti;Keng-Bee Yap;Ee-Heok Kua;Chay-Hoon Tan

  • Epidemiology of respiratory viruses in patients hospitalized with near-fatal asthma, acute exacerbations of asthma, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    Wan C Tan;Xueyu Xiang;Diwen Qiu;Tze Pin Ng

  • Metabolic Syndrome and the Risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Progression to Dementia: Follow-up of the Singapore Longitudinal Ageing Study Cohort.

    Tze Pin Ng;Liang Feng;Ma Shwe Zin Nyunt;Lei Feng

Frequent Co-Authors

Anis Larbi
Anis Larbi Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Kaarin J. Anstey
Kaarin J. Anstey University of New South Wales
Carolyn S.P. Lam
Carolyn S.P. Lam National University of Singapore
Henry Brodaty
Henry Brodaty University of New South Wales
Perminder S. Sachdev
Perminder S. Sachdev University of New South Wales
Antonio Lobo
Antonio Lobo University of Zaragoza
Ki Woong Kim
Ki Woong Kim Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
A. Mark Richards
A. Mark Richards National University of Singapore
Fiona E. Matthews
Fiona E. Matthews Newcastle University
Carol Brayne
Carol Brayne University of Cambridge

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