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Tze Pin Ng
Researcher at National University of Singapore
Publications - 368
Citations - 16836
Tze Pin Ng is an academic researcher from National University of Singapore. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 61, co-authored 333 publications receiving 13928 citations. Previous affiliations of Tze Pin Ng include University Health System & Singapore Ministry of Health.
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Prevalence and risk factors for refractive errors in adult Chinese in Singapore.
Tien Yin Wong,Paul J. Foster,Joscelin Hee,Tze Pin Ng,James M. Tielsch,Sek-Jin Chew,Gordon J. Johnson,Steve K. L. Seah +7 more
TL;DR: The results indicate that whereas myopia is 1.5 to 2.5 times more prevalent in adult Chinese residing in Singapore than in similarly aged European-derived populations in the United States and Australia, the sociodemographic associations are similar.
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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,JG Devereux,Gordon J. Johnson,Peng T. Khaw,Steve K. L. Seah +7 more
TL;DR: Current projections of glaucoma prevalence among ethnic Chinese are a substantial underestimate, according to a disproportionate, stratified, clustered, random-sampling procedure used in Singapore.
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Depressive symptoms and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: effect on mortality, hospital readmission, symptom burden, functional status, and quality of life
TL;DR: Comorbid depressive symptoms in patients with COPD are associated with poorer survival, longer hospitalization stay, persistent smoking, increased symptom burden, and poorer physical and social functioning.
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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,Mathew Niti,Boon Yeow Tan,Gribson Chan,Sue Anne Khoo,Sue Mei Chan,Philip Yap,Keng Bee Yap +10 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of 6-month-duration interventions with nutritional supplementation, physical training, cognitive training, and combination treatment vs control in reducing frailty among community-dwelling prefrail and frail older persons were compared.
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The Asia-Pacific Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Frailty
Elsa Dent,Christopher T. C. Lien,Wee Shiong Lim,Wei Chin Wong,Chek Hooi Wong,Tze Pin Ng,Jean Woo,Birong Dong,Shelley F. De La Vega,P J H Poi,Shahrul Bahyah Kamaruzzaman,Chang Won,Liang Kung Chen,Kenneth Rockwood,Hidenori Arai,Leocadio Rodríguez-Mañas,Li Cao,Matteo Cesari,Piu Chan,Edward M. F. Leung,Francesco Landi,Linda P. Fried,John E. Morley,Bruno Vellas,Leon Flicker +24 more
TL;DR: The recommendations provided herein are intended for use by healthcare providers in their management of older adults with frailty in the Asia Pacific region and it is proposed that regional guideline support committees be formed to help provide regular updates to these evidence-based guidelines.