NAME: Ren-Ying Xu,

• Chief Director of Department of Clinical nutrition

• Member of the Chinese Society of Parental and Enteral Nutrition,

• Member of Chinese Nutrition Society;

• Member of Chinese Medical Doctor Association

DEGREES:

• Ph.D., Clinical Nutrition. Paediatrics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, 2008

• M.A., Clinical Nutrition. Surgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, 2002

• B.S., Medicine, Bengbu Medical College, 1998

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

• 2018-now, Chief doctor, Department of Clinical Nutrition, Ren Ji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

• 2013-2018, Associate chief doctor, Department of Clinical Nutrition, Ren Ji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

• 2008-2012, Attending doctor, Department of Clinical Nutrition, Ren Ji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

• 2002-2007, Resident, Department of Clinical Nutrition, Ren Ji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

GRADUATE SUPERVISIONS: 4

• Co-Supervision Group: Completed: 3 M.A.

• Graduate Supervision: 1 M.A in progress.

PUBLICATIONS

1. Research Article in the past five years (the first/correspondence author): 22

2. Xu R, Chen C, Zhou Y, Zhang X, Wan Y. Fingernail selenium levels in relation to the risk of obesity in Chinese children: A cross-sectional study. Medicine (Baltimore). 2018;97(9): e0027

3. Xu RY, Zhou YQ, Zhang XM, Wan YP, Gao X. Body mass index, waist circumference, body fat mass, and risk of developing hypertension in normal-weight children and adolescents. Nutr Met Cardio Dis 2018; 28(10): 1061-1066

4. Xu R, Zhang X, Zhou Y, Wan Y, Gao X. Percentage of free fat mass is associated with elevated blood pressure in healthy Chinese children. Hypertension Res. 2019; 42(1): 95-104

5. Xu R, Zhou Y, Li Y, Zhang X, Chen Z, Wan Y, Gao X. Snack cost and percentage of body fat in Chinese children and adolescents: a longitudinal study. Eur J Nutr. 2019; 58(5):2079-2086

6. Zhou YQ, Xu RY, Wan YP. The role of dietary factors in inflammatory bowel diseases: new perspectives. J Dig Dis. 2019; 20(1):11-17

7. Xu RY, Zhou YQ, Zhang XM, Wan YP, Gao X. A two-year study of parental obesity status and childhood obesity in China. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2019; 29(3): 260-267

8. Xu R, Zhang X, Zhou Y, Wan Y, Gao X. Parental overweight and hypertension are associated with their children's blood pressure. Nutr Metab (Lond). 2019; 16:35. doi: 10.1186/s12986-019-0357-4.

9. Xu R, Zhang Y, Gao X, Wan Y, Fan Z. High-sensitivity CRP (C-Reactive Protein) is associated with incident carotid artery plaque in Chinese aged adults. Stroke 2019; 50(7): 1655-1660

10. Xu R, Gao X, Wan Y, Fan Z. Association of metabolically healthy overweight phenotype with abnormalities of glucose levels and blood pressure among Chinese adults. JAMA Network Open. 2019; 2(10): e1914025. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.14025

11. Xu R, Zhang T, Wan Y, Fan Z, Gao X. Prospective study of hemoglobin A1c and incident carotid artery plaque in Chinese adults without diabetes. Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2019;18(1): 153. doi: 10.1186/s12933-019-0963-5

12. Wang J, Zhang Y, Wan Y, Fan Z, Xu R. The relationship between red blood cell distribution width and incident diabetes in Chinese adults: a cohort study. J Diabetes Res. 2020; 2020: 1623247. Published 2020 Feb 27. doi:10.1155/2020/1623247

13. Yang Y, Wan YP, Fan ZP, Gao X, Jiang AL, Xu RY. Metabolically healthy obesity is associated with longitudinal changes in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in Chinese adults. Eat Weight Disord. 2021; 26(1): 263-272. doi: 10.1007/s40519-020-00847-1

14. Xu R, Jiang X, Fan Z, Wan Y, Gao X. The trajectory of high sensitivity C-reactive protein is associated with incident diabetes in Chinese adults. Nutr Metab (Lond). 2020; 17: 49. Published 2020 Jun 30. doi:10.1186/s12986-020-00472-w

15. Xu R, Cai H, Fan Z, Wan Y, Gao X. The change in kidney function was associated with carotid artery plaque in a community-based population: a cohort study. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2021; 31(1): 119-126.

16. Xu R, Shen P, Wu C, Wan Y, Fan Z, Gao X. BMI, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and the conversion from metabolically healthy to unhealthy phenotype in Chinese adults: a cohort study. Public Health Nutr. 2021; 24(13): 4124-4131.

17. Li J, Rong L, Cui R, Feng J, Jin Y, Chen X, Xu R. Dynamic changes in serum IL-6, IL-8, and IL-10 predict the outcome of ICU patients with severe COVID-19. Ann Palliat Med. 2021; 10(4): 3706-3714.

18. Shen P, Zhou Y, Song A, Wan Y, Fan Z, Xu R. The association of metabolic health obesity with incidence of carotid artery plaque in Chinese adults. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2021; 31(8): 2376-2381.

19. Tang ML, Zhou YQ, Song AQ, Wang JL, Wan YP, Xu RY. The relationship between Body Mass Index and Incident Diabetes Mellitus in Chinese Aged Population: A Cohort Study. J Diabetes Res. 2021; 2021: 5581349.

20. Tan T, Zhou Y, Wan Y, Fan Z, Xu R, Gao X. Transition from metabolically healthy to unhealth status associated with risk of carotid artery plaque in Chinese adults. BMC Cardiovasc Disord, 2021; 21: 469.

21. Xu R, Zhao W, Tan T, Li H, Wan Y. Paternal body mass index before conception associated with offspring's birth weight in Chinese population: a prospective study. J Obstet Gynaecol. 2021 Sep 30:1-6. doi: 10.1080/01443615.2021.1945558.

22. Zhou YQ, Zhang XM, Chen ZQ, Wang JL, Qian YB, Xu RY. The prevalence of hypophosphatemia and refeeding-related hypophosphatemia in hospitalized patients requiring parental nutrition: a retrospective study. Support Care Cancer. 2022; 30(8): 6995-7003.

23. Jiang Y, Zhang X, Xu T, Hong W, Chen Z, Gao X, Xu R. Secular difference in body mass index from 2014 to 2020 in Chinese older adults: a time-series cross-sectional study. Front Nutr. 2022; 9:923539.

24. Letter: 3

25. Xu R, Fan Z. Response by Xu and Fan to letter regarding article, “High-Sensitivity CRP (C-Reactive protein) is associated with incident carotid artery plaque in Chinese aged adults”. Stroke. 2019; 50: e324. DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.119.027041.

26. Gao Y, Zhang D, Sui S, Xu R. Clinical Features and Treatment Protocol in Eleven Chinese Children with Mild COVID-19. Indian J Pediatr. 2020; 87(9): 748. doi: 10.1007/s12098-020-03352-6.

27. Zhao W, Xu R. Comments on "Preconception paternal/maternal body mass index and risk of small/large for gestational age infant in over 4.7 million Chinese women aged 20-49 years: a population-based cohort study in China". Br J Nutr. 2022 Apr 18:1-3. doi: 10.1017/S0007114522001167. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35431018.

28. Refereed Chapters in Books: 5

29. Xu RY, Wan YP. The etiology of childhood obesity and metabolic syndrome. In Wan YP (eds), Obesity and metabolic syndrome in children. (Shanghai Technology and Education Press, 2013) pp. 17-27

30. Xu RY, Wan YP. The relationship between sleep disordered breathing and childhood metabolic syndrome. In Wan YP (eds), Obesity and metabolic syndrome in children. (Shanghai Technology and Education Press, 2013) pp. 191-197

31. Xu RY, Wan YP. The gut ecosystem and childhood metabolic syndrome. In Wan YP (eds), Obesity and metabolic syndrome in children. (Shanghai Technology and Education Press, 2013) pp. 228-231

32. Wan YP, Xu RY, Zhao WG. Nutrition support, blood sugar monitor, and management in diabetes patients. In Jiang ZM, Yu kang, and Cai W (eds), Parenteral and enteral nutrition in clinical practice. (Scientific and Technical Documents Publishing House, 2010) pp. 625-642

33. Wan YP, Xu RY. Nutrition and obesity. In Cai W, Shao YF (eds), Modern Nutrition. (Fu Dan University Press, 2010) pp. 678-685