Books
1. Yu-Kang Tu, Mark Gilthorpe. Statistical Thinking in Epidemiology. Chapman & Hall, 2011.
2. Yu-Kang Tu, Darren Greenwood (Editors). Modern Methods for Epidemiology. Springer Verlag, 2012.
Book chapters
1. Yu-Kang Tu, Mark S Gilthorpe. Chapter 14 “Univariate and multivariate data analysis” in Molecular Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases, Wiley, 2008.
2. Yu-Kang Tu. “Statistical paradoxes” in the International Encyclopedia of Education, edited by Barry McGaw, Penelope L Peterson, and Eva Baker, Elsevier, 2010.
3. Yu-Kang Tu. Chapter 11 “Directed acyclic graphs and structural equation modeling” in Modern Methods for Epidemiology, edited by Yu-Kang Tu and Darren Greenwood, Springer, 2012.
4. Yu-Kang Tu, Francesco D’Auito. Chapter 12 “Latent growth curve models” in Modern Methods for Epidemiology, edited by Yu-Kang Tu and Darren Greenwood, Springer, 2012.
5. Tzu-Ting Chen, Yu-Kang Tu. Chapter 10: "Statistical Models for Overviews of Reviews." In Umbrella Reviews, edited by Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai, pp. 137-153. Springer International Publishing, 2016.
SELECTED PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
1. Yu-Kang Tu*. Node-Splitting Generalized Linear Mixed Models for Evaluation of Inconsistency in Network Meta-Analysis. Value in Health, 2016 in press.
2. Falk Schwendicke*, Gerd Göstemeyer, U Blunck, Sebastian Paris, Le-Yin Hsu, Yu-Kang Tu. Directly Placed Restorative Materials Review and Network Meta-analysis. Journal of Dental Research, 95 (6), 613-622.
3. An-Hsuan Chih, Yang-Ching Chen, Yu-Kang Tu, Kuo-Chin Huang, Tai-Yuan Chiu, Yungling Leo Lee*. Mediating pathways from central obesity to childhood asthma: a population-based longitudinal study. European Respiratory Journal, 2016; 48(3): 748-757. doi: 10.1183/13993003.00226-2016.
4. Yu-Kang Tu*. Testing the relation between percentage change and baseline value. Scientific Reports, 2016; 6: 23247.
5. Yi-Chia Lee, Tsung-Hsien Chiang, Chu-Kuang Chou, Yu-Kang Tu, Wei-Chih Liao*, Ming-Shiang Wu*, David Y Graham. Association Between Helicobacter pylori Eradication and Gastric Cancer Incidence: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Gastroenterology, 2016; 113(5): 1113-1124.e5.
6. Clovis Mariano Faggion*, Yun-Chun Wu, Yu-Kang Tu, and Jason Wasiak. "Quality of search strategies reported in systematic reviews published in stereotactic radiosurgery." British Journal of Radiology, 2016: 89(1062): 20150878.
7. Ya-Mei Chen*, Tung-Liang Chiang, Duan-Rung Chen, Yu-Kang Tu*, Hsiao-Wei Yu. Trajectories of Older Adults’ Leisure Time Activity and Functional Disability: a 12-Year Follow-Up. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 2016 in press.
8. Falk Schwendicke*, Yu-Kang Tu, Blunck, U., Sebastian Paris, Gerd Göstemeyer. Effect of Industry Sponsorship on Dental Restorative Trials. Journal of Dental Research, 2016; 95(1): 9-16.
9. Ya-Mei Chen*, Duan-Rong Chen, Tong-Liang Chiang, Yu-Kang Tu*, Hsiao-Wei Yu. Determinants of rate of change in functional disability: An application of latent growth curve modeling. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 2016; 64, 21-28.
10. Yu-Kang Tu*. Using Generalized Linear Mixed Models to Evaluate Inconsistency within a Network Meta-analysis. Value in Health, 2015; 18(8): 1120-1125.
11. Po-Yen Lin, Kuang-Wen Wang, Yu-Kang Tu, Hsin-Ming Chen, Lin-Yang Chi*, Chun-Pin Lin*. Dental service use among patients with specific disabilities: A nationwide population-based study. Journal of the Formasan Medical Association, in press.
12. Po-Cheng Chen, Ching-Hui Chuang*, Yu-Kang Tu, Chyi-Huey Bai, Chieh-Feng Chen, Mei- Yun Liaw. A Bayesian network meta-analysis: Comparing the clinical effectiveness of local corticosteroid injections using different treatment strategies for carpal tunnel syndrome. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2015; 16:363
13. Tsung-Ying Hsieh, Ya-Yuan Lu, Yu-Kang Tu*. Application of Dose-Response Meta-Analysis to the Relation between Glucose and Periodontal Disease. Taiwan Journal of Public Health, 2015; 34(5): 521-533.
14. Luigi Nibali*, Daniella Pometti, Tzu-Ting Chen, Yu-Kang Tu. Minimally-invasive non-surgical approach for the treatment of periodontal intrabony defects: a retrospective analysis. Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 2015; 42(9): 853-859. doi: 10.1111/jcpe.12443.
15. Ta-Chen Huang, Chih-Hung Hsu, Chia-Chi Lin, Yu-Kang Tu*. Systematic review and network meta-analysis: neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for locoregional esophageal cancer. Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2015; 45(11): 1023-1028.
16. Falk Schwendicke*, Yu-Kang Tu, Le-Yin Hsu, Gerd Göstemeyer. Antibacterial effects of cavity lining: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis. Journal of Dentistry, 2015; 43(11): 1298-1307.
17. Cleverton Correa Rabelo, Magda Feres, Cristiane Gonçalves, Luciene C. Figueiredo, Marcelo Faveri, Yu-Kang Tu, Leandro Chambrone*. Systemic antibiotics in the treatment of aggressive periodontitis. A systematic review and a Bayesian Network meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 2015; 42(7): 647-657.
18. Tony Shing-Zeng Tung*, Yu-Kang Tu. Impact of Defect Size on Vertical Bone Augmentation “in Vivo”. Journal of the Taiwan Academy of Periodontology, 2015; 20(3): 169-177.
19. Tony Shing-Zeng Tung*, Yu-Kang Tu. Performance and Risk Assessment of One Step Implant Therapy with Severely Atrophic Posterior Maxillae: A Preliminary Report. Journal of the Taiwan Academy of Periodontology, 2015; 20(2): 79-90.
20. Stefan Listl*, Nadine Frühauf, Bettina Dannewitz, Christiane Weis, Yu-Kang Tu, Huei-Ju Chang, Clovis M. Faggion Jr. Cost-effectiveness of non-surgical peri-implantitis treatments. Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 2015; 42(5): 470-477.
21. Falk Schwendicke*, Michael Stolpe, Yu-Kang Tu. Preventing and treating peri-implantitis: a cost-effectiveness analysis. Journal of Periodontology, 2015; 86(9): 1020-1029.
22. Olanrewaju Onabolu, Nikos Donos, Yu-Kang Tu, Ulpee Darbar, Luigi Nibali*. Periodontal progression based on radiographic records: An observational study in chronic and aggressive periodontitis. Journal of Dentistry, 2015; 43(6): 673-682.
23. Falk Schwendicke*, Anja Marlene Jäger, Sebastian Paris, Le-Yin Hsu, Yu-Kang Tu. Treating pit-and-fissure caries: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis. Journal of Dental Research, 2015; 94(4): 522-533.
24. Chien-Hua Tseng, Huei-Ru Chang, Shao-Wei Chiu, Yu-Kang Tu*, Use of Low-Dose CT for Early Lung Cancer Screening: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Taiwan Journal of Public Health, 2015; 34(2): 156-167.
25. Yu-Kang Tu*. Linear Mixed Model Approach to Network Meta-analysis for Continuous Outcomes in Periodontal Research. Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 2015; 42: 204-212.
26. Hsiao-Wei Yu, Duan-Rung Chen, Tung-Liang Chiang, Yu-Kang Tu, Ya-Mei Chen*. Disability Trajectories and Associated Disablement Process Factors among Older Adults in Taiwan. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 2015; 60(2): 272-280.
27. Chia-Hsun Chang, Jou-Wei Lin*, Yu-Kang Tu*. Secular trends were considered in the evaluation of universal hepatitis B vaccination in Taiwan. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 2015; 68: 405-411.
28. Ming-Yen Hsiao, Chen-Yu Hung, Ke-Vin Chang*, Kuo-Liong Chien, Yu-Kang Tu, Tyng-Guey Wang. Comparative Effectiveness of Autologous Blood-derived Products, Shock Wave Therapy, and Corticosteroids for Treatment of Plantar Fasciitis: a Network Meta-analysis. Rheumatology, 2015; 54(9): 1735-43.
29. Wei-Chih Liao, Yu-Kang Tu*, Ming-Shiang Wu, Jaw-Town Lin, Hsiu-Po Wang, Kuo-Liong Chien*. Blood Glucose Concentration and the Risk of Pancreatic Cancer: A Systematic Review and Dose-response Meta-analysis. British Medical Journal, 2015; 349:g7371.
30. Candida P. Shirima, Martin E. Kimanya, Michael N. Routledge, Chou Srey, Joyce L. Kinabo, Hans-Ulrich Humpf, Christopher P. Wild, Yu-Kang Tu, Yun Yun Gong*. Environmental Health & Perspectives, 2015;123(2):173-178. DOI:10.1289/ehp.1408097
31. Falk Schwendicke*, Sebastian Paris, Yu-Kang Tu. Effects of using different criteria and methods for caries removal: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis. Journal of Dentistry, 2015;43(1):1-15.
32. Yu-Kang Tu*. Use of Generalized Linear Mixed Models for Network Meta-analysis. Medical Decision Making, 2014;34:911-918.
33. Nikolaos Pandis*, Yu-Kang Tu, Padhraig S. Fleming, Argy Polychronopoulou. Randomized and nonrandomized studies: Complementary or competing? American Journal of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics, 2014;146(5):633-640.
34. Clovis Mariano Faggion Jr*, Leandro Chambrone, Yu-Kang Tu. Quality of logistic regression reporting in studies of tooth survival after periodontal treatment. Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 2014;41(12): 1184-1192.
35. Clovis Mariano Faggion Jr*, Stefan Listl, Nadine Frühauf, Huei-Ju Chang, Yu-Kang Tu. A Bayesian network meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials on non-surgical treatments for peri-implantitis. Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 2014;41(10):1015-1025.
36. Guo-Liang Cheng, Earl Fu; Yu-Kang Tu; E-Chin Shen, Hsien-Chung Chiu; Ren-Yeong Huang, Da-Yo Yuh, Cheng-Yang Chiang*. Root coverage by coronally advanced flap with connective tissue graft and/or enamel matrix derivative: a meta-analysis. Journal of Periodontal Research 2014; doi:10.1111/jre.12199.
37. Yu-Kang Tu*, Katherine Keyes, George Davey Smith. Mortality cohort effects from mid 19th to mid 20th century Britain: did they exist? Annals of Epidemiology, 2014;24(8):570-574.
38. Yu-Chi Tung*, Guann-Ming Chang, Kuo-Liong Chien, Yu-Kang Tu. The Relationships Among Physician and Hospital Volume, Processes, and Outcomes of Care for Acute Myocardial Infarction. Medical Care, 52(6):519-27.
39. Yang-Ching Chen, Yu-Kang Tu, Kuo-Chin Huang, Pau-Chung Chen, Da-Chen Chu, Yungling Leo Lee*. Pathway From Central Obesity to Childhood Asthma: Physical Fitness and Sedentary Time Are Leading Factors. American Journal of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine, 2014;189(10): 1194-1203.
40. Po-Yen Lin, Hsueh-Szu Chen, Yu-Hsiang Wang, Yu-Kang Tu*. Primary Molar Pulpotomy: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis. Journal of Dentistry, 2014;42(9):1060-1077.
41. Chia-Chen Yen, Yu-Kang Tu, Tsong-Hung Chen, Hsien-Kun Lu*. Comparison of treatment effects of guided tissue regeneration on infrabony lesions between animal and human studies: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Periodontal Research, 2014;49(4):415-424.
42. Hon-Yen Wu, Kuan-Yu Hung, Yu-Kang Tu, Kuo-Liong Chien*. Comparative effectiveness of antihypertensive drugs in patients with diabetes. Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research, 2014;3(3):213-215.
43. Mark S Gilthorpe*, Darren Dahly, Yu-Kang Tu, Laura Kubzansky, Elizabeth Goodman. Challenges in modeling the random structure correctly in growth mixture models and the impact this has on model mixtures. Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, 2014;5(3):197-205.
44. Wen-Chen Chung, Yu-Kang Tu, Yi-Hung Lin, Hsein-Kun Lu*. Outcomes of Autotransplanted Teeth with Complete Root Formation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 2014;41:412-423. DOI: 10.1111/jcpe.12228
45. Yi Hung Lin, Yu Kang Tu, Chun Tai Lu, Wen Chen Chung, Chiung Fang Huang, Mao Suan Huang, Hsein Kun Lu*. Systematic Review of Treatment Modalities for Gingival Depigmentation: A Random-Effects Poisson Regression Analysis. Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry, 2014;26(3):162-178. DOI: 10.1111/jerd.12087
46. Hon-Yen Wu, Yu-Sen Peng, Chih-Kang Chiang, Jenq-Wen Huang, Kuan-Yu Hung, Kwan-Dun Wu, Yu-Kang Tu*, Kuo-Liong Chien*. Diagnostic performance of random urine samples using albumin concentration vs ratio of albumin to creatinine for microalbuminuria screening in patients with diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA Internal Medicine, 2014;174(7):1108-1115.
47. Hon-Yen Wu, Jenq-Wen Huang, Hung-Ju Lin, Wei-Chih Liao, Yu-Sen Peng, Kuan-Yu Hung, Kwan-Dun Wu, Yu-Kang Tu*, Kuo-Liong Chien*. Comparative Effectiveness of Various Renin-angiotensin System Blockers and Other Antihypertensive Drugs in Diabetic Patients: A Systematic Review and Bayesian Network Meta-analysis. British Medical Journal. 2013;347:f6008 doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6008.
48. Tao Jiang*, Mark S Gilthorpe, Frances Shiely, Janas Harrington, Ivan J Perry, Cecily C Kelleher, Yu-Kang Tu. Age-Period-Cohort Analysis for Trends in Body Mass Index in Ireland. BMC Public Health. 2013; 13: 889.
49. Wei-Chih Liao, Kuo-Liong Chien, Yu-Lin Lin, Ming-Shiang Wu, Jaw-Town Lin, Hsiu-Po Wang, Yu-Kang Tu*. Adjuvant Therapies for Resected Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis. Lancet Oncology. 2013; 14(11): 1095-1103.
50. Luigi Nibali*, Bruna Carvalho Farias, André Vajgel, Yu-Kang Tu, Nikos Donos. Tooth loss in aggressive periodontitis- a systematic review. Journal of Dental Research. 2013; 92(10): 868-875.
51. Yu-Kang Tu*, Francesco D’Aiuto, Hung-Ju Lin, Yi-Wen Chen, Kuo-Liong Chien. Relationship between metabolic syndrome and diagnoses of periodontal diseases amongst participants in a large Taiwanese cohort. Journal of Clinical Periodontology. 2013, 40(11): 994-1000.
52. Yu-Kang Tu*, Kate Tilling, Jonathan AC Sterne, Mark S Gilthorpe. A Critical Evaluation Of Statistical Approaches To Examining The Role Of Growth Trajectories In The Developmental Origins Of Health And Disease. International Journal of Epidemiology. 2013; 42 (5):1327-1339.
53. Yu-Kang Tu*, Nikolaos Pandis. Analyzing longitudinal orthodontic data. Part 4: Latent growth curve models. American Journal of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics. 2013; 144(6): 927-930.
54. Yu-Kang Tu*, Nikolaos Pandis. Analyzing longitudinal orthodontic data. Part 3: Multilevel nonlinear growth models. American Journal of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics. 2013; 144(5): 779-782.
55. Yu-Kang Tu*, Nikolaos Pandis. Analyzing longitudinal orthodontic data. Part 2: Nonlinear growth models. American Journal of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics. 2013; 144(4): 628-631.
56. Yu-Kang Tu*, Yun-Wei Chiu, Nikolaos Pandis. Analyzing longitudinal orthodontic data. Part 1: Multilevel linear and curvilinear models. American Journal of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics. 2013; 144(3): 481-486.
57. Clovis M Faggion Jr*, Yu-Kang Tu, Nikolaos Giannakopoulos. Reporting adverse events in randomised controlled trials in periodontology: a systematic review. Journal of Clinical Periodontology. 2013; 40(9): 889-895.
58. Clovis M Faggion Jr*, Leandro Chambrone, Stefan Listl, Yu-Kang Tu. Network meta-analysis for evaluating interventions in implant dentistry: the case of peri-implantitis treatment. Clinical Implant Dentistry & Related Research. 2013; 15(4): 576-588. DOI 10.1111/j.1708-8208.2011.00384.x.
59. Leandro Chambrone*, Philip M. Preshaw, Ecinele Francisca Rosa,Peter A. Heasman, Giuseppe A.Romito, Claudio Mendes Pannuti, Yu-Kang Tu. Effects of smoking cessation on the outcomes of non‐surgical periodontal therapy: a systematic review and individual patient data meta‐analysis. Journal of Clinical Periodontology. 2013; 40(6): 607-615.
60. Tsung-Hung Chen, Yu-Kang Tu, Chia-Chen Yen, Hsein-Kun Lu*. A systematic review and meta-analysis of guided tissue regeneration/osseous grafting for the treatment of Class II furcation defects. Journal of Dental Sciences. 2013; 8(3): 209-224.
61. Shing-Zeng Dung, Yu-Kang Tu*, Hsein-Kun Lu*. Soft tissue response to fenestration type defects in the gingiva treated with various barrier membranes for regeneration. Journal of Dental Sciences. 2014; 9(2): 136-143.
62. Christos Livas*, Demetrios J. Halazonetis, Johan Willem Booij, Nikolaos Pandis, Yu-Kang Tu, Christos Katsaros. Maxillary sinus floor extension and posterior tooth inclination in adolescent patients with Class II Division 1 malocclusion treated with maxillary first molar extractions. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics. 2013; 143(4), 479-485.
63. Andrew Woolston*, Yu-Kang Tu, Mark S. Gilthorpe, Paul D. Baxter. Measuring the Impact of Collinearity in Epidemiological Research. International Journal of Statistics and Probability, 2013; Vol. 2, No. 2.
64. Yu-Kang Tu*, Kuo-Liong Chien, Yun-Wei Chiu, Ellison TH George. Seasonal Variation in Blood Pressure Is Modulated by Sex and Age but not by BMI in a Large Taiwanese Population, 1996-2006. Journal of the American Society of Hypertension, 2013, 7(3): 216-218.
65. Luigi Nibali* , Nikolaos Tatarakis, Ian Needleman, Yu-Kang Tu, Francesco D’Aiuto, Manfredi Rizzo, Nikos Donos. Association between metabolic syndrome and periodontitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2013; 98(3): 918-920.
66. Po-Yen Lin, Ya-Wen Cheng, Chia-Yi Chu, Kuo-Liong Chien, Chun-Pin Lin, Yu-Kang Tu*. In-Office Treatment for Dentin Hypersensitivity: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis. Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 2013; 40: 53-64. (Corresponding author)
67. Kuo-Liong Chien*, Yu-Kang Tu, Hsiu-Ching Hsu, Ta-Chen Su, Hung-Ju Lin, Ming-Fong Chen and Yuan-Teh Lee. Differential effects of the changes of LDL cholesterol and systolic blood pressure on the risk of carotid artery atherosclerosis. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2012; 12: 66.
68. Yu-Kang Tu*, Clovis M Faggion, Jr. A primer on network meta-analysis in dental research. ISRN Dentistry, 2012; 2012: 276520, 10 pages.
69. Wei-Chih Liao, Yu-Kang Tu*, Ming-Shiang Wu, Hsiu-Po Wang, Jaw-Town Lin, Joseph W Leung, Kuo-Liong Chien*. Balloon Dilation with Adequate Duration Is Safer than Sphincterotomy for Extracting Bile Duct Stones: A Systematic Review and Meta-analyses. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2012; 10: 1101-1109. (Co-corresponding author)
70. Wei-Hsin Ting, Chi-Yu Huang, Yu-Kang Tu, Kuo-Liong Chien*. Association Between Weight Status and Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents: Role of Weight Perception, Weight Concern, and Dietary Restraint. European Journal of Pediatrics, 2012; 171(8): 1247-1255.
71. Sung-Chen Liu, Yu-Kang Tu, Ming-Nan Chien, Kuo-Liong Chien*. Effect of antidiabetic agents added to metformin on glycemic control, hypoglycemia and weight change in patients with type 2 diabetes: a network meta-analysis. Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, 2012; 14(9): 810-820. DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1326.2012.01606.x.
72. Ke-Vin Chang, Ssu-Yuan Chen, Wen-Shiang Chen, Yu-Kang Tu, Kuo-Liong Chien*. Comparative Effectiveness of Focused Shock Wave Therapy of Different Intensity Levels and Radial Shock Wave Therapy for Treating Plantar Fasciitis: a Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2012; 93(7): 1259-1268.
73. Shing-Zeng Dung*, Yu-Kang Tu. Impact of different alloplast materials on the stability of vertically augmented new tissue. International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants, 2012; 27(6): 1375-1381.
74. Yu-Kang Tu*, Nicole Krämer, Wen-Chung Lee. Addressing the Identification Problem in Age-period-cohort Analysis: A Tutorial on the Use of Partial Least Squares and Principal Components Analysis. Epidemiology, 2012; 23: 583-593.
75. Andrew Woolston*, Yu-Kang Tu, Paul D Baxter, Mark S Gilthorpe. A Comparison of Different Approaches to Unravel the Latent Structure within Metabolic Syndrome. PLoS ONE, 2012; 7(4): e34410. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0034410.
76. Yu-Kang Tu*, Ian Needleman, Leandro Chambrone, Hsein-Kun Lu, Clovis Mariano Faggion Jr. A Bayesian Network Meta-analysis on Comparisons of Enamel Matrix Derivatives, Guided Tissue Regeneration and their Combination Therapies. Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 2012; 39: 303-314.
77. Yi-Tsen Tsai, Jen-Pei Liu, Yu-Kang Tu, Meei-Shyuan Lee, Pei-Rong Chen, Hsiu-Ching Hsu, Ming-Fong Chen, and Kuo-Liong Chien*. Relationship between dietary patterns and serum uric acid concentrations among ethnic Chinese adults in Taiwan. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2012; 21: 263-270.
78. Yu-Kang Tu*, Mark S Gilthorpe. Key statistical and analytical issues for evaluating treatment effects in periodontal research. Periodontology 2000, 2012; 59: 75-88.
79. Leandro Chambrone*, Cláudio Mendes Pannuti, Yu-Kang Tu, Luiz Armando Chambrone. Evidence-based periodontal plastic surgery II: An individual data meta-analysis for evaluating factors in achieving complete root coverage. Journal of Periodontology, 2012; 83: 477-490. doi: 10.1902/jop.2011.110382.
80. Shih-Jung Lin, Yu-Kang Tu, Shiow-Chwen Tsai, Shih-MingLai, Hsein-Kun Lu*. Non-surgical periodontal therapy with and without subgingival minocycline administration in patients with poorly controlled type II diabetes: A randomized controlled clinical trial. Clinical Oral Investigation, 2012; 16: 599-609. doi: 10.1007/s00784-011-0535-x
81.
Yu-Kang Tu*, Kuoliong Chien, Victoria Burley, Mark S Gilthorpe.
Unravelling the effects of age, period and cohort on metabolic syndrome
components in a Taiwanese population using partial least squares
regression. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2011; 11:
82. Yu-Kang Tu*, George Davey Smith, Mark S Gilthorpe. A New Approach to Age-Period-Cohort Analysis Using Partial Least Squares Regression: The Trend in Blood Pressure in the Glasgow Alumni Cohort. PLoS ONE, 2011;6(4): e19401. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0019401.
83. Yi-Shiung Horng, Shih-Fu Hsieh, Yu-Kang Tu, Ming-Chuan Lin, Yu-Shiow Horng, Jung-Der Wang*. The Comparative Effectiveness of Tendon and Nerve Gliding Exercises in Patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Randomized Trial. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 2011;90:235-242.
84. Kuo-Liong Chien*, Yu-Kang Tu, Hsiu-Ching Hsu, Ta-Chen Su, Yuan-Teh Lee, Ming-Fong Chen. Partial least squares analysis of the association between metabolic factors and left ventricular mass among Taiwanese adolescents. International Journal of Cardiology, 2011;147:305-306.
85. Yu-Kang Tu*, Lucinda KM Summers, Victoria Burley, Kuoliong Chien, Graham R Law, Thomas Fleming, Mark S Gilthorpe. Trends in the association between blood pressure and obesity in a Taiwanese population between 1996 and 2006. Journal of Human Hypertension, 2011; 25: 88-97.
86. Luigi Nibali*, Daniella Pometti, Yu-Kang Tu, Nikos Donos. Clinical and radiographic outcomes following non-surgical therapy of periodontal infrabony defects: A retrospective study. Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 2011;38:50-57.
87. Luigi Nibali*, Nikos Donos, Sarah Farrell, Derren Ready, Jonathan Pratten, Yu-Kang Tu, Francesco D’Aiuto. Association between IL6 -174 polymorphism and A actinomycetemcomitans in chronic periodontitis. Journal of Periodontology, 2010;81:1814-1819.
88. Yu-Kang Tu*, Nikos Donos, Daniella Pometti, Luigi Nibali. Latent Variable Approach to Correct Errors in Radiographic Measurements. European Journal of Oral Sciences, 2010;118:642-648.
89. Stephan Listl*, Yu-Kang Tu, Clovis M Faggion Jr. A cost-effectiveness evaluation of enamel matrix derivatives alone or in conjunction with regenerative devices in the treatment of periodontal intraosseous defects. Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 2010;37:920-927.
90. Yu-Kang Tu*, Graham R Law. Re-examining the associations between family backgrounds and children’s cognitive developments in early ages. Early Child Development and Care, 2010;180:1243-1252.
91. Yu-Kang Tu*, Andrew Woolston, Paul Baxter, Mark S Gilthorpe. On Separating the Effects of Body Size and Growth on Later Blood Pressure. Epidemiology, 2010;21:452-453.
92. Yu-Kang Tu*, Andrew Woolston, Paul Baxter, Mark S Gilthorpe. Assessing the Impact of Body Sizes Throughout the Lifecourse on Blood Pressure in Later Life Using Partial Least Squares Regression. Epidemiology, 2010;21:440-448.
93. Clovis M Faggion Jr*, Stephan Listl, Yu-Kang Tu. Assessment of Endpoints in Studies on Peri-implantitis Treatment – A Systematic Review. Journal of Dentistry, 2010;38:443-450.
94. Yueh-Ling Chao, Hsiu-His Chen, Chih-Chun Mei, Yu-Kang Tu, Hsein-Kun Lu*. Meta-regression analysis of the initial bone height for predicting implant survival rates of two sinus elevation procedures. Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 2010;37:456-465.
95. Yu-Kang Tu*, Andrew Woolston, Clovis Mariano Faggion Jr. Do Bone Grafts or Barrier Membranes Provide Additional Treatment Effects for Infrabony Lesions Treated with Enamel Matrix Derivatives? A Network Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials. Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 2010;37:59-79.
96. Min-Chieh Chen, Yu-Fang Liao, Chiu-Po Chan, Yen-Chen Ku, Whei-Lin Pan, Yu-Kang Tu*. Factors influencing the presence of the interproximal dental papilla between maxillary anterior teeth. Journal of Periodontology, 2010;81:318-324. (Corresponding author)
97. Clovis M Faggion Jr, Leandro Chambrone, Valéria Gondim, Marc Schmitter, Yu-Kang Tu*. Comparison of the Effects of Treatment of Peri-implant Infection in Animal and Human Studies: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Clinical Oral Implant Research, 2010; 21: 137-147. (Corresponding author)
98. Yu-Kang Tu*, Graham R Law, George TH Ellison, Mark S Gilthorpe. Ratio Index Variables or ANCOVA? Fisher’s cats revisited. Pharmaceutical Statistics, 2010;9:77-83.
99. Yu-Kang Tu*, Mark S Gilthorpe, Francesco D’Aiuto, Andrew Woolston, Valerie Clerehugh. Partial Least Squares Path Modelling for Relations between Baseline Factors and Treatment Outcomes in Periodontal Regeneration. Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 2009;36:984-995.
100. Elizabeth Goodman*, Chaoyang Li, Yu-Kang Tu, Earl Ford, Shumei S Sun, Terry T-K Huang. Stability of the Factor Structure of the Metabolic Syndrome across Pubertal Development: Confirmatory Factor Analyses of Three Alternative Models. Journal of Pediatrics, 2009;155( S5):e1-e8.
101. Clovis M Faggion Jr*, Marc Schmitter, Yu-Kang Tu. Assessment of Replication of Research Evidence from Animals to Humans in Studies on Peri-implantitis Therapy. Journal of Dentistry, 2009;37:737-747.
102. Yu-Kang Tu*, Francesco D’Aiuto, Vibeke Baelum, Mark S Gilthorpe. An introduction to latent growth curve modelling for longitudinal continuous data in dental research. European Journal of Oral Sciences, 2009;117:343-350.
103. Yu-Kang Tu*. Commentary: Is Structural Equation Modelling a Step Forward for Epidemiologists? International Journal of Epidemiology, 2009;38:549-551.
104. Yu-Kang Tu*, Margaret Jackson, Margaret Kellett, Valerie Clerehugh. Direct and indirect effects of interdental hygiene in a clinical trial. Journal of Dental Research, 2008;87:1037-1042.
105. Yu-Kang Tu*, Vibeke Baelum, Mark S Gilthorpe. A structural equation modelling approach to the analysis of change. European Journal of Oral Sciences, 2008;116:291-296.
106. Yu-Kang Tu*, David Gunnell, Mark S Gilthorpe. Simpson’s Paradox, Lord’s Paradox, and Suppression Effects are the same phenomenon – the reversal paradox. Emerging Theme in Epidemiology, 2008;5:2.
107. Yu-Kang Tu*, Aradhna Tugnait, Valerie Clerehugh. Is there a temporal trend in the reported treatment efficacy of periodontal regeneration? A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 2008;35:139-146.
108. Andrew Blance, Yu-Kang Tu, Vibeke Baelum, Mark S Gilthorpe*. Statistical issues on the analysis of change in follow-up studies in dental research. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 2007;35:412-420.
109. Yu-Kang Tu*, Mark S Gilthorpe. The most dangerous hospital or the most dangerous equation? BMC Health Services Research, 2007;7:185.
110. Clovis M Faggion Jr*, Yu-Kang Tu. Standard Operating Procedures for the Implementation of the Evidence Based Dentistry Concept in Dental Practice. Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice, 2007;7:102-107.
111. Amy Downing, Gavin Rudge, Yaping Cheng, Yu-Kang Tu, Justin Keen, Mark S Gilthorpe*. Do the UK government's new Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) scores adequately measure primary care performance? A cross-sectional survey of routine healthcare data. BMC Health Services Research, 2007;7:166.
112. Yu-Kang Tu*, Samuel OM Manda, George TH Ellison, Mark S Gilthorpe. Revisiting the interaction between birth weight and current body size in the foetal origins of adult disease. European Journal of Epidemiology, 2007;22:565-575.
113. Yu-Kang Tu*, Bruna Galobardes, George Davey Smith, Peter McCarron, Mona Jeffreys, Mark S Gilthorpe. Associations between tooth loss and mortality patterns in the Glasgow Alumni Cohort. Heart, 2007;93:1098-1103.
114. Clovis M Faggion Jr*, Yu-Kang Tu. Evidence Based Dentistry: A Model for Clinical Practice. Journal of Dental Education, 2007;71:825-831.
115. Rosemary F Head, Yu-Kang Tu, Mark S Gilthorpe, Gita D Mishra, Sheila Williams, George TH Ellison*. What evidence is there that adjustment for adult height influences the relationship between birth weight and blood pressure? Annals of Human Biology, 2007;34:252-264.
116. Yu-Kang Tu*, Mark S Gilthorpe. Revisiting the relation between change and initial value: A review and evaluation. Statistics in Medicine, 2007;26:443-457.
117. Yu-Kang Tu*, Mark S Gilthorpe, George TH Ellison. What is the effect of adjusting for more than one measure of current body size on the relation between birthweight and blood pressure? Journal of Human Hypertension, 2006;20:646-657.
118. Yu-Kang Tu*, George TH Ellison, Mark S Gilthorpe. Growth, current size and the role of the ‘reversal paradox’ in the foetal origins of adult disease: an illustration using vector geometry. Epidemiologic Perspectives and Innovations, 2006;3:9.
119. Yu-Kang Tu*, Zararna Nelson-Moon, Mark S Gilthorpe. Misuses of correlation and regression analyses in orthodontic research: the problem of mathematical coupling. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, 2006;130:62-68.
120. Yu-Kang Tu*, Ian Maddick, Margaret Kellett, Val Clerehugh, Mark S Gilthorpe. Evaluating the quality of active-control trials in dental research. Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 2006;33:151-156.
121. Samuel OM Manda*, Mark S Gilthorpe, Yu-Kang Tu, Andrew Blance, Martin T Mayhew. A Bayesian analysis of amalgam restorations in the Royal Air Force using the counting process approach with nested frailty effects. Statistical Methods in Medical Research, 2005;14:567-578.
122. Andrew Blance, Yu-Kang Tu, Mark S Gilthorpe*. A multilevel modelling solution to mathematical coupling. Statistical Methods in Medical Research, 2005;14:556-565.
123. Yu-Kang Tu*, Margaret Kellett, Valerie Clerehugh, Mark S Gilthorpe. Problems of correlations between explanatory variables in multiple regression analyses in the dental literature. British Dental Journal, 2005;199:457-461.
124. Yu-Kang Tu*, Vibeke Baelum, Mark S Gilthorpe. The relationship between baseline value and its change: problems in categorization and the proposal of a new method. European Journal of Oral Sciences, 2005;113:279-288.
125. Yu-Kang Tu*, Vibeke Baelum, Mark S Gilthorpe. The problem of analyzing the relationship between change and initial value in oral health research. European Journal of Oral Sciences, 2005;113:271-278.
126. Yu-Kang Tu*, Mark S Gilthorpe. Commentary: Is tooth loss good or bad for general health? International Journal of Epidemiology, 2005;34:475-476.
127. Yu-Kang Tu*, Andrew Blance, Valerie Clerehugh, Mark S Gilthorpe. Statistical power for analyses of changes in randomized controlled trials. Journal of Dental Research, 2005;84:283-287.
128. Yu-Kang Tu*, George TH Ellison, Robert West, Mark S Gilthorpe. Respond to “Barker meets Simpson”. American Journal of Epidemiology, 2005;161:36-37.
129. Yu-Kang Tu*, Robert West, George TH Ellison, Mark S Gilthorpe. Why evidence of fetal origins of adult diseases can be statistical artifact: the reversal paradox for the relation between birth weight and blood pressure in later life. American Journal of Epidemiology, 2005;161:27-32.
130. Mark S Gilthorpe*, Yu-Kang Tu, David Gunnell. A coda: oversimplification, implicit assumptions, and measurement error. International Journal of Epidemiology, 2004;33:1402-1403.
131. Mark S Gilthorpe*, Yu-Kang Tu. Mathematical coupling: a multilevel approach. International Journal of Epidemiology, 2004;33:1399-1400.
132. Yu-Kang Tu*, Valerie Clerehugh, Mark S Gilthorpe. Collinearity in linear regression is a serious problem in oral health research. European Journal of Oral Sciences, 2004;112:389-397.
133. Yu-Kang Tu, Mark S Gilthorpe*, Gareth S Griffiths, Ian H Maddick, MA, Kenneth A Eaton, Newell W Johnson. The Application of Multilevel Modeling in the Analysis of Longitudinal Periodontal Data - Part II: Changes in Disease Level. Journal of Periodontology, 2004;75:137-145.
134. Yu-Kang Tu, Mark S Gilthorpe*, Gareth S Griffiths, Ian H Maddick, MA, Kenneth A Eaton, Newell W Johnson. The Application of Multilevel Modeling in the Analysis of Longitudinal Periodontal Data - Part I: Absolute Levels of Disease. Journal of Periodontology, 2004;75:127-136.
135. Yu-Kang Tu*, Valerie Clerehugh, Mark S Gilthorpe. Ratio variables in regression analysis can give rise to spurious results: a lesson from guided tissue regeneration. Journal of Dentistry, 2004;32:143-151.
136. Yu-Kang Tu, Ian H Maddick, Gareth S Griffiths, Mark S Gilthorpe*. Mathematical coupling still undermines the statistical assessment of clinical research: illustration from the treatment of guided tissue regeneration. Journal of Dentistry, 2004;32:133-142
137. Yu-Kang Tu, Mark S Gilthorpe*, Gareth S Griffiths. Is reduction of pocket probing depth correlated with the baseline value or is it 'mathematical coupling'? Journal of Dental Research, 2002;81:722-726.