Hanzhang Xu
Contact
hanzhang.xu@duke.edu(919) 613-2196
2200 West Main Street, Suite 600 Room 624, Durham, NC 27705
Hanzhang Xu
Associate Professor in the School of Nursing
Associate Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health
Affiliate, Duke Global Health Institute
My research interests center on social determinants of health and disparities in health care and outcomes in community settings and diverse populations. My current program of research falls under two themes: (i) the analysis of health disparities in a multinational context, with a particular focus on the cognitive function among older adults; and (ii) the integration of patient-reported social factors in cardiovascular outcome research. As an interdisciplinary researcher, I am also interested in using digital technology to promote disease management in patients with cardiovascular disease.
Publications
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Dupre ME, Dhingra R, Xu H, Lynch SM, Yang Q, Ford C, et al. Racial and ethnic disparities in longitudinal trajectories of cardiovascular risk factors in U.S. middle-aged and older adults. PLoS One. 2025;20(2):e0318419.Du C, Katz B, Li M, Pernice FM, Rickertsen K, Gu F, et al. Longitudinal Associations Between Psychological Resilience and Cognitive Function: Evidence From the U.S. Health and Retirement Study. The journals of gerontology Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences. 2025 Jan;80(2):gbae197.Wei J, Lohman MC, Brown MJ, Hardin JW, Xu H, Yang C-H, et al. Physical activity initiated from midlife on risk of dementia and cognitive impairment: The Health and Retirement Study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2024 Dec;72(12):3668–80.Dhingra R, Xu H, Hammill BG, Lynch SM, West JS, Green MD, et al. Association Between Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Risks of Early and Recurrent Admissions Among Patients With Newly Diagnosed Heart Failure. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2024 Dec;17(12):e011141.
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