Growth and development of children and adolescents and the related influencing factors; Children and Adolescents Twin Study; Study on obesity related risk factors and prevention and control strategies in children and adolescents; Health risk behaviors of children and adolescents.
1. Take charge of research “The mechanism of adipocytokines in the energy regulation system in the initiation and regulation of puberty: A twin study” (National Natural Science Foundation of China)
2. Take charge of research "Obesity Prevention and Control: 'students-school-family' participation in social ecological intervention model" (sub-project of "Students' Major Disease Prevention and Control Technology and Related Standards Development and Application", Health Industry Scientific Research Special Project, The Ministry of Health)
3. Take charge of project “Chinese children and adolescents healthy development strategy formulation” (UNICEF and National Health Commission of China)
4. Establishment of Health Standards for Overweight and Obesity Screening in School-age Children and Adolescents (WS/T 586-2018, Policy and Regulations Department Project, Ministry of Health)
5. Chinese National Survey on Student’s Constitution and Health
1. Chen TJ, Ji CY*, Wang SS, Lichtenstein P, Larsson H, Chang Z. Genetic and environmental influences on the relationship between ADHD symptoms and internalizing problems: A Chinese twin study. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet. 2016;171(7):931-7.
2. An Meijing, Chen Tianjiao*, Zhou Qianling, Ma Jun. Paternal and maternal support of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in children on weekdays and weekends: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health, 2021, 21:1776
3. Chen TJ, Ji CY*. Secular Change in Stature of Urban Chinese Children and Adolescents, 1985–2010. Biomedical and Environmental Sciences. 2013; 26(1): 13-22
4. Chen TJ, Modin B, Ji CY*, Hjern A. Regional, socioeconomic and urban-rural disparities in child and adolescent obesity in China: a multilevel analysis. Acta Paediatr. 2011;100:1583-1589
5. Chen TJ, Ji CY, Hu YH. Genetic and environmental influences on serum lipids and the effects of puberty: a Chinese twin study. Acta Paediatrica. 2009;98(6):1029-36.
6. Chen TJ, Ji CY*, Zheng XY, et al. Association of β3 Adrenergic Receptor and Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor Gamma 2 Polymorphisms With Insulin Sensitivity: A Twin Study. Biomedical and Environmental Sciences. Biomed Environ Sci, 2007,20(2):99-105
7. Shi XR, Chen TJ*, Ma J. Analysis of Family Influencing Factors of Dietary Behavior Pattern of Children and Adolescents. Chinese Journal of Epidemiology, 2020,41(08):1291-1295 [in Chinese]
8. Wang SS, Chen TJ*, Ji CY. A twin study of genetic and environmental influences on relationship between attention deficit and anxiety/depression in children and adolescents. Chinese Journal of Epidemiology,2017,38(9):1183- 1186 [in Chinese]
9. Chen TJ, Ji CY*. Relationship between waist circumference and body mass index and metabolic syndrome related traits among middle school students in Beijing. Journal of Peking University (Health Sciences), 2012;44(3):355-358. [in Chinese]
10. Chen TJ, JI CY, Xing Y, et al. Study on incidences and effect factors of injuries among middle school students in 18 provinces, China. Chinese Journal of Epidemiology, 2007.28(2):154-156. [in Chinese]