Basic Profile

Li Xia, Ph.D. in Epidemiology from Karolinska Institutet, Sweden joined Southern University of Science and Technology in 2022. Primarily engaged in epidemiological and molecular epidemiological research related to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and aging, using healthcare data, large-scale population cohort data, and molecular-level multi-omics bioinformatic data. Research focus includes prevention and management of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases; aging-related biomarkers and biological age in populations; gene-environment interactions; long-term trends in the health of the aging population; and healthspan. Published scientific articles in international journals such as BMC Medicine, Elife, EBioMedicine, and Heart. Serves as a reviewer for multiple international journals including Aging Cell and Clinical Epigenetics.

Work experience

2022-Present Southern University of Science and Technology, School of Public Health and Emergency Management, Research Assistant Professor

2021-2022 Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, Researcher

Education

2017-2021 Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, Ph.D., Epidemiology

2015-2017 Peking University, School of Public Health, Master, Epidemiology and Biostatistics

2010-2015 Peking University, School of Public Health, Bachelor, Preventive Medicine

Research Directions

1.  Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Epidemiology

2.  Chronic Disease Epidemiology based on Medical Big Health Data

3.  Aging-related Biomarkers and Biological Age based on Omics

4.  Genetic Factors of Chronic Inflammation, Gene-Environment Interactions

Representative Publications(# Co-first author, * Corresponding author) 

1.  He Q, Zhang C, Xie W, Deng Z, Yang S, Li X, Sun W. Association between vitamin levels and geriatric hip fractures: A cross-sectional study. Front Nutr. 2025 Jan 29;12:1421257.

2.  Yin W#, Li X#, Chen R, Zhan Y, Jylhävä J, Fang F, Hägg S. Marital and living status and biological ageing trajectories: a longitudinal cohort study with a 20-year follow-up. Biogerontology. 2025 Jan 8;26(1):34.

3.  Li X#, Wang S#, Wu K, Mo C, Li F, Cheng Z, Liang F, Zheng J, Gu D. Time-dependent cardiovascular risks following pneumonia in inpatient and outpatient settings: A register-based cohort study. Int J Cardiol Cardiovasc Risk Prev. 2024 Aug 6;22:200317.

4.  Li X, Ploner A, Wang Y, Mak JKL, Lu Y, Magnusson PKE, Jylhävä J, Hägg S. Rare functional variants in the CRP and G6PC genes modify the relationship between obesity and serum C-reactive protein in white British population. Mol Genet Genomic Med. 2023 Jul 26:e2255.

5.  Li X, Ploner A, Wang Y, Zhan Y, Pedersen NL, Magnusson PK, Jylhävä J, Hägg S. Clinical biomarkers and associations with healthspan and lifespan: evidence from observational and genetic data. EBioMedicine. 2021 Apr 1;66:103318.

6.  Li X, Ploner A, Wang Y, Magnusson PK, Reynolds C, Finkel D, Pedersen NL, Jylhävä J, Hägg S. Longitudinal trajectories, correlations and mortality associations of nine biological ages across 20-years follow-up. Elife. 2020 Feb 11;9. pii: e51507.

7.  Tomata Y, Li X, Karlsson IK, Mosing MA, Pedersen NL, Hägg S. Joint impact of common risk factors on incident dementia: A cohort study of the Swedish Twin Registry. J Intern Med. 2020 Aug;288(2):234-247. doi:10.1111/joim.13071. Epub 2020 May 3.

8.  Li X, Ploner A, Karlsson IK, Liu X, Magnusson PKE, Pedersen NL, Hägg S, Jylhävä J. The frailty index is a predictor of cause-specific mortality independent of familial effects from midlife onwards: a large cohort study. BMC Medicine. 2019 May 15;17(1):94.

9.  Li X, Qiao Y, Yu C, Guo Y, Bian Z, Yang L, Chen Y, Yan S, Xie X, Huang D, Chen J, Chen Z, Lv J, Li L; China Kadoorie Biobank Collaborative Group. Tea consumption and bone health in Chinese adults: a population-based study. Osteoporosis International. 2019 Feb;30(2):333-341.

10. Li X, Yu C, Guo Y, Bian Z, Si J, Yang L, Chen Y, Ren X, Jiang G, Chen J, Chen Z, Lv J, Li L; China Kadoorie Biobank Collaborative Group. Tea consumption and risk of ischaemic heart disease. Heart. 2017 May;103(10):783-789.