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Xueya Cai, Ph.D.

Xueya Cai, Ph.D.

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About Me

Faculty Appointments

Research Associate Professor - Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology (SMD)

Credentials

Education

PhD | SUNY at Buffalo. Biostatistics. 2008

MA | SUNY at Buffalo. Biostatistics. 2006

BM | China-Shanghai Medical Univ. Maternal & Child Health. 1997

Awards

Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health. 2011 - 2011

Award for Outstanding PhD's student. 2006

Sidney Addelman Award for Outstanding Master's Student. 2005

Prize for the Outstanding Student Poster. 2004

Publications

Journal Articles

Cancer Mortality in Louisiana's Correctional System, 2015-2021.

Dhimal T, Cupertino P, Cheng Z, Ramsdale EE, Hilty Chu BK, Kaplan BJ, Armstrong A, Cai X, Li Y, Fleming FJ, Loria A

JAMA network open.. 2024 November 47 (11):e2446411. Epub 11/04/2024.

Comparative analysis of short-term outcomes after semielective and elective surgery for sigmoid volvulus.

Hilty Chu B, Loria A, Cai X, Gao S, Dhimal T, Li Y, Cupertino P, Temple LK, Fleming FJ

Surgery.. 2024 August 26 Epub 08/26/2024.

Decídetexto: Mobile cessation support for Latino adults who smoke. A randomized clinical trial.

Cartujano-Barrera F, Sanderson Cox L, Catley D, Cai X, Diaz FJ, Arana-Chicas E, Chávez-Iñiguez A, Ogedegbe C, Graves KD, Rivera MP, Ponce A, Ellerbeck EF, Cupertino AP

Chest.. 2024 August 10 Epub 08/10/2024.

Informal care provided in US nursing homes: Reduced from 2010 to 2021 and lower for Medicaid residents.

Li Y, Cai X, Kim YY, Kim J

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.. 2024 June 72 (6):1741-1749. Epub 04/04/2024.

The Miami Framework for ALS and related neurodegenerative disorders: an integrated view of phenotype and biology.

Benatar M, Wuu J, Huey ED, McMillan CT, Petersen RC, Postuma R, McHutchison C, Dratch L, Arias JJ, Crawley A, Houlden H, McDermott MP, Cai X, Thakur N, Boxer A, Rosen H, Boeve BF, Dacks P, Cosentino S, Abrahams S, Shneider N, Lingor P, Shefner J, Andersen PM, Al-Chalabi A, Turner MR

Nature reviews. Neurology.. 2024 June 20 (6):364-376. Epub 05/20/2024.

Publisher Correction: The Miami Framework for ALS and related neurodegenerative disorders: an integrated view of phenotype and biology.

Benatar M, Wuu J, Huey ED, McMillan CT, Petersen RC, Postuma R, McHutchison C, Dratch L, Arias JJ, Crawley A, Houlden H, McDermott MP, Cai X, Thakur N, Boxer A, Rosen H, Boeve BF, Dacks P, Cosentino S, Abrahams S, Shneider N, Lingor P, Shefner J, Andersen PM, Al-Chalabi A, Turner MR,

Nature reviews. Neurology.. 2024 June 20 (6):377. Epub 1900 01 01.

Systematic Review of Surgical Care in the Incarcerated Population: Identifying Knowledge Gaps for Future Research.

Dhimal T, Cupertino P, Ghaffar A, Li Y, Cai X, Soto C, Ramaswamy M, Herdman BW, Fleming FJ, Loria A

Annals of surgery open : perspectives of surgical history, education, and clinical approaches.. 2024 June 5 (2):e434. Epub 05/02/2024.

Higher levels of state funding for Home- and Community-Based Services linked to better state performances in Long-Term Services and Supports.

Cheng Z, Mutoniwase E, Cai X, Li Y

Health services research.. 2024 April 59 (2):e14288. Epub 01/29/2024.

Development and validation of multivariable predictive models for recurrence and mortality following nonoperative management of sigmoid volvulus.

Loria A, Cai X, Gao S, Zhao T, Juviler P, Li Y, Cupertino P, Fleming FJ

Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland.. 2024 February 26 (2):356-363. Epub 12/27/2023.

Evaluating the psychometric properties of the Hispanic Stress Inventory-2 Simplified version among a diverse sample of Latinos who smoke.

Hernández-Torres R, Cartujano-Barrera F, Arana-Chicas E, Chávez-Iñiguez A, Dontu V, Gao S, Cai X, Castro-Figueroa E, Ossip DJ, Cupertino AP

PloS one.. 2024 19 (4):e0297200. Epub 04/04/2024.

Investigating ethical tradeoffs in crisis standards of care through simulation of ventilator allocation protocols.

Herington J, Shand J, Holden-Wiltse J, Corbett A, Dees R, Ching CL, Shaw M, Cai X, Zand M

PloS one.. 2024 19 (9):e0300951. Epub 09/12/2024.

Are Black and Latino adolescents being asked if they use electronic cigarettes and advised not to use them? Results from a community-based survey.

Connolly M, Croft D, Ramírez-Palacios P, Cai X, Hill B, Orfin RH, Rivera MP, Wilson KM, Li D, McIntosh S, Ossip DJ, Cupertino AP, Cartujano-Barrera F

Frontiers in public health.. 2023 11 :1222184. Epub 08/10/2023.

Evaluating the Immediate Impact of Graphic Messages for Vaping Prevention among Black and Latino Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Cartujano-Barrera F, Hernández-Torrez R, Cai X, Orfin RH, Azogini C, Chávez-Iñiguez A, Santa Cruz E, Bansal-Travers M, Wilson KM, McIntosh S, Ossip DJ, Cupertino AP

International journal of environmental research and public health.. 2022 August 1419 (16)Epub 08/14/2022.

Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outcomes among nursing home residents.

Li Y, Cai X, Mao Y, Cheng Z, Temkin-Greener H

Infection control and hospital epidemiology.. 2022 August 43 (8):997-1003. Epub 06/16/2021.

Sex-Specific Absolute Delta Thresholds for High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T.

Liu L, Consagra W, Cai X, Mathias A, Worster A, Ma J, Rock P, Kwong T, Kavsak PA

Clinical chemistry.. 2022 March 468 (3):441-449. Epub 1900 01 01.

Asthma biologics: Real-world effectiveness, impact of switching biologics, and predictors of response.

Abbas F, Georas S, Cai X, Khurana S

Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology.. 2021 December 127 (6):655-660.e1. Epub 09/03/2021.

Variability and Potential Determinants of Assisted Living State Regulatory Stringency.

Temkin-Greener H, Mao Y, Ladwig S, Cai X, Zimmerman S, Li Y

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association.. 2021 August 22 (8):1714-1719.e2. Epub 11/13/2020.

Association of the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model With Disparities in the Use of Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement.

Thirukumaran CP, Kim Y, Cai X, Ricciardi BF, Li Y, Fiscella KA, Mesfin A, Glance LG

JAMA network open.. 2021 May 34 (5):e2111858. Epub 05/03/2021.

Height and Extremity-Length Prediction for Healthy Children Using Age-Based Versus Peak Height Velocity Timing-Based Multipliers.

Sanders JO, Karbach LE, Cai X, Gao S, Liu RW, Cooperman DR

The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume.. 2021 February 17103 (4):335-342. Epub 1900 01 01.

Association of state social distancing restrictions with nursing home COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 outcomes.

Li Y, Cheng Z, Cai X, Mao Y, Temkin-Greener H

medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences.. 2021 February 11 Epub 02/11/2021.

Association of Mandatory Bundled Payments for Joint Replacement With Postacute Care Outcomes Among Medicare and Medicaid Dual Eligible Patients.

Li Y, Ying M, Cai X, Thirukumaran CP

Medical care.. 2021 February 159 (2):101-110. Epub 1900 01 01.

Pain Management in Home Health Care: Relationship With Dementia and Facility Admissions.

Wang J, Monroe TB, Simning A, Conwell Y, Caprio TV, Cai X, Temkin-Greener H, Muench U, Yu F, Ge S, Li Y

Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses.. 2021 February 22 (1):36-43. Epub 07/14/2020.

Smooth ROC curve estimation via Bernstein polynomials.

Wang D, Cai X

PloS one.. 2021 16 (5):e0251959. Epub 05/25/2021.

Geographic Variation and Disparities in Total Joint Replacement Use for Medicare Beneficiaries: 2009 to 2017.

Thirukumaran CP, Cai X, Glance LG, Kim Y, Ricciardi BF, Fiscella KA, Li Y

The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume.. 2020 December 16102 (24):2120-2128. Epub 1900 01 01.

COVID-19 Pandemic in Assisted Living Communities: Results from Seven States.

Temkin-Greener H, Guo W, Mao Y, Cai X, Li Y

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.. 2020 December 68 (12):2727-2734. Epub 10/07/2020.

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Infections and Deaths Across U.S. Nursing Homes.

Li Y, Cen X, Cai X, Temkin-Greener H

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.. 2020 November 68 (11):2454-2461. Epub 09/28/2020.

Relationship of Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligibility and Dementia With Unplanned Facility Admissions Among Medicare Home Health Care Recipients.

Wang J, Caprio TV, Temkin-Greener H, Cai X, Simning A, Li Y

Journal of aging and health.. 2020 October 32 (9):1178-1187. Epub 01/15/2020.

Estimands and missing data in clinical trials of chronic pain treatments: advances in design and analysis.

Cai X, Gewandter JS, He H, Turk DC, Dworkin RH, McDermott MP

Pain.. 2020 October 161 (10):2308-2320. Epub 1900 01 01.

COVID-19 Infections and Deaths among Connecticut Nursing Home Residents: Facility Correlates.

Li Y, Temkin-Greener H, Gao S, Cai X

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.. 2020 September 68 (9):1899-1906. Epub 07/21/2020.

Frequency, Clinicopathologic Characteristics, and Follow-up of HER2-Positive Nonpleomorphic Invasive Lobular Carcinoma of the Breast.

Zhang H, Moisini I, Ajabnoor RM, Turner BM, D'aguiar M, Cai X, Gao S, Yang Q, Wang X, Schiffhauer L, Hicks DG

American journal of clinical pathology.. 2020 April 15153 (5):583-592. Epub 1900 01 01.

Perceived Effectiveness of Home-Based Primary Care Teams in Veterans Health Administration.

Temkin-Greener H, Szydlowski J, Intrator O, Olsan T, Karuza J, Cai X, Gao S, Gillespie SM

The Gerontologist.. 2020 April 260 (3):494-502. Epub 1900 01 01.

Trends in Postacute Care Use and Outcomes After Hip and Knee Replacements in Dual-Eligible Medicare and Medicaid Beneficiaries, 2013-2016.

Li Y, Ying M, Cai X, Kim Y, Thirukumaran CP

JAMA network open.. 2020 March 23 (3):e200368. Epub 03/02/2020.

Impact of Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program Penalties on Hip and Knee Replacement Readmissions: Comparison of Hospitals at Risk of Varying Penalty Amounts.

Thirukumaran CP, McGarry BE, Glance LG, Ying M, Ricciardi BF, Cai X, Li Y

The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume.. 2020 January 2102 (1):60-67. Epub 1900 01 01.

Implementing Clinical Practice Guidelines for Replacing Peripheral Intravenous Catheters.

Oh JH, Shelly M, Nersinger S, Cai X, Olsan T

Journal of nursing care quality.. 2020 35 (2):108-114. Epub 1900 01 01.

Functional outcome in home health: Do racial and ethnic minority patients with dementia fare worse?

Wang J, Yu F, Cai X, Caprio TV, Li Y

PloS one.. 2020 15 (5):e0233650. Epub 05/26/2020.

Telehealth in Home-Based Primary Care: Factors and Challenges Associated With Integration Into Veteran Care.

Dang S, Olsan T, Karuza J, Cai X, Gao S, Intrator O, Li J, Gillespie SM

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.. 2019 September 67 (9):1928-1933. Epub 07/25/2019.

Perceived Patient Safety Culture in Nursing Homes Associated With "Nursing Home Compare" Performance Indicators.

Li Y, Cen X, Cai X, Temkin-Greener H

Medical care.. 2019 August 57 (8):641-647. Epub 1900 01 01.

Demonstrating Heterogeneity of Treatment Effects Among Patients: An Overlooked but Important Step Toward Precision Medicine.

Gewandter JS, McDermott MP, He H, Gao S, Cai X, Farrar JT, Katz NP, Markman JD, Senn S, Turk DC, Dworkin RH

Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics.. 2019 July 106 (1):204-210. Epub 03/12/2019.

Penalties and Rewards for Safety Net vs Non-Safety Net Hospitals in the First 2 Years of the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model.

Thirukumaran CP, Glance LG, Cai X, Kim Y, Li Y

JAMA.. 2019 May 28321 (20):2027-2030. Epub 1900 01 01.

Extended-release gabapentin for failed back surgery syndrome: results from a randomized double-blind cross-over study.

Gewandter JS, Frazer ME, Cai X, Chiodo VF, Rast SA, Dugan M, Carter HA, Rahmani R, Stone JJ, Markman JD

Pain.. 2019 May 160 (5):1029-1036. Epub 1900 01 01.

Social media ratings of nursing homes associated with experience of care and "Nursing Home Compare" quality measures.

Li Y, Cai X, Wang M

BMC health services research.. 2019 April 2719 (1):260. Epub 04/27/2019.

Performance Of Safety-Net Hospitals In Year 1 Of The Comprehensive Care For Joint Replacement Model.

Thirukumaran CP, Glance LG, Cai X, Balkissoon R, Mesfin A, Li Y

Health affairs.. 2019 February 38 (2):190-196. Epub 1900 01 01.

Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Prevalence of Depressive Symptoms Among U.S. Nursing Home Residents.

Li Y, Cai X, Harrington C, Hasselberg M, Conwell Y, Cen X, Temkin-Greener H

Journal of aging & social policy.. 2019 31 (1):30-48. Epub 07/12/2018.

Does Medicare Advantage Reduce Racial Disparity in 30-Day Rehospitalization for Medicare Beneficiaries?

Li Y, Cen X, Cai X, Wang D, Thirukumaran CP, Glance LG

Medical care research and review : MCRR.. 2018 April 75 (2):175-200. Epub 12/06/2016.

Impact of Nursing Home Palliative Care Teams on End-of-Life Outcomes: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Temkin-Greener H, Mukamel DB, Ladd H, Ladwig S, Caprio TV, Norton SA, Quill TE, Olsan TH, Cai X

Medical care.. 2018 January 56 (1):11-18. Epub 1900 01 01.

An Integrated HIV Risk Reduction Intervention for Women with a History of Intimate Partner Violence: Pilot Test Results.

Mittal M, Thevenet-Morrison K, Landau J, Cai X, Gibson L, Schroeder A, Chaize J, Carey MP

AIDS and behavior.. 2017 August 21 (8):2219-2232. Epub 1900 01 01.

Multiple Risk Factor Counseling to Promote Heart-healthy Lifestyles in the Chest Pain Observation Unit: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

Katz DA, Graber M, Lounsbury P, Vander Weg MW, Phillips EK, Clair C, Horwitz PA, Cai X, Christensen AJ

Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.. 2017 August 24 (8):968-982. Epub 07/29/2017.

Medicare Advantage Associated With More Racial Disparity Than Traditional Medicare For Hospital Readmissions.

Li Y, Cen X, Cai X, Thirukumaran CP, Zhou J, Glance LG

Health affairs.. 2017 July 136 (7):1328-1335. Epub 06/21/2017.

Differences in opioid prescribing in low back pain patients with and without depression: a cross-sectional study of a national sample from the United States.

Smith JA, Fuino RL, Pesis-Katz I, Cai X, Powers B, Frazer M, Markman JD

Pain reports.. 2017 July 2 (4):e606. Epub 06/22/2017.

Transitioning From Community-Based to Institutional Long-term Care: Comparing 1915(c) Waiver and PACE Enrollees.

Segelman M, Cai X, van Reenen C, Temkin-Greener H

The Gerontologist.. 2017 April 157 (2):300-308. Epub 1900 01 01.

Trends and Hospital Variations in Surgical Outcomes for Cholangiocarcinoma in New York State.

Liu H, Cen X, Suo T, Cai X, Yuan X, Shen S, Liu H, Li Y

World journal of surgery.. 2017 February 41 (2):525-537. Epub 1900 01 01.

Maternal TSH level and TPOAb status in early pregnancy and their relationship to the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus.

Ying H, Tang YP, Bao YR, Su XJ, Cai X, Li YH, Wang DF

Endocrine.. 2016 December 54 (3):742-750. Epub 07/16/2016.

Lifetime Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence and Proinflammatory Cytokine Levels Across the Perinatal Period.

Robertson Blackmore E, Mittal M, Cai X, Moynihan JA, Matthieu MM, O'Connor TG

Journal of women's health.. 2016 October 25 (10):1004-1013. Epub 01/08/2016.

Pioneering a Nursing Home Quality Improvement Learning Collaborative: A Case Study of Method and Lessons Learned.

Gillespie SM, Olsan T, Liebel D, Cai X, Stewart R, Katz PR, Karuza J

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association.. 2016 February 17 (2):136-41. Epub 09/26/2015.

Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Nursing Home Quality of Life Deficiencies, 2001 to 2011.

Campbell LJ, Cai X, Gao S, Li Y

Gerontology & geriatric medicine.. 2016 2 :2333721416653561. Epub 06/06/2016.

Disparities in 30-Day Rehospitalization Rates Among Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility Residents by Race and Site of Care.

Li Y, Cai X, Glance LG

Medical care.. 2015 December 53 (12):1058-65. Epub 1900 01 01.

Nurse Staffing Hours At Nursing Homes With High Concentrations Of Minority Residents, 2001-11.

Li Y, Harrington C, Mukamel DB, Cen X, Cai X, Temkin-Greener H

Health affairs.. 2015 December 34 (12):2129-37. Epub 1900 01 01.

Evaluation of outcome measures for neurogenic claudication: A patient-centered approach.

Markman JD, Gewandter JS, Frazer ME, Pittman C, Cai X, Patel KV, Jahromi BS, Dworkin RH, Burke LB, Farrar JT

Neurology.. 2015 October 685 (14):1250-6. Epub 09/09/2015.

Nursing Home Admissions Among Medicaid HCBS Enrollees: Evidence of Racial/Ethnic Disparities or Differences?

Cai X, Temkin-Greener H

Medical care.. 2015 July 53 (7):566-73. Epub 1900 01 01.

Deficiencies In Care At Nursing Homes And Racial/Ethnic Disparities Across Homes Fell, 2006-11.

Li Y, Harrington C, Temkin-Greener H, You K, Cai X, Cen X, Mukamel DB

Health affairs.. 2015 July 34 (7):1139-46. Epub 1900 01 01.

Concession stand makeovers: a pilot study of offering healthy foods at high school concession stands.

Laroche HH, Ford C, Hansen K, Cai X, Just DR, Hanks AS, Wansink B

Journal of public health.. 2015 March 37 (1):116-24. Epub 03/12/2014.

Developing palliative care practice guidelines and standards for nursing home-based palliative care teams: a Delphi study.

Temkin-Greener H, Ladwig S, Caprio T, Norton S, Quill T, Olsan T, Cai X, Mukamel DB

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association.. 2015 January 16 (1):86.e1-7. Epub 12/04/2014.

Environmental risks and children's health: what can PRAMS tell us?

Korfmacher KS, Suter BJ, Cai X, Brownson SA, Dozier AM

Maternal and child health journal.. 2014 July 18 (5):1155-68. Epub 1900 01 01.

Racial and ethnic disparities in social engagement among US nursing home residents.

Li Y, Cai X

Medical care.. 2014 April 52 (4):314-21. Epub 1900 01 01.

The effects of aspirin and fish oil consumption on lysophosphatidylcholines and lysophosphatidic acids and their correlates with platelet aggregation in adults with diabetes mellitus.

Abdolahi A, Georas SN, Thomas Brenna J, Cai X, Thevenet-Morrison K, Phipps RP, Lawrence P, Mousa SA, Block RC

Prostaglandins, leukotrienes, and essential fatty acids.. 2014 90 (2-3):61-8. Epub 12/18/2013.

Weight gain among men and women who have a child enter their home.

Laroche HH, Wallace RB, Snetselaar L, Hillis SL, Cai X, Steffen LM

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.. 2013 November 113 (11):1504-1510. Epub 07/19/2013.

Optimizing antimicrobial prescribing: Are clinicians following national trends in methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections rather than local data when treating MRSA wound infections.

Schweizer ML, Perencevich EN, Eber MR, Cai X, Shardell MD, Braykov N, Laxminarayan R

Antimicrobial resistance and infection control.. 2013 October 152 (1):28. Epub 10/15/2013.

Satisfaction with Massachusetts nursing home care was generally high during 2005-09, with some variability across facilities.

Li Y, Cai X, Ye Z, Glance LG, Harrington C, Mukamel DB

Health affairs.. 2013 August 32 (8):1416-25. Epub 1900 01 01.

Long-term anticholinergic use and the aging brain.

Cai X, Campbell N, Khan B, Callahan C, Boustani M

Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association.. 2013 July 9 (4):377-85. Epub 11/22/2012.

Effects of low-dose aspirin and fish oil on platelet function and NF-kappaB in adults with diabetes mellitus.

Block RC, Abdolahi A, Smith B, Meednu N, Thevenet-Morrison K, Cai X, Cui H, Mousa S, Thomas Brenna J, Georas S

Prostaglandins, leukotrienes, and essential fatty acids.. 2013 July 89 (1):9-18. Epub 05/07/2013.

Mental illness, access to hospitals with invasive cardiac services, and receipt of cardiac procedures by Medicare acute myocardial infarction patients.

Li Y, Glance LG, Lyness JM, Cram P, Cai X, Mukamel DB

Health services research.. 2013 June 48 (3):1076-95. Epub 11/07/2012.

Impact of length of stay after coronary bypass surgery on short-term readmission rate: an instrumental variable analysis.

Li Y, Cai X, Mukamel DB, Cram P

Medical care.. 2013 January 51 (1):45-51. Epub 1900 01 01.

Are AMI patients with comorbid mental illness more likely to be admitted to hospitals with lower quality of AMI care?

Cai X, Li Y

PloS one.. 2013 8 (4):e60258. Epub 04/02/2013.

The efficacy of bevacizumab compared with other targeted drugs for patients with advanced NSCLC: a meta-analysis from 30 randomized controlled clinical trials.

Cui J, Cai X, Zhu M, Liu T, Zhao N

PloS one.. 2013 8 (4):e62038. Epub 04/16/2013.

Mortality rates are similar after hip fractures for rural and urban patients.

Miller BJ, Cai X, Cram P

Clinical orthopaedics and related research.. 2012 June 470 (6):1763-70. Epub 10/21/2011.

Hospital costs associated with smoking in veterans undergoing general surgery.

Kamath AS, Vaughan Sarrazin M, Vander Weg MW, Cai X, Cullen J, Katz DA

Journal of the American College of Surgeons.. 2012 June 214 (6):901-8.e1. Epub 04/11/2012.

Are African American patients more likely to receive a total knee arthroplasty in a low-quality hospital?

Cai X, Cram P, Vaughan-Sarrazin M

Clinical orthopaedics and related research.. 2012 April 470 (4):1185-93. Epub 08/31/2011.

Total knee arthroplasty outcomes in top-ranked and non-top-ranked orthopedic hospitals: an analysis of Medicare administrative data.

Cram P, Cai X, Lu X, Vaughan-Sarrazin MS, Miller BJ

Mayo Clinic proceedings.. 2012 April 87 (4):341-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

Long-term trends in hip arthroplasty use and volume.

Cram P, Lu X, Callaghan JJ, Vaughan-Sarrazin MS, Cai X, Li Y

The Journal of arthroplasty.. 2012 February 27 (2):278-285.e2. Epub 07/12/2011.

Is higher volume of postacute care patients associated with a lower rehospitalization rate in skilled nursing facilities?

Li Y, Cai X, Yin J, Glance LG, Mukamel DB

Medical care research and review : MCRR.. 2012 February 69 (1):103-18. Epub 08/01/2011.

Use of routine clinical preventive services among daily smokers, non-daily smokers, former smokers, and never-smokers.

Vander Weg MW, Howren MB, Cai X

Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco.. 2012 February 14 (2):123-30. Epub 12/16/2011.

Estimation and Testing of the Conditional Correlations Across Continuous Variable(s) for Heteroscedastic Data.

Advances and Applications in Mathematical Sciences. 2012; 11(4): 191-206.

Variability in veterans' alcohol use by place of residence.

Vander Weg MW, Cai X

The American journal on addictions. 2012 21 (1):31-7. Epub 1900 01 01.

A high-risk study of bipolar disorder. Childhood clinical phenotypes as precursors of major mood disorders.

Nurnberger JI, McInnis M, Reich W, Kastelic E, Wilcox HC, Glowinski A, Mitchell P, Fisher C, Erpe M, Gershon ES, Berrettini W, Laite G, Schweitzer R, Rhoadarmer K, Coleman VV, Cai X, Azzouz F, Liu H, Kamali M, Brucksch C, Monahan PO

Archives of general psychiatry.. 2011 October 68 (10):1012-20. Epub 1900 01 01.

Association of race and sites of care with pressure ulcers in high-risk nursing home residents.

Li Y, Yin J, Cai X, Temkin-Greener J, Mukamel DB

JAMA.. 2011 July 13306 (2):179-86. Epub 1900 01 01.

Mentally ill Medicare patients less likely than others to receive certain types of surgery.

Li Y, Cai X, Du H, Glance LG, Lyness JM, Cram P, Mukamel DB

Health affairs.. 2011 July 30 (7):1307-15. Epub 1900 01 01.

Clinical characteristics and outcomes of Medicare patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty, 1991-2008.

Cram P, Lu X, Kaboli PJ, Vaughan-Sarrazin MS, Cai X, Wolf BR, Li Y

JAMA.. 2011 April 20305 (15):1560-7. Epub 1900 01 01.

Are patients with serious mental illness more likely to be admitted to nursing homes with more deficiencies in care?

Li Y, Cai X, Cram P

Medical care.. 2011 April 49 (4):397-405. Epub 1900 01 01.

Caregiver and noncaregiver attitudes toward dementia screening.

Boustani MA, Justiss MD, Frame A, Austrom MG, Perkins AJ, Cai X, Sachs GA, Torke AM, Monahan P, Hendrie HC

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.. 2011 April 59 (4):681-6. Epub 03/25/2011.

Tobacco use and exposure in rural areas: Findings from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.

Vander Weg MW, Cunningham CL, Howren MB, Cai X

Addictive behaviors.. 2011 March 36 (3):231-6. Epub 11/10/2010.

Origination of medical advance directives among nursing home residents with and without serious mental illness.

Cai X, Cram P, Li Y

Psychiatric services : a journal of the American Psychiatric Association.. 2011 January 62 (1):61-6. Epub 1900 01 01.

A Linear Model Based Test for the Heterogeneity of Conditional Correlations

Wilding GE; Cai X (Corresponding Author); Hutson A; Yu Z.

Journal of Applied Statistics. 2011; 38(10): 2355-2366.

Do brief screening questions or provider perception accurately identify persons with low health literacy in the HIV primary care setting?

Ohl M, Harris A, Nurudtinova D, Cai X, Drohobyczer D, Overton ET

AIDS patient care and STDs.. 2010 October 24 (10):623-9. Epub 1900 01 01.

Uncompensated care provided by for-profit, not-for-profit, and government owned hospitals.

Cram P, Bayman L, Popescu I, Vaughan-Sarrazin MS, Cai X, Rosenthal GE

BMC health services research.. 2010 April 710 :90. Epub 04/07/2010.

The volume-outcome relationship in nursing home care: an examination of functional decline among long-term care residents.

Li Y, Cai X, Mukamel DB, Glance LG

Medical care.. 2010 January 48 (1):52-7. Epub 1900 01 01.

Epitope mapping immunodominant regions of the PilA protein of nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHI) to facilitate the design of two novel chimeric vaccine candidates.

Novotny LA, Adams LD, Kang DR, Wiet GJ, Cai X, Sethi S, Murphy TF, Bakaletz LO

Vaccine.. 2009 December 1028 (1):279-89. Epub 08/22/2009.

Test-retest reliability of saccadic measures in subjects at risk for Huntington disease.

Blekher T, Weaver MR, Cai X, Hui S, Marshall J, Jackson JG, Wojcieszek J, Yee RD, Foroud TM

Investigative ophthalmology & visual science.. 2009 December 50 (12):5707-11. Epub 06/24/2009.

National release of the nursing home quality report cards: implications of statistical methodology for risk adjustment.

Li Y, Cai X, Glance LG, Spector WD, Mukamel DB

Health services research.. 2009 February 44 (1):79-102. Epub 1900 01 01.

Adverse hospital events for mentally ill patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery.

Li Y, Glance LG, Cai X, Mukamel DB

Health services research.. 2008 December 43 (6):2239-52. Epub 07/28/2008.

Mental illness and hospitalization for ambulatory care sensitive medical conditions.

Li Y, Glance LG, Cai X, Mukamel DB

Medical care.. 2008 December 46 (12):1249-56. Epub 1900 01 01.

Pseudomonas aeruginosa in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Murphy TF, Brauer AL, Eschberger K, Lobbins P, Grove L, Cai X, Sethi S

American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine.. 2008 April 15177 (8):853-60. Epub 01/17/2008.

Inflammatory profile of new bacterial strain exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Sethi S, Wrona C, Eschberger K, Lobbins P, Cai X, Murphy TF

American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine.. 2008 March 1177 (5):491-7. Epub 12/13/2007.

Gender differences in healthcare-seeking behavior for urinary incontinence and the impact of socioeconomic status: a study of the Medicare managed care population.

Li Y, Cai X, Glance LG, Mukamel DB

Medical care.. 2007 November 45 (11):1116-22. Epub 1900 01 01.

Airway bacterial concentrations and exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Sethi S, Sethi R, Eschberger K, Lobbins P, Cai X, Grant BJ, Murphy TF

American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine.. 2007 August 15176 (4):356-61. Epub 05/03/2007.

Are patients with coexisting mental disorders more likely to receive CABG surgery from low-quality cardiac surgeons? The experience in New York State.

Li Y, Glance LG, Cai X, Mukamel DB

Medical care.. 2007 July 45 (7):587-93. Epub 1900 01 01.

Haemophilus haemolyticus: a human respiratory tract commensal to be distinguished from Haemophilus influenzae.

Murphy TF, Brauer AL, Sethi S, Kilian M, Cai X, Lesse AJ

The Journal of infectious diseases.. 2007 January 1195 (1):81-9. Epub 11/27/2006.

Characterization of igaB, a second immunoglobulin A1 protease gene in nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae.

Fernaays MM, Lesse AJ, Cai X, Murphy TF

Infection and immunity.. 2006 October 74 (10):5860-70. Epub 1900 01 01.

Differential genome contents of nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae strains from adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Fernaays MM, Lesse AJ, Sethi S, Cai X, Murphy TF

Infection and immunity.. 2006 June 74 (6):3366-74. Epub 1900 01 01.

Differential and trajectory methods for time course gene expression data.

Liang Y, Tayo B, Cai X, Kelemen A

Bioinformatics.. 2005 July 121 (13):3009-16. Epub 05/10/2005.

Estimating the confidence interval of median using Bootstrap sampling.

Cai X; Jin P.

Journal of health statistics in China. 2002; 19(3): 185-186.

The disadvantage of effective rate analysis in patients with different illness status.

Cai X; Jin P.

Journal of health statistics in China. 2000; 17(4): 250-251.

The method and its limitation to assess agreement using Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC).

Cai X; Jin P.

Journal of preventive medicine in China. 1999; 33(3): 175-176.

The application of CMH method in categorical data in multi-center clinical trials.

Shi Z; Yu J; Cai X.

Journal of health statistics in China. 16(3): 179-180.

Books

Statistical Methods Applied in Medicine (2004)

Chapter: Agreement analysis

Authors: Jin P, et. al.

Publisher: Shanghai: Fudan Press 2004

Categorical data analysis and SAS programming (2002)

Chapter: Nonparametric data analysis using CMH method

Authors: Liu Q, Jin P, et. al.

Publisher: Shanghai: Fudan Press 2002