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Dr Benjumin Hsu

Dr Benjumin Hsu

Senior Research Officer
Medicine & Health
Centre for Big Data Research in Health

Dr Benjumin Hsu has research interest and expertise in ageing, gender disparities, cardiovascular health, health service use, and analysis using linked longitudinal data. He completed his postdoctoral fellowship with the ARC Centre for Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR) at the ANZAC Research Institute. He is currently working on a project focusing on sex disparities in management of cardiovascular diseases, and several other projects exploring the relationship between social care, primary & secondary health service use and adverse health outcomes in older adults.

  • Journal articles | 2023
    Robijn AL; Filion KB; Woodward M; Hsu B; Chow CK; Pearson SA; Jorm L; Falster MO; Havard A, 2023, 'Comparative effect of varenicline and nicotine patches on preventing repeat cardiovascular events', Heart, 109, pp. 1016 - 1024,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Shawon MSR; Falster MO; Hsu B; Yu J; Ooi SY; Jorm L, 2023, 'Trends and Outcomes for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery in New South Wales from 2008 to 2019', American Journal of Cardiology, 187, pp. 110 - 118,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Chow EPF; Hsu B; Waite LM; Blyth FM; Handelsman DJ; Le Couteur DG; Naganathan V; Stanaway FF, 2022, 'Diagnostic accuracy of linked administrative data for dementia diagnosis in community-dwelling older men in Australia', BMC Geriatrics, 22,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Hsu B; Carcel C; Wang X; Peters SAE; Randall DA; Havard A; Miller M; Redfern J; Woodward M; Jorm LR, 2022, 'Erratum to “Sex differences in emergency medical services management of patients with myocardial infarction: Analysis of routinely collected data for over 110,000 patients” [Am Heart J (2021) 87-91](S0002870321001885)(10.1016/j.ahj.2021.07.009)', American Heart Journal, 248, pp. 175 - 176,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Robijn AL; Woodward M; Pearson SA; Hsu B; Chow CK; Filion KB; Jorm L; Havard A, 2022, 'Uptake of prescription smoking cessation pharmacotherapies after hospitalization for major cardiovascular disease', European journal of preventive cardiology, 29, pp. 2173 - 2182,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Wang X; Carcel C; Hsu B; Shajahan S; Miller M; Peters S; Randall DA; Havard A; Redfern J; Anderson CS; Jorm L; Woodward M, 2022, 'Differences in the pre-hospital management of women and men with stroke by emergency medical services in New South Wales', Medical Journal of Australia, 217, pp. 143 - 148,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Hsu B; Carcel C; Wang X; Peters SAE; Randall DA; Havard A; Miller M; Redfern J; Woodward M; Jorm LR, 2021, 'Sex differences in emergency medical services management of patients with myocardial infarction: analysis of routinely collected data for over 110,000 patients', American Heart Journal, 241, pp. 87 - 91,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Hsu B; Korda R; Naganathan V; Lewis P; Ooi SY; Brieger D; Jorm L, 2021, 'Burden of cardiovascular diseases in older adults using aged care services', Age and Ageing, 50, pp. 1845 - 1849,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Welberry HJ; Jorm LR; Barbieri S; Hsu B; Brodaty H, 2021, 'The impact of dementia on aged care service transitions in the last five years of life', Age and Ageing, 50, pp. 1159 - 1165,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Welberry HJ; Jorm LR; Schaffer AL; Barbieri S; Hsu B; Harris MF; Hall J; Brodaty H, 2021, 'Psychotropic medicine prescribing and polypharmacy for people with dementia entering residential aged care: the influence of changing general practitioners', Medical Journal of Australia, 215, pp. 130 - 136,
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'Rotational Atherectomy and major Adverse Cardiovascular Events: A Retrospective Cohort Study Using Linked Health Administrative Data', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 30, pp. S241 - S242,
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'Use of health and aged care services in Australia following hospital admission for myocardial infarction, stroke or heart failure', BMC Geriatrics, 21, pp. 538,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Darshni A; Farshid A; MacIsaac A; Hsu B; Pearson S; Falster M; Hyun K; D'Silva M; Brieger D, 2020, '730 Exploration of Single Antiplatelet Drug use in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Cardiac Stenting', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 29, pp. S364 - S365,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Hsu B; Naganathan V; Blyth FM; Hirani V; Le Couteur DG; Waite LM; Seibel MJ; Handelsman DJ; Cumming RG, 2020, 'Frailty and Cause-Specific Hospitalizations in Community-Dwelling Older Men', Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging, 24, pp. 563 - 569,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Le Couteur DG; Ribeiro R; Senior A; Hsu B; Hirani V; Blyth FM; Waite LM; Simpson SJ; Naganathan V; Cumming RG; Handelsman DJ, 2020, 'Branched chain amino acids, cardiometabolic risk factors and outcomes in older men: The concord health and ageing in men project', Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 75, pp. 1805 - 1810,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Scott D; Seibel MJ; Cumming R; Naganathan V; Blyth F; Le Couteur DG; Handelsman DJ; Hsu B; Waite LM; Hirani V, 2020, 'Associations of Body Composition Trajectories with Bone Mineral Density, Muscle Function, Falls, and Fractures in Older Men: The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project', Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 75, pp. 939 - 945,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Scott D; Seibel MJ; Cumming R; Naganathan V; Blyth F; Le Couteur DG; Handelsman DJ; Hsu B; Waite LM; Hirani V, 2020, 'Comparison of clinical risk factors for incident fracture in obese and non-obese community-dwelling older men', Bone, 137,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Welberry HJ; Brodaty H; Hsu B; Barbieri S; Jorm LR, 2020, 'Impact of Prior Home Care on Length of Stay in Residential Care for Australians With Dementia', Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 21, pp. 843 - 850.e5,
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'Antiplatelet therapy within 30 days of percutaneous coronary intervention with stent implantation', Medical Journal of Australia, 213, pp. 124 - 125,
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'Comparison of Time-Varying and Landmark Analysis Methods in Estimating the Association Between Medication Adherence and Outcomes: A Heart Failure Cohort', International Journal of Population Data Science, 5,
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'Measuring dementia incidence within a cohort of 267,153 older Australians using routinely collected linked administrative data', Scientific Reports, 10, pp. 1 - 14,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Hsu B; Hirani V; Cumming RG; Naganathan V; Blyth FM; Wright FC; Waite LM; Seibel MJ; Handelsman DJ; Le Couteur DG, 2019, 'Cross-sectional and longitudinal relationships between inflammatory biomarkers and frailty in community-dwelling older men: The concord health and ageing in men project', Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 74, pp. 835 - 841,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Salam A; Atkins ER; Hsu B; Webster R; Patel A; Rodgers A, 2019, 'Efficacy and safety of triple versus dual combination blood pressure-lowering drug therapy: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials', Journal of Hypertension, 37, pp. 1567 - 1573,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Shu CC; Hsu B; Cumming RG; Blyth FM; Waite LM; Le Couteur DG; Handelsman DJ; Naganathan V, 2019, 'Caregiving and all-cause mortality in older men 2005-15: The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project', Age and Ageing, 48, pp. 571 - 576,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Wright FAC; Law GG; Milledge KL; Chu SKY; Hsu B; Valdez E; Naganathan V; Hirani V; Blyth FM; LeCouteur DG; Waite LM; Handelsman DJ; Seibel MJ; Cumming RG, 2019, 'Chewing function, general health and the dentition of older Australian men: The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project', Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 47, pp. 134 - 141,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Hirani V; Cumming RG; Naganathan V; Blyth F; Couteur DGL; Hsu B; Handelsman DJ; Waite LM; Seibel MJ, 2018, 'Longitudinal associations between Vitamin D metabolites and Sarcopenia in older Australian men: The concord health and aging in men project', Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 73, pp. 131 - 138,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Hsu B; Cumming RG; Blyth FM; Naganathan V; Waite LM; Le Couteur DG; Seibel MJ; Handelsman DJ, 2018, 'Evaluating Calculated Free Testosterone as a Predictor of Morbidity and Mortality Independent of Testosterone for Cross-sectional and 5-Year Longitudinal Health Outcomes in Older Men: The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project', Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 73, pp. 729 - 736,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Hsu B; Cumming RG; Handelsman DJ, 2018, 'Testosterone, frailty and physical function in older men', Expert Review of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 13, pp. 159 - 165,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Hsu B; Hirani V; Waite LM; Naganathan V; Blyth FM; Couteur DGLE; Seibel MJ; Cumming RG; Handelsman DJ, 2018, 'Temporal associations between sexual function and cognitive function in community-dwelling older men: The concord health and ageing in men project', Age and Ageing, 47, pp. 900 - 904,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Hsu B; Merom D; Blyth FM; Naganathan V; Hirani V; Le Couteur DG; Seibel MJ; Waite LM; Handelsman DJ; Cumming RG, 2018, 'Total Physical Activity, Exercise Intensity, and Walking Speed as Predictors of All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality Over 7 Years in Older Men: The Concord Health and Aging in Men Project', Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 19, pp. 216 - 222,
    Journal articles | 2018
    2018, 'Community-dwelling older men with dementia are at high risk of hip fracture, but not any other fracture: The Concord Health and Aging in Men Project', Geriatrics and Gerontology International, 18, pp. 1479 - 1484,
    Journal articles | 2018
    2018, 'Oral health of community-dwelling older Australian men: the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project (CHAMP)', Australian Dental Journal, 63, pp. 55 - 65,
    Journal articles | 2017
    Hsu B; Hirani V; Naganathan V; Blyth FM; Le Couteur DG; Seibel MJ; Waite LM; Handelsman DJ; Cumming RG, 2017, 'Sexual function and mortality in older men: The concord health and ageing in men project', Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 72, pp. 520 - 527,
    Journal articles | 2017
    Hsu B; Merom D; Blyth F; Naganathan V; Handelsman D; Cumming R, 2017, 'TEMPORAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, EXERCISE INTENSITY, AND MORTALITY IN OLDER MEN', Innovation in Aging, 1, pp. 1052 - 1052,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Hirani V; Naganathan V; Blyth F; Le Couteur DG; Seibel MJ; Waite LM; Handelsman DJ; Hsu B; Cumming RG, 2016, 'Low hemoglobin concentrations are associated with sarcopenia, physical performance, and disability in older australian men in cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis: The concord health and ageing in men project', Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 71, pp. 1667 - 1675,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Hsu B; Cumming RG; Hirani V; Blyth FM; Naganathan V; Le Couteur DG; Seibel MJ; Waite LM; Handelsman DJ, 2016, 'Temporal trend in androgen status and androgen-sensitive outcomes in older men', Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 101, pp. 1836 - 1846,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Hsu B; Cumming RG; Naganathan V; Blyth FM; Le Couteur DG; Hirani V; Waite LM; Seibel MJ; Handelsman DJ, 2016, 'Temporal changes in androgens and estrogens are associated with all-cause and cause-specific mortality in older men', Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 101, pp. 2201 - 2210,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Hsu B; Seibel MJ; Cumming RG; Blyth FM; Naganathan V; Bleicher K; Le Couteur DG; Waite LM; Handelsman DJ, 2016, 'Progressive Temporal Change in Serum SHBG, But Not in Serum Testosterone or Estradiol, Is Associated With Bone Loss and Incident Fractures in Older Men: The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project', Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 31, pp. 2115 - 2122,
    Journal articles | 2015
    Hsu B; Cumming RG; Blyth FM; Naganathan V; Le Couteur DG; Seibel MJ; Waite LM; Handelsman DJ, 2015, 'The longitudinal relationship of sexual function and androgen status in older men: The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project', Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 100, pp. 1350 - 1358,
    Journal articles | 2015
    Hsu B; Cumming RG; Seibel MJ; Naganathan V; Blyth FM; Bleicher K; Dave A; Le Couteur DG; Waite LM; Handelsman DJ, 2015, 'Reproductive hormones and longitudinal change in bone mineral density and incident fracture risk in older men: The concord health and aging in men project', Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 30, pp. 1701 - 1708,
    Journal articles | 2015
    Hsu B; Cumming RG; Waite LM; Blyth FM; Naganathan V; Le Couteur DG; Seibel MJ; Handelsman DJ, 2015, 'Longitudinal relationships between reproductive hormones and cognitive decline in older men: The concord health and ageing in men project', Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 100, pp. 2223 - 2230,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Hsu B; Cumming RG; Blyth FM; Naganathan V; Le Couteur DG; Seibel MJ; Waite LM; Handelsman DJ, 2014, 'Longitudinal and cross-sectional relationships of circulating reproductive hormone levels to self-rated health and health-related quality of life in community-dwelling older men', Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 99, pp. 1638 - 1647,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Hsu B; Cumming RG; Naganathan V; Blyth FM; Le Couteur DG; Seibel MJ; Waite LM; Handelsman DJ, 2014, 'Associations between circulating reproductive hormones and SHBG and prevalent and incident metabolic syndrome in community-dwelling older men: The concord health and ageing in men project', Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 99, pp. E2686 - E2691,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Hsu B; Cumming RG; Naganathan V; Blyth FM; Le Couteur DG; Seibel MJ; Waite LM; Handelsman DJ, 2014, 'Longitudinal relationships of circulating reproductive hormone with functional disability, muscle mass, and strength in community-dwelling older men: The concord health and ageing in men project', Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 99, pp. 3310 - 3318,
    Journal articles | 2014
    2014, 'P2‐299: REPRODUCTIVE HORMONES AND COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT AMONG COMMUNITY‐DWELLING OLDER MEN: THE CONCORD HEALTH AND AGEING IN MEN PROJECT', Alzheimer's & Dementia, 10, pp. P587 - P587,
  • Preprints | 2022
    2022, Predicting adverse outcomes following catheter ablation treatment for atrial fibrillation, ,
    Conference Abstracts | 2021
    Welberry H; Jorm L; Schaffer A; Barbieri S; Hsu B; Harris M; Hall J; Brodaty H, 2021, 'Changing general practitioner when entering residential aged care: impact on psychotropic medicine use and polypharmacy in 2,250 Australians with dementia', in Australian Dementia Forum, presented at Australian Dementia Forum
    Conference Abstracts | 2020
    Welberry H; Brodaty H; Hsu B; Barbieri S; Jorm L, 2020, 'Measuring dementia incidence within a cohort of 267,153 older Australians using routinely collected linked administrative data', in 34th International Conference of Alzheimer’s Disease, Singapore, presented at 34th International Conference of Alzheimer’s Disease, Singapore
    Conference Abstracts | 2020
    Welberry H; Brodaty H; Hsu B; Barbieri S; Jorm L, 2020, 'Measuring dementia incidence within a cohort of 267,153 older Australians using routinely collected linked administrative data', in International Population Data Linkage Network, presented at International Population Data Linkage Network
    Conference Papers | 2020
    2020, 'How do risk factors for incident fracture differ in obese and non-obese community-dwelling older men? The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project', in JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH, WILEY, ELECTR NETWORK, pp. 221 - 221, presented at Annual Meeting of the American-Society-for-Bone-and Mineral Research (ASBMR), ELECTR NETWORK, 11 September 2020 - 15 September 2020,
    Conference Abstracts | 2020
    2020, 'Impact of prior home care on length-of-stay in residential care for Australians living with dementia', in Australian Dementia Forum, Adelaide, Australia, presented at Australian Dementia Forum, Adelaide, Australia
    Conference Abstracts | 2019
    2019, 'Impact of prior home care on length of stay in residential care for Australians with dementia', in HSRAANZ, Auckland, New Zealand, presented at HSRAANZ, Auckland, New Zealand
    Conference Abstracts | 2019
    2019, 'Transitions through aged care in the last five years of life among those with dementia', in Australian Dementia Forum, Hobart, TAS, Australia, presented at Australian Dementia Forum, Hobart, TAS, Australia
    Conference Abstracts | 2018
    2018, 'Estimating dementia incidence and prevalence with multiple linked datasets', in Australian Epidemiological Associating Meeting, Fremantle, WA, Australia, presented at Australian Epidemiological Associating Meeting, Fremantle, WA, Australia
    Conference Papers | 2017
    2017, 'Frailty and cytokines: the CHAMP study', in AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL ON AGEING, WILEY, pp. 42 - 43,
    Conference Papers | 2016
    2016, 'COMMUNITY-DWELLING MEN WITH DEMENTIA ARE AT HIGH RISK OF FRACTURE: THE CONCORD HEALTH AND AGEING IN MEN PROJECT', in OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL, SPRINGER LONDON LTD, SINGAPORE, Singapore, pp. S726 - S727, presented at IOF-Regionals 6th Asia-Pacific Osteoporosis Meeting, SINGAPORE, Singapore, 04 November 2016 - 06 November 2016,
    Conference Papers | 2016
    2016, 'EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF COMBINATION OF THREE OR MORE BP LOWERING DRUGS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS OF RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIALS', in JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, pp. E442 - E442,
    Conference Papers | 2015
    2015, 'Low levels of testosterone are not a cause of poor health in older men: results from the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project', in AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL ON AGEING, WILEY-BLACKWELL, pp. 17 - 17,
    Conference Papers | 2015
    2015, 'Lower circulating testosterone (T) is a consequence rather than a cause of poor health in older men: the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project (CHAMP)', in CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY, WILEY, AUSTRALIA, Adelaide, pp. 4 - 4, presented at Annual Scientific Meeting of the Endocrine-Society-of-Australia, AUSTRALIA, Adelaide, 23 August 2015 - 26 August 2015,
    Conference Papers | 2015
    2015, 'SEXUAL ACTIVITY AND ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION AND MORTALITY IN OLDER MEN: THE CONCORD HEALTH AND AGEING IN MEN PROJECT (CHAMP)', in GERONTOLOGIST, OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, pp. 568 - 569,
    Conference Papers | 2014
    2014, 'Longitudinal Relationship Between Reproductive Hormones and Total Hip Bone Loss and Hip Fractures Among Community-Dwelling Older Men: The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project', in ENDOCRINE REVIEWS, ENDOCRINE SOC,
    Conference Papers | 2014
    2014, 'Longitudinal Relationship Between Reproductive Hormones and Total Hip Bone Loss and Hip Fractures Among Community-Dwelling Older Men: The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project', in ENDOCRINE REVIEWS, ENDOCRINE SOC,
    Conference Papers | 2014
    2014, 'Longitudinal Relationships of Circulating Reproductive Hormone Levels and Functional Disability in Community-Dwelling Older Men: The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project', in ENDOCRINE REVIEWS, ENDOCRINE SOC,