2024
Associations Between Ultra-Processed Food Consumption and Adverse Brain Health Outcomes.
Bhave V, Oladele C, Ament Z, Kijpaisalratana N, Jones A, Couch C, Patki A, Garcia Guarniz A, Bennett A, Crowe M, Irvin M, Kimberly W. Associations Between Ultra-Processed Food Consumption and Adverse Brain Health Outcomes. Neurology 2024, 102: e209432. PMID: 38776524, PMCID: PMC11175629, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000209432.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUltra-processed foodsIntake of ultra-processed foodsRisk of cognitive impairmentIncident cognitive impairmentRecommended dietary patternsMinimally processed foodsCognitive impairmentEffects of ultra-processed foodsDietary patternsUltra-processed food consumptionAssociated with higher risk of cognitive impairmentSelf-reported dietary dataBaseline food frequency questionnaireAssociated with risk of strokeHigher risk of cognitive impairmentMediterranean-DASH InterventionBrain health outcomesFood frequency questionnaireAssociated with riskAssociated with higher riskIndependent of adherenceHistory of strokeReview of medical recordsCox proportional hazards modelsUltra-processed
2022
Diversity in clinical research: public health and social justice imperatives
Varma T, Jones CP, Oladele C, Miller J. Diversity in clinical research: public health and social justice imperatives. Journal Of Medical Ethics 2022, 49: 200-203. PMID: 35428737, DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2021-108068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvaluation of Racial Disparities in Quality of Care for Patients With Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer Treated With Surgery
Bakkila BF, Kerekes D, Nunez-Smith M, Billingsley KG, Ahuja N, Wang K, Oladele C, Johnson CH, Khan SA. Evaluation of Racial Disparities in Quality of Care for Patients With Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer Treated With Surgery. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e225664. PMID: 35377425, PMCID: PMC8980937, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.5664.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGastrointestinal tract cancerNegative resection marginsTract cancerNegative surgical marginsBlack patientsAdequate lymphadenectomyWhite patientsQuality of careRacial disparitiesSurgical resectionResection marginsSurgical marginsSurgical careNational Cancer DatabaseRetrospective cohort studySite of cancerLonger median survivalHealth careStandard of careCommon age rangeSignificant racial disparitiesAdjuvant chemotherapyBiliary resectionAdjuvant therapyAdult patients
2021
Loneliness, sadness, and feelings of social disconnection in older adults during the COVID‐19 pandemic
Holaday LW, Oladele CR, Miller SM, Dueñas MI, Roy B, Ross JS. Loneliness, sadness, and feelings of social disconnection in older adults during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2021, 70: 329-340. PMID: 34850379, PMCID: PMC8896574, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17599.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary careMedicare beneficiariesMultivariable logistic regression modelCOVID-19 pandemicOlder adultsOlder Medicare beneficiariesFeelings of lonelinessHistory of depressionPublic health measuresCross-sectional analysisLogistic regression modelsRace/ethnicitySubsequent morbidityLower oddsBlack beneficiariesHealth measuresSocial disconnectionSociodemographic variablesThe potential impact of triage protocols on racial disparities in clinical outcomes among COVID-positive patients in a large academic healthcare system
Roy S, Showstark M, Tolchin B, Kashyap N, Bonito J, Salazar MC, Herbst JL, Nash KA, Tiako M, Jubanyik K, Kim N, Galusha D, Wang KH, Oladele C. The potential impact of triage protocols on racial disparities in clinical outcomes among COVID-positive patients in a large academic healthcare system. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0256763. PMID: 34529684, PMCID: PMC8445412, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256763.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBlack or African AmericanConnecticutCOVID-19Delivery of Health CareFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHispanic or LatinoHospital MortalityHospitals, UniversityHumansMaleMiddle AgedOrgan Dysfunction ScoresPandemicsRetrospective StudiesSARS-CoV-2TriageWhite PeopleYoung AdultConceptsCOVID-positive patientsHigher SOFA scoreSOFA scoreClinical outcomesBlack patientsHospital mortalityICU admissionTriage protocolYale New Haven Health SystemSequential Organ Failure Assessment scoreHealthcare systemLarge academic healthcare systemOrgan Failure Assessment scoreRacial disparitiesSimilar clinical outcomesWorse clinical outcomesAcademic healthcare systemChi-square testRace/ethnicityPredictors of interestRetrospective cohortWhite patientsInsurance statusCOVID patientsTriage toolMedicare beneficiaries' plans for the COVID‐19 vaccine in Fall 2020, and why some planned to decline
Holaday LW, Balasuriya L, Roy B, Ross JS, Oladele CR. Medicare beneficiaries' plans for the COVID‐19 vaccine in Fall 2020, and why some planned to decline. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2021, 69: 2434-2437. PMID: 33990945, PMCID: PMC8242621, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17285.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
Racial/Ethnic and social class differences in preventive care practices among persons with diabetes
Oladele CR, Barnett E. Racial/Ethnic and social class differences in preventive care practices among persons with diabetes. BMC Public Health 2006, 6: 259. PMID: 17052356, PMCID: PMC1629017, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-6-259.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemBlack or African AmericanDiabetes ComplicationsDiabetes MellitusDiagnostic Tests, RoutineFemaleFloridaHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHispanic or LatinoHumansMaleMiddle AgedPreventive Health ServicesSelf CareSocial ClassUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsPreventive care practicesCare practicesFoot examsLower social classesRelated complicationsPreventive careBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SurveyGreater riskRisk Factor Surveillance SurveyDiabetes related complicationsPrevalence of diabetesSixth leading causeNon-Hispanic blacksNon-Hispanic whitesHealth care coverageRace/ethnicityYearly checkupFoot examinationEye examEye examinationSerious complicationsSmoking cessationSocio-demographic characteristicsPreventive servicesLeading cause