Carol Oladele, PhD, MPH
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General Internal Medicine
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Chronic Disease Epidemiology
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Director of Research, Equity Research and Innovation Center (ERIC)
Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
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General Internal Medicine
Primary
Chronic Disease Epidemiology
Secondary
Additional Titles
Director of Research, Equity Research and Innovation Center (ERIC)
Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
Contact Info
Appointments
General Internal Medicine
Primary
Chronic Disease Epidemiology
Secondary
Additional Titles
Director of Research, Equity Research and Innovation Center (ERIC)
Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
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Assistant Professor
Director of Research, Equity Research and Innovation Center (ERIC); Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
Biography
Dr. Oladele is Assistant Professor in the Section of General Internal Medicine and Director of Research at the Equity Research and Innovation Center, at Yale School of Medicine. Dr. Oladele's research focuses on social determinants of cardiovascular health disparities, with specific focus on the role of nutrition, healthcare quality, food, and built environments. She has expertise in the development of dietary assessment methodologies for African descent populations. Her research aims to generate evidence to support health policies and interventions to improve cardiovascular outcomes among racial/ethnic and immigrant populations domestically and globally. Dr. Oladele’s current work examines the role of food insecurity and ultra-processed food on disparities in hypertension incidence and control.
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General Internal Medicine
Assistant ProfessorPrimaryChronic Disease Epidemiology
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Education & Training
- PhD
- University of South Florida, Epidemiology (2011)
- MPH
- University of South Florida, Health Education (2001)
- BS
- Florida State University, Health Education (1998)
Research
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Medical Research Interests
Chronic Disease; Epidemiology; Healthcare Disparities; Quality of Health Care
Public Health Interests
Chronic Diseases; Health Equity, Disparities, Social Determinants and Justice; Global Health; Nutrition
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0000-0002-1154-8974
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Marcella Nunez-Smith, MD, MHS
Alexandra M. Hajduk, PhD, MPH
Benjamin Tolchin, MD, MS, FAAN (Neurology), FAES
Josefa L. Martinez, PhD, MHS
Joseph Ross, MD, MHS
Kasia Lipska, MD, MHS, BS
31Publications
270Citations
Healthcare Disparities
Publications
2024
Cost-Related Prescription Drug Rationing by Adults With Obesity
Chen A, Borden C, Canavan M, Ross J, Oladele C, Lipska K. Cost-Related Prescription Drug Rationing by Adults With Obesity. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2433000. PMID: 39499520, PMCID: PMC11539006, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.33000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricECHORN: Leveraging a Regional Coordination Network for Disaster-Resilient Noncommunicable Disease Control in the Eastern Caribbean
Steel S, Wambugu V, Oladele C, Smith M, Hassan S. ECHORN: Leveraging a Regional Coordination Network for Disaster-Resilient Noncommunicable Disease Control in the Eastern Caribbean. Disaster Medicine And Public Health Preparedness 2024, 18: e209. DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2024.227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research NetworkNoncommunicable disease managementNoncommunicable diseasesCohort studyNoncommunicable disease controlDisaster exposureLongitudinal cohort studyEastern CaribbeanImplementation scienceWave IIIImpact of exposureResearch NetworkProtective factorsExposure surveyAcute emergenciesPolicy developmentClimatic eventsClimate-related disastersAnticipated accelerationUltraprocessed Food Consumption and Hypertension Risk in the REGARDS Cohort Study.
Oladele C, Khandpur N, Johnson S, Wambugu V, Yuan Y, Plante T, Lovasi G, Judd S. Ultraprocessed Food Consumption and Hypertension Risk in the REGARDS Cohort Study. Hypertension 2024 PMID: 39417239, DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.123.22341.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsUltraprocessed foods consumptionUltraprocessed foodsIncident hypertensionHypertension riskConsumption quartileHypertension incidenceConsumption of ultraprocessed foodsWhite participantsLowest quartileCohort studyNOVA classification systemAssociated with increased hypertension riskOdds of incident hypertensionOdds of hypertensionVisit 1Racial disparitiesLongitudinal associationsBlack participantsDietary informationLogistic regressionRacial differencesQuartileVisit 2ParticipantsVisitsAssociation of Race and Ethnicity with Prescriptions for Continuous Glucose Monitoring Systems Among a National Sample of Veterans with Diabetes on Insulin Therapy
Lipska K, Oladele C, Zawack K, Gulanski B, Mutalik P, Reaven P, Lynch J, Lee K, Shih M, Lee J, Aslan M. Association of Race and Ethnicity with Prescriptions for Continuous Glucose Monitoring Systems Among a National Sample of Veterans with Diabetes on Insulin Therapy. Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics 2024 PMID: 39177775, DOI: 10.1089/dia.2024.0152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans with diabetesAssociation of raceCross-sectional analysis of dataU.S. Veterans Health AdministrationNational sample of veteransNational sampleInsulin therapyVeterans Health AdministrationSystem-level factorsSample of veteransNon-Hispanic patientsSelf-reported raceContinuous glucose monitoringCross-sectional analysisContinuous glucose monitoring useRate of prescriptionMultivariate mixed-effects modelAfrican American patientsLatino patientsHealth AdministrationAlaska NativesType 2 diabetesPercentage of patientsSignificant disparitiesMixed-effects modelsUltra-Processed Foods: A Ticket to Diabetes Development? Insights From the REGARDS Cohort
Khandpur N, Stemerdink N, Suzuki Y, Steur M, Judd S, Oladele C. Ultra-Processed Foods: A Ticket to Diabetes Development? Insights From the REGARDS Cohort. Current Developments In Nutrition 2024, 8: 102678. DOI: 10.1016/j.cdnut.2024.102678.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociations 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 ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsUltra-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
2023
Accordance to a MIND–Style Diet is Associated with Decreased Risk of Dementia Mortality in the REasons for Geographic and Racial Disparities in Stroke (REGARDS) Cohort
Judd S, Howard G, Tangney C, Pearson K, Shikany J, Cushman M, Wilson N, Howard V, Sawyer R, Oladele C, Manly J. Accordance to a MIND–Style Diet is Associated with Decreased Risk of Dementia Mortality in the REasons for Geographic and Racial Disparities in Stroke (REGARDS) Cohort. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2023, 19 DOI: 10.1002/alz.072481.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMIND diet scoreDiet scoreMIND dietDementia mortalityHigher MIND diet scoresDementia-related mortalityHistory of strokeNational Death IndexProportional hazards regressionBi-racial cohortMediterranean-DASH InterventionRate of dementiaBaseline cognitive impairmentNeurodegenerative Delay (MIND) dietDeath HRDementia deathCohort studyPrimary outcomeREGARDS cohortStroke cohortDietary interventionDeath IndexDecreased riskHazards regressionMedical conditionsRisk factors for household food insecurity in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network cohort study
Martinez-Brockman J, Hromi-Fiedler A, Galusha D, Oladele C, Acosta L, Adams O, Maharaj R, Nazario C, Nunez M, Nunez-Smith M, Pérez-Escamilla R, Group O. Risk factors for household food insecurity in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network cohort study. Frontiers In Public Health 2023, 11: 1269857. PMID: 38074748, PMCID: PMC10702572, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1269857.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsEastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort StudyCohort studyRisk factorsHousehold food insecurityPrevalence of HHFIPopulation-based longitudinal cohort studyBivariate analysisCaribbean Food Security ScaleSex stratified analysisImportant risk factorLongitudinal cohort studyPotential risk factorsCohort study dataYears of ageSelf-rated physical healthEnvironmental risk factorsCross-sectional analysisHFI statusPrimary outcomeMultivariable analysisSmoking statusFood insecuritySevere food insecurityOrdinal logistic regressionStratified analysisConsumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and T2D diabetes in the Eastern Caribbean
Oladele C, Khandpur N, Galusha D, Hassan S, Colón-Ramos U, Miller M, Adams O, Maharaj R, Nazario C, Nunez M, Pérez-Escamilla R, Hassell T, Nunez-Smith M. Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and T2D diabetes in the Eastern Caribbean. Public Health Nutrition 2023, 26: 1403-1413. PMID: 36856024, PMCID: PMC10346089, DOI: 10.1017/s1368980023000381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsEastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort StudySugar-sweetened beveragesSSB consumptionDietary Screener QuestionnaireIntake of sodaRisk of diabetesUse of medicationsPercentage of participantsTotal mean intakeCoffee/teaT2D diabetesUnknown diabetesCohort studyDiabetes statusPersons 40Screener questionnaireMean intakeGreater oddsDiabetesMultivariate analysisPast monthLogistic regressionLower educationBeverage typeBaseline dataTargeting Health-Related Social Risks in the Clinical Setting: New Policy Momentum and Practice Considerations.
Shultz B, Oladele C, Leeds I, Gluck A, Gross C. Targeting Health-Related Social Risks in the Clinical Setting: New Policy Momentum and Practice Considerations. The Journal Of Law, Medicine & Ethics 2023, 51: 777-785. PMID: 38477272, DOI: 10.1017/jme.2024.25.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsSocial determinants of healthDeterminants of healthHealth care entitiesHealth inequalitiesSocial determinantsEmergency medicineHealth careCare entitiesAccrediting organizationsHealthClinical practiceField of oncologyClinical settingPolicy momentumSocial risksCareProvidersPracticeInterventionIllnessPractical considerationsAccreditationOncologyFederal governmentClinic
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activity Consuming food away from home is associated with increased sugary beverage consumption in the Eastern Caribbean
Poster PresentationAmerican Public Health Association Annual MeetingDetails11/01/2023 - PresentAtlanta, GA, United StatesCollaboratorsactivity Food insecurity is associated with insomnia among men in the ECHORN Cohort
Poster PresentationAmerican Heart Association EPI/Lifestyle Scientific SessionsDetails03/29/2023 - 03/30/2023Boston, MA, United StatesCollaboratorsactivity Poster Moderator
OtherAmerican Heart Association EPI/Lifestyle Scientific Sessions 2023Details03/29/2023 - 03/29/2023Boston, MA, United Statesactivity Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Peer Review Groups and Grant Study SectionsReviewerDetails2023 - 2023activity National Institutes of Health, Center for Scientific Review
Peer Review Groups and Grant Study SectionsReviewerDetails2023 - 2023
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