2024
ECHORN: 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 ResearchEastern 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 ResearchUltraprocessed 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 2ParticipantsVisits
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 ResearchMIND 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 ResearchConceptsEastern 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 ResearchConceptsEastern 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 data
2022
Perceptions of the local food environment and fruit and vegetable intake in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes research Network (ECHORN) Cohort study
Oladele CR, Colón-Ramos U, Galusha D, Tran E, Adams OP, Maharaj RG, Nazario CM, Nunez M, Pérez-Escamilla R, Nunez-Smith M. Perceptions of the local food environment and fruit and vegetable intake in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes research Network (ECHORN) Cohort study. Preventive Medicine Reports 2022, 26: 101694. PMID: 35242499, PMCID: PMC8861285, DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101694.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLocal food environmentDaily servingsEastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort StudyFood environmentFV intakeDietary Screener QuestionnaireMean daily servingsDaily FV intakeMore daily servingsConsumption of FVChi-square testStudy baseline dataCross-sectional analysisCohort studyScreener questionnaireCardiovascular healthVegetable intakeDietary intakeHigh-income countriesPoisson regressionSignificant associationDaily intakeIntakeFood insecurityImportance of affordability
2021
Racial disparities in the SOFA score among patients hospitalized with COVID-19
Tolchin B, Oladele C, Galusha D, Kashyap N, Showstark M, Bonito J, Salazar MC, Herbst JL, Martino S, Kim N, Nash KA, Tiako M, Roy S, Greeno R, Jubanyik K. Racial disparities in the SOFA score among patients hospitalized with COVID-19. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0257608. PMID: 34535009, PMCID: PMC8448580, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0257608.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-Hispanic white patientsNon-Hispanic black patientsNon-Hispanic blacksSOFA scoreHours of admissionNon-Hispanic whitesWhite patientsHispanic patientsBlack patientsCOVID-19Yale New Haven Health SystemSequential Organ Failure Assessment scoreOrgan Failure Assessment scoreElevated SOFA scoreRetrospective cohort studyCrisis standardsMedical resourcesFull multivariate modelHospital mortalityCohort studyConsecutive patientsMedian agePrimary outcomeFirst admissionInclusion criteriaAnthropometric measures of obesity and associated cardiovascular disease risk in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort Study
Hassan S, Oladele C, Galusha D, Adams OP, Maharaj RG, Nazario CM, Nunez M, Nunez-Smith M. Anthropometric measures of obesity and associated cardiovascular disease risk in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort Study. BMC Public Health 2021, 21: 399. PMID: 33632164, PMCID: PMC7905572, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-10399-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort StudyCVD riskCardiovascular disease riskHigh-risk groupAnthropometric measuresElevated waistCohort studyDisease riskElevated body mass indexASCVD risk scoreOverweight/obeseBody mass indexAmerican Heart AssociationObesity-related riskDifferent anthropometric measuresElevated WHRResultsMean ageWaist circumferenceMass indexHip ratioHeart AssociationRisk groupsRisk scoreRisk algorithmObesity
2019
Egocentric Health Networks and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the ECHORN Cohort Study
Oladele CR, Thompson TA, Wang K, Galusha D, Tran E, Martinez-Brockman JL, Adams OP, Maharaj RG, Nazario CM, Nunez M, Nunez-Smith M. Egocentric Health Networks and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the ECHORN Cohort Study. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2019, 35: 784-791. PMID: 31823310, PMCID: PMC7080938, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-05550-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCVD risk factorsRisk factorsHealth NetworkCohort studyCardiovascular diseaseEastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort StudyCVD risk factor reductionCardiovascular risk factorsRisk factor reductionBackground Cardiovascular diseaseCause of morbidityOngoing longitudinal cohortLarge health networkHealth-related mattersLongitudinal cohortAdults 40Name generator questionsPhysical activityGreater oddsHealthcare professionalsBaseline surveyMean network sizeHealthcare decisionsFactor reductionMore studies