Carol R Oladele

Biographic Data

ID7553695
NAMECarol R Oladele
GIVEN NAMESCarol R
FAMILY NAMEOladele
SIGNATUREOLADELE C R
AFFILIATIONSYale University
ORCID0000-0002-1154-8974
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR7
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2006
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • Food insecurity and hypertension prevalence, awareness, and control in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network Study

    Open AccessCarol R Oladele, Neha Khandpur et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Limited evidence exists on the association between food insecurity (FI) and the hypertension care cascade in the Caribbean despite the high burden of both. The objective of this study is to examine the relationship between FI and hypertension prevalence, awareness, and control in the Eastern Caribbean. We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of baseline data (2013–2018) from the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network Cohort Study (n =…

  • Risk factors for household food insecurity in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network cohort study

    Open AccessJ L Martinez-Brockman, Amber Hromi-Fiedler et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023

    Background: Globally, 1.3 billion people were considered food insecure as of 2022. In the Caribbean region, the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity was 71.3% as of 2020, the highest of all subregions in Latin America. Experienced based measurement scales, like the Latin American and Caribbean Food Security Scale, are efficient measurement tools of food insecurity used globally. The Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (…

  • Diversity in clinical research

    Tanvee Varma, Cameron P Jones et al.ARTICLEJournal of Medical Ethics2023

    It is well established that demographic representation in clinical research is important for understanding the safety and effectiveness of novel therapeutics and vaccines in diverse patient populations. In recent years, the National Institutes of Health and Food and Drug Administration have issued guidelines and recommendations for the inclusion of women, older adults, and racial and ethnic minorities in research. However, these guidelines fail t…

  • Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and T2D diabetes in the Eastern Caribbean

    Open AccessCarol R Oladele, Neha Khandpur et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2023

    Objective: Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) are implicated in the increasing risk of diabetes in the Caribbean. Few studies have examined associations between SSB consumption and diabetes in the Caribbean. Design: SSB was measured as teaspoon/d using questions from the National Cancer Institute Dietary Screener Questionnaire about intake of soda, juice and coffee/tea during the past month. Diabetes was measured using self-report, HbA1C and use of …

  • Anthropometric measures of obesity and associated cardiovascular disease risk in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (Echorn) Cohort Study

    Open AccessSaria Hassan, Carol R Oladele et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    Findings suggest that WHR is a better indicator than BMI of obesity-related CVD risk and should be used to target adults in the Caribbean, and of Caribbean-descent, for interventions

  • Food and Nutrient Intakes of Jamaican Immigrants in Florida

    Open AccessCarol R Oladele, Sangita Sharma et al.ARTICLEJournal of Immigrant and Minority…2018

    This study assessed dietary intakes, nutritional composition, and identified commonly eaten foods among Jamaicans in Florida. Dietary intake was assessed among 44 study participants to determine commonly eaten foods and nutrient composition. Weighed recipes were collected and analyzed to determine nutrient composition for traditional foods. Top foods that contributed to macronutrient and micronutrient intake were identified and adherence to dieta…

  • Racial/Ethnic and social class differences in preventive care practices among persons with diabetes

    Open AccessCarol R Oladele, Carol R Williams Oladele et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2006

    This study showed that persons of lower social class and persons with no health insurance are at greatest risk for not receiving preventive services