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Abstract Number: 986 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Do Death Certificates Underestimate the Burden of Rare Diseases: The Example of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Mortality in Sweden
Titilola Falasinnu¹, Marios Rossides², Yashaar Chaichian³ and Julia F Simard⁴, ¹Health Research and Policy, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, ²Medicine Solna, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ³Medicine, Immunology & Rheumatology Division, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, ⁴Division of Epidemiology, Health Research and Policy Department, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
Background/Purpose: Routine data sources such as death certificates are used to estimate the burden or cost of disease in a population. However, mortality due to…
Abstract Number: 987 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Death Certificates Do Not Accurately Identify SLE Patients
Kelly Kaysen, Cristina Drenkard, Gaobin Bao and S. Sam Lim, Division of Rheumatology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Background/Purpose: Mortality rates are higher in SLE patients compared to the general population, and research on SLE mortality is ongoing. The majority of mortality studies…
Abstract Number: 988 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association of Ultraviolet-B Radiation and Risk of SLE Among Women in the Nurses’ Health Studies
Medha Barbhaiya¹, Jaime Hart^2,3, Susan Malspeis⁴, Sara K. Tedeschi⁵, David J. Kreps⁵, Trang VoPham⁶, Jeffrey A. Sparks⁷, Elizabeth Karlson⁵, Francine Laden^2,3,8 and Karen H. Costenbader⁵, ¹Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, ³Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁶Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, ⁷Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁸Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Ultraviolet-B radiation (UV-B) exposure may lead to worsened photosensitivity, rashes, and systemic flares among SLE patients. Although UV-B radiation damages keratinocytes and may result…
Abstract Number: 989 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact of DMARD Treatment on Risk of Repeat Cardiovascular Events Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, or Psoriasis
Jeffrey A. Sparks¹, Tamara Lesperance², Neil A. Accortt³ and Daniel H. Solomon⁴, ¹Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²DOCS Global, Inc., North Wales, PA, ³Center for Observational Research, Amgen, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, ⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Chronic inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PsA), and psoriasis (PsO) increase the risk of cardiovascular (CV) disease. However, it is…
Abstract Number: 990 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Higher Omega-6 to Omega-3 Fatty Acid Ratio Is Associated with Increased Odds of Inflammatory Arthritis in a Health Fair Population Positive for Anti-Citrullinated Protein Antibodies (ACPA)
Kristen J. Polinski¹, Ryan W. Gan², Elizabeth A. Bemis¹, M. Kristen Demoruelle³, Michael J. Clare-Salzler⁴, V. Michael Holers⁵, Kevin D. Deane⁶ and Jill M. Norris⁷, ¹Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, CO, ²Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, ³1775 Aurora Ct, 1775 Aurora Ct, Aurora, CO, ⁴Experimental Pathology, University of Florida, College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, ⁵Rheumatology Division, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, ⁷Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, CO
Background/Purpose: We previously found that lower levels of omega-3 fatty acids (n-3 FA) were associated with the presence of inflammatory arthritis (IA) as well as…
Abstract Number: 991 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Publication Timeliness of the Randomized Controlled Trials of Drug Therapy for Inflammatory Arthritis
Vyjayanthi Ganga¹, Mohan Edupuganti² and Nasim A. Khan³, ¹St. Vincent Healthcare System, Little Rock, AR, ²Internal Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, ³Rheumatology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, Little Rock, AR
Background/Purpose: Timely publication of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) is crucial for their potential impact on patient care. We assessed the publication timeliness of drug therapy…
Abstract Number: 992 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Effect of Anti-TNF Therapy on Work Productivity and Activity Impairment in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis and Psoriatic Arthritis over One Year – Real Life Data from the Czech Biologics Registry Attra
Jakub Zavada¹, Lenka Szczukova², Karel Pavelka³ and Jiri Vencovsky³, ¹Institute of Rheumatology, Prague, Czech Republic, ²Institute of Biostatistics and Analyses. Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic, ³Institute of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Background/Purpose: The ATTRA registry captures more than 95% of patients with RA, PSA or AS treated with biologics in the Czech Republic (CZ). In CZ,…
Abstract Number: 993 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Increase in Prevalence of Psoriasis Arthritis over Time: Analysis of Claims Data from 65 Million People in Germany from 2009 to 2012
Philipp Sewerin¹, Matthias Schneider², Benedikt Ostendorf¹ and Ralph Brinks³, ¹Department and Hiller-Research-Unit for Rheumatology, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany, ²Policlinic for Rheumatology & Hiller Research Centre for Rheumatology, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany, ³Department and Hiller-Research-Unit for Rheumatology, Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany
Background/Purpose: Epidemiological studies are important contributors for our understanding of psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Currently, there are no data about temporal trends of prevalence of PsA…
Abstract Number: 994 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Increasing Population Burden of Psoriatic Disease in Ontario, Canada – a Longitudinal Cohort Study
Lihi Eder^1,2, Jessica Widdifield³, Cheryl F. Rosen⁴, Dafna D Gladman^2,5, Raed Alhusayen⁶, Michael Paterson⁷, Stephanie Cheng⁷, Shirin Jabbari⁷, Willemina Campbell⁸, Sasha Bernatsky⁹ and Karen Tu⁷, ¹Women's College Research Institute, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Dermatology, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Rheumatology, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁸Rheumatology, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁹Divisions of Rheumatology and Clinical Epidemiology, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: There is limited information on the epidemiology of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) in North America. The aims of this study were to estimate…
Abstract Number: 995 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Epidemiology of Psoriatic Arthritis in Israel – a Population-Based Study
Lihi Eder^1,2, Arnon Dov Cohen³, Ilan Feldhamer⁴, Sari Greenberg-Dotan⁴, Eraz Batat⁴ and Devy Zisman⁵, ¹Women's College Research Institute, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³3Chief Physician’s Office, Central Headquarters, Clalit Health Services, Tel Aviv, Israel, ⁴Chief Physician’s Office, Central Headquarters, Clalit Health Services, Tel Aviv, Israel, ⁵The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel
Background/Purpose: There is limited information on the epidemiology of Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) in general and in Middle Eastern populations in particular. The aims of this…
Abstract Number: 996 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Accuracy of Canadian Administrative Health Data in Identifying Patients with Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Using Primary Care Medical Records As the Reference Standard
Lihi Eder^1,2, Jessica Widdifield³, Cheryl F. Rosen⁴, Dafna D Gladman², Raed Alhusayen⁵, Michael Paterson⁶, Stephanie Cheng⁶, Shirin Jabbari⁶, Willemina Campbell⁷, Sasha Bernatsky⁸ and Karen Tu⁶, ¹Women's College Research Institute, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Dermatology, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷Rheumatology, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁸Divisions of Rheumatology and Clinical Epidemiology, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: We assessed the accuracy of algorithms to identify patients with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) in administrative health data in a validation set derived…
Abstract Number: 997 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Incidence and Clinical Characteristics of Active Tuberculosis in a Cohort of Patients with Inflammatory Arthritis Treated with TNF-Inhibitors
Ana Maria Gheorghiu¹, Alexandru Garaiman², Alexandra Radu², Alina Soare³, Victoria Arama⁴, Dragos Bumbacea⁵, Rucsandra Dobrota⁶, Raida Oneata⁷, Simona Pintilie², Mihaela Milicescu⁷, Ioan Ancuta⁷, Andrei Martin², Mariana Sasu¹, Claudia Ciofu¹, Liviu Macovei¹, Victor Stoica⁷, Mihai Bojinca⁷ and Carina Mihai⁸, ¹Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy,Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Department ,,Dr.I.Cantacuzino'' Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania, ²Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, CANTACUZINO HOSPITAL, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania, ³Department of Internal Medicine 3 – Rheumatology and Immunology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany, ⁴Infectious Diseases 1 Department, Matei Bals National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania, ⁵Department of Pneumology, Elias Emergency University Hospital, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Center of Experimental Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁷Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Department, Cantacuzino Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania, ⁸Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Dept., Cantacuzino Clinical Hospital, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
Background/Purpose: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major concern in patients receiving TNF inhibitors (TNFi). Objectives: To assess the incidence of active TB and the efficacy of…
Abstract Number: 998 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Mental Health in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis: Increasing Our Understanding of the Disease. Results from the Spanish Atlas
Marco Garrido-Cumbrera¹, Victoria Navarro-Compán², David Galvez-Ruiz¹, Carlos Jesus Delgado Dominguez¹, Pilar Font-Ugalde³, Olta Brace¹, Pedro Zarco⁴, Jorge Chacon-Garcia¹ and Pedro Plazuelo-Ramos⁵, ¹Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain, ²Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ³Rheumatology service, IMIBIC/Reina Sofia Hospital/University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain, ⁴H Fundación Alcorcón, Alcorcón, Spain, ⁵CEADE, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: This study’s aim was to assess the association between sociodemographic characteristics, disease progression, and mental health comorbidity with risk of mental disorders (RMD).Methods: In…
Abstract Number: 999 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association between Smoking with Spinal Level of Stiffness and Functional Limitation in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis: Results from the Spanish Atlas
Marco Garrido-Cumbrera¹, Victoria Navarro-Compán², Jorge Chacon-Garcia¹, Jordi Gratacos-Masmitja³, David Galvez-Ruiz¹, Eduardo Collantes Estevez⁴, Pedro Zarco⁵ and Olta Brace¹, ¹Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain, ²Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ³Rheumatology, Hospital Parc Taulí, Sabadell - Barcelona, Spain, ⁴Universidad de Cordoba, Cordova, Spain, ⁵H Fundación Alcorcón, Alcorcón, Spain
Background/Purpose: Smoking has been associated with greater disease activity and radiographic progression in patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis (ax-SpA). In addition, radiographic damage has been linked…
Abstract Number: 1000 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Use of Mutual Information Theory in Development and Refinement of a Predictive Model for Early Identification of Ankylosing Spondylitis
Atul A. Deodhar¹, Cody Garges², Oodaye Shukla², Theresa Arndt², Tara Grabowsky² and Yujin Park³, ¹Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ²HVH Precision Analytics, LLC, King of Prussia, PA, ³Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ
Background/Purpose: Delayed diagnosis and treatment of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) contribute to the economic, physical and psychological burden on patients and their caregivers. The objective of…

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