Abstract Number: 1067 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Incidence and Prevalence Of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A 2010 Nation-Wide Population-Based Study Using French National Administrative Databases
Background/Purpose: To date, only a small number of studies have examined the epidemiology of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) on a nation-wide basis. These studies were…Abstract Number: 1069 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Racial Differences In Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients’ Treatment Preferences: A Two-Site Study
Background/Purpose: Racial disparities in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) exist, with African-American (AA) patients experiencing higher lupus damage scores and disease activity than white (WH) patients. …Abstract Number: 1070 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Characteristics and Medication Use Patterns Among Belimumab Users In a Commercially Insured Population With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Belimumab is a B lymphocyte stimulator-specific inhibitor approved for treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The purpose of the study was to describe medication…Abstract Number: 1071 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence Of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Lupus Nephritis In The United States: Analysis Of Commercial and Public Insurance Billing Data
Background/Purpose: Prevalence estimates of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) in the U.S. vary, with numbers ranging from 161,000 (Helmick, 2008) to 1.5 million (Lupus Foundation of…Abstract Number: 1032 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Shared Decision-Making In The Choice Of Biologic Medication: The Patient Perspective
Background/Purpose: There has been increasing focus on the importance of patients participating in the treatment decision-making process with their physicians. Previous research has demonstrated that…Abstract Number: 1033 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Psychological status correlates of disease activity and sleep quality in patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis: A case-control study
Background/Purpose: The objective of this study was to compare psychological status and sleep quality between the patients with AS patients and healthy controls, and to discover the correlation between anxiety, depression and sleep disturbances, to evaluate the associated factors of disease specific variables in AS patients and to detect independent factors contributing to psychological variables. Methods: A nationwide face-to-face epidemiological investigation was performed in multiple centers of China. The demographic data , clinical symptoms/signs and psychological assessment data including Zung self-rating anxiety scale (SAS), Zung self-rating depression scale (SDS) and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index questionnaire (PSQI) were collected using questionnaires. Mann-Whitney U test and t test was used in independent groups for parametric variables, whereas the Spearman correlation analysis and multiple stepwise regression analysis were used to assess correlation between parametric variables. Results: 683 AS patients by the revised New York criteria for AS and 697 age-, sex-, education-matched healthy controls were enrolled in the study.(1) Compared with healthy controls, AS patients suffered from more severe psychological disorders and sleep disturbance（PAbstract Number: 1034 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Part Of Function (Health assessment Questionnaire) In The SF-6D and EQ-5D Utility Measures Varies Over Time In Early Arthritis (ESPOIR cohort): Questionable Validity Of Deriving Quality Adjusted Life Years From HAQ
Background/Purpose: There is growing emphasis on the cost-effectiveness of treating early arthritis (EA). As few studies directly record the utility measures needed for economic analyses,…Abstract Number: 1035 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Psoriatic Arthritis and Mortality – a Nationwide Study
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis is an inflammatory arthritis that causes significant morbidity. While a study from a single research clinic in Canada published in the 1990´s…Abstract Number: 1036 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Independent Impact Of Depression On Incident Myocardial Infarction In Psoriatic Disease: A Population-Based Cohort Study
Background/Purpose: Psoriasis (PsC) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) represent common, lifelong inflammatory diseases of the skin and joints (respectively) that are associated with substantial cardiovascular and…Abstract Number: 1037 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Incidence Of Malignancy In Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis From a Japanese Large Observational Cohort (NinJa)
Background/Purpose :Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) die mainly of cardiovascular/cerebrovascular diseases, respiratory diseases, infections, or malignancies. In recent years, the ratio of infections and respiratory…Abstract Number: 1038 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact Of Biological Treatment On Overall Mortality and On Incidence Of Second Cancers In Arthritis Patients – A Follow-Up Study From The Danish Danbio Registry
Background/Purpose: It is largely unknown whether it is safe to treat arthritis patients with a previous malignancy with biologics. Only a few studies have address…Abstract Number: 1039 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Risk Of High-Grade Cervical Dysplasia In Women With Systemic Inflammatory Diseases
Background/Purpose: Human papillomaviruses (HPV) are causes of high-grade cervical dysplasia and cervical cancer. Persistent HPV infection, the major risk factor for cervical cancer, is associated…Abstract Number: 1040 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Use Of TNF Inhibitors Is Associated With a Reduced Risk Of Diabetes In RA Patients
Background/Purpose: Inflammation may contribute to diabetes risk, and some studies indicate that certain DMARDs might be associated with a reduced risk of diabetes. Most studies…Abstract Number: 1041 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Non-Differential Reporting Of Myocardial Infarction To a National Observational Drug Safety Study Using Linked Data: Linkage Of The British Society For Rheumatology Biologics Register For Rheumatoid Arthritis and The Myocardial Ischaemia National Audit Project
Background/Purpose: The BSRBR-RA was established to compare the long term safety of anti tumour necrosis factor (TNFi) drugs with non-biologic drugs (nbDMARD) in subjects with…Abstract Number: 1042 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison Of Medication Usage Following Myocardial Infarction In Patients With Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease Versus Controls
Background/Purpose: We have previously demonstrated that RA patients have higher post-myocardial infarction (MI) case fatality than controls [1] and that treatment with secondary prevention medications…
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