Abstracts tagged "Aging"

Abstract Number: 0746 • ACR Convergence 2025
Impact of Frailty on Mortality in GCA and PMR: A Retrospective Cohort
Fatima Hassan¹, Michael Putman² and Sebastian E Sattui³, ¹Medical College of Wisconsin, Menomonee Falls, WI, ²The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ³Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Frailty, a syndrome associated with decreased physiologic reserve, is associated with adverse outcomes. The prevalence and impact of baseline frailty on the risk of…
Abstract Number: 2596 • ACR Convergence 2025
Predicting Osteoporosis Using Routine Clinical Data: A Machine Learning Approach
Shiza sarfraz and Hassam Ali, East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, NC
Background/Purpose: Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is the gold standard for diagnosing osteoporosis but is underutilized due to access, cost, and referral barriers. We aimed to…
Abstract Number: 1639 • ACR Convergence 2025
Concordance of Self-Reported Physical Functioning and Physical Performance in SLE: A Cross-Cohort Analysis
Laura Plantinga¹, Mrinalini Dey², Jessica Fitzpatrick³, Maria Dall'Era⁴, Charmayne Dunlop-Thomas⁵, Courtney Hoge⁵, S. Sam Lim⁶, C. Barrett Bowling⁷, Jinoos Yazdany³ and Patti Katz⁸, ¹University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²Centre for Rheumatic Diseases, King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ³UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, ⁵Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ⁶Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, ⁷Duke University, Durham, NC, ⁸UCSF, San Rafael, CA
Background/Purpose: Assessment of self-reported physical functioning is common in SLE and essential for high-quality SLE care. However, because many factors may influence self-reported physical function…
Abstract Number: 0511 • ACR Convergence 2025
Submandibular Gland Ratio Stratifies Salivary Function and Reveals a Senescence Peak in Anti-SSA Positive Sjögren’s Syndrome
Chiao-Feng Cheng¹, Tseng-Cheng Chen², Min-Shu Hsieh³, TING-YUAN LAN⁴, Jui-Hung Kao⁵, Yu Heng Lin⁶, Mei-Fang Cheng⁷, Yi-Chieh Chen⁸, Hsiao-Sang Chu⁹, Yi-Min Huang¹⁰, Cheng-Hsun Lu¹¹, Ko-Jen Li¹¹, Chieh-Yu Shen¹ and Song-Chou Hsieh¹², ¹Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China), ²Department of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan., Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China), ³Department of Pathology, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei ¹⁰⁰²²⁵, Taiwan, Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China), ⁴National Taiwan University Hospital Hsinchu Branch, Hsinchu City, Taiwan, ⁵Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan, Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China), ⁶Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital Yun-Lin Branch, Yun-Lin, Taiwan, Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China), ⁷Department of Nuclear Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan., Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China), ⁸Department of Nuclear Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan., Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China), ⁹Department of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan., Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China), ¹⁰Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Cancer Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China), ¹¹National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ¹²National Taiwan Unuversity Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan (Republic of China)
Background/Purpose: In primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS), the histologic focus score reflects immune infiltration but does not capture irreversible glandular damage. We evaluated a submandibular gland…
Abstract Number: 2426 • ACR Convergence 2025
Physical Activity Patterns and Health-Related Quality of Life in Middle-Aged and Older Adults with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Sarah Lieber¹, Neha Nagpal¹, Julia Nguyen², Ashley Chung², Dongmei Sun¹, Iris Navarro-Millan³, M. Carrington Reid⁴ and Lisa Mandl¹, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, ³Weill Cornell Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, Poughkeepsie, NY, ⁴Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: The benefits of physical activity are well established in older adults in the general population. Among older adults with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases, including…
Abstract Number: 1640 • ACR Convergence 2025
Physical Function and Performance in SLE: A Comparison of Two Population-Based Cohorts
Jessica Fitzpatrick¹, Mrinalini Dey², C. Barrett Bowling³, S. Sam Lim⁴, Courtney Hoge⁵, Charmayne Dunlop-Thomas⁵, Maria Dall'Era⁶, Patti Katz⁷, Jinoos Yazdany¹ and Laura Plantinga⁸, ¹UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ²Centre for Rheumatic Diseases, King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ³Duke University, Durham, NC, ⁴Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, ⁵Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, ⁷UCSF, San Rafael, CA, ⁸University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Physical function and performance are top priorities to individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Suboptimal physical function and performance are associated with disability, loss…
Abstract Number: 0486 • ACR Convergence 2025
Safety of sarilumab in more than 1000 patients with rheumatoid arthritis in Japan by age group: a post-marketing surveillance study
Hideto Kameda¹, Sadatomo Tasaka², Toshiya Takahashi³, Naoki Soeda³, Katsuhisa Suzuki⁴ and Yoshiya Tanaka⁵, ¹Department of Internal Medicine, Toho University, Tokyo, Japan, ²Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan, ³Medical Affairs, Asahi Kasei Pharma Corporation, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴Medical Affairs, Sanofi K.K., Tokyo, Japan, ⁵University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan
Background/Purpose: Sarilumab (SAR) is approved as monotherapy or in combination with conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (csDMARDs) for treatment of patients (pts) with moderate-to-severely active…
Abstract Number: 2404 • ACR Convergence 2025
Clinical features of Elderly-onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Jessica Dai¹, Erin Carter², Mala Masson³, Amit Saxena⁴, H Michael Belmont⁵, Peter Izmirly⁶ and Jill Buyon⁴, ¹New York University Grossman School of Medicine, Tenafly, NJ, ²New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ³NYU Langone Medical Center- Division of Rheumatology, New York, NY, ⁴NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁵NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁶New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystemic chronic disease characterized by a wide range of clinical and serological manifestations. It most commonly affects young…
Abstract Number: 1362 • ACR Convergence 2025
Multimodal Spatial and Single-Cell Profiling of Synovial Tissue Reveals Macrophage Programs Associated with Biologic TherapyTreatment Response in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Mohammad Daud Khan¹, Matthew Dapas², Salina T Dominguez¹, Tyler Therron³, Kathleen Aren⁴, Mary Carns⁵, Hadijat Makinde⁵, Arthur M Mandelin¹, Eric M Ruderman¹, John F Seagrist⁵, Ruth Misha¹, Carla Marie Cuda⁵, Harris R Perlman⁵ and Deborah Rachelle Winter⁶, ¹Northwestern University, Chicago, ²Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ³Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁴Northwestern University Division of Rheumatology, Chicago, IL, ⁵Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁶Northwestern University, Skokie, IL
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease driven by persistent synovial inflammation and progressive joint damage. Selecting an effective biologic therapy remains a…
Abstract Number: 0462 • ACR Convergence 2025
Does Biological Sex Affect Mortality in Frail Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Sayuli Bhide¹, Hannah Brubeck², Punyasha Roul³, Aaron Baraff², Bryant England⁴, Nadine El-Ayache¹, Grant Cannon⁵, Namrata Singh⁶, Gary Kunkel⁷, Ted Mikuls⁴, Dolores Shoback⁸, Kaleb Michaud⁴, Patti Katz⁹, Jose Garcia¹⁰, Ariela Orkaby¹¹, Joshua Baker¹² and Katherine Wysham¹³, ¹University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, ³UNMC, Omaha, NE, ⁴University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁵University of Utah and Salt Lake City VA, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁶University of Washington, Bellevue, WA, ⁷University of Utah and George E Wahlen VAMC, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁸San Francisco VA Medical Center & University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁹UCSF, San Rafael, CA, ¹⁰VA Puget Sound Health Care System, VA GRECC, and University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ¹¹Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System & Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, ¹²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ¹³VA PUGET SOUND/UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Frailty predicts mortality in RA. In the general population, males have a higher risk of death than females despite lower levels of frailty.1 We…
Abstract Number: 0987 • ACR Convergence 2024
Correlates of Depression in Individuals with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Joan Morny¹, Raheem Robertson¹, Terrylyna Baffoe-Bonnie², Ufuoma Mamoh³, Soziema Salia⁴ and Ehizogie Edigin⁵, ¹Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center, athens, GA, ²Medstar Health Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD, ³Medstar Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD, ⁴MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, Towson, MD, ⁵The University of Texas Health Science Center, houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a multifaceted illness with a wide range of symptoms. It shares similar symptomatology with depression. In situations where patients have both…
Abstract Number: 1064 • ACR Convergence 2024
Inpatient and Outpatient Palliative Care Referral Practices for Patients with Rheumatic Disease: Retrospective Chart Review at a Single Academic Medical Center
Shannon Herndon¹, Jack Kimball¹ and David Leverenz², ¹Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, ²Duke University, Durham, NC
Background/Purpose: Palliative medicine prioritizes quality of life and relief of suffering in serious illness. Despite high morbidity and mortality in rheumatic disease, data suggests that…
Abstract Number: 1191 • ACR Convergence 2024
Discordant Associations Among Chronological and Biological Age with Multi-joint Osteoarthritis and Symptom Burden: The Johnston County Health Study
Liubov Arbeeva¹, Yvonne Golightly², Cameron Kurz³, Matlock Jeffries⁴, Virginia Kraus⁵, Richard Loeser⁶, Duncan Lascelles⁷ and Amanda Nelson³, ¹University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, NC, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁴Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁵Duke University, Durham, NC, ⁶University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁷North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Background/Purpose: Biological age (BA) may be superior to chronological age (CA) in predicting mortality and age-related conditions such as diabetes and cognitive/functional decline (PMID35715611), as…
Abstract Number: 1327 • ACR Convergence 2024
Association of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Frailty Status with Mortality in Patients with Renal Cell Carcinoma
Sherwin Novin¹, Sarah Holt², Maya Swaminathan³, Jonathan Wright², John Gore², Kimme Hyrich⁴, Sizheng Zhao⁵, Jeffrey Sparks⁶, Una Makris⁷, Maria Suarez-Almazor⁸, Petros Grivas², Sarah Psutka² and Namrata Singh⁹, ¹University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²University of Washington, Seattle, ³MultiCare, Newcastle, WA, ⁴Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁵Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, The University of Manchester, Liverpool, United Kingdom, ⁶Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA, Boston, MA, ⁷UT Southwestern Medical Center and Dallas VA, Dallas, TX, ⁸MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ⁹University of Washington, Bellevue, WA
Background/Purpose: Few studies have evaluated clinical outcomes and prognosis of patients with cancer with and without rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is particularly…
Abstract Number: 1371 • ACR Convergence 2024
DMARD Utilization Pattern in Older Adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Daniela Seelmann¹, Jiha Lee² and Devyani Misra³, ¹Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Canter, Newton, MA, ²University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Disease modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) use in older adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is challenging due to unique geriatric issues, such as multimorbidity, polypharmacy,…

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