Abstracts tagged "bmi"

Abstract Number: 1599 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
The Impact of Body Mass Index Variability in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Xuan Gao¹, Tejal Vashi ¹ and S Sam Lim ², ¹Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, ²Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Background/Purpose: SLE is a chronic illness that carries both a physical and psychosocial burden, where the cumulative impact can lead to worse global outcomes. One…
Abstract Number: 2410 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Using External Data to Estimate Omitted Variables in Observational Data: A Plasmode Simulation Study Investigating the Relationship Between Osteoarthritis and Cardiovascular Diseases to Compare Alternative Approaches in Imputing the Body Mass Index Variable
Mohammad Atiquzzaman¹, Mohammad Karim ², Jacek Kopec ³, Hubert Wong ⁴, Mary De Vera ⁵ and Aslam Anis ², ¹Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Surrey, BC, Canada, ²School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³Arthritis Research Canada and the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁴University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁵Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: BMI is a well-known confounding factor in the association between osteoarthritis (OA) and cardiovascular diseases (CVD). However, BMI is not usually recorded in administrative…

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