Abstract Number: 0388 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Association Between Body Composition and Disease and Treatment Outcomes in Patients with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Results from the CAPRI Registry
Background/Purpose: Recent evidence has linked abnormal body weight, underweight or obesity, with poor disease outcomes in adults with inflammatory arthritis. Yet, little is known about…Abstract Number: 0560 • ACR Convergence 2024
Association Between a Self-Report Screening Tool for Sarcopenia (SARC-F) and Disease Activity, Muscle Strength and Muscle Power Measures, Patient-Reported Outcomes and Body Composition in Patients with Spondyloarthritides
Background/Purpose: The SARC-F is a self-report screening tool for sarcopenia (Sar) used to identify individuals at risk for poor functional outcomes [1]. The aim of this study was…Abstract Number: 0598 • ACR Convergence 2024
Cardio-metabolic Effects of Apremilast in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis: A Prospective Cohort Study
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is associated with metabolic and cardiovascular disease. Studies have suggested that treatment with apremilast is associated with weight loss and other…Abstract Number: 0992 • ACR Convergence 2024
Visceral Adipose Tissue Measured by DXA Predicts Metabolic Syndrome in Low-Income Community-Dwelling Elderly: Insights from the São Paulo Ageing & Health (SPAH) Study
Background/Purpose: To establish optimal cutoffs for visceral adipose tissue (VAT) to predict cardiometabolic risk in a low-income elderly Brazilian cohort, utilizing dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)…Abstract Number: 1192 • ACR Convergence 2024
Relationship Between Measures of Fat Mass and Knee Osteoarthritis Incidence: The Multicenter Osteoarthritis (MOST) Study
Background/Purpose: Obesity [defined by body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m2] is an established risk factor for incident radiographic knee OA (ROA). However, the relative contributions…Abstract Number: 1348 • ACR Convergence 2024
Analysis of Body Composition in Patients with Moderate-Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Anti-TNF Drugs
Background/Purpose: Previous studies have described alterations in fat and lean mass in patients with RA, but the effect of treatments on body composition remains unclear.…Abstract Number: 2070 • ACR Convergence 2024
Increased Circulating Levels of Fatty Acid-binding Proteins as a Potential Biomarker of Disease Damage in Inflammatory Myopathies Patients
Background/Purpose: In inflammatory myopathies (IM), although several treatments effectively control disease activity, a high proportion of patients display sustained disability (damage). Damage might be reversed…Abstract Number: 0294 • ACR Convergence 2023
Tofacitinib Treatment in Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Associated with Increased Lower Limb Muscle Volume: The Rheumatoid Arthritis and Muscle (RAMUS) Study
Background/Purpose: Approximately 1 in 4 people with RA have sarcopenia, defined as generalised loss of skeletal muscle (SKM) strength and mass, resulting in an increased…Abstract Number: 0334 • ACR Convergence 2023
Association of a Self-Report Screening Tool for Sarcopenia (SARC-F) with Functional Status Outcomes in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Sarcopenia, i.e., loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength, has been associated with multiple adverse health outcomes, including mortality. Although limited data suggest that…Abstract Number: 0540 • ACR Convergence 2023
The Impact of Baseline BMI and Physical Activity on Upadacitinib Treatment Response: A Post Hoc Analysis of Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis from the SELECT-AXIS 2 Study
Background/Purpose: In patients (pts) with AS, higher BMI has been linked to higher disease activity1. However, given that BMI can be a poor indicator of…Abstract Number: 2100 • ACR Convergence 2023
Paradoxical Antagonistic Association of Visceral and Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue with Circulating C-Reactive Protein in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: C-reactive protein (CRP) is used as an indicator of disease activity in people with RA.However, adipose tissue also expresses inflammatory cytokines that induce hepatic…Abstract Number: 1331 • ACR Convergence 2022
Risk Factors for Osteoporotic Fracture in Women with Established Long-Term Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Low bone mineral density (BMD) is a predictor of osteoporotic fracture. However, individuals with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) who sustain "osteoporosis-related" fractures frequently have normal…Abstract Number: 0125 • ACR Convergence 2021
Body Mass Composition in Post-menopausal Women with Fibromyalgia: Preliminary Results from a Cross-sectional Monocentric Study
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) is characterized by chronic musculoskeletal widespread pain, fatigue, sleep disturbances and functional symptoms. The primary endpoint of our study aimed to determine…Abstract Number: 0131 • ACR Convergence 2020
Analysis of the Total Body Composition in a Cohort of Patients with Elderly Onset Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Inflammatory arthritis in the elderly leads to greater comorbidity than that of the young patients, however, there are few data on body composition in…Abstract Number: 0624 • ACR Convergence 2020
Association of Regional Body Composition and Physical Function Using the Short Physical Performance Battery Among Peruvian Women with HIV
Background/Purpose: The musculoskeletal (MSK) system is significantly affected by HIV and its treatment. Changes in body composition can reflect important changes in bone and MSK…