Abstracts tagged "body mass"

Abstract Number: 1370 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Association of Body Mass Index (BMI) and Radiographic Progression of Joint Disease in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Christine K. Iannaccone¹, Jing Cui², K P Liao³, Jonathan S. Coblyn³, Michael Weinblatt⁴ and Nancy A. Shadick⁵, ¹Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Rheumatology, Brigham and Womens Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Rheumatology, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁵Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Background/Purpose Previous studies suggest that lower BMI is associated with progression of radiographic joint damage in RA but little is known about the biological role…
Abstract Number: 1062 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact of Obesity on 1 Year Outcomes: Results from the Meteor Foundation International Rheumatoid Arthritis Cohort
Christopher Sparks¹, Robert Moots¹, Eftychia Psarelli², Tom Huizinga³ and Nicola Goodson¹, ¹Musculoskeletal Biology1, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom, ²Cancer Research UK Liverpool Cancer Trials Unit, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom, ³Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose Increased adiposity is associated with increased production of pro-inflammatory adipokines and raised inflammatory markers. As a result, standard disease activity scores (DAS) may be…
Abstract Number: 394 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Very Low or High Body Mass Index Negatively Affects patients’ Ability to Achieve Sustained Remission in Early RA in a Multicenter Canadian Cohort
Susan M. Goodman¹, Yan Ma², Wei Zhang³, Elizabeth Schulman⁴, Janet E. Pope⁵, Carol Hitchon⁶, Susan J. Bartlett⁷, Boulos Haraoui⁸, Daming Lin⁹, Gilles Boire¹⁰, Diane Tin¹¹, J. Carter Thorne¹², Shahin Jamal¹³, Edward C. Keystone¹⁴ and Vivian P. Bykerk^1,15, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Research - Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ³Healthcare Research Institute, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁴Rheumatology, New York Presbyterian - Cornell Campus - HSS, New York, NY, ⁵St Joseph Health Care, London, ON, Canada, ⁶Rheumatology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ⁸University of Montreal Hospital Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁹Rheumatology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁰Rheumatology Division, CHUS - Sherbrooke University, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ¹¹The Arthritis Program, Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ¹²Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ¹³Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ¹⁴Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁵Rheumatology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: To determine if patients with a very low body mass index (BMI) (
Abstract Number: 45 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Body Mass Index Across the Lifespan and Lifetime Incidence of Gout in Men
Allan C. Gelber¹, Lucy Meoni², Michael Klag² and Joseph Gallo², ¹Medicine/ Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Gout is the leading cause of inflammatory arthritis in men and is linked to higher levels of body weight and obesity in mid-adult life.…
Abstract Number: 398 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Does Elevated Disease Activity Or Medication Use Influence The Body Composition Of The Prepubertal Offspring In Pregnant Women With Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Florentien D.O. de Steenwinkel¹, Radboud J.E.M. Dolhain¹, Johanna M.W. Hazes² and Anita C.S. Hokken-Koelega³, ¹Rheumatology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ²Rheumatology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ³Pediatrics, Subdivision of Endocrinology, Erasmus Medical Center- Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Elevated rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity during pregnancy is associated with lower birth weight and rapid post-natal growth. Lower birth weight and rapid post-natal…
Abstract Number: 332 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease Among Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis Compared To Ankylosing Spondylitis (retrospective cohort study)
Zohair Abbas¹ and Marina N. Magrey², ¹Rheumatology, Case Western Reserve University at Metrohealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, ²Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Case Western Reserve University, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: Both patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). This increased risk is in part…
Abstract Number: 339 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Association Between Obesity and Radiographic Progression Of Joint Damage Among Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis
Lihi Eder¹, Arane Thavaneswaran¹, Vinod Chandran², Richard J. Cook³ and Dafna D. Gladman², ¹Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Division of Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: The prevalence of obesity among patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is increased compared to the general population. Obese patients with PsA tend to respond…
Abstract Number: 113 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Risk For Incident Rheumatoid Arthritis
Yvonne C. Lee¹, Susan Malspeis², Jessica Agnew-Blais³, Katherine Keyes⁴, Laura Kubzansky³, Andrea Roberts³, Karestan Koenen⁴ and Elizabeth Karlson⁵, ¹Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ³Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, ⁴Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, ⁵Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Woman's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with autoimmune dysfunction, but the relationship between PTSD and the incidence of autoimmune disorders has not been studied…
Abstract Number: 170 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association Of BMI, 8 SNPs Reported To Be Related To Gout Phenotype and Their Interaction In Gout Incidence In Framingham Heart Study
Jasvinder A. Singh^1,2, Ana Vazquez³, Richard Reynolds³, Vinodh Srinivasasainagendra⁴, S. Louis Bridges Jr.⁵ and David Allison³, ¹Rheumatology, Birmingham VA, Birmingham, AL, ²Department of Medicine, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, ³University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴University of alabama at birmingham, birmingham, AL, ⁵Division of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: We aim to assess the association of 8 serum urate SNPs and BMI and their interactions with incident gout in a population-based cohort study. Methods:…
Abstract Number: 2661 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Physical Activity, Adiposity, and The Risk Of Gout In Women: The Nurses Health Study
Hyon Choi^1,2,3, Lindsay C Burns^4,5, Yuqing Zhang⁶, Sharan Rai¹ and Gary Curhan⁷, ¹Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ²Section of Rheumatology and the Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ³Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁴Research, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ⁵Department of Dermatology and Skin Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁶Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁷German Research Center for Environmental Health, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: There is a remarkable, increasing disease burden of gout and its associated cardiovascular (CV)-metabolic comorbidities in the US. While the benefits of physical exercise…
Abstract Number: 2256 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Analysis of the Factors That Contribute to the Differences Between DAS28-ESR and DAS28-CRP
Toshihiro Matsui¹, Hirotaka Tsuno², Jinju Nishino³, Yoshiaki Kuga⁴, Atsushi Hashimoto⁵ and Shigeto Tohma⁶, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Sagamihara Hospital, National Hospital Organization, Kanagawa, Japan, ²Department of Rheumatology, Clinical Research Center for Allergy and Rheumatology, National Hospital Organization Sagamihara Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan, ³Nishino Clinic, Orthopedics and Rheumatology, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴Wakaba Hospital, Saitama, Japan, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, National Hospital Organization Sagamihara Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan, ⁶Clinical Research Center for Allergy and Rheumatology, Sagamihara Hospital, National Hospital Organization, Sagamihara, Japan
Background/Purpose: It is widely accepted that the remission rate of DAS28-CRP is larger than that of DAS28-ESR, SDAI, and CDAI in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.…
Abstract Number: 1408 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
High Body Mass Index Is Associated With a Reduced Long Term Risk Of Rheumatoid Arthritis In Men
Carl Turesson¹, Ulf Bergström², Mitra Pikwer², Jan-Åke Nilsson² and Lennart Jacobsson², ¹Section of Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden, ²Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
Background/Purpose: There are diverging results on the relation between body mass index (BMI) and risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). From a previous nested case-control study,…
Abstract Number: 1366 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Abdominal Adiposity and Body Composition In Rheumatoid Arthritis: Relation With Disease Characteristics In A Case-Control Study
Ivan Ferraz-Amaro¹, Esmeralda Delgado-Frías², Vanesa Hernandez-Hernandez³, Jose Ramon Muñiz⁴, Antonieta Gonzalez-Diaz⁵, Angeles Gomez Rodriguez-Bethencourt⁵ and Federico Diaz-Gonzalez⁶, ¹Rheumatology, Servicio de Reumatologia. Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Tenerife, Spain, ²Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, La Laguna, Spain, ³Rheumatology, Rheumatology Service, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, ⁴Resonancia Magnética IMETISA, Resonancia Magnetica IMETISA, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, ⁵Servicio de Medicina Nuclear, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, ⁶University of La Laguna, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, La Laguna, Spain
Background/Purpose: To determine the relationship between measures of body composition (total body composition derived from dual energy X-ray absorptiometry and abdominal adiposity through magnetic resonance…
Abstract Number: 1332 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Metaflammation, PEDF and Chemerin: Potential Systemic Factors Which Link Obesity To Response To Therapy In Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Elisa Gremese, Barbara Tolusso, Anna Laura Fedele, Maria Rita Gigante, Angela Carbonella, Silvia Canestri, Clara Di Mario and Gianfranco Ferraccioli, Division of Rheumatology, Institute of Rheumatology and Affine Sciences, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
Background/Purpose: Obesity per se is a systemic, low-grade inflammatory state and the adipose tissue is an endocrine organ that releases bioactive substances, including pro-inflammatory cytokines,…
Abstract Number: 1239 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Effects Of Hyperparathyroidism On Body Mass Index and Bone Mineral Density- An Observational Case-Control Study
Chris Varley¹, Alexander Oldroyd² and Marwan Bukhari³, ¹Lancaster Medical School, Lancaster University, Llandudno, United Kingdom, ²Lancaster Medical School, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom, ³Department of Rheumatology, Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Lancaster, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Hyperparathyroidism is associated with reduced bone mineral density (BMD) and increased fracture risk. A previous study from this group has shown that bone loss…

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