Abstracts tagged "body mass"

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: 2538 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Association of Fat Mass and Skeletal Muscle Mass with Clinical and Structural Knee Osteoarthritis: The Netherlands Epidemiology of Obesity Study
A. Willemien Visser¹, Marieke Loef¹, Martin den Heijer², Monique Reijnierse³, Frits R. Rosendaal² and Margreet Kloppenburg⁴, ¹Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁴Rheumatology and Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Body mass index (BMI) is an important risk factor for knee osteoarthritis (OA), but BMI depends only upon height and weight and gives no…
Abstract Number: 2395 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Body Composition, Strength, and Function in Elderly Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis
Rebecca L. Manno¹, Allan C. Gelber², Philip Seo³, Stuart M. Levine⁴, Sharon R. Ghazarian⁵, Po-Han Chen⁶, Kerry J. Stewart⁷, Jeffrey Metter⁸, Luigi Ferrucci⁸ and Kevin R. Fontaine⁹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²Medicine/ Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ³Rheumatology Division, Johns Hopkins Vasculitis Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ⁴Medicine/Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ⁵Bayview Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Data Management (BEAD) Core, Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ⁶Bayview Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Data Management (BEAD) Core, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ⁷Clinical and Research Exercise Physiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ⁸National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD, ⁹Health Behavior, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose : Loss of muscle and strength typically occur with advanced age. Chronic inflammatory diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, have reported similar deficits. Giant cell…
Abstract Number: 1981 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Low Body Mass Index, Medication Use and Social Factors Such As Smoking but Not Secondary Medical Disorders or Older Age May Be More Prevalent in Males with Low Bone Mineral Density
Vandana J. Vedanarayanan, Allison V. Jones and Vikas Majithia, Div of Rheumatology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
Background/Purpose: Osteoporosis (OP) in Males is prevalent and frequently under-recognized. There are a number of known demographic factors such as age, race and BMI as…
Abstract Number: 1994 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Influence of Percentage Body Fat On Bone Mineral Density in Thin Patients
Andrew Blanshard¹ and Marwan Bukhari², ¹Department of Rheumatology, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom, ²Department of Rheumatology, Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Lancaster, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Low Body Mass Index (BMI) is associated with low Bone Mineral Density (BMD) and subsequent risk of fragility fracture. Percentage body fat (%BF), which…
Abstract Number: 1385 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Increased Body Mass Index in Ankylosing Spondylitis Is Associated with a Greater Burden of Symptoms and Poor Perceptions of the Benefits of Exercise
Laura J. Durcan¹, Fiona Wilson², Richard Conway¹, Gaye Cunnane³ and Finbar (Barry) D. O'Shea⁴, ¹Rheumatology, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ²Physiotherapy, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, ³Dept of Rheumatology, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ⁴Rheumatology Dept, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
Background/Purpose: In Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) the effect of obesity on disease characteristics and exercise perceptions is unknown. Exercise is an essential component in the management…
Abstract Number: 1330 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
High Body Mass Index Is Associated with Decreased Response to Initial Combination Therapy in Recent Onset RA Patients
Marianne van den Broek¹, L. Heimans², S. le Cessie³, B. Siegerink³, H.K Ronday⁴, K.H. Han⁵, P.J.S.M. Kerstens⁶, T.W.J. Huizinga², W.F. Lems⁷ and C.F. Allaart², ¹Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Medical statistics and Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁴Rheumatology, Haga Hospital, The Hague, Netherlands, ⁵Rheumatology, MCRZ hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ⁶Rheumatology, Jan van Breemen Research Institute | Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁷Rheumatology, VU University medical center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
High BMI is associated with decreased response to initial combination therapy in recent onset RA patients Background/Purpose: A diminished response to combination treatment with a fixed…
Abstract Number: 1221 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Low Muscle Density in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Modified Association with Total Fat Mass, Results of a Pilot Study
Joshua Baker¹, Joan Marie Von Feldt² and Mary Beth Leonard³, ¹Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Rheumatology, Univ of Pennsylvania/Philadelphia VAMC, Philadelphia, PA, ³Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Fatty infiltration of muscle (myosteatosis) results in a decrease in muscle density. Prior studies documented that skeletal muscle attenuation determined by CT was associated…
Abstract Number: 1231 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Associated with Likelihood of Being Overweight in Women
Irum-Mona Idrees¹, H. Lester Kirchner² and Androniki Bili¹, ¹Rheumatology, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA, ²Geisinger Center for Health Research, Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA
Background/Purpose: Adipose tissue is metabolically active producing adipokines, which, along with locally attracted cytokines, are active participants in inflammation and its regulation. Since RA a…
Abstract Number: 1097 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Association of Fat Distribution and Clinically Defined Hand Osteoarthritis: The Netherlands Epidemiology of Obesity Study
A. Willemien Visser¹, Marieke Loef¹, Andreea Ioan-Fascinay¹, Martin den Heijer², Frits R. Rosendaal² and Margreet Kloppenburg³, ¹Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Rheumatology and Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Obesity, assessed as body mass index (BMI) ≥ 30 kg/m2, is an important risk factor for osteoarthritis (OA). BMI depends only upon height and…
Abstract Number: 962 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pain, Sleep Disturbance, and Depression Mediate the Association Between Body Mass Index and Fatigue in Fibromyalgia
Mary O. Whipple¹, Loren L. Toussaint², Daniel J. Clauw³, David A. Williams⁴, Terry H. Oh⁵, Jeffrey M. Thompson⁵, Connie A. Luedtke⁶ and Ann Vincent⁷, ¹Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Clinic, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Psychology, Luther College, Decorah, IA, ³Anesthesiology/Internal Medicine (Rheum), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁴Chronic Pain & Fatigue Rsch Ctr, Univ of MI Hlth System-Lobby M, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁶Department of Nursing, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁷General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Previous research and clinical observation suggest that patients with chronic disease who are obese report significant fatigue. Our objective was to explore similar relationships in…

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