Abstracts tagged "body mass"

Abstract Number: 416 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Changes In Body Composition On Two Different Glucocorticoid Regimens In Early RA: Experience From The Cobra-Light Trial
Nicole P.C. Konijn¹, Karin Britsemmer², Marieke M. ter Wee¹, Debby den Uyl¹, Birgit S. Blomjous¹, Maarten Boers^3,4, Dirkjan van Schaardenburg^5,6, Willem F. Lems^1,6 and Michael T Nurmohamed^5,7, ¹Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Jan van Breemen Research Institute | Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Epidemiology & Biostatistics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Deapartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Jan van Breemen Research Institute/Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁵VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁶Jan van Breemen Research Institute/Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁷Rheumatology, Jan van Breemen Research Institute/Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Prednisolone improves joint inflammation and disease severity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but is associated with multiple cardiovascular, metabolic and endocrine side effects and may…
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: 800 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
BMI, Occupational Activity, and Leisure-Time Physical Activity: an Exploration of Risk Factors and Modifiers for Knee Osteoarthritis
Kathryn Remmes Martin¹, Diana Kuh², Tamara B. Harris¹, Jack M. Guralnik³, David Coggon⁴ and Andrew K. Wills⁵, ¹Laboratory of Epidemiology, Demography, and Biometry, NIA/NIH, Bethesda, MD, ²Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing, Medical Research Council, London, United Kingdom, ³Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Division of Gerontology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, ⁴Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom, ⁵MRC CAiTE, School of Social & Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Risk of knee osteoarthritis (OA) is increased by obesity, and also by physical activities which mechanically stress the joint. The few studies which have…
Abstract Number: 398 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Basal Metabolic Rate As an Indicator of Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity and Predictor of Remission
Heather Jones¹, Annette Szumski² and Andrew S. Koenig³, ¹Pfizer Inc., Collegeville, PA, ²Specialty Care, Pfizer Inc., Collegeville, PA, ³Specialty Care Business Unit, Pfizer Inc., Collegeville, PA
Background/Purpose: The role of body mass index (BMI) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity and response to treatment has been difficult to determine.1 As a…
Abstract Number: 2651 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Associations Between Body Mass Index and Physical Activity Following Total Knee Replacement
Carol A. Oatis¹, Wenjun Li², Milagros Rosal³, David Ayers² and Patricia D. Franklin², ¹Physical Therapy, Arcadia University, Glenside, PA, ²Orthopedics and Physical Rehabilitation, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, ³Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
Background/Purpose: In 2009 over 620,000 total knee replacement (TKR) surgeries were performed. That number is expected to increase to 3.5 million annually by 2030. On…
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…

All abstracts accepted to ACR Convergence are under media embargo once the ACR has notified presenters of their abstract’s acceptance. They may be presented at other meetings or published as manuscripts after this time but should not be discussed in non-scholarly venues or outlets. The following embargo policies are strictly enforced by the ACR.

Accepted abstracts are made available to the public online in advance of the meeting and are published in a special online supplement of our scientific journal, Arthritis & Rheumatology. Information contained in those abstracts may not be released until the abstracts appear online. In an exception to the media embargo, academic institutions, private organizations, and companies with products whose value may be influenced by information contained in an abstract may issue a press release to coincide with the availability of an ACR abstract on the ACR website. However, the ACR continues to require that information that goes beyond that contained in the abstract (e.g., discussion of the abstract done as part of editorial news coverage) is under media embargo until 10:00 AM ET on November 14, 2024. Journalists with access to embargoed information cannot release articles or editorial news coverage before this time. Editorial news coverage is considered original articles/videos developed by employed journalists to report facts, commentary, and subject matter expert quotes in a narrative form using a variety of sources (e.g., research, announcements, press releases, events, etc.).

Violation of this policy may result in the abstract being withdrawn from the meeting and other measures deemed appropriate. Authors are responsible for notifying colleagues, institutions, communications firms, and all other stakeholders related to the development or promotion of the abstract about this policy. If you have questions about the ACR abstract embargo policy, please contact ACR abstracts staff at [email protected].