Abstracts tagged "Co-morbidities"

Abstract Number: 2723 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Co-Occurrence of Axial Spondyloarthritis and Fibromyalgia: A National Register-Based Study
Gary J. Macfarlane^1,2, Maxwell S. Barnish^1,3 and Gareth T. Jones^3,4, ¹Epidemiology Group, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, ²Aberdeen Centre for Arthritris and Musculoskeletal Health, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, ³Aberdeen Centre for Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Health, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, ⁴Epidemiology Group, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Some patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) are recognized clinically to have co-morbid fibromyalgia (FM). However, there are no trials to inform how these patients…
Abstract Number: 1351 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Mortality and Prognostic Factors of Pneumocystis Pneumonia in Patients with Connective Tissue Diseases
Mitsuhiro Akiyama¹, Yuko Kaneko² and Tsutomu Takeuchi², ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine,, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) is one of the severe opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patients. PCP is still a leading cause of death in patients with…
Abstract Number: 3187 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Societal Costs and Patients’ Experience of Health Inequities from Psoriatic Arthritis: A Danish Cohort Study
Lars Erik Kristensen¹, Tanja S Jørgensen², Robin Christensen³, Henrik Gudbergsen⁴, Lene Dreyer⁵, Christine Ballegaard⁶, Lennart T.H. Jacobsson⁷, Vibeke Strand⁸, Philip J Mease⁹ and Jakob Kjellberg¹⁰, ¹Musculoskeletal Statistics Unit, The Parker Institute, Dept. of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark, ²The Parker Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark, ³Musculoskeletal Statistics Unit, The Parker Institute, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁴Knowledge Centre for Telemedicine and Departments of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospitals, Glostrup, Frederiksberg and Bispebjerg, Frederiksberg, Denmark, ⁵Internal Medicine - Rheumatology Section, Copenhagen University Hospital at Gentofte, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁶The Parker institute, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁷Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, Sahlgrenska Academy at Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden, ⁸Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, ⁹University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ¹⁰Danish Institute for Local and Regional Government Research, Copenhagen, Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA), a chronic inflammatory joint disorder typically affecting individuals with psoriasis of the skin, is associated with severe comorbidities, reduced quality of…
Abstract Number: 1457 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Early Onset Morbidity and Mortality in Female Tumor Necrosis Factor Transgenic Mice with Inflammatory-Erosive Arthritis and Interstitial Lung Disease
Richard Bell¹, Emily Wu², Ronald Wood³, Joe Chakkalakal², Javier Rangel-Moreno⁴, Maria de la Luz Garcia-Hernandez², Christopher T. Ritchlin⁵, Edward Schwarz⁶ and Homaira Rahimi⁷, ¹Center for Musculoskelatal Research, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ²University of Rochaester, Rochester, NY, ³University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ⁴Allergy, Immunology & Rheumatology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ⁵Allergy Immunology & Rheumatology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ⁶Orthopedeatrics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ⁷Rheumatology, University of Rochester/Golisano Children's Hosp, Rochester, NY
Background/Purpose: Although exacerbated morbidity and mortality in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is frequently seen in women, the etiology of this sexual dimorphism remains unclear. Previously, we…
Abstract Number: 1519 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
How Much, and When, Does Autoimmune Thyroid Disease Increase the Risk of RA, and Does RA-Onset Impact the Risk of Autoimmune Thyroid Disease?
Kristin Waldenlind¹, Saedis Saevarsdottir¹, Camilla Bengtsson² and Johan Askling¹, ¹Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Environmental medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) is one of the most common autoimmune diseases, and occurs more often than expected in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA).…
Abstract Number: 1555 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
E-Comorbidity: Evaluation of the Validity of Electronic Comorbidity Assessment in Identifying Comorbid Conditions Among Patients with Rheumatoid and Psoriatic Arthritis
Yasser M. El Miedany¹, Maha El Gaafary^2,3, Sally Youssef⁴, Sami Bahlas⁵, Mohammed Hegazi⁶ and Ihab Ahmed⁷, ¹Rheumatology, Darent Valley Hospital, Dartford, United Kingdom, ²Community, Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, Egypt, ³Community, Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, ⁴Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Departmennt, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, ⁵Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, ⁶Medicine, Al Adan Hospital, Kuwait, Kuwait, ⁷Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
Background/Purpose: 1. to assess the validity of an electronically comorbidity assessment strategy to identify comorbid conditions among RA and PsA patients in standard practice. 2.…
Abstract Number: 1556 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Assessment of the Burden of Comorbidities By the Rheumatic Disease Comorbidity Index in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients at Disease Onset
Veerle Stouten¹, Diederik De Cock¹, Rene Westhovens^1,2, Johan Joly², Kristien Van der Elst^2,3 and Patrick Verschueren^1,2, ¹KU Leuven Department of Development and Regeneration, Skeletal Biology and Engineering Research Center, Leuven, Belgium, ²Rheumatology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, ³KU Leuven, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Skeletal Biology and Engineering Research Center, Leuven, Belgium
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is associated with a high prevalence of comorbidities, negatively affecting outcomes like disease activity and physical function. However, not all comorbid…
Abstract Number: 2027 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Association of Light and Moderate-to-Vigorous Walking with Incident Poor Health Outcomes over Two Years in People with or at High Risk of Knee Osteoarthritis
Sally Fenton^1,2, Joan Duda³, Rainer Klocke⁴, Abishek Abishek⁵, Alison Rushton³, Michael Doherty⁶, Weiya Zhang⁷, George D. Kitas², Tuhina Neogi⁸, Michael Nevitt⁹, Cora E Lewis¹⁰, James Torner¹¹, Dorothy D. Dunlop¹² and Daniel White¹³, ¹School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ²Department of Rheumatology, Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley Group of Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Dudley, United Kingdom, ³School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ⁴Rheumatology Department, The Dudley Group of Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Dudley, United Kingdom, ⁵Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom, ⁶University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Orthopaedics and Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom, ⁸Clinical Epidemiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁹Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, ¹⁰Preventive Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ¹¹University of Iowa, UIowa, Iowa City, IA, ¹²Center for Healthcare Studies, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ¹³Department of Physical Therapy, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Background/Purpose: Regular engagement in physical activity reduces the risk adverse health outcomes such as cardiovascular diseases, functional limitation, and depression in people with knee osteoarthritis…
Abstract Number: 2171 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Increased Rates of Hypertension in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis Compared to Psoriasis Alone: Results from the UK Biobank
Eftychia Bellou¹, Suzanne M.M. Verstappen², Michael Cook³, Jamie C Sergeant^3,4, Richard B. Warren⁵, Anne Barton^1,4 and John Bowes¹, ¹Arthritis Research UK Centre for Genetics and Genomics, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK, Manchester, United Kingdom, ²Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ³Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁴NIHR Manchester Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁵Dermatology Centre, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic inflammatory arthritis associated with the presence of psoriasis. Both conditions are influenced by lifestyle factors such as alcohol…
Abstract Number: 2172 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact of Biologic and Non-Biologic Treatment on the Incidence of Traditional Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, or Psoriasis
Helga Radner¹, Tamara Lesperance², Neil A. Accortt³ and Daniel H. Solomon⁴, ¹Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ²DOCS Global, Inc., North Wales, PA, ³Center for Observational Research, Amgen, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, ⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Studies have suggested that the chronic inflammatory nature of rheumatic conditions (rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA)) as well as psoriasis (PsO) may…
Abstract Number: 2188 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association Between Extent of Symptomatic Joint Involvement in Osteoarthritis and Comorbid Lung Disease in Patients Scheduled for Joint-Replacement Surgery
Anthony V. Perruccio^1,2,3, Rajiv Gandhi⁴, J. Denise Power^5,6 and Elizabeth M. Badley⁷, ¹The Arthritis Program, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Health Care & Outcomes Research, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴University Health Network, Arthritis Program, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Arthritis Program, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷Toronto Western Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Comorbidity is highly prevalent in osteoarthritis (OA), although the origin of this is not well understood. The presence of multi-joint symptoms in OA, and…
Abstract Number: 43 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comorbid Development of Fibromyalgia and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder after Exposure to a Combat Environment
Katrina Lawrence-Wolff¹, Jay B. Higgs², Douglas Williamson³, Stacey Young-McCaughan⁴, Jim Mintz⁴, Bernard Hildebrand¹, Antoinette Brundige⁴, Kevin Kelly⁵, Adam Borah⁵, Brett Litz⁶, Elizabeth Hembree⁷, Alan Peterson⁴ and STRONG STAR Consortium, ¹Rheumatology, San Antonio Military Medical Center, San Antonio, TX, ²Rheumatology, San Antonio Military Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX, ³Duke Univeresity, Durham, NC, ⁴The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, ⁵Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, Fort Hood, TX, ⁶VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, ⁷University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Traumatic experiences are postulated mediators of the development of Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS). The STRONG STAR Consortium study of PTSD provides a unique opportunity to…
Abstract Number: 2191 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Arthritis As a Potential Barrier to Physical Activity Among Adults with Depression – United States, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2013
Jennifer M. Hootman¹, Louise Murphy², Kamil E. Barbour³ and Michael Boring³, ¹Division of Population Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kennesaw, GA, ²Division of Populatio Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, ³Arthritis Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Background/Purpose: Depression is one of the most common mental disorders in the United States, affecting 15.7 million adults. It frequently co-occurs with other chronic conditions…
Abstract Number: 233 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
New Cardiovascular Risk Factors Screening in Patients with Gout
Juan Carlos Ordoñez¹, Mariano Andres¹, Francisca Sivera², Loreto Carmona³, Paloma Vela^4,5, Eliseo Pascual^4,5 and Jose Antonio Bernal⁴, ¹RHEUMATOLOGY, HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALICANTE, Alicante, Spain, ²RHEUMATOLOGY, HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ELDA, Elda, Spain, ³Instituto de Salud Musculo Esqueletica, Madrid, Spain, ⁴RHEUMATOLOGY, HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO ALICANTE, Alicante, Spain, ⁵Medicina, Universidad Miguel Hernandez, Elche, Spain
Background/Purpose: Gout is a disease triggered by the crystallization of uric acid in the joints secondary to persistent hyperuricemia, that leads to chronic inflammation. Patients…
Abstract Number: 2194 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Association Between Arthritis and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: National Health Interview Survey, 2010
Nancy A. Baker, Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is associated with high-repetition, forceful jobs. Additionally, non-occupational factors, such as arthritis, have been associated with CTS. There is conflicting evidence…

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