Abstracts tagged "Comorbidity"

Abstract Number: 180 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Identifying Comorbidities and Seropositivity in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Using Single-specialty Electronic Health Record Data
Huifeng Yun¹, Fenglong Xie ², Lang Chen ¹, Shuo Yang ¹ and Jeffrey Curtis ¹, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham
Background/Purpose: Comorbidities are associated with worse clinical outcomes among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), as does seropositive disease. Rheumatoid factor (RF) and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide…
Abstract Number: 645 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Real World Secukinumab Study in Ankylosing Spondylitis and Psoriatic Arthritis – Comorbidities and Extraarticular Manifestations: Incidence and Status throughout a Non-Interventional Study in Germany
Uta Kiltz¹, Peter Kaestner², Holger Krauel², Ilka Schwarze³, Jan Brandt-Juergens⁴, Monika Maier-Peuschel⁵, Carolin Legeler⁵, Justyna Veit⁵ and Hans-Peter Tony⁶, ¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany, ²Rheumatology, Ambulantes Rheumazentrum, Erfurt, Germany, ³Praxis internistische Rheumatologie, Leipzig, Germany, ⁴Rheumatology, Rheumatologische Schwerpunktpraxis, Berlin, Germany, ⁵Novartis Pharma GmbH, Nürnberg, Germany, ⁶Rheumatology/Immunology, Medizinische Klinik II, Universitätsklinik, Würzburg, Germany
Background/Purpose: Patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) or ankylosing spondylitis (AS) may suffer from extraarticular (EA) manifestations (uveitis, psoriasis) and have higher rates of comorbidities like…
Abstract Number: 881 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association of Comorbidities with DAS28 Disease Status and Remission in Race/Ethnic Groups with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sharon Dowell¹, Rodolfo Perez-Alamino², Christopher J. Swearingen³, Gail S. Kerr⁴ and Yusuf Yazici⁵, ¹Internal Medicine, Howard University, Washington, DC, ²Rheumatology Department, Hospital de Clínicas Pte. Dr. Nicolás Avellaneda, Tucumán, Argentina, ³Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁴Rheumatology, Washington DC VAMC and Georgetown and Howard University, Washington, DC, ⁵New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Racial/ethnic disparities in comorbidity (CM) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may confound treatment and outcomes. Rheumatic Disease Comorbidity Index (RDCI) is a validated tool predicting…
Abstract Number: 1270 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Lack of Association of Comorbidities with Ultrasonographic Urate Deposition in Asymptomatic Hyperuricemia
Sharon Dowell¹, Gail S. Kerr², Alvin F. Wells³, Richard Haddad⁴, Paul DeMarco⁵, Joyce Joseph⁶, Mercedes Quinones⁷, Shelby Hochberg⁸, Jennifer Ude⁹, Jim Huang¹⁰ and David Nashel⁶, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Howard University, Washington, DC, ²Rheumatology, Washington DC VAMC and Georgetown and Howard University, Washington, DC, ³Rheumatology and Immunotherapy Center, Franklin, WI, ⁴The Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, NY, ⁵Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, ⁶Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Washington DC VA Medical Center, Washington, DC, ⁷Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Washington DC VA Medical Center and Howard University, Washington, DC, ⁸Washington DC VA Medical Center and Howard University, Washinton, DC, ⁹Washington DC VA Medical Center and Howard University, Washington, DC, ¹⁰Medstar Health Research Institute, Hyattsville, MD
Background/Purpose: Hyperuricemia is common, and along with other comorbidities (CM), is increasing in prevalence. Though often asymptomatic, it is associated with subclinical urate deposition detectable…
Abstract Number: 1514 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact of Comorbidity Burden and Obesity on the Effectiveness of Tocilizumab in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Dimitrios A. Pappas¹, Carol J. Etzel², Margaux Crabtree³, Jennie H. Best⁴, Steve Zlotnick⁴ and Joel Kremer⁵, ¹Columbia University, New York, NY, ²Corrona LLC, Waltham, MA, ³Corrona, LLC, Waltham, MA, ⁴Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, ⁵Albany Medical College and The Center for Rheumatology, Albany, NY
Background/Purpose: Few real-world studies have evaluated the impact of comorbidity burden or obesity on the effectiveness of tocilizumab (TCZ) for the improvement of rheumatoid arthritis…
Abstract Number: 1565 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comorbidity Burden in Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome: A Long-Term Observation in Clinical Practice
Chiara Baldini¹, Francesco Ferro¹, Nicoletta Luciano¹, Emanuele Calabresi¹, Antonella Cecchettini², Marta Mosca¹, Enzo Grossi¹ and Stefano Bombardieri¹, ¹Rheumatology Unit, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, ²IFC, CNR, Pisa, Italy
Background/Purpose: Primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) is a complex disorder that may affect any organ and system. In this new era of personalized medicine, a growing…
Abstract Number: 1634 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Impact of Comorbidities on Physical Function in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis and Psoriatic Arthritis Attending Rheumatology Clinics. Results of a National Study
Cristina Fernández-Carballido¹, Maria Auxiliadora Martin², María Carmen García-Gómez³, Santos Castañeda⁴, Carlos González-Juanatey⁵, Fernando Sánchez-Alonso⁶, Rosario García-Vicuña⁷, Celia Erausquin⁸, Francisco J Lopez-Longo⁹, María D Sanchez-Gonzalez¹⁰, Alfonso Corrales¹¹, Estefania Quesda-Masachs¹², Eugenio Chamizo Carmona¹³, Carmen Barbadillo¹⁴, Javier Bachiller¹⁵, Tatiana Cobo-Ibáñez¹⁶, Ana Turrión Nieves¹⁷, Emilio Giner Serret¹⁸, Javier Llorca¹⁹ and Miguel Angel González-Gay¹¹, ¹Rheumatology Division, Hospital General Universitario de Elda, Elda, Spain, ²Research Unit of Spanish Society of Rheumatology,, Madrid, Spain, ³Rheumatology Division, Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa, Terrassa (Barcelona), Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitario La Princesa, IIS-Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Division of Cardiology, Hospital Universitario Lucus Augusti, Lugo, Spain, ⁶Unidad de Investigación, Spanish Society of Rheumatology, Madrid, Spain, ⁷Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa. IIS La Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ⁸Rheumatology, Hospital de Gran Canaria Dr Negrin, Las Palmas GC, Spain, ⁹Rheumatology Department, Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁰Rheumatology, Hospital Clínico, Salamanca, Spain, ¹¹Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL. Santander. Universidad de Cantabria. Spain, Santander, Spain, ¹²Rheumatology Division, Hospital Vall Hebrón, Barcelona, Spain, ¹³Rheumatology, Hospital de Mérida, Merida, Spain, ¹⁴Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁵Immuno-Rheumatology research group, IRYCIS. Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁶Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁷Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca. Spain, Salamanca, Spain, ¹⁸Rheumatology, H Obispo Polanco, Teruel, Spain, ¹⁹Department of Epidemiology and Computational Biology, School of Medicine, University of Cantabria, and CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: Functional status gets worse with comorbidities regardless of disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, the impact of comorbidities on physical function…
Abstract Number: 1845 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Defining and Examining Retention in Care in an Urban Lupus Cohort
Umber Ahmad¹, Ian Chang², Marit Johnson³, Ann Rosenthal³, Amanda Perez⁴ and Christie M. Bartels⁴, ¹Consultant Care (CC111W) - Rheumatology/Medicine, Milwaukee VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI, ²Medicine/Rheumatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ³Division of Rheumatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ⁴Rheumatology/Medicine, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematous (SLE) disproportionately impacts black patients and those of low socioeconomic status who experience higher rates of kidney disease and premature mortality.…
Abstract Number: 2236 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Contemporary Comorbidity Burden of Gout and Hyperuricemia in the US during the Past Decade (National Health And Nutrition Examination Survey [NHANES] 2007-2016)
Michael Chen-Xu¹, Chio Yokose², Michael Pillinger³ and Hyon K. Choi², ¹General Medicine, Wairarapa District Health Board, Masterton, New Zealand, ²Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Medicine/Rheumatology, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Precise estimates of the comorbidity burden of gout and hyperuricemia are critical as their presence has important implications for the treatment of both gout…
Abstract Number: 2243 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sex Difference of the Association between Serum Urate and Blood Pressure in Young Adults
Angelo Gaffo¹, Elizabeth J. Rahn², Tanja Dudenbostel¹, Amy S. Mudano¹, Peng Li³, David T. Redden³, Stephanie Biggers¹, Phillip J. Foster², Paul M. Muntner⁴, Suzanne Oparil⁵, David A. Calhoun⁵ and Kenneth Saag¹, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Department of Medicine, Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁵Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Serum urate (sUA) has been associated with blood pressure in most but not all studies. This study aims to test whether there are sex…
Abstract Number: 2320 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Multimorbidity Is Associated with Hip Fractures in Both Women and Men and across Different Races
Shreyasee Amin¹, Elizabeth J. Atkinson² and Sundeep Khosla², ¹Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Multimorbidity, the coexistence of 2 or more chronic conditions, is associated with increased disability and poor functional status, and may serve as an important…
Abstract Number: 2507 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Healthcare Resource Utilization in Patients with Secondary Sjögren’s Syndrome Associated with RA Compared with Patients with RA in an Insured Population
Evo Alemao¹, Aarti Rao², Chidananda Samal² and Robert Wong¹, ¹Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, ²Mu Sigma, Bangalore, India
Background/Purpose: Secondary Sjögren’s syndrome (sSS) is a rheumatic disease that may coexist with RA. Joint disease is more severe in patients (pts) with RA with…
Abstract Number: 325 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Comparison of RADAI5 and RAPID3 Disease Measures
Ryan Jessee, Amanda M. Eudy and Megan E. B. Clowse, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Duke University, Durham, NC
Background/Purpose: Treat to target has been shown to improve outcomes in multiple rheumatology diseases although relies on accurate disease measures. Our academic clinic routinely measures…
Abstract Number: 2719 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tracking the Risk of Infections in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis: Results from a Scottish Matched-Cohort Study
Shifa Sarica¹, Neeraj Dhaun², Jan Sznajd³, John Harvie³, Nicola Joss³, John McLaren⁴, Lucy McGeoch⁵, Nicole Amft⁶, Vinod Kumar⁷, Angharad Marks¹, Corri Black¹ and Neil Basu¹, ¹Institute of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, ²University/British Heart Foundation Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, ³Department of Rheumatology, Raigmore Hospital, Inverness, United Kingdom, ⁴Fife Rheumatic Diseases Unit, Whyteman's Brae Hospital, Kirkcaldy, United Kingdom, ⁵Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, ⁷Rheumatology Department, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Evaluation of infection risk in ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) has been limited to small, selected populations and/or serious episodes. In this large study, we aimed…
Abstract Number: 332 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Components of Impaired Physical Function and Disability in a Non-Rheumatic Population. Normative Values of the Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index
C Alejandro Arce-Salinas¹, H FABRICIO ESPINOSA-ORTEGA² and Olivia Enriquez-Antonio³, ¹INTERNAL MEDICINE, Hospital Central Sur PEMEX, MEXICO, Mexico, ²Rheumatology Department, Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset, Stockolm, Sweden, ³Internal Medicine, Hospital Central Sur PEMEX, mexico, Mexico
Background/Purpose: HAQ-Di is broadly used to measure disability in RA, its assessment might influence taking decision process. However, it cannot differentiate disability related to arthritis,…

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