Abstracts tagged "Demographics"

Abstract Number: 2507 • ACR Convergence 2024
IgG4-related Disease Features and Immunological Profile in a Tertiary Center in Sao Paulo-Brazil
Frederico Pinheiro¹, Cristina Orikaza², Gerson Keppeke³, Emília Sato² and Alexandre de Souza⁴, ¹Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo - UNIFESP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, ²Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, ³Universidad Catolica del Norte, São Paulo, Coquimbo, Brazil, ⁴UNIFESP-EPM, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Background/Purpose: IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a systemic, fibroinflammatory condition affecting almost all organs. It is a rare entity that is continuously being studied worldwide. It…
Abstract Number: 0232 • ACR Convergence 2024
Subjective and Objective Measures of Disease Activity in Difficult-to-Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients at Baseline and Follow-up After an Advanced Therapy: An Ultrasound Study
Seyyid Bilal Acikgoz¹, Ricardo Sabido-Sauri², Ozun Bayindir Tsechelidis³, Ummugulsum Gazel², Sylvia Sangwa⁴, Elliot Hepworth² and Sibel Aydin⁵, ¹University of Ottawa, Rheumatology, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ²University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ³Ottawa University, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁴The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada, ⁵University of Ottawa - Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: In the era of several advanced therapies and an increasing number of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who have been failed by multiple therapies,…
Abstract Number: 0588 • ACR Convergence 2024
Sex-Related Differences in Baseline Patient and Disease Characteristics: Post Hoc Analyses of Three Phase 3, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-Controlled Studies in Patients with Active Psoriatic Arthritis
Laura Coates¹, Carlo Selmi², Philip Mease³, Alexis Ogdie⁴, Francois Nantel⁵, Frederic Lavie⁶, Mohamed Sharaf⁷, Oyediran Adelakun⁸, Emmanouil Rampakakis⁹, Laura Pina Vegas¹⁰ and Lihi Eder¹¹, ¹University of Oxford, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, Oxford, United Kingdom, ²Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Rozzano, Italy, ³Swedish Medical Center/Providence St. Joseph Health; University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, ⁴Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵Nantel MedSci Consult, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁶Janssen Cilag Global Medical Affairs, Immunology Global Medical Affairs, Issy les Moulineaux, France, ⁷Johnson & Johnson, Middle East FZ LLC, Dubai, UAE, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, ⁸Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Titusville, NJ, ⁹McGill University, Department of Pediatrics / Scientific Affairs, JSS Medical Research Inc., Montreal, QC, Canada, ¹⁰Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ¹¹University of Toronto, Women’s College Hospital and Department of Medicine, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Although PsA occurs in males and females at similar rates, clinical manifestations and outcomes differ between sexes. Findings from real-world evidence (RWE) studies have…
Abstract Number: 1031 • ACR Convergence 2023
Geographic Socioeconomic Influences on Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis in an Academic and Safety-Net Hospital System
Joseph Kim¹, Song Zhang² and Elizabeth Blair Solow¹, ¹UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ²UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality, particularly if RA is poorly controlled. The effects of socioeconomic deprivation have not been…
Abstract Number: 1100 • ACR Convergence 2023
A Comparison of Characteristics of Patients with Crystalline and Septic Arthritis Confirmed by Synovial Fluid Analysis: Towards the Development of a Diagnostic Rule
Maria Salgado Guerrero¹, Mariana Urquiaga¹, Nishah Panchani² and Angelo Gaffo³, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Tinsley Harrison Internal Medicine Residency Program, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Arlington, TX, ³Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL; Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Distinguishing crystalline from septic arthritis is a common challenge in patients admitted with acute joint inflammation. Arthrocentesis for synovial fluid analysis is considered the…
Abstract Number: 1552 • ACR Convergence 2023
Epidemiology and Outcome of Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis in France
Benjamin Terrier¹, Camille Taillé², Alice Brouquet³, Solenne Tauty³, Francoise Bugnard³, Loic Guillevin⁴, Xavier Puéchal⁵ and Vincent Cottin⁶, ¹Department of Internal Medicine, Hôpital Cochin, AP-HP, Paris, France, ²AP-HP, Bichat Hospital, Reference Center for Rare Pulmonary Diseases and University of Paris Cité, Inserm 1152, Paris, France, ³Steve Consultant, Lyon, France, ⁴University Paris Descartes, Paris, France, ⁵National Referral Center for Rare Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Paris, France, ⁶Coordinating Reference Center for Rare Pulmonary Diseases, Louis Pradel Hospital, University of Lyon, INRAE, Lyon, France
Background/Purpose: Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA, formerly Churg-Strauss) belongs to the group of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitides (AAV). There are no recent data on…
Abstract Number: 1933 • ACR Convergence 2023
Analysis of IgG4-Related Disease in a Diverse Long Island Population: Insights from the Rheumatology Clinic
Young Min Cho¹, Galina Marder², Koushik Sangaraju³, Lara El Khoury², Kourosh Shargani⁴ and Jevon Fragoso⁵, ¹Northwell, Glen Cove, NY, ²Northwell, Great Neck, NY, ³Staten Island University Hospital - Northwell Health, Staten Island, NY, ⁴Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, NY, ⁵Northwell, Queens, NY
Background/Purpose: IgG4-related disease (IgG4RD) is an immune-mediated disease characterized by dense lymphoid-lymphoplasmacytic infiltrates with high IgG4-positive plasma cells with heterogeneous clinical manifestations. The data on…
Abstract Number: 1975 • ACR Convergence 2023
Do You Believe in Exercise for Osteoarthritis? Exploring Differences in Participant Characteristics with Treatment Beliefs in Exercise for Knee Osteoarthritis
Sydney Liles¹, Jason Jakiela², Thomas Bye², Jennifer Copson² and Daniel White², ¹University of Delaware, Elkton, MD, ²University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Background/Purpose: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of disability and functional limitation in older adults. Treatments for knee OA focus on symptom management, with…
Abstract Number: 2223 • ACR Convergence 2023
Relationship Between Sleep Quality, Disease Activity, and Psychological Factors in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis: A Cross Sectional Study
Srujana Budumuru, Rohini Handa, Sundeep Kumar Upadhyaya, Sirinder Jit Gupta, Meera H Shah, Meera P Shah and Anushka Aggarwal, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, Delhi, India
Background/Purpose: Sleep problems are prevalent in 30-70% of patients with axial Spondyloarthritis (SpA), negatively impacting their quality of life. Poor sleep quality in these patients…
Abstract Number: 2272 • ACR Convergence 2023
Age and Race-Based Differences in Emergency Department Utilization for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in the United States
Rashmi Dhital¹, Ioannis Karageorgiou², Ashbina Pokharel³ and Kenneth Kalunian⁴, ¹UC San Diego, San Diego, CA, ²William Beaumont University Hospital, Troy, MI, ³William Beaumont University Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, ⁴University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Background/Purpose: Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) frequently visit the emergency department (ED) due to the complex disease course. Previous research highlights infection and pain…
Abstract Number: 0188 • ACR Convergence 2023
Association Between Area Deprivation Index and Organ Damage Accumulation in a Statewide Incident Lupus Cohort
Jonathan Katz¹, Bryn Sutherland², Ang Yu³, Jenna Cormier², Yiran Jiang², David Gazeley⁴, Felix Elwert³ and Christie M. Bartels⁵, ¹Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, ²Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ³Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, ⁴Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, WI, ⁵University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a heterogenous systemic autoinflammatory disease that disproportionately effects young women and minoritized populations. Disparities are multifactorial with genetic, hormonal,…
Abstract Number: 2459 • ACR Convergence 2023
Reporting of Race and Ethnicity in Lupus Publications in High-impact Rheumatology Journals
Idil Eroglu, Hailey Baker, Mario Felix and Lisa Suter, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
Background/Purpose: Reporting of race and ethnicity as social constructs is critical to highlight equity and diversity of study participants, with the knowledge that socio-economic factors…
Abstract Number: 0194 • ACR Convergence 2023
Reproductive Health Conversations with a Primarily Hispanic Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Population: Influences and Barriers
Zarmeen Zaheer¹, Martha Delgado², Jack Rodman³, Julia Simard⁴, Sandy Lee⁵ and Leanna Wise⁶, ¹Huntington Health, Tampa, FL, ²LAC+USC/Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ³University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Department of Epidemiology & Population Health, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, ⁵University of Southern California, Walnut, CA, ⁶LAC+USC/Keck Medicine of USC, Pasadena, CA
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease most commonly seen in women of childbearing age, with a greater burden in non-Caucasian populations. The…
Abstract Number: 2559 • ACR Convergence 2023
Clinical Manifestations and Immunomodulatory Treatment in Patients with Relapsing Polychondritis
Roger Yang¹, Rennie Rhee², Kaitlin Quinn³, Naomi Amudala², Peter Grayson⁴, Peter Merkel², Marcela Ferrada⁵ and Shubhasree Banerjee², ¹University of Pennsylvania, Montréal, QC, Canada, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, ⁴National Institutes of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Chevy Chase, MD, ⁵NIH, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a rare systemic inflammatory disease without standard treatment guidelines. This study aims to investigate the clinical characteristics, current treatment approaches,…
Abstract Number: 0228 • ACR Convergence 2023
A Comprehensive Retrospective Analysis of Polymyalgia Rheumatica in Long COVID Patients at an Academic Medical Center in the Midwest
Hanan Ibrahim¹ and Alireza Meysami², ¹Henry Ford Health System (HFHS), Detroit, MI, ²Henry Ford Health, Detroit, MI
Background/Purpose: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) is an inflammatory disorder that predominantly affects older adults. Incidence peaks at 70-80 years old [1] and is more common in…

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