Abstracts tagged "Elderly"

Abstract Number: 2434 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Gait Instability in the Elderly: A New Dedicated out-Patients Consultation
Vincent Goeb¹, Bernard Auvinet² and Claude Touzard³, ¹Rhumatology Department, University Hospital, AMIENS, France, ²Rheumatology Unit, Polyclinic, LAVAL, France, ³Gerontology Unit, Hospital of Laval, LAVAL, France
Background/Purpose Gait instability which represents a common but non-specific complaint, mainly in the elderly, is of major interest in PubMed (6038 references). Gait Instability can…
Abstract Number: 2050 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Knee Arthritis Is Positively Associated with Physical Impairment: Conclusion Based on Physical Examinations from a Cross-Sectional Study of 17708 Chinese Residents
Qiang Liu¹, Xu Tang Sr.², Xu Wu³, Zhengming Cao² and Jianhao Lin², ¹Arthritis Clinical and Reserch Center, Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China, ²Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China, ³Peking University People's Hospital Arthritis Clinic & Research Center, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
Background/Purpose The prevalence of knee arthritis is high in both urban and rural China. Although the association between knee arthritis and limitation of daily activity…
Abstract Number: 2047 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
No Association of Serum Uric Acid with Hip Fracture Risk in Older Men and Women from the Framingham Original Cohort
Shivani Sahni¹, Kelsey Mangano², Katherine Tucker³, Caroline Fox⁴, Douglas P. Kiel⁵, Xiaochun Zhang⁶ and Marian T. Hannan¹, ¹Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Dept. of Medicine Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Musculoskeletal Research, Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Dept. of Medicine Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ³Clinical Laboratory & Nutritional Sciences, Center for Population Health & Health Disparities, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA, ⁴Institute of Genetics and Biophysics, NHLBI's Framingham Heart Study and Center for Population Studies, Framingham, MA, ⁵Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Dept. of Medicine Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁶Musculoskeletal Research, Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Roslindale, MA
Background/Purpose: Serum uric acid (UA) has been linked with fractures in older men. Three different studies in older men showed conflicting results. The objective…
Abstract Number: 1220 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Higher Inflammatory Response in Elderly Patients during Gout Attack
Ji Ae Yang¹, Jae Hyun Lee¹, Eun Young Lee², Eun Bong Lee¹, Yeong Wook Song³ and Jin Kyun Park¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea, ²Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
Higher inflammatory response in elderly patients during gout attack Background/Purpose Clinical experiences suggest that gout attacks in elderly patients are accompanied by stronger systemic inflammatory…
Abstract Number: 1109 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact of Age on Symptom Severity and Disease Management at Fibromyalgia Diagnosis
Emmanouil Rampakakis¹, Mary-Ann Fitzcharles², Peter A. Ste-Marie³, John S. Sampalis¹ and Yoram Shir³, ¹JSS Medical Research, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Rheumatology and Pain Management Unit, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³Alan Edwards Pain Management Unit, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Population studies indicate that older persons experience more pain generally. Fibromyalgia (FM) affects persons of all ages, with previous studies on the impact of…
Abstract Number: 1064 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Unique Profile of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Rheumatoid Arthritis High-Risk Populations with Insufficient Risk Control
Ulf Müller-Ladner¹, Stefan Kleinert², Klaus Krüger³, Bianca Wittig⁴ and Rolf Hecker⁴, ¹Rheumatologie und klinische Immunologie, Kerckhoff-Klinik GmbH, Abt. Rheumatologie und klinische Immunologie, Bad Nauheim, Germany, ²Rheumatologie, Praxisgemeinschaft Rheumatologie-Nephrologie, Rheumatologische Schwerpunktpraxis, Erlangen, Germany, ³Praxiszentrum St. Bonifatius, München, Germany, ⁴Abbvie Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, Wiesbaden, Germany
Background/Purpose More than 50% of premature deaths in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are due to cardiovascular disease (CVD). Both the cumulative burden of inflammation…
Abstract Number: 560 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
High Sensitivity of the ASAS Classification Criteria in Patients with HLA-B27 Positive Undifferentiated Spondyloarthritis with Onset of Disease after Age 45
Ignazio Olivieri¹, Michele Gilio², Salvatore D'Angelo¹, Angela Padula¹, Pietro Leccese¹, Silvana Di Bello¹, Norullah Akkoc³, Nicola Ferrara⁴ and Carlo Palazzi¹, ¹Rheumatology Department of Lucania, San Carlo Hospital of Potenza and Madonna delle Grazie Hospital of Matera, Potenza, Italy, ²San Carlo Hospital, Rheumatology Department of Lucania, San Carlo Hospital of Potenza and Madonna delle Grazie Hospital of Matera, Potenza, Italy, ³Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey, ⁴Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
Background/Purpose: The spondyloarthritis (SpA) complex also includes forms that do not meet criteria for the definite forms and are called undifferentiated SpA (uSpA). Recently the…
Abstract Number: 481 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy and Safety of Etanercept in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients over 75 Years Old
Satoru Kodama, Satoshi Ito, Akira Murasawa, Kiyoshi Nakazono and Daisuke Kobayashi, Niigata Rheumatic Center, Shibata, Japan
Background/Purpose Early introductions of biologics in early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients are well documented, but there are few reports of biologics use in established elderly…
Abstract Number: 231 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Factors Predicting Fracture in the over-75s: An Observational Case-Control Study
Christopher Varley¹, James Fowler², Alexander Oldroyd¹ and Marwan Bukhari³, ¹Lancaster Medical School, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom, ²Faculty of Health and Medicine, Lancaster Univeristy, Lancaster, United Kingdom, ³Rheumatology, Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Lancaster, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose In the over 75s the diagnosis of osteoporosis may be assumed following a fracture, making the need for a dual energy absorptiometry scan (DEXA)…
Abstract Number: 230 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Risk Factors That Predict Poor Bone Health in Those Aged over 75 Years – a Cross Sectional Study
James Fowler^1,2, Christopher Varley³, Alexander Oldroyd³ and Marwan Bukhari³, ¹Faculty of Health and Medicine, Lancaster Univeristy, Lancaster, United Kingdom, ²University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, Lancaster, United Kingdom, ³Lancaster Medical School, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose .No studies have been conducted into the over 75 population specifically to assess the risk factors that predict BMD loss. The Framingham Osteoporosis Study…
Abstract Number: 73 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Frequency and Risk Factors for Recurrent Falls in Community-Dwelling Elderly: A Population-Based Prospective Cohort Study in Brazil. the São Paulo Ageing & Health (SPAH) Study
Ketty LLL Machado¹, Diogo S. Domiciano², Luana G. Machado³, Camille P. Figueiredo³, Jaqueline B. Lopes³, Valéria Caparbo³, Liliam Takayama³, Ricardo M. Oliveira⁴ and Rosa Maria Pereira³, ¹Faculdade de Medicina, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ²Rheumatology, Faculdade de Medicina, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ³Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁴RDO Diagnosticos Medicos, São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Falls are among the leading external causes of mortality in the elderly. This issue acquires substantial importance in low-income countries where the population’s aging…
Abstract Number: 1932 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Shared Decision Making In Early Knee Osteoarthritis: Perspectives Of Older Adults With Overweight and Obesity and Health Care Providers
Alicia Zbehlik^1,2, Mary Meinke³ and Stephen Bartels⁴, ¹Rheumatology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, ²The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, The Dartmouth Centers for Health and Aging, The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Lebanon, NH, ³The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Lebanon, NH, ⁴The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, The Dartmouth Centers for Health and Aging, Lebanon, NH
Background/Purpose: Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is the most common form of mobility disability in the United States yet those at highest risk—older adults with overweight and…
Abstract Number: 1476 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effectiveness Of Etanercept In Elderly Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Single Center Retrospective Study
Arthur N. Lau¹, Alpesh Shah², Melissa Deamude³, Cynthia Mech⁴, Robert Bensen⁵ and William G. Bensen⁶, ¹Rheumatology and Clinical Epidemiology, Division of Rheumatology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ²Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Western Ontario, MSc in Clinical Epidemiology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ³Dr. William G. Bensen, Rheumatology Health Team, St. Joseph's Hospital Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁴Dr. William G. Bensen, Rheumatology Health Team, Dr. Bensen's Rheumatology Clinic, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁵Rheumatology Health Team, Dr. Bensen's Rheumatology Clinic, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁶Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Clinical Professor, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Biological drugs have dramatically improved the prognosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), especially in those with early disease. These patientsare often in younger age with fewer…
Abstract Number: 1435 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effectiveness Of TNF-á Inhibitor Therapy Does Not Differ Between Elderly and Younger Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results From The Corrona Registry
Aviva C. Hopkins¹, Melisa Martinez-Marti¹, George W. Reed², Ping He³, Jeffrey D. Greenberg⁴, Carlos J. Lozada⁵, Ozlem Pala⁶, Joel M. Kremer⁷ and Dimitrios A. Pappas⁸, ¹Division of Rheumatology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, ²CORRONA, Inc., Southborough, MA, ³UMASS Medical School, Worcester, MA, ⁴New York Hospital for Joint Disease, New York, NY, ⁵Dept of Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, ⁶Department of Medicine/Division of Rheumatology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, ⁷Albany Medical College and The Center for Rheumatology, Albany, NY, ⁸Columbia University, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Biologics have revolutionized the therapy and prognosis of patients (pts) with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). Studies evaluating whether the effectiveness of TNF-α inhibitor (TNFi) therapy…
Abstract Number: 897 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Characterization Of Low Back Symptoms In a Community-Based Sample Of Older Adults: The Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project
Adam P. Goode¹, Kelli D. Allen², Timothy S. Carey³ and Joanne M. Jordan⁴, ¹Community and Family Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC, ²Health Services Research, Duke and Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC, ³UNC School of Medicine, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁴Thurston Arthritis Research Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: The majority of research in low back pain has focused on the middle-aged segment of the population. As such, there is a gap in…

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