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
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: 51 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
High Incidence of Non-Vertebral Osteoporotic Fracture and Hip Fracture in Brazilian Low-Income Community-Dwelling Elderly: A Population-Based Prospective Cohort Analysis from the São Paulo Ageing & Health (SPAH) Study
Background/Purpose: There is considerable variability in the incidence of hip fracture among countries, even among different geographical areas within the same country. In Brazil, population…Abstract Number: 52 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Visceral Fat Measured By Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry Is Associated with Increased Risk of Non-Spine Fractures in Nonobese Elderly Women: a Population-Based Prospective Cohort Analysis from the São Paulo Ageing & Health (SPAH) Study
Background/Purpose The protective role of obesity on bone health has currently been questioned, since it has been demonstrated that visceral fat have a deleterious effect…Abstract Number: 3011 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ambulatory Gait Analysis in Clinical Practice: Single or Dual Task Conditions?
Background/Purpose Interest in ambulatory gait analysis is increasing thanks to validated gait analysis apparatus dedicated to clinical practice. Such methodology has to be reproducible, sensitive,…Abstract Number: 2434 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Gait Instability in the Elderly: A New Dedicated out-Patients Consultation
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
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
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
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
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
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
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: 2854 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Restricting Back Pain and Subsequent Mobility Disability In Community-Living Older Persons
Background/Purpose: Although back pain is common and costly, few longitudinal studies have evaluated the association between back pain, severe enough to restrict activity (hereafter referred…Abstract Number: 2464 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Late-Onset Ankylosing Spondylitis Has Distinctive Presenting Symptoms and a Higher Inflammatory Burden
Background/Purpose: Most ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients experience their first symptoms prior to age 45. However, symptoms of AS can develop after the age 45 and…Abstract Number: 2282 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Performance Of The 2010 ACR/EULAR Classification Criteria For Rheumatoid Arthritis In a Group Of Elderly Onset Patients
Background/Purpose: To evaluate the diagnostic ability of the 2010 ACR/EULAR classification criteria for Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in a consecutive series of elderly onset (> 50y)…Abstract Number: 2162 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Physical, Psychological, and Social Impacts Of Restricting Back Pain: The Older Person’s Perspective
Background/Purpose: Although back pain is the most common type of pain reported by older adults, we have a limited understanding of its impact on the…