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Abstracts tagged "Epidemiologic methods"

  • Abstract Number: 032 • Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium 2020

    The Impact of Psychiatric Diagnosis and Treatment on Medication Adherence in Youth with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    Joyce Chang1, Alaina Davis 2, Marisa Klein-Gitelman 3, Zuleyha Cidav 4, David Mandell 5 and Andrea Knight 6, 1Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, 2Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, Tennessee, 3Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, 4University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 5Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 6SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Youth with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) experience significant health care burden and high rates of psychiatric disorders. Optimizing medication adherence is critical for preventing…
  • Abstract Number: 058 • Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium 2020

    Kawasaki Disease in Ontario Children from 1995-2017: A Population-based Descriptive Analysis

    Cal Robinson 1, Rahul Chanchlani 1, Megan Schlorff 1, Francis Lao 1, Tapas Mondal 1, Catherine Demers 1, Elizabeth Darling 1, Sandeep Brar 2, Rulan Parekh 3, Hsien Seow 1, Eric Benchimol 4 and Michelle Batthish1, 1McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, 2University of California, San Fransisco, 3University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 4University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Kawasaki disease (KD) is a childhood vasculitis with rising global incidence and the most common cause of childhood acquired heart disease in the developed…
  • Abstract Number: 103 • Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium 2020

    Unexpectedly High Incidence of Kawasaki Disease in a Well-Characterized Population in Atlantic Canada

    Abdulrahman Alkanhal1, Joseph , Saunders 2, Fajer Altammar 3, Adam Huber 4, Andrew Lynk 2, Alison MacLeod 5, Oliva Ortiz-Alvarez 6, Meighan Adams 2, Suzanne Ramsey 7, Elizabeth Stringer 7, Andrew Warren 2 and Bianca Lang 8, 1University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 2Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada, 3Mcmaster University, Hamilton, Canada, 4IWK Health Centre & Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, 5Annapolis Valley Health, Kentville, Canada, 6St Martha's Regional Hospital, Antigonish, Canada, 7IWK Health Centre, Halifax, Canada, 8Dalhousie University - Halifax, Halifax, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Kawasaki Disease (KD), a systemic vasculitis of unknown etiology, is now the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children in North America. Its…
  • Abstract Number: 1278 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019

    Inpatient Epidemiology of Dermatomyositis and Polymyositis in the United States

    Patompong Ungprasert1, Wisit Cheungpasitporn 2, Charat Thongprayoon 3, Karn Wijarnpreecha 4 and Paul Kroner 5, 1Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, Bangkok, Thailand, 2University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, 3Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN, 4Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL, 5Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville

    Background/Purpose: Dermatomyositis (DM) and polymyositis (PM), collectively known as idiopathic inflammatory myositis (IIM), are autoimmune disorders characterized by inflammation of skeletal muscle, especially in the…
  • Abstract Number: 1682 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019

    Inpatient Epidemiology of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis in the United States

    Patompong Ungprasert1, Matthew Koster 2, Wisit Cheungpasitporn 3, Karn Wijarnpreecha 4, Charat Thongprayoon 2 and Paul Kroner 5, 1Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, Bangkok, Thailand, 2Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN, 3University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, 4Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL, 5Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville

    Background/Purpose: Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA, formerly known and Wegener’s granulomatosis) is a major subtype of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis characterized by granulomatous inflammation of…
  • Abstract Number: 1685 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019

    Inpatient Burden, Expenditures and Comorbidities of Polyarteritis Nodosa: National Inpatient Sample 2014

    Patompong Ungprasert1, Matthew Koster 2, Wisit Cheungpasitporn 3, Karn Wijarnpreecha 4, Charat Thongprayoon 2 and Paul Kroner 5, 1Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, Bangkok, Thailand, 2Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN, 3University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, 4Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL, 5Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville

    Background/Purpose: Due to the rarity of polyarteritis nodosa (PAN), no study has ever investigated inpatient characteristics, healthcare utilization and frequency of comorbidities of patients with…
  • Abstract Number: 1890 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019

    Methotrexate Adverse Events in a Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial:Results from the Cardiovascular Inflammation Reduction Trial (CIRT)

    Daniel Solomon1, Robert Glynn 2, Elizabeth Karlson 3, Fengxin Lu 3, Cassandra Corrigan 3, Joshua Colls 3, Chang Xu 3, Jean MacFadyen 3, Medha Barbhaiya 4, Nancy Berliner 3, Paul Dellaripa 3, Brendan Everett 3, Sara Hammond 3, Meredith Murray 3, Deepak Rao 3, Susan Ritter 5, Anna Rutherford 5, Jeffrey Sparks 3, Jacklyn Stratton 5, Dong Suh 3, Sara K. Tedeschi 6, Kathleen Vanni 3, Nina Paynter 5 and Paul Ridker 5, 1Brigham and Women´s Hospital, Div. of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Boston, MA, 2Harvard Medical School - Boston, MA, Boston, MA, 3Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 4Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, 5Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, 6Brigham and Women's Hospital, Div. of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Boston, MA

    Background/Purpose: Prior observational studies have estimated the risk of adverse events with low dose methotrexate (MTX). However, prior randomized controlled trials (RCT) were too small…
  • Abstract Number: 2313 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019

    Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Have a Higher Risk of Bipolar Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Patompong Ungprasert1, Nipith Charoenngam 2 and Ben Ponvilawan 2, 1Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, Bangkok, Thailand, 2Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

    Background/Purpose: Patients with chronic autoimmune diseases may have a higher risk of psychiatric illness as a result of chronic neuro-inflammation and immune dysregulation. The current…
  • Abstract Number: 2715 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019

    Incidence of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis in the United Kingdom: Estimates from a National Primary Care Dataset

    Ruth Costello1, Janet McDonagh 2, Will Dixon 1, Kimme Hyrich 2 and Jenny Humphreys 1, 1Versus Arthritis Centre for Epidemiology, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Division of Musculoskeletal and Dermatological Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, Manchester, United Kingdom, 2Versus Arthritis Centre for Epidemiology, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Division of Musculoskeletal and Dermatological Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom / NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom, Manchester, United Kingdom

    Background/Purpose: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common childhood onset inflammatory arthritis.  The last estimates of incidence of this disease in the United Kingdom…
  • Abstract Number: 2824 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019

    Antibiotic Use and the Development of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and Risk of RA Flares: Case-Control and Self-Controlled Case Series Studies in Two National Electronic Patient Databases (SIDIAP and CPRD)

    Navraj Nagra1, Danielle Robinson 2, Antonella Delmestri 1, Stephanie Dakin 1, Sarah Snelling 1, Andrew Carr 1 and Daniel Prieto-Alhambra 1, 1University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, 2Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

    Background/Purpose: The microbiome and specific bacterial triggers have been hypothesised to be involved in the pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and RA flares. Antibiotic usage…
  • Abstract Number: 2826 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019

    Risk of Serious Infections in Tofacitinib versus Other Biologic Drug Initiators in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Multi-database Cohort Study

    Ajinkya Pawar 1, Rishi Desai 1, Nileesa Gautam 1 and Seoyoung C. Kim2, 1Brigham and Women's hospital, Boston, 2Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston

    Background/Purpose: It is well-known that biologic or targeted synthetic DMARDs increase the risk of serious infections (SIs), but few studies have directly compared the risk…
  • Abstract Number: 2822 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019

    Depression and Subsequent Risk for Incident Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis Among Women

    Jeffrey Sparks1, Susan Malspeis 1, Jill Hahn 2, Andrea Roberts 2, Laura Kubzansky 2 and Karen Costenbader 1, 1Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 2Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA

    Background/Purpose: Depression is associated with elevated systemic inflammation and risk of several chronic diseases including lupus, psoriasis, and inflammatory bowel disease. However, the association between…
  • Abstract Number: 179 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019

    The Burden of Comorbidity in Patients with RA, PSA or SPA in a General Practice Registry

    Sofia Pazmino 1, Veerle Stouten 1, Patrick Verschueren 2, Pavlos Mamouris 1, Rene Westhovens 3, Kurt De Vlam 2, Delphine Bertrand 1, Kristien Van der Elst 2, Bert Vaes 1 and Diederik De Cock1, 1KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, 2University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, 3University Hospitals, Leuven, Belgium

    Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PSA) and spondyloarthritis (SPA) are the most common inflammatory rheumatic diseases, associated with a high burden of comorbidities and…
  • Abstract Number: 181 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019

    Prevalence of Renal Impairment in a US Rheumatoid Arthritis Population

    Jon Giles1, Lee Simon 2, Janet Pope 3, Jim Paik 4, Michael Grabner 5, Amanda Quebe 6, Carol Gaich 6, Claudia Salinas 6 and Jeffrey Curtis 7, 1Division of Rheumatology, Columbia University, New York, NY, 2SDG LLC, Cambridge, 3Western University, London, ON, Canada, 4Eli Lilly & Company, Indianapolis, IN, 5HealthCore, Inc., Wilmington, DE, 6Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, 7University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

    Background/Purpose: Clinical management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) must consider patient renal function, particularly for medications that rely on renal clearance and require dose adjustment or…
  • Abstract Number: 183 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019

    Exploring Heterogeneity in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Patient Profiling Through Principal Component and Cluster Analysis of the BRASS Registry

    Jeffrey Curtis1, Michael Weinblatt 2, Kenneth Saag 1, Vivian Bykerk 3, Christina Charles-Schoeman 4, Stefano Fiore 5, Gregory St John 6, Toshio Kimura 7, Shen Zheng 5, Clifton Bingham 8, Grace Wright 9, Martin Bergman 10, Kamala Nola 11, Daniel Furst 4 and Nancy Shadick 2, 1University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 2Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 3Hospital for Special Surgery, New York City, NY, 4University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 5Sanofi Genzyme, Bridgewater, NJ, 6Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, NY, 7Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc, Tarrytown, NY, 8Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 9Private Practice, New York City, NY, 10Drexel University College of Medicine, Stockholm, Sweden, 11Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, Nashville, TN

    Background/Purpose: Data-driven principal component (PC) and cluster analysis has the potential to identify previously unknown patient subgroups within a rheumatoid arthritis (RA) registry to establish…
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