Abstracts tagged "Epidemiologic methods"

Abstract Number: 2015 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Fine Particulate Air Pollution and Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease in Two Canadian Provinces
Sasha Bernatsky¹, Audrey Smargiassi², Cheryl Barnabe³, Lawrence W. Svenson⁴, Allan Brand⁵, Marie Hudson⁶, Steven M. Edworthy⁷, Ann E. Clarke³, Paul R. Fortin⁸, Patrick Belisle⁹ and Lawrence Joseph¹⁰, ¹Divisions of Rheumatology and Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Département de santé environnementale et santé au travail, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada, ³Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁴Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁵Institut national de santé publique du Québec, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁶Rheumatology, Lady David Institute for Medical Research and Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁷The University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁸Rheumatology, Laval University, Division of Rheumatology, Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec and Department of Medicine, Quebec City, QC, Canada, ⁹Clinical Epidemiology, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ¹⁰McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: To estimate the degree to which fine particulate (PM2.5) air pollution is associated with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs). Methods: We used population-based administrative…
Abstract Number: 59 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Assessing Dietary Habits in a Large Cohort of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Psoriatic Arthritis Patients: Results of the Spanish Imid Consortium
Maria López Lasanta¹, Jesús Tornero², Juan D. Cañete³, Antonio Fernandez Nebro⁴, Francisco Blanco⁵, Jesus Rodriguez⁶, Isidoro González-Alvaro⁷, Jordi Gratacós⁸, Joan Maymo⁹, Rubén Queiro¹⁰, Mercedes Alperi-López¹¹, Carlos Montilla-Morales¹², Benjamin Fernandez Gutierrez¹³, Juan Carlos Torre-Alonso¹⁴, Alejandro Olive¹⁵, Jose Javier Perez Venegas¹⁶, Hector Corominas¹⁷, Alba Erra¹⁸, Santiago Muñoz¹⁹, Carlos M. Gonzalez²⁰, Daniel Roig²¹, Gabriela Avila¹, Arnald Alonso¹, Toni Julia¹, Raül Tortosa¹, Andrés Garcia Montero²² and Sara Marsal¹, ¹Rheumatology Research Group, Vall d'Hebron Hospital Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Spain, ³Arthritis Unit. Rheumatology Department, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology, Hospital Regional Carlos Haya, Biomedical Research Institute of Malaga (IBIMA), Malaga, Spain, ⁵Complejo Hospitalario Juan Canalejo, A Coruña, Spain, ⁶Rheumatology, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ⁷Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa. IIS La Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ⁸Hospital Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Spain, ⁹Rheumatology, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁰Rheumatology Department. Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain, ¹¹Rheumatology Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain, ¹²H. de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain, ¹³Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁴Rheumatology Department, H. Monte Naranco, Oviedo, Spain, ¹⁵Rheumatology Service, Germans Trias Pujol Hospital, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁶Rheumatology Department, Hospital del SAS Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz, Spain, ¹⁷Rheumatology, Hospital de Sant Joan Despí Moisès Broggi, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁸Rheumatology Department, Hospital Sant Rafael, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁹Rheumatology Department, Hospital Infanta Sofia, Madrid, Spain, ²⁰Rheumatology Department, Gregorio Marañon Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ²¹Rheumatology Service, Hospital Moisès Broggi,, Barcelona, Spain, ²²Banco Nacional de ADN, Salamanca, Spain
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) are complex diseases of unknown etiology and its pathogenesis results from the combination of genetic susceptibility and…
Abstract Number: 1235 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predictors Of Fracture In Patients With Osteopenia: Data From An Observational Cohort
Kathryn Mitchell¹, Peter Diggle¹ and Marwan Bukhari^1,2, ¹Faculty of Health and Medicine, Lancaster, United Kingdom, ²Department of Rheumatology, Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Lancaster, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: The risk factors for osteoporotic fragility fractures are well documented in the literature and although they are associated with a diagnosis of established osteoporosis…
Abstract Number: 262 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Is There a Role For Non-Mendelian Inheritance In Severe Osteoarthritis Of The Knee
Allen D. Sawitzke¹, Richard Pimentel², Jathine Wong², Helena Martinez³, Marta Herrero³, Josep Verges⁴ and Daniel O. Clegg⁵, ¹Rheumatology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ²University of Utah, Salt Lake, UT, ³Pharmascience Division, Bioiberica S.A., Barcelona, Spain, ⁴Pharmacological Research Unit, Scientific Medical Department, Bioibérica, S.A., Barcelona, Spain, ⁵Rheumatology, George Wahlen VA Medical Center/University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Background/Purpose: Although the etiopathogenesis of osteoarthritis of the knee remains largely unknown, it is clear that genetic risks are contributory. Traditional family, twin, case control…
Abstract Number: 137 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Population-Based Survey and Physician Assessment Of The Characteristics and Prevalence Of Fibromyalgia
Edgar H. Adams¹, Shoshana Daniel², Arthi B. Chandran³, Heather McElroy⁴, Caroline Schaefer¹, Rachael Mann⁵, Gergana Zlateva³, Joseph C. Cappelleri⁶, Elizabeth T. Masters⁷, Annlouise R. Assaf⁶, Michael McNett⁸, Stuart L. Silverman⁹, Roland Staud¹⁰ and Philip Mease¹¹, ¹Covance Market Access Services Inc., Gaithersburg, MD, ²Covance Market Access Services Inc., Conshohocken, PA, ³Pfizer Inc., New York, NY, ⁴Covance Market Access Services, Sydney, Australia, ⁵Covance Market Access Services Inc., San Diego, CA, ⁶Pfizer Inc., Groton, CT, ⁷Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, ⁸Aurora Pain Program, Milwaukee, WI, ⁹Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, UCLA Center of Excellence, Los Angeles, CA, ¹⁰Dept Med/Rheum/Clin Immun Div, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, ¹¹Director, Rheumatology Research, Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: No large-scale, national study estimating fibromyalgia (FM) prevalence in the United States (US) has been conducted involving physician evaluation. The study objective was to…
Abstract Number: 1220 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rheumatoid Arthritis Characteristics and Fracture Risk: A Population-Based Study
Shreyasee Amin¹, Sherine E. Gabriel², Sara J. Achenbach³, Elizabeth J. Atkinson³, Terry M. Therneau³ and L. Joseph Melton III³, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Health Sciences Research & Div of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Women and men with rheumatoid arthritis [RA] are at increased risk for a fragility fracture [fx]. To help better target those in need of…
Abstract Number: 243 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Association Between Metabolic Syndrome and Hand Osteoarthritis – Data From The Framingham Study
Ida K. Haugen¹, Vasan Ramachandran^2,3, Devyani Misra⁴, Tuhina Neogi⁴, Jingbo Niu⁴, Yuqing Zhang⁵ and David T. Felson⁵, ¹Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ²Section of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ³Cardiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁴Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁵Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Metabolic factors may have a negative effect on cartilage, and may be especially relevant in the pathogenesis of hand OA. Our aim was to…
Abstract Number: 2829 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Statin Adherence and Risk Of Mortality In Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Population-Based Study
Mary De Vera^1,2, Michal Abrahamowicz³ and Diane Lacaille⁴, ¹Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ²Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ³Division of Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴Rheumatology, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, University of British Columbia, Richmond, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Poor adherence with statin therapy is associated with increased mortality in the general population, but no corresponding data are available among patients with rheumatoid…
Abstract Number: 1209 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Starting Time Of Inflammatory Attacks In Patients With Familial Mediterranean Fever
Feyza Berktas¹, Nilufer Alpay Kanitez¹, Bahtiyar Toz¹, Oguz Kaan Bakkaloglu¹, Burak Erer² and Ahmet Gul¹, ¹Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Division, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Division, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
Background/Purpose: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF), the most common form of the hereditary autoinflammatory diseases, is characterized by recurrent self-limiting attacks of fever and/or serositis accompanied…
Abstract Number: 96 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Epidemiology and Health Services Use For Osteoarthritis By First Nations People In Alberta, Canada
Cheryl Barnabe¹, Allyson Jones², Ed Enns³, Don Voaklander⁴, Christine Peschken⁵, Joanne Homik⁴, John Esdaile⁶, Sasha Bernatsky⁷, Brenda Hemmelgarn⁸ and Deborah Marshall⁹, ¹Medicine, Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ²Department of Physical Therapy, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ³Alberta Bone and Joint Health Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁴University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁵Medicine & Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁶Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁷Clinical Epidemiology, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Ctre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁸Division of Nephrology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁹University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: Self-reported survey data and a single provincial administrative data source have previously indicated that the First Nations (FN) population in Canada has a 1.5…
Abstract Number: 2759 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Can RA Registries Provide Contextual Safety Data For Modern RCTs?
Kaleb Michaud¹, Johan Askling², Hisashi Yamanaka³, Deborah Symmons⁴, Marie Holmqvist², Thomas Frisell⁵, George Reed⁶, Dimitrios A. Pappas⁷, Eiichi Tanaka⁸, Eisuke Inoue⁹, Suzanne M.M. Verstappen⁴, Christopher Garwood⁴, Laura Horne¹⁰, Kathy Lampl¹¹, Niklas Berglind¹², Stefan Franzen¹², Fredrik Nyberg¹³, Trung Tran¹⁴, Meilien Ho¹⁵ and Jeffrey D. Greenberg¹⁶, ¹Rheumatology, National Data Bank for Rheumatic Diseases & University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ³Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴Arthritis Research UK Epidemiology Unit, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁵Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Dept of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁶Orthopedics, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, ⁷Columbia University, New York, NY, ⁸Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ⁹Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ¹⁰AstraZeneca, Wilmington, DE, ¹¹AstraZeneca R&D Wilmington, Wilmington, DE, ¹²AstraZeneca R&D Mölndal, Mölndal, Sweden, ¹³AstraZeneca R&D, Mölndal, Sweden, ¹⁴MedImmune LLC, Gaithersburg, MD, ¹⁵AstraZeneca R&D Alderley Park, Macclesfield, United Kingdom, ¹⁶New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: For ethical reasons, modern phase-III RCTs in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have limited placebo exposure time, resulting in uncertainties when interpreting low frequency adverse events…
Abstract Number: 1052 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Glucocorticosteroids and Mortality Risk In Rheumatoid Arthritis – Results Of a Population Based Study
Diane Lacaille¹, J. Antonio Avina-Zubieta^2,3, Eric C. Sayre², Michal Abrahamowicz⁴ and John Esdaile^1,5, ¹Rheumatology, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, University of British Columbia, Richmond, BC, Canada, ²Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ³Rheumatology, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ⁴Division of Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁵Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Glucocorticosteroids (GC) are frequently used in the management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Due to their metabolic and immunosuppressive effects, they could increase the risk…
Abstract Number: 2682 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Incidence Trends and Predictors Of Orthopedic Surgery In Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis – Results From a Well Defined Population
Korosh Hekmat¹, Lennart Jacobsson², Jan-Åke Nilsson³, Minna Willim⁴, Martin Englund⁵, Ingemar F. Petersson⁶ and Carl Turesson², ¹Department of Clinical Sciences, Section of Rheumatology, Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden, ²Section of Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden, ³Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden, ⁴Department of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden, ⁵Department of Orthopedics, Clinical Sciences Lund,, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, ⁶Musculoskeletal Scienes, Department of Orthopedics, Clinical Sciences, Lund, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Orthopedic surgery is used effectively in many patients with severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The aim of modern pharmacologic treatment is to prevent joint destruction…
Abstract Number: 1067 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Incidence and Prevalence Of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A 2010 Nation-Wide Population-Based Study Using French National Administrative Databases
Laurent Arnaud¹, Jean-Paul Fagot², Michel Païta², Alexis Mathian³, Anne Fagot-Campagna² and Zahir Amoura⁴, ¹Internal Medicine, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, AP-HP, UPMC Univ Paris 06 & French National Reference Center For Systemic Lupus and Antiphospholipid Syndrome, Paris, France, ²Caisse Nationale d’Assurance Maladie des Travailleurs Salariés, Paris, France, ³Internal Medicine Dpt 2, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, APHP, Paris, France, ⁴Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, AP-HP, UPMC Univ Paris 06 & French National Reference Center For Systemic Lupus and Antiphospholipid Syndrome, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: To date, only a small number of studies have examined the epidemiology of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) on a nation-wide basis. These studies were…
Abstract Number: 2661 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Physical Activity, Adiposity, and The Risk Of Gout In Women: The Nurses Health Study
Hyon Choi^1,2,3, Lindsay C Burns^4,5, Yuqing Zhang⁶, Sharan Rai¹ and Gary Curhan⁷, ¹Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ²Section of Rheumatology and the Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ³Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁴Research, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ⁵Department of Dermatology and Skin Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁶Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁷German Research Center for Environmental Health, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: There is a remarkable, increasing disease burden of gout and its associated cardiovascular (CV)-metabolic comorbidities in the US. While the benefits of physical exercise…

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