Abstracts tagged "Epidemiologic methods"

Abstract Number: 944 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Gout: A Potential Risk Factor for Uveitis in the Older Adults?
Jasvinder A. Singh and John Cleveland, Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Elevated intraocular levels of these pro-inflammatory cytokines and systemic levels of C-reactive protein are seen in uveitis, which leads to 30,000 new cases of…
Abstract Number: 2163 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence and Incidence of Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies in Korea:a Nationwide Population-Based Study over 10 Years
Yoon-Kyoung Sung¹, Hyoungyoung Kim², Jisun Myung³, Eunwoo Nam³, Sun-Young Jung⁴, Eun Jin Jang⁵, Dae-Hyun Yoo⁶ and Soo-Kyung Cho², ¹Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South), ²Rheumatology, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South), ³Biostatistical Consulting and Research Lab, Medical Research Collaborating Center, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South), ⁴College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South), ⁵Information Statistics, Andong National University, Andong-si, Korea, Republic of (South), ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South)
Prevalence and Incidence of idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies in Korea: a Nationwide Population-based Study over 10 yearsYoon-Kyoung Sung1, Hyoungyoung Kim1, Jisun Myung2, Eunwoo Nam2, Sun-young Jung3,…
Abstract Number: 2956 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Changing Trends and Prescribing Patterns in Opioid-Treated Primary Care Patients with Non-Cancer Pain over a 10-Year Period
Meghna Jani, Belay Birlie Yimer, Therese Sheppard, Mark Lunt and William G Dixon, Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: The opioid epidemic in the U.S. has led to similar concerns about prescribed opioids in the U.K. In new users, the rate of escalation…
Abstract Number: 1114 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Proteomic Aptamer Analysis Reveals a Distinct Profile of Very Early Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) Patients at Risk for Progression Toward Definite SSc
Chiara Bellocchi¹, Shervin Assassi², Jun Ying³, Chandra Mohan⁴, Alessandro Santaniello¹ and Lorenzo Beretta¹, ¹Scleroderma Unit, Referral Center for Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico di Milano, Milan, Italy, ²University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, ³Department of Internal Medicine - Rheumatology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, ⁴Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: To determine via SOMAscan aptamer proteomic analysis (>1200 proteins analyzed) the factors associated with disease transition from very early systemic sclerosis (EaSSc) to definite…
Abstract Number: 2168 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Seasonal Variation in Incidence of Polymyalgia Rheumatica: A Population-Based
Shafay Raheel¹, Cynthia S. Crowson² and Eric L. Matteson³, ¹St. Joseph's Hospital, Chicago, IL, ²Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN, ³Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: To determine whether there is a seasonal peak onset of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). We examined the seasonal variability of PMR in a geographically-defined population.Methods:…
Abstract Number: 2982 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Normal Mortality of the Cobra Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Trial Cohort after 23 Years Follow up
Pomme Poppelaars¹, Lilian van Tuyl² and Maarten Boers^1,3, ¹Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center | VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center | VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Biostatistics | VU University Medical Center, Netherlands, Amsterdam, Netherlands
ACR abstractBackground/Purpose: Mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is higher than in the general population. In most studies this becomes apparent only after more…
Abstract Number: 1124 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Epidemiological Characteristics of Inpatient Admissions for Acute Inflammatory Gout Arthropathy and Factors Affecting Length of Stay: A National Level Study
Vagishwari Murugesan and Jennifer Tran, Internal Medicine, Medstar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
Background/Purpose:Gout is a common cause of inflammatory arthritis due to accumulation of monosodium urate crystals in joints, bones and soft tissues. The aim of the…
Abstract Number: 2220 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Gout, Flares and Allopurinol Use: A Population Based Study
Charlotte Proudman¹, Susan Lester^2,3, David Gonzalez-Chica⁴, Tiffany Gill³, Nicola Dalbeth⁵ and Catherine Hill^6,7, ¹Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia, ²Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, Australia, ³Discipline of Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia, ⁴Discipline of General Practice, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia, ⁵Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences., University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, ⁶The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, Australia, ⁷Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
Background/Purpose: Gout flares may often be self-managed, but there is a paucity of population-based data. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence…
Abstract Number: 1130 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Chronic Risk Factors for Recurrent Gout Flares Among Established Gout Patients: A Prospective Cohort Analysis
Yuqing Zhang¹, Jie Wei², Chio Yokose², Sharan K. Rai^3,4 and Hyon K. Choi², ¹Department of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Background/Purpose: Understanding the risk factors for recurrent flares among established gout patients is directly relevant to clinical care; however, relevant data are scarce. A previous…
Abstract Number: 2232 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence of Gout in the Surviving U.S. Solid Organ Transplant Population
Mark D. Brigham¹, Thilan Tudor¹, Gavin Miyasato¹, Jeffrey D. Kent², Brian LaMoreaux³ and Brian F. Mandell⁴, ¹Trinity Partners, Waltham, MA, ²Medical Affairs, Horizon Pharma USA, Inc, Lake Forest, IL, ³Horizon Pharma USA, Inc, Lake Forest, IL, ⁴Rheumatology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: Although incidence and survival are frequent topics within the solid organ transplant (SOT) literature, there are no recent publications on the total size of…
Abstract Number: 1131 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Prevalence and Incidence of Gout, Its Associated Comorbidities and Treatment Pattern: An Epidemiological Study from Germany
Uta Kiltz¹, Fernando Perez-Ruiz², Till Uhlig³, Tim L. Jansen⁴, Ravichandra Karra Gurunath⁵, Niklas Schmedt⁶, Wolfgang Galetzka⁶, Gudula Petersen⁵, Tonio Schoenfelder⁷ and Anne-Kathrin Tausche⁸, ¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, and Ruhr-University, Bochum, Herne, Germany, ²BioCruces Health Research Institute, Barakaldo, Spain, ³University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway, ⁴Rheumatology, VieCuri Medical Centre, Venlo, Netherlands, ⁵Grünenthal GmbH, Aachen, Germany, ⁶InGef – Institute for Applied Health Research, Berlin, Germany, ⁷Institute for Applied Health Services Research, Berlin, Germany, ⁸Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus an der Technischen Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
Background/Purpose: The most common type of inflammatory arthritis in Germany is gout, however the last epidemiological study was done a decade ago (Annemanns, 2007). This…
Abstract Number: 2261 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Long-Term Outcome of Pulmonary Sarcoidosis: A Population-Based Cohort Study from 1976-2013
Patompong Ungprasert^1,2, Cynthia S. Crowson³, Eva M. Carmona Porquera⁴ and Eric L. Matteson⁵, ¹Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Department of Research and Development, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, ²Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN, ³Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN, ⁴Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN
Long-term Outcome of Pulmonary Sarcoidosis: A Population-Based Cohort Study from 1976-2013 Background/Purpose: A hallmark of sarcoidosis is lung disease, which has variable expression. This study…
Abstract Number: 1135 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Genome-Wide Meta-Analysis Identified Two Novel Variants Associated with Hallux Valgus
Liubov Arbeeva¹, Braxton Mitchell², Rebecca D. Jackson³, Michelle S. Yau⁴, Kathleen Ryan⁵, Yvonne M. Golightly⁶, Marian T. Hannan⁷, Amanda Nelson⁸, Joanne M. Jordan⁹ and Marc C. Hochberg², ¹TARC, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ²School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, ³Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ⁴Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁵University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, ⁶Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁷Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife & Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁸UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁹Thurston Arthritis Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: Hallux valgus (HV) is a common foot disorder that is highly heritable. A genome-wide association study (GWAS) conducted in 4,409 Caucasians from the Framingham…
Abstract Number: 2262 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Increased Risk of Sarcoidosis Among Patients with Celiac Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Patompong Ungprasert¹, Karn Wijarnpreecha², Panadeekarn Panjawatanan³, Ploypin Lertjitbanjong² and Juan Corral⁴, ¹Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Department of Research and Development, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, ²Internal medicine, Bassett medical center, cooperstown, NY, ³Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand, ⁴Internal medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL
Increased Risk of Sarcoidosis among Patients with Celiac Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis AbstractBackground/Purpose: Several epidemiologic studies have suggested that patients with celiac disease may…
Abstract Number: 1137 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prediction Models for Poor Function Outcomes over 10 Years in Persons at High Risk for Knee Osteoarthritis
Leena Sharma¹, Orit Almagor¹, Alison H. Chang¹, C. Kent Kwoh², Michael C. Nevitt³, Marc C. Hochberg⁴, Rebecca D. Jackson⁵, Charles B. Eaton⁶, Jane A. Cauley⁷, Julie Szymaszek⁸ and Joan S. Chmiel¹, ¹Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, ³UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ⁴University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁵Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ⁶Family Medicine, Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, Pawtucket, RI, ⁷University of Pittsburgh, PIttsburgh, PA, ⁸Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Among persons at high risk for knee osteoarthritis (OA), identifying those who will have function decline is important; instituting prevention strategies in all…

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