Abstracts tagged "Epidemiologic methods"

Abstract Number: 2149 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Assessing the Prevalence of Localized Scleroderma in Childhood Using Dministrative Claims Data from the United States
Timothy Beukelman¹, Fenglong Xie² and Ivan Foeldvari³, ¹Pediatric Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³Hamburg Center for Pediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology, Hamburg, Germany
Background/Purpose: Juvenile Localised Scleroderma (jlSc) is believed a rare autoimmune disease, which occurs 10 times more often then systemic sclerosis in childhood and is believed…
Abstract Number: 2952 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Major NSAID Toxicity: Derivation and Internal Validation of a Simple Clinical Risk Score
Daniel Solomon¹, Ming Shao², Katherine E Wolski³, Steven E Nissen⁴, M. Elaine Husni⁵ and Nina Paynter⁶, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, ³Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ⁴Cardiovascular Medicine, Chair, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ⁵Orthopedic and Rheumatologic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ⁶Medicine, Harvard University, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: NSAIDs and Coxibs represent one of the most commonly prescribed drugs by rheumatologists and are used regularly by >10 million Americans. While most patients…
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: 119 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Occupational Exposure to Asbestos and Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Anna Ilar¹, Per Gustavsson¹, Pernilla Wiebert¹, Camilla Bengtsson¹, Lars Klareskog² and Lars Alfredsson¹, ¹The Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Rheumatology unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Due to the known association between silica dust and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), we wanted to study the association between RA and another silicate mineral;…
Abstract Number: 913 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
High Erythrocyte Levels of the n-6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Linoleic Acid Are Associated with Lower Risk of Subsequent Rheumatoid Arthritis in a Southern European Nested Case-Control Study
Paola de Pablo¹, Dora Romaguera^2,3, Helena Fisk⁴, Philip Calder⁴, Anne-Marie Quirke⁵, Alison Cartwright⁵, Salvatore Panico⁶, Amalia Mattiello⁶, Diana Gavrila⁷, Carmen Navarro⁷, Carlotta Sacerdote⁸, Paolo Vineis^2,9, Rosario Tumino¹⁰, William Ollier¹¹, Dominique Michaud^2,12, Elio Riboli², Patrick Venables⁵ and Benjamin Fisher¹³, ¹University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ²Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom, ³CIBER-OBN (Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición), University Hospital Son Espases, Palma, Spain, ⁴University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom, ⁵Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ⁶Federico II University of Naples, Naples, Italy, ⁷Murcia Regional Health Council, Murcia, Spain, ⁸Città della Salute e della Scienza University-Hospital, Turin, Italy, ⁹Human Genetics Foundation, Turin, Italy, ¹⁰"Civic - M.P.Arezzo" Hospital, Ragusa, Italy, ¹¹Division of Population Health, Health Services Research and Primary Care, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom, ¹²Tufts University Medical School, Boston, MA, ¹³Rheumatology Research Group, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Long-chain n-3 (also known as omega-3) polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), especially eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA; 20:5n-3) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA; 22:6n-3), have long-been considered to…
Abstract Number: 2524 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Weight Change before and after Diagnosis in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Ankylosing Spondylitis
Alexis Ogdie¹, Michael D. George², Joel Gelfand³, Maureen Dubreuil⁴, Thorvardur Love⁵ and Joshua Baker⁶, ¹Medicine/Rheumatology and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³University of Pennsylvania Health System , Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Clinical Epidemiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁵Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland, ⁶Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been associated with weight loss around the time of diagnosis; little is known about weight change around diagnosis in…

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