Abstracts tagged "Epidemiology"

Abstract Number: 0977 • ACR Convergence 2024
Vaccine Effectiveness and Safety of Recombinant Zoster Vaccine (RZV) in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Patient Populations Aged 50 Years and Older
Emily Rayens¹, Lina Sy¹, Lei Qian¹, Jun Wu¹, Bradley Ackerson¹, Yi Luo¹, Yanjun Cheng¹, Antony Lin¹, Zendi Solano¹, Justine De Jesus¹, Britta Amundsen¹, Ana Florea¹, Jen Ku¹, Elizabeth Chmielewski-Yee², Driss Oraichi², Harry Seifert², Huifeng Yun² and Hung-Fu Tseng¹, ¹Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Pasadena, CA, ²GSK, Rockville, MD
Background/Purpose: Individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at higher risk of herpes zoster (HZ) compared to the general population. This interim analysis evaluated the vaccine…
Abstract Number: 1007 • ACR Convergence 2024
Demographic, Social, and Disease Factors Associated with Interstitial Lung Disease and Disease-Related Death in Dermatomyositis
Connor Buechler, Lindsey Wanberg, Nawang Singhe, Cody Rasner, Joseph McGrath, Ziou Jiang, Karen Baker-James and David Pearson, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Background/Purpose: Dermatomyositis (DM) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality due to disease-related progressive interstitial lung disease (ILD) and malignancy. However, little is known about…
Abstract Number: 1201 • ACR Convergence 2024
Association of COVID-19 Vaccinations with Osteoarthritis Flares: A Case-Crossover Study
Minerva Nong¹, Colby Lewis V², Genna Braverman³, Vivian Bykerk³, Nathaniel Hupert², Medha Barbhaiya³ and Lisa Mandl³, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, Tampa, FL, ²Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ³Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: People with osteoarthritis (OA) commonly experience periods of increased pain and stiffness (“flares”), which can be distressing and disabling. Despite the prevalence of OA…
Abstract Number: 1508 • ACR Convergence 2024
Clinical Characteristics and Prognosis of Late-onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in 305 Japanese Patients
Yuko Shirota¹, Misa Oguma², Ryo Kuwata³, Yumi Tajima⁴, Yumiko Oka⁵, Miki Takeshita², Takao Kodera² and Tomonori Ishii², ¹Tohoku University Hospital / Department of Hematology and Rheumatology, Sendai, Japan, ²Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University / Department of Hematology and Rheumatology, Sendai, Japan, ³National Center for Global Health and Medicine / Division of Rheumatic Diseases, Shinjyuku, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University / Department of Hematology and Rheumatology, Sendai, Miyazaki, Japan, ⁵Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University / Department of Hematology and Rheumatology, Sendai
Background/Purpose: In recent years, the number of older patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in Japan has been increasing, with particular attention to those developing…
Abstract Number: 1881 • ACR Convergence 2024
Cross-State Comparative Assessment of Burden of Rheumatoid Arthritis in the United States and It’s Trend from 1990-2021: A Benchmarking Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2022
Rafael Sanchez-Dopazo,¹, Eva Kalra², Shadi Abuhashem³, abobakr Saleh⁴, Khalid Faris⁵, Rutvik Raval⁶, Shamitha Hejmadi⁶, Lovekumar Vala⁷, Riya Dhadhal⁸ and Hardik Desai⁹, ¹Larkin Community Hospital Palm Springs Campus, Hialeah, FL, ²Trident Medical Cente, Charleston, SC, ³Alquds University, Jerusalem, West Bank, Palestine, 9458123, Gaza, Palestinian Territories, ⁴kasr alainy Medical School - Cairo University,Egypt/ 11956, Cairo, Egypt, ⁵Studied in Al-Quds university, Palestine, Gaza, Palestinian Territories, ⁶B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad, India, ⁷Department of Internal Medicine, Shantabaa Medical College and General Hospital, Amreli, Gujarat, India, 365601, Amreli, Gujarat, India, ⁸SMIMER Hospital & Medical College, Surat, Gujarat, India, ⁹Gujarat Adani Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhuj, India
Background/Purpose: The burden of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) in the United States is considerable, both in terms of its prevalence and the economic costs it incurs.…
Abstract Number: 1906 • ACR Convergence 2024
Bayesian Algorithm to Identify Osteoarthritis in Administrative Health Data Without Requiring Chart Review
S. Reza Jafarzadeh¹, Sarah Tilley¹, Anup Arvind¹ and David Felson², ¹Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ²Boston University, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most prevalent arthritis and a significant contributor to Years Lived with Disability. Administrative health data are widely used to study…
Abstract Number: 2322 • ACR Convergence 2024
Predictors of Work Impairment and Absence Amongst People with Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) – Evidence from the British Society for Rheumatology PsA Register (BSR-PsA)
Lili Xu¹, Gareth Jones¹, Ovidiu Rotariu¹, Philip S. Helliwell², Stefan Siebert³, Rosemary Hollick¹ and Gary Macfarlane¹, ¹University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, ²Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK, Leeds, United Kingdom, ³School of Infection and Immunity, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: People with PsA often report that their condition affects their ability to work. Poor work outcomes, such as work impairment, absence or leaving work,…
Abstract Number: 2556 • ACR Convergence 2024
A Multi-center Study of Associations Between Neighborhood-Level Child Opportunity, Initial Disease Severity and Acute Care Utilization Among Children with SLE
Joyce Chang¹, Jessica Liu¹, Emily Smitherman², Pooja Patel³, Gabrielle Alonzi¹, Gabrielle Morgan⁴, Livie Timmerman⁵, Laura Berbert⁶, Edie Weller¹, Karen Costenbader⁷ and Mary Beth Son⁸, ¹Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ⁴Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁵University of Alabama at Birmingham, Gardendale, AL, ⁶Boston Children's Hospital, Belmont, MA, ⁷Brigham and Women's Hospital/ Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁸Boston Children's Hospital, Brookline, MA
Background/Purpose: Child opportunity is defined as the neighborhood resources and conditions that promote healthy childhood development. We determined whether low neighborhood-level opportunity associates with more…
Abstract Number: 0147 • ACR Convergence 2024
Clinical Characteristics and Biomarkers Associated with Detectable High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Ilana Usiskin¹, Mary Jeffway¹, Feng Liu¹, Nancy Shadick¹, Michael Weinblatt², Brittany Weber³ and Katherine Liao¹, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital/ Harvard Medical School, Waban, MA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, DEDHAM, MA
Background/Purpose: General population-based cardiovascular (CV) risk estimators are known to underestimate CV risk in RA. High-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT), typically measured during a work-up…
Abstract Number: 0282 • ACR Convergence 2024
Electronic Health Record-Based Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease Registry: A Feasibility Study
Nils Bürgisser¹, Denis Mongin², Samia Mehouachi², Delphine Sophie Courvoisier³ and Kim Lauper⁴, ¹Division of Rheumatology and internal medicine, Geneva University Hospital, Switzerland, Geneva, Switzerland, ²Division of Rheumatology, Geneva University Hospital, Switzerland, Geneva, Switzerland, ³Division of Rheumatology, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland, ⁴Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Despite its prevalence, calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease (CPPD) remains insufficiently studied. Leveraging electronic health record (EHR) data, a rich source of patient information, could…
Abstract Number: 0540 • ACR Convergence 2024
Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Use and Incident Hypertension Among Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis
Jose Meade Aguilar¹, Jean Liew², Rachael Stovall³, Sofia Ramiro⁴ and Lianne S Gensler⁵, ¹Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, ²Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ³University of Washington, Seattle, ⁴Leiden University Medical Center, Bunde, Netherlands, ⁵Department of Medicine/Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) have a heightened risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are first line treatment for axSpA,…
Abstract Number: 0978 • ACR Convergence 2024
Associations of Fire Smoke and Other Pollutants with Incident Rheumatoid Arthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease
Vanessa Kronzer¹, Yangyuna Yang², Punyasha Roul³, James Crooks⁴, Cynthia Crowson¹, John Davis¹, Jeffrey Sparks⁵, Jeffrey Pierce⁶, Katelyn O'Dell⁷, Sauer brian⁸, grant Cannon⁹, Joshua Baker¹⁰, Ted Mikuls² and Bryant England², ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³UNMC, Omaha, NE, ⁴National Jewish Health, Denver, ⁵Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA, Boston, MA, ⁶Colorado State University, Fort Collins, ⁷George Washington University, Washington DC, ⁸Salt Lake City VA/University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁹University of Utah and Salt Lake City VA, Salt Lake City, UT, ¹⁰Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Background/Purpose: Wildfires have burned increasing acreage in the United States (US) since the 1980s, releasing record and alarming levels of particulate matter smaller than 2.5…
Abstract Number: 1008 • ACR Convergence 2024
Immune Responses to Infection and Autoimmune Diseases in the UK Biobank
Choa Yun¹, May A. Beydoun², Lenore Launer² and Minkyo Song³, ¹National Institute on Aging, Rockville, MD, ²National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD, ³National Institutes on Aging, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Infections have been implicated as potential triggers for autoimmune responses, but studies primarily focused on the history of infection linked with autoimmune diseases. Large-scale…
Abstract Number: 1208 • ACR Convergence 2024
Statin Use and Risk of Total Joint Replacement of Knee and Hip in Osteoarthritis Patients: Study Based on the French National Health Insurance Cohort
christian roux¹, stephanie ferrero², Julie Bulsai² and eric fontas², ¹rheumatology department, university Cote d'Azur, nice, France, ²university cote d'azur, CHU de Nice, nice, France
Background/Purpose: Potential beneficial effect of statin use on osteoarthritis progression is discussed. some studies have suggested that statins may have a protective effect on structural…
Abstract Number: 1515 • ACR Convergence 2024
Incidence and Predictors of Neuropsychiatric Lupus—a Contemporary Cohort Study Across the United States
Yomaira Silva¹, Baijun Zhou¹, Grace Haeun Lee¹, Kila Panchot¹, Hyon K. Choi² and April Jorge³, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Lexington, MA, ³Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Patients with SLE can experience a variety of neuropsychiatric manifestations across 19 recognized syndromes (1999 ACR Nomenclature). Studies of neuropsychiatric SLE (NPSLE) have been…

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