Abstracts tagged "Epidemiology"

Abstract Number: 1031 • ACR Convergence 2024
Access to Advanced Therapies in Axial Spondyloarthritis in Latin America, Data from the PANLAR-ESPALDA Registry
Rodrigo Garcia Salinas¹, Fernando Andres Sommerfleck², Diego Vila³, Daniel Palleiro⁴, Daniel Fernández-Ávila⁵, Julio César Casasola Vargas⁶, Maria Amada Barcia⁷, Dora Liliana Candia Zuniga⁸, Nicolas Martin Marin Zucaro⁹, María Lorena Brance¹⁰ and Wilson Bautista-Molano¹¹, ¹Hospital Italiano La Plata, La Plata, Argentina, ²Sanatorio Julio Mendez, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ³Hospital Virgen del Carmen, Campana, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁴Instituto Nacional de Reumatologia, Montevideo, Uruguay, ⁵5Hospital San Ignacio, Colombia, BOGOTA, Colombia, ⁶Hospital General de México, “Dr.Eduardo Liceaga”, MEXICO CITY, Mexico, ⁷7Hospital General Portoviejo del Instituto Ecuatoriano de Seguridad Social (IESS), Guayaquil, Ecuador, ⁸8Hospital Regional Primero de Octubre ISSTE, Fuerzas Armadas, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁹Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Capital Federal, Argentina, ¹⁰School of Medicine, Rosario National University, Argentina, Rosario, Argentina, ¹¹University Hospital Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá, Bogotá, Colombia
Background/Purpose: Access to advanced treatments in LATAM poses challenges due to various socioeconomic factors. The PANLAR-ESPALDA registry was established with the objective of gathering data…
Abstract Number: 1333 • ACR Convergence 2024
Deciphering Variation in Real-World Early RA Outcomes: A Longitudinal Analysis of the Canadian Early Arthritis Cohort (CATCH) Study
Orit Schieir¹, Marie-France Valois², Gilles Boire³, Louis Bessette⁴, Carter Thorne⁵, Susan Bartlett², Glen Hazlewood⁶, Carol Hitchon⁷, Diane Tin⁵, Hugues Allard-Chamard⁸, Bindee Kuriya⁹, Janet Pope¹⁰ and Vivian Bykerk¹¹, and on behalf of CATCH Investigators, ¹McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Centre for Outcomes Research & Eval, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³Retired, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ⁴University of Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada, ⁵Newmarket Rheumatology Consultants, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ⁶University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁷University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁸University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ⁹University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, ¹⁰University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ¹¹Hospital For Special Surgery, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Despite advances in early RA diagnosis and therapies, treatment outcomes can still vary considerably. Our objective was to compare short and long-term disease control…
Abstract Number: 1715 • ACR Convergence 2024
Mortality Trends for Systemic Connective Tissue Diseases Across the United States from 1999 to 2020: A CDC-Wonder Database Analysis
Naima Khan¹, Yumna Furqan², Madiha Salman¹, Eman Ali¹, Wajeeh ur Rehman³, Ibtesam Allahi⁴, Farah Yasmin⁵ and Muhammad Sohaib Asghar⁶, ¹Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan, ²Texas A&M School of Medicine, Dallas, TX, ³University Health Services Hospital, Johnson, NY, ⁴Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan, ⁵Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06511, U.S.A., New Haven, CT, ⁶AdventHealth, Sebring, FL
Background/Purpose: The mortality burden of systemic connective tissue diseases (CTDs) is expected to rise in the U.S population because of multimorbidity and ageing. The primary…
Abstract Number: 1891 • ACR Convergence 2024
Association of Physical Activity Levels on Chronic Opioid Use in Radiographic Axial Spondylitis Patients
Rutvin Kyada¹, Jean Liew², Maureen Dubreuil³, Matthew Brown⁴, Mariko Ishimori⁵, John Reveille⁶, Michael Ward⁷, Michael Weisman⁸ and Lianne S Gensler⁹, ¹Boston University, Boston, MA, ²Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ³Section of Rheumatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁴King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁵Cedars-Sinai Health System, Los Angeles, CA, ⁶UTHealth Houston Division of Rheumatology, Houston, ⁷NIH, Bethesda, MD, ⁸Stanford University, Los Angeles, CA, ⁹Department of Medicine/Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Pain remains a common symptom of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) despite availability of effective therapies. Physical activity may benefit pain and is guideline recommended but…
Abstract Number: 2031 • ACR Convergence 2024
A Contemporary Assessment of the Burden of Malignancy in IgG4-Related Disease
Grace McMahon¹, Isha Jha¹, Guy Katz¹, Cory Perugino¹, Ana Fernandes¹, John Stone² and Zachary Wallace³, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital , Harvard Medical School, Concord, MA, ³Massachusetts General Hospital, Newton, MA
Background/Purpose: IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a fibro-inflammatory disorder that can affect nearly any organ. Because of the often tumefactive nature of IgG4-RD and its typical…
Abstract Number: 2421 • ACR Convergence 2024
Trends in Glucocorticoid Use in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in a Population-Based Inception Cohort from 1976 to 2018: The Lupus Midwest Network
Mariana Gonzalez-Trevino¹, Jaime Flores Gouyonnet¹, Qiping Xu², Cassondra Hulshizer³, Jose Meade-Aguilar⁴, Erika Navarro-Mendoza¹, Mario Bautista-Vargas⁵, Gabriel Figueroa-Parra⁶, Alain Sanchez-Rodriguez⁷, Maria Cuellar-Gutierrez¹, Andrew C. Hanson⁸, Cynthia Crowson¹ and Ali Duarte-Garcia¹, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic Health System - Mankato, Mankato, MN, ³Mayo Clinic, Utica, MN, ⁴Boston University/Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, ⁵Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA., Rochester, MN, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital "Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez", Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁷Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN, ⁸Mayo Clinic, Rochester
Background/Purpose: We examined the patterns of glucocorticoid (GC) use and the temporal trends of GC initiation, discontinuation, and reduction over four decades in a population-based…
Abstract Number: 2666 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Risk for Development of Myositis Is Not Increased After COVID-19 Vaccination Among U.S. Veterans
Caleb Hernandez¹, Naomi Schlesinger², Jorge Rojas³, Jessica A Walsh⁴, Tawnie Braaten², Gary Kunkel⁵, Makoto Jones², Sauer brian⁶, Julio Facelli¹, grant Cannon⁷ and Dorota Lebiedz-Odrobina⁸, ¹University of Utah, Salt Lake City, ²University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ³Seattle VA, Mexico, Mexico, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Salt Lake City Veterans Affairs Health and University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁵University of Utah and George E Wahlen VAMC, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁶Salt Lake City VA/University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁷University of Utah and Salt Lake City VA, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁸University of Utah, Cottonwood Heights, UT
Background/Purpose: Several case reports and case series of idiopathic inflammatory myositis (IIM) following COVID-19 vaccination have been reported. This study evaluated the association of prior…
Abstract Number: 0157 • ACR Convergence 2024
Knowledge and Attitudes About Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) Impact Real-world Practice in an International Group of Rheumatologists
Joanna Zeiger¹, Patti Katz², Mary-Ann Fitzcharles³, Stuart Kassan⁴, Teresa Simon⁵ and Kaleb Michaud⁶, ¹Canna Research Foundation, Boulder, CO, ²UCSF, San Rafael, CA, ³McGill University, Montreal-West, Canada, ⁴National Jewish Health, Denver, CO, ⁵Physicians Research Center Consultant to ForWard, Toms River, NJ, ⁶University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Rheumatologists care for difficult to manage chronic diseases, necessitating adjustments to new treatments and evolving patient views. When making treatment decisions, rheumatologists incorporate clinical…
Abstract Number: 0397 • ACR Convergence 2024
Trends in New Use of Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Among Commercially Insured Children in the United States from 2001-2022
Priyanka Yalamanchili¹, Lydia Lee², Greta Bushnell³, Melissa Mannion⁴, Chintan Dave⁵ and Daniel B. Horton⁶, ¹Center for Pharmacoepidemiology and Treatment Science, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research, Morris Plains, NJ, ²Center for Health Outcomes, Policy & Economics, Rutgers Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy and Rutgers School of Public Health, Piscataway, NJ, ³Center for Pharmacoepidemiology and Treatment Science, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research; Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Rutgers School of Public Health, New Brunswick, NJ, ⁴University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁵Center for Pharmacoepidemiology and Treatment Science, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research; Center for Health Outcomes, Policy & Economics, Rutgers Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy and Rutgers School of Public Health, New Brunswick, NJ, ⁶Center for Pharmacoepidemiology and Treatment Science, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research; Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Rutgers School of Public Health; Department of Pediatrics, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ
Background/Purpose: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common pediatric rheumatic disorder. An increasing array of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) have become available to treat…
Abstract Number: 0677 • ACR Convergence 2024
Patterns of Raynaud’s Phenomenon Management in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis: A Real-World Data from Community-Based Practices in the United States
Gulsen Ozen¹, Sofia Pedro², Kaleb Michaud³ and Robyn Domsic⁴, ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Bellevue, NE, ²Forward, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Wichita, KS, ³University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁴Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Raynaud’s phenomenon (RP) and the complex vasculopathy of systemic sclerosis (SSc) can lead to chronic digital ischemia, ulcerations, and necrosis with significant pain and…
Abstract Number: 0989 • ACR Convergence 2024
Malignancy Risk Between JAK Inhibitors and Anti-TNF Therapy Across Disease Indications: A Bayesian Network Meta-analysis
Mark Gibson¹, Benjamin Zuckerman², Maryam Adas¹, Mark Russell³, Katie Bechman¹ and James Galloway⁴, ¹King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ²King's College London, London, England, United Kingdom, ³King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁴Centre for Rheumatic Diseases, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: To estimate the relative risk of malignancy between Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKi), tumour necrosis factor-α inhibitors (TNFi) and placebo in individuals with immune-mediated inflammatory…
Abstract Number: 1081 • ACR Convergence 2024
Evaluation of Methods for Ascertainment and Categorization of Race and Ethnicity for Clinical Research: An Umbrella Review
Teresa Semalulu¹, Melanie Anderson², Shahad Al-Matar¹, SADEEM ALFRAIH¹, Azza Eissa³, Emma Neary⁴, Fadi Kharouf⁵, Abimbola Saka³, Zayd Schafer⁶, Zahi Touma¹ and Sindhu Johnson⁷, ¹University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²The Institute for Education Research, Library and Information Services, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³University of Toronto, Toronto, ⁴McGill University, Montreal, QC, ⁵University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶American University of Antigua, Saint John's, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western and Mount Sinai Hospitals; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Race and ethnicity are increasingly evaluated in rheumatology research due to their influence on health outcomes, yet there remains heterogeneity in their interpretation and…
Abstract Number: 1336 • ACR Convergence 2024
Risk of Malignancy Under the Treatments with Janus Kinase Inhibitors in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Analysis Using Japanese Health Insurance Database
Ryoko Sakai¹, Eiichi Tanaka², Eisuke Inoue³ and Masayoshi Harigai⁴, ¹Meiji Pharmaceutical University, Tokyo, Japan, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ³Showa University, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKIs) have shown positive therapeutic impacts on treatments for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), whereas, there are concerns about the risk of malignancy…
Abstract Number: 1720 • ACR Convergence 2024
Herpes Zoster Risk Following Initiation of Immunosuppressive Therapy Among Adults with Rheumatic Disease
Justin Gatwood¹, Yong Zhu², Andrea Steffens², Stephanie Gallagher², Mary DuCharme² and Nikita Stempniewicz¹, ¹GSK, Philadelphia, PA, ²Optum Life Sciences, Eden Prairie, MN
Background/Purpose: Previous studies have demonstrated that the risk of herpes zoster (HZ) among adults with rheumatic disease, such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PsA),…
Abstract Number: 1892 • ACR Convergence 2024
Early Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor Initiation and Chronic Opioid Use in Individuals with Axial Spondyloarthritis
Eva Petrow¹, Jose Meade Aguilar², Christine Peloquin³, S. Reza Jafarzadeh³, Tuhina Neogi³, Maureen Dubreuil⁴ and Jean Liew³, ¹Boston University/Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, ²Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, ³Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁴Section of Rheumatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) bear a substantial burden of chronic opioid use despite the availability of effective treatments like tumor necrosis factor inhibitors…

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