Abstracts tagged "Epidemiology"

Abstract Number: 1767 • ACR Convergence 2022
Epidemiology of Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (EGPA) and Hypereosinophilic Syndrome (HES) in Germany: A Claims Database Study
Bernhard Hellmich¹, Konstantin Neukirch², Marco Lukas², Martin Wernitz², Dominik Beier³ and Dennis Häckl⁴, ¹Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology and Immunology, Medius Kliniken, University of Tübingen, Kirchheim Teck, Germany, ²GlaxoSmithKline GmbH & Co. KG, Munich, Germany, ³InGef - Institute for Applied Health Research Berlin GmbH, Berlin, Germany, ⁴WIG2 GmbH, Leipzig, Germany
Background/Purpose: EGPA and HES are rare multisystemic diseases associated with eosinophilia. Robust data on the epidemiology and treatment of HES and EGPA are scarce. The…
Abstract Number: 1923 • ACR Convergence 2022
Co-fluctuations of Knee Pain Between Knees in the Same Person: Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI)
Martin Englund¹, Tuhina Neogi² and Aleksandra Turkiewicz¹, ¹Lund University, Lund, Sweden, ²Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Pain in knee osteoarthritis (OA) is often known to fluctuate. However, there is limed knowledge of the pain fluctuations in between knees within the…
Abstract Number: 0095 • ACR Convergence 2022
Association of Urban vs. Rural Residence with New DMARD Initiation in US Veterans with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis
Luke Desilet¹, Harlan Sayles¹, Punyasha Roul², Jennifer Barton³, Gail Kerr⁴, Kaleb Michaud¹, Ted Mikuls⁵ and Bryant England¹, ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²UNMC, Omaha, NE, ³VA Portland Health Care System/OHSU, Portland, OR, ⁴Washington DC VAMC/Georgetown and Howard Universities, Washington, DC, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: While a treat-to-target strategy is endorsed by the ACR RA Treatment Guidelines, many patient, social, and healthcare system factors make implementation of this approach…
Abstract Number: 0538 • ACR Convergence 2022
Contemporary Incidence of Lupus Nephritis Among Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in the United States
April Jorge¹, Baijun Zhou¹, Jacquelyn Nestor¹, yuqing zhang² and Hyon Choi³, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Quincy, MA, ³MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, Lexington, MA
Background/Purpose: Lupus nephritis is a leading cause of morbidity in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We sought to determine the incidence of lupus nephritis…
Abstract Number: 0720 • ACR Convergence 2022
Risk-Benefit Assessment of Primary Prophylaxis for Pneumocystis Pneumonia in Patents with Rheumatic Diseases Exposed to Rituximab: A Multicenter Cohort Study
Jun Won Park¹, Jeffrey Curtis², Min Jung Kim³, You-Jung Ha⁴, Yun Jong Lee⁴ and Eun Bong Lee¹, ¹Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ²Division of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³Seoul Metropolitan Government Boramae Medical center, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ⁴Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
Background/Purpose: Although previous studies suggested that primary prophylaxis for pneumocystis pneumonia (PJP) during rituximab treatment could be beneficial, it is uncertain whether this strategy should…
Abstract Number: 1086 • ACR Convergence 2022
Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients with ANCA Associated Vasculitis Treated with Plasma Exchange: An Analysis of the National Inpatient Sample Database
Vinit Gilvaz¹, Akil Sherif², Sonu Abraham³, Anu Saji² and Anthony Reginato⁴, ¹Brown University, East Providence, RI, ²Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA, ³Lahey Medical Center, Burlington, MA, ⁴Brown University, Providence, RI
Background/Purpose: Plasma exchange (PLEX) has been used in the management of patients with severe anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) for decades. The most recent…
Abstract Number: 1217 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Problem of Pain in Rheumatology: Clinical Profiles Associated with Concomitant Diagnoses with Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions
Titilola Falasinnu¹, Yashaar Chaichian² and Julia Simard³, ¹Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, ²Stanford University, Stanford, CA, ³Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
Background/Purpose: The chronification of pain is heterogeneous in rheumatology. Chronic overlapping pain conditions (COPCs) such as fibromyalgia, endometriosis, migraine, and back pain may co-occur with…
Abstract Number: 1580 • ACR Convergence 2022
Poor Serum Urate Control Is a Driver of Excess Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with Gout
Tate Johnson¹, Lindsay Helget², Harlan Sayles², Punyasha Roul³, James O'Dell², Ted Mikuls⁴ and Bryant England², ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Elkhorn, NE, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³UNMC, Omaha, NE, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Gout patients suffer from an increased burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD). It remains unclear whether this risk is related to an excess of CVD…
Abstract Number: 1768 • ACR Convergence 2022
Sex-Related Differences in Healthcare Utilization in Patients with Inflammatory Arthritis: A Population-based Study
Sanjana Tarannum¹, Jessica Widdifield¹, C. Fangyun Wang², Sindhu R. Johnson³, Paula Rochon¹ and Lihi Eder⁴, ¹University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Division 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, ⁴Women’s College Research Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Delayed diagnosis of inflammatory arthritis (IA), including rheumatoid arthritis (RA), ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA), is associated with joint damage and disability.…
Abstract Number: 1952 • ACR Convergence 2022
Burden of Disease in Refractory Rheumatoid Arthritis
Kristin Wipfler¹, Bobby Kwanghoon Han², Urbano Sbarigia³, Federico Zazzetti⁴, Anna Sheahan⁵, Iris Lin⁶, Patricia Katz⁷, Evo Alemao⁸ and Kaleb Michaud⁹, ¹FORWARD, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Omaha, NE, ²Division of Rheumatology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ³Johnson & Johnson, Beerse, Belgium, ⁴Janssen Medical Affairs Global Services, LLC, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁵Janssen Research and Development, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁶Janssen, Horsham, PA, ⁷UCSF, San Rafael, CA, ⁸Janssen, Princeton, NJ, ⁹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Despite major advances in RA treatment and the improved outcomes that have been associated with the expanding number of advanced therapies available, a substantial…
Abstract Number: 0136 • ACR Convergence 2022
Sarcoidosis Incidence After mTOR Inhibitor Treatment
Matthew Baker¹, Emese Vágó², Yuhan Liu¹, Rong Lu¹, Suzanne Tamang³, Erzsébet Horváth-Puhó² and Henrik Sørensen², ¹Stanford University, Stanford, CA, ²Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ³Stanford Center for Population Health Sciences, Redwood City, CA
Background/Purpose: Mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors are effective in animal models of granulomatous disease, but their benefit in patients with sarcoidosis is unknown. We…
Abstract Number: 0550 • ACR Convergence 2022
Improving the Accuracy of Automated Gout Flare Ascertainment Using Natural Language Processing of Medical Records and Linked Medicare Claims Data for Real-world Comparative Effectiveness Research
Kazuki Yoshida, Tianrun Cai, Lily G Bessette, Erin Kim, Su Been Lee, Luke E Zabotka, Alec Sun, Julianna M. Mastrorilli, Theresa A. Oduol, Jun Liu, Daniel Solomon, Katherine Liao and Seoyoung Kim, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Gout flares are challenging to study using large real-world data because flares are episodic with varying severity and clinical manifestations. Furthermore, there is no…
Abstract Number: 0732 • ACR Convergence 2022
Application of Natural Language Processing to Identify Varicella Zoster Infection in Clinical Notes
Austin Ho¹, Zara Izadi², Gabriela Schmajuk³, Jinoos Yazdany⁴, Suzanne Tamang⁵ and Milena Gianfrancesco⁶, ¹University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, ²University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³UCSF / SFVA, San Francisco, CA, ⁴UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ⁵Stanford Center for Population Health Sciences, Redwood City, CA, ⁶University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection can be associated with significant morbidity in immunosuppressed individuals. However, infections of VZV are often documented in unstructured fields…
Abstract Number: 1143 • ACR Convergence 2022
Epigenome-wide Analysis of Osteoarthritis in the Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study
Michelle S. Yau¹, Paul C. Okoro², Ida K. Haugen³, John A. Lynch⁴, Michael Nevitt⁵, Cora E. Lewis⁶, James Torner⁷ and David Felson⁸, ¹Hebrew SeniorLife, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA, ³Center for treatment of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases (REMEDY), Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, Oslo, Norway, ⁴UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ⁵University of California at San Francisco, Orinda, CA, ⁶University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁷University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ⁸Boston University, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Epigenetic mechanisms like DNA methylation may play a role in OA. For example, expression of GDF5, a well-known OA gene, is modulated by demethylation…
Abstract Number: 1223 • ACR Convergence 2022
Autoimmune Thyroid Disease Associates with Hand Pain in Older Adults in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Clement Tagoe¹ and Wanyi Wang², ¹Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, ²Elite Research, LLC, Irving, TX
Background/Purpose: Chronic hand pain is a prominent symptom of many forms of arthritis and autoimmune disease. It is often the initial presentation of diseases marked…