Abstracts tagged "Epidemiology"

Abstract Number: 0107 • ACR Convergence 2023
Impact of Antiphospholipid Syndrome on Mortality of Hospitalized Ischemic Stroke Patients: A Retrospective Analysis of the National Inpatient Sample Database 2020
Sami Rabah, Lincoln Medical Center, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is recognized for its association with an elevated risk of ischemic strokes and other thromboembolic events. This study aims to compare…
Abstract Number: 0181 • ACR Convergence 2023
Increased Prevalence of and Acute Hospital Events Among Medicare Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients Living in Socially Vulnerable Counties in the United States
Emily Cosentino, John Pearce and Jim Oates, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is more prevalent and has greater adverse health outcomes in women, minorities, and individuals with low socioeconomic status (SES), particularly…
Abstract Number: 0504 • ACR Convergence 2023
Burden of Disease of Psoriatic Arthritis in Latin America: A Systemic Review of Literature
Wilson Bautista-Molano¹, Linda Ibata², Susan Martinez² and Andrea Chacon², ¹University Hospital Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá, Bogotá, Colombia, ²InValue Health Solutions, Bogotá, Colombia
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic inflammatory pathology that generates a substantial and progressive deterioration of functionality and quality of life. It is associated…
Abstract Number: 0819 • ACR Convergence 2023
Regression to the Mean for Physical Function and Quality of Life in Trials for Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis
Martin Englund and Aleksandra Turkiewicz, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Improvement in pain reported in clinical trials for osteoarthritis (OA) is typically strongly depending on the regression-to-the-mean phenomenon. Regression to the mean has been…
Abstract Number: 0988 • ACR Convergence 2023
Elderly Patients’ Discontinuation of Biologic DMARDs in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases: Data from the Mexican Adverse Events Registry (BIOBADAMEX)
Vijaya Rivera Terán¹, David Vega Morales², Miguel Angel Saavedra Salinas³, Daniel Xavier Xibillé Friedman⁴, Iris Colunga⁵, Sandra Carrillo Vazquez⁶, Dafhne Miranda Hernández⁷, Sergio Durán Barragán⁸, Erick Adrián Zamora Tehozol⁹, Angel Alejandro Castillo Ortiz¹⁰, Sandra Sicsik Ayala¹¹, Fedra Irazoque Palazuelos⁶, Julio César Casasola Vargas¹², Angelica Peña¹³, Omar Eloy Muñoz Monroy¹⁴, Azucena Ramos Sánchez², Luis Valdés Corona¹⁵, Javier Merayo-Chalico¹⁶, Estefania Torres Valdez¹³, Aleni Paz Viscarra¹⁵ and Deshiré Alpízar Rodríguez¹, ¹Colegio Mexicano de Reumatología, Mexico City, Mexico, ²Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Monterrey, Mexico, ³IMSS, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁴Práctica Privada, Cuernavaca, Mexico, ⁵Hospital Universitario UANL, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁶Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁷Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁸Consulta Privada, Guadalajara, Mexico, ⁹Centro Médico Pensiones, Mérida, Mexico, ¹⁰Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado, Mérida, Mexico, ¹¹Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Torreón, Mexico, ¹²Instituto de Seguridad Social del Estado de México y Municipios, Mexico City, Mexico, ¹³Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Querétaro, Mexico, ¹⁴Hospital Central Militar, Mexico City, Mexico, ¹⁵Práctica Privada, Mexico City, Mexico, ¹⁶Reumátika, Centro de Vanguardia en Reumatología de la Ciudad de México, Mexico City, Mexico
Background/Purpose: The approach to elderly patients (≥60 years) with rheumatic diseases offers certain difficulties and uncertainties. Older adults are a particularly vulnerable group who often…
Abstract Number: 1417 • ACR Convergence 2023
Do Long-term Patient-reported Outcomes Improve Similarly in Psoriatic Arthritis and Axial Spondyloarthritis Patients Treated with Secukinumab? Results from the EuroSpA Collaboration
Marion Pons¹, Simon Horskjær Rasmussen¹, Sara Nysom Christiansen¹, Brigitte Michelsen², Bente Glintborg¹, Bjorn Gudbjornsson³, Gerdur Maria Grondal⁴, Jiri Vencovsky⁵, Anne Gitte Loft⁶, Ziga Rotar⁷, Katja Perdan Pirkmajer⁸, Michael Nissen⁹, Burkhard Moeller¹⁰, Gary Macfarlane¹¹, Gareth T. Jones¹¹, Florenzo Iannone¹², Roberto F. Caporali¹³, Karin Laas¹⁴, Sigrid Vorobjov¹⁵, Daniela Di Giuseppe¹⁶, Belkis Nihan Coskun¹⁷, Burcu Yagız¹⁷, Sella Provan¹⁸, Karen Fagerli¹⁸, Isabel Castrejon¹⁹, Lucia Otero-Valera²⁰, Marleen van de Sande²¹, Irene van der Horst-Bruinsma²², Dan Nordstrom²³, Laura Kuusalo²⁴, Elsa Vieira-Sousa²⁵, Miguel Bernardes²⁶, Tor Olofsson²⁷, Jana Baranová²⁸, Merete Hetland¹, Mikkel Østergaard²⁹ and Lykke Ørnbjerg¹, ¹Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, ²Center for Treatment of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases (REMEDY), Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ³Centre for Rheumatology Research, University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland, ⁴Department for Rheumatology, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland, ⁵Institute of Rheumatology, Prague, Czech Republic, Department of Rheumatology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁶Aarhus University, Horsens, Denmark, ⁷University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia, ⁸University Medical Centre Ljubljana; University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia, ⁹Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland, ¹⁰Inselspital - University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland, ¹¹Aberdeen Centre for Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Health (Epidemiology Group), University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, ¹²Rheumatology Unit, Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy, ¹³Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, and Department of Rheumatology and Medical Sciences, ASST Gaetano Pini-CTO, Milano, Italy, ¹⁴Department of Rheumatology, East-Tallinn Central Hospital, Tallinn, Estonia, ¹⁵National Institute for Health Development, Tallinn, Estonia, ¹⁶Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ¹⁷Department of Rheumatology, Bursa Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey, ¹⁸Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ¹⁹Hospital Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, ²⁰Spanish Society of Rheumatology, Madrid, Spain, ²¹Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Department of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology and Department of Experimental Immunology, Amsterdam Infection & Immunity Institute; Amsterdam Rheumatology & Immunology Center (ARC), Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²²Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ²³Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland, ²⁴Centre for Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland, ²⁵Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal, ²⁶Rheumatology Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal, ²⁷Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden, ²⁸Institute of Biostatistics and Analyses, Brno, Czech Republic, ²⁹Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Centre for Head and Orthopaedics, Rigshospitalet; University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Patient reported outcomes (PROs) are important in the treatment evaluation of patients with spondyloarthritis, including axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA). For secukinumab,…
Abstract Number: 1816 • ACR Convergence 2023
Hyperuricemia – Especially “Metabolic Hyperuricemia” – Is Independently Associated with Higher Risk of Fatty Liver
Janis Timsans¹, Jenni Kauppi¹, Hannu Kautiainen² and Markku Kauppi³, ¹Päijät-Häme Central Hospital, Lahti, Finland, ²University of Helsinki, Folkhälsan Research Center, Helsinki, Finland, ³University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Background/Purpose: Elevated serum uric acid (SUA) level is rather prevalent in the general population, and it is associated with numerous comorbidities and mortality. Etiology of…
Abstract Number: 2035 • ACR Convergence 2023
Intimate Partner Violence Is Associated with a Poorer Health-Related Quality of Life (HR-QoL) in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematous
Emmanuel Campos-Tinajero¹, Griselda Serna-Peña², Jorge A. Esquivel-Valerio¹, Rodrigo J. Castillo-de la Garza³, Gisela García Arellano⁴, Pablo Gamez-Siller¹, Estefania Aguilar-Rivera⁵, Patricia L. Gonzalez-Garcia¹ and Dionicio A. Galarza-Delgado⁶, ¹Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", Monterrey, Mexico, ²Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Guadalupe, Mexico, ³Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁴Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", Monterrey, Mexico, ⁵Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁶Hospital Universitario UANL, Monterrey, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an inflammatory, multisystemic, chronic disease more prevalent in women and can significantly impact health-related quality of life (HRQoL).1 Sociodemographic…
Abstract Number: 2378 • ACR Convergence 2023
Longitudinal Trajectories of Renal Function in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis: Findings from the Expanded Mass General Brigham Cohort
Jennifer Hanberg¹, Claire Cook¹, Xiaoqing Fu¹, Hyon K. Choi², Yuqing Zhang³ and Zachary Wallace⁴, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Lexington, MA, ³Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Massachusetts General Hospital, Newton, MA
Background/Purpose: ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) commonly causes renal damage, leading to a spectrum of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Quantitative descriptions of…
Abstract Number: 2564 • ACR Convergence 2023
The Effectiveness of a Fourth Dose of COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine in Patients with Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases Using Immunomodulators: An Emulated Target Trial
Jennifer Hanberg¹, Xiaoqing Fu¹, Xiaosong Wang², Naomi Patel¹, Yumeko Kawano², Abigail Schiff², Emily Kowalski², Claire Cook¹, Kathleen Vanni², Krishan Guzzo¹, Grace Qian², Katarina Bade³, Alene Saavedra², Rathnam Venkat², Shruthi Srivatsan¹, Yuqing Zhang⁴, Jeffrey Sparks⁵ and Zachary Wallace⁶, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁶Massachusetts General Hospital, Newton, MA
Background/Purpose: Many patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs) using immunomodulators have blunted humoral responses to COVID-19 vaccines. As such, the initial mRNA vaccine series…
Abstract Number: 098 • 2023 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Characterization of Pulmonary Nodules in Juvenile-onset Systemic Sclerosis: A Single Center Case-Series
Jonathan Li¹, Franziska Rosser¹, Sameh Tadros¹ and Kathryn Torok², ¹UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Given the high prevalence of intestinal lung disease (ILD) in systemic sclerosis (SSc) and the low sensitivity of pulmonary function testing for diagnosing ILD,…
Abstract Number: 0059 • ACR Convergence 2022
Healthcare Resource Utilization and Costs of Management of Lupus Nephritis in Adult and Juvenile Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Kenneth Kalunian¹, Janice Ma², Konrad Pisarczyk², Richard Leff³, Kiruthi Palaniswamy⁴ and Li Long⁴, ¹University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ²Maple Health Group, LLC, New York, NY, ³Kezar Life Sciences, South San Francisco, CA, ⁴Kezar Life Sciences, Inc., South San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Lupus nephritis (LN) is one of the most serious complications of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), which develops in about one-third of SLE patients within…
Abstract Number: 0475 • ACR Convergence 2022
Whole-country and Regional Incidences of Giant Cell Arteritis in French Continental and Overseas Territories: A Nationwide Database Analysis
Hubert De Boysson¹, Lydia GUITTET², Damiano CERASUOLO², Rémy MORELLO², Samuel DESHAYES² and Achille Aouba¹, ¹Department of Internal Medicine, UR4650 PSIR, Normandie Univ, UNICAEN, CHU de Caen Normandie, Caen, France, ²Caen University Hospital, Caen, France
Background/Purpose: The incidence rate of giant cell arteritis (GCA) is poorly studied in France. Therefore, we conducted a national hospital database study to assess the…
Abstract Number: 0718 • ACR Convergence 2022
Biomarkers Predict Worsening of Lumbar Spine Degeneration and Low Back Pain: The Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project
Adam Goode¹, Rebecca Cleveland², Virginia Kraus¹, Steve George¹, Kenneth Taylor³, Todd Schwartz⁴, Jordan Renner⁴, Janet Huebner¹ and Yvonne Golightly⁵, ¹Duke University, Durham, NC, ²University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, ³Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ⁴University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁵University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Disc space narrowing (DSN) at the intervertebral disc and vertebral osteophyte (OST) formation are two potential sources of nociceptive lower back pain (LBP). The…
Abstract Number: 1011 • ACR Convergence 2022
Trends in Fracture Rates Among Veterans with Ankylosing Spondylitis
Sali Merjanah¹, Jean Liew¹, John Bihn², Nathanael Fillmore², Nhan Do³ and Maureen Dubreuil⁴, ¹Boston University, Boston, MA, ²VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, ³VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: A meta-analysis demonstrated that the risk of vertebral fractures in Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) is doubled compared to non-AS comparators. Increased fracture risk in AS…

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