Abstracts tagged "Epidemiology"

Abstract Number: 2450 • ACR Convergence 2023
Gene by Respiratory Disease Interactions Associated with Developing Rheumatoid Arthritis
Vanessa Kronzer¹, Keigo Hayashi², Cynthia Crowson¹, John Davis¹, Gregory McDermott², Jing Cui³, Elena Losina³, Pierre-Antoine Juge⁴, James Cerhan¹ and Jeffrey Sparks⁵, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Cigarette smoking, textile dust, and occupational inhalants all strongly interact with the Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) shared epitope for risk of seropositive RA. Recently,…
Abstract Number: 0130 • ACR Convergence 2023
Association of HLA-DRB1 Alleles with Coronary Artery Calcium, Abdominal Aortic Calcium, and Carotid Intima-media Thickness in a Multi-ethnic Community-living Population
Manmeet Kaur¹, Ronit Katz², Michael H. Criqui¹, Maripat Corr³, Wendy S. Post⁴, Matthew Budoff⁵, Gerald P. Morris³ and Jan M. Hughes-Austin³, ¹University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, ²University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ³University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ⁴Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁵Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA
Background/Purpose: Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) DRB1 alleles with specific common amino acids referred to as the shared epitope (SE) have been linked to endothelial dysfunction…
Abstract Number: 0416 • ACR Convergence 2023
Association Between Sleep Disorders and Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Population-based Cohort Study
Rakesh Kumar¹, Edward Lovering¹, Chanakya Kodishala², Sara Achenbach³, Diego Carvalho¹, Cynthia Crowson¹, John Davis¹ and Elena Myasoedova¹, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota, Rochester, MN, ³Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Some sleep disorders (SD) are more prevalent in patients with chronic inflammatory diseases, such as Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). However, most of the research has…
Abstract Number: 0671 • ACR Convergence 2023
Decreased Odds of Malignancy with Mycophenolate Use in a Single-Center Scleroderma Cohort
Jin Feng¹, Chrisanna Dobrowolski², Celestine He², Hannah Verma³, Roshan Vasoya³, Daniel Qian³, Ezequiel olumuyide³, Alicia Leong³, Joseph Menand¹, Murilo Roberto Bastos Silva¹, Vincent Courant¹ and Sophia Lutgen¹, ¹Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Morningside and West, New York, NY, ²Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, ³Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Prior studies have shown an increased risk of malignancy in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). The reasons for this increased risk may be multifactorial,…
Abstract Number: 0979 • ACR Convergence 2023
Use and Discontinuation of Tumour Necrosis Factor Inhibitors Among Pregnant Women with Chronic Inflammatory Diseases
Leah K. Flatman¹, Sasha Bernatsky², Isabelle Malhamé³, Yvan St. Pierre², Olga Basso¹, Anick Bérard⁴ and Evelyne Vinet⁵, ¹McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁵McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Early consensus statements recommended discontinuing tumour necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) during pregnancy. Despite new guidelines recommending against this, the choice to stop TNFi pre-conception…
Abstract Number: 1192 • ACR Convergence 2023
Autoimmune Thyroid Disease Associates with Symptomatic Hand Osteoarthritis in Older Persons 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: Osteoarthritis (OA) of the hand is associated with the presence of bony deformities in the proximal interphalangeal joints, distal interphalangeal joints, and first carpometacarpal…
Abstract Number: 1700 • ACR Convergence 2023
Incidence and Risk Factors for New Onset of Interstitial Lung Disease in Systemic Sclerosis: A EUSTAR Analysis
liubov Petelytska¹, Arthiha Velauthapillai², Lorenzo Tofani³, Eric Hachulla⁴, Ulf Müller-Ladner⁵, Elise Siegert⁶, Yannick ALLANORE⁷, Gabriela Riemekasten⁸, Christina Bergmann⁹, Radim Becvar¹⁰, Kamal Solanki¹¹, Branimir Anic¹², Simona Rednic¹³, Bojana Stamenkovic¹⁴, Lisa Stamp¹⁵, Joerg Distler¹⁶, Madelon Vonk¹⁷, Jeska de Vries-Bouwstra¹⁸, Anna Maria Hoffmann-Vold¹⁹, marco Matucci Cerinic²⁰, Oliver Distler²¹ and Cosimo Bruni²¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, ²Department of Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ³Department of Statistics, Computer Science, Applications, University of Florence, Florence, Italy, ⁴University of Lille, Lille, France, ⁵Justus Liebig University Gießen, Campus Kerckhoff, Bad Nauheim, Germany, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Charité University Hospital, Charité Platz 1, D-10117, Berlin, Germany, ⁷Université Paris Cité, Paris, France, ⁸University Clinic Schleswit-Holstein (UKSH), Lübeck, Germany, ⁹Department of Internal Medicine 3-Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ¹⁰Institute of Rheumatology, Prague, Czech Republic, Department of Rheumatology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Praha, Czech Republic, ¹¹Department of Rheumatology, Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand, ¹²Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Zagreb, School of Medicine, University Hospital Center Zagreb, Kišpatićeva 12, 10 000, Zagreb, Croatia, ¹³Prof Dr Simona Rednic, Cluj, Romania, ¹⁴Institut Niska Banja, Niska Banja, Serbia, ¹⁵University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand, ¹⁶Clinic for Rheumatology University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany; Hiller Research Center, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany, ¹⁷Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ¹⁸Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ¹⁹Oslo University Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Oslo, Norway, ²⁰Unit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare diseases, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Milan, Italy, ²¹Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Although prevalence of interstitial lung disease (ILD) in systemic sclerosis (SSc) and associated risk factors are established, less is known about its incidence and…
Abstract Number: 1915 • ACR Convergence 2023
Scleritis and Development of Autoimmune Disease: A Case Series
Tessalyn Morrison¹, Moriah Gottman², Marcia Friedman³ and Daniela Ghetie⁴, ¹University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, ²Oregon Health & Science University, Milwaukie, OR, ³Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc., Beaverton, OR, ⁴Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
Background/Purpose: Scleritis involves inflammation of the sclera caused by trauma, infections, or autoimmune conditions. The purpose of our study was to understand the relationship between…
Abstract Number: 2222 • ACR Convergence 2023
Association Spondyloarthritis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease, More Severe Diseases on Both Sides
Juliane Michel¹, Clément Prati², Lucine Vuitton³, Eric Toussirot⁴, Charline Vauchy⁵, Daniel Wendling⁶ and frank Verhoeven², ¹Rheumatology, CHU Besancon, Besançon, France, ²Service de rhumatologie, CHU de Besançon, Besançon, France, ³Gastroenterology, CHU Besancon, Besançon, France, ⁴University Hospital of Besancon, Besançon, France, ⁵INSERM CIC-1431, Besançon, France, ⁶Besançon University Hospital, Besançon, France
Background/Purpose: There is a pathophysiological link between spondyloarthritis (SpA) and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), so that 10% of IBD is estimated to have SpA and…
Abstract Number: 2480 • ACR Convergence 2023
Definition of Rheumatoid Arthritis Flare Based on SDAI and CDAI
Victoria Konzett¹, Andreas Kerschbaumer², Josef S Smolen³, Eirik Kristianslund⁴, Sella Provan⁴, Tore Kvien⁵ and Daniel Aletaha⁶, ¹Medical University of Vienna, Wien, Austria, ²Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁴Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁵Center for Treatment of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases (REMEDY), Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, Wien, Austria
Background/Purpose: Measures of improvement and state of disease activity are well-established in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), whereas distinct classifiers for worsening (“flare”) are lacking to date.…
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: 0381 • ACR Convergence 2022
Most Disease Outcome Measures but Not ASDAS Are Influenced by Gender in Patients with Axial SpA: Results from ASAS-PerSpA
Diego Benavent¹, Dafne Capelusnik², Sofia Ramiro³, Anna Molto⁴, Clementina Lopez-Medina⁵, Maxime Dougados⁶ and Victoria Navarro-Compán⁷, ¹La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ²Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica (IREP), Buenos Aires, Argentina, ³Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁴Rheumatology Department, Hôpital Cochin,Assistance Publique- Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France, ⁵Reina Sofia University Hospital, Rheumatology Department, Jaén, Spain, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France, Paris, France, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, La Paz University Hospital, IdiPaz, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: There is growing evidence revealing that females report worse patient-reported outcomes compared to males in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). However, in which precise outcomes there…
Abstract Number: 0698 • ACR Convergence 2022
Cohort Study of Cigarette Smoking and the Risk of Developing Polymyalgia Rheumatica Among Women
Jae Hee Kang¹, Susan Malspeis², Nicole Yang² and Karen Costenbader², ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is the most common inflammatory rheumatic disease among older White women, but little is known of its etiology and there are…
Abstract Number: 0826 • ACR Convergence 2022
Treatment Pattern and Changes in Oral Glucocorticoid Dose After Tocilizumab Treatment in Patients with Adult Still’s Disease: An Analysis of a Japanese Claims Database
Yuko Kaneko¹, Hideto Kameda², Kei Ikeda³, Katsuhisa Yamashita⁴, Ryoto Ozaki⁵ and Yoshiya Tanaka⁶, ¹Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ²Toho University, Tokyo, Japan, ³Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan, ⁴Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan, ⁵Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, ⁶University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyusyu Fukuoka, Japan
Background/Purpose: Adult Still's disease (ASD), including adult-onset Still's disease and carry-over systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA), is treated with glucocorticoids (GC) with or without immunosuppressive…
Abstract Number: 1193 • ACR Convergence 2022
Seasonal Variation of Hospitalizations and In-Hospital Mortality Related to Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Among Adults in the United States: An Analysis of Nationwide Inpatient Sample
Jiayi Zheng¹, Ruoning Ni², Guangchen Zou³, Qianlan Xi⁴, Tien-Chan Hsieh³ and Shahrzad Abdollahi⁵, ¹The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education, Scranton, PA, ²Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital, Iowa City, IA, ³Danbury Hospital, Danbury, CT, ⁴Memorial Hospital West, Pembroke Pines, FL, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: While the seasonal variation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) disease activity has been reported, population-based studies are still lacking. Here we investigate the seasonal…

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