Abstracts tagged "Epidemiology"

Abstract Number: 1643 • ACR Convergence 2025
Optimizing Analyses of Chair Stand Test Outcome Data in the Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study: Exploration of Approaches to Handling Missing and/or Skewed Data with Performance-based Function Measures
Michael LaValley¹, Vanessa Vu², Maggie Westerland², Yuqing Li², Cora Lewis³, Laura Frey Law⁴, David Felson² and Tuhina Neogi⁵, ¹Boston University School of Public Health, Arlington, MA, ²Boston University, Boston, MA, ³The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ⁵Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Maintaining physical function is crucially important in aging. Lower body function is often measured with the chair stand test (CST), also known as the…
Abstract Number: 1344 • ACR Convergence 2025
Exploring the Factors Associated with the Discontinuation of Tofacitinib in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Retrospective Cohort Study
yao fan fang¹, Ping-Han Tsai² and yen Fu CHEN³, ¹Chang Gung memorial hopspital, Linkou, Taipei, New Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China), ²Chang Gung memorial hospital, linkou, Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China), ³Chang Gung memoriial hospital linkou, taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China)
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is the first oral targeted synthetic disease-modify anti-rheumatic drug for patients with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis 1. This study aimed to identify…
Abstract Number: 1029 • ACR Convergence 2025
Cervical cancer screening rates in Korean women of childbearing age with systemic lupus erythematosus
PIL GYU PARK¹, Jisoo Lee², JIN SU PARK³, Hyunsun Lim³, In-Woon Baek⁴, Min Kyung Chung⁴ and Chan Hee Lee⁵, ¹National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, SEOUL, Republic of Korea, ³National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang-si, Republic of Korea, ⁴Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ⁵Desert Regional Medical Center, Palm Springs, CA
Background/Purpose: Cervical cancer remains a leading cause of death among women of childbearing age despite the proven efficacy of screening in reducing mortality rates. Women…
Abstract Number: 0879 • ACR Convergence 2025
Trajectories and risk factors of interstitial lung disease in limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis from the EUSTAR cohort
Antonio Tonutti¹, Francesca Motta¹, Silvia Bellando Randone², Nicoletta Del Papa³, Elisabetta Zanatta⁴, Marie-Elise Truchetet⁵, Christina Bergmann⁶, Gábor Kumánovics⁷, Monique Hinchcliff⁸, Yasser El Miedany⁹, Britta Maurer¹⁰, Marie Vanthuyne¹¹, Lijun Zhang¹², Nune Manukyan¹³, Carlo Selmi¹⁴ and Maria De Santis¹, ¹Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Italy, ²University of Florence, Florence, Italy, ³ASST Pini CTO, Milano, Milan, Italy, ⁴University of Padua, Padova, Italy, ⁵University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France, ⁶Department of Medicine ³ - Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg and Uniklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ⁷University of Pecs, Pecs, Hungary, ⁸Yale School of Medicine, Westport, CT, ⁹Egyptian Society for Microcirculation in Rheumatic Diseases, Cairo, Egypt, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatology & Immunology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland, ¹¹Université Catholique de Louvain, Bruxelles, Belgium, ¹²The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China (People's Republic), ¹³Mikaelyan Institute Of Surgery, Yerevan, Armenia, ¹⁴Humanitas University, Milan, Italy
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is traditionally associated with the diffuse subset of systemic sclerosis (dcSSc) but may be observed in limited SSc (lcSSc), with…
Abstract Number: 0354 • ACR Convergence 2025
Greater Neighborhood Walkability is Associated with Lower Incidence of Hip Fracture in Older, Community-dwelling Women in the United States: The Cardiovascular Health Study
Rachel Elam¹, Petra Buzkova², Howard Fink³, Joshua Barzilay⁴, Eric Roseen⁵, Jane Cauley⁶, John Robbins⁷, Laura Carbone¹, Gina Lovasi⁸ and Kenneth Mukamal⁹, ¹Augusta University, Augusta, GA, ²University of Washingon, Seattle, WA, ³University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ⁴Kaiser Permanente of Georgia, Atlanta, GA, ⁵Boston University, Boston, MA, ⁶University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁷University of California Davis, Davis, CA, ⁸Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, ⁹Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Brookline, MA
Background/Purpose: Higher physical activity is linked to reduced fracture risk in older adults, especially for hip fractures. Emerging evidence demonstrates a potential role for the…
Abstract Number: 0147 • ACR Convergence 2025
Rheumatoid Arthritis prevalence estimation in France using care pathways in the National Health Data System: opportunities and limitations – PREST study
cécile gaujoux-viala¹, adeline Ruyssen-Witrand², Laurent arnaud³, clélia Bignon-Favary⁴, Lauren Inchboard⁴ and Bruno Fautrel⁵, ¹Department of Rheumatology - CHU Nîmes, IDESP UM¹³¹⁸  INSERM – Univ. Montpellier, Nîmes, France, Nîmes, France, ²Department of Rheumatology, C.H.U. de Toulouse, CIC ¹⁴³⁶, Inserm, Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse III, Toulouse, France, Toulouse, France, ³Service de rhumatologie, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, INSERM UMR-S ¹¹⁰⁹, Strasbourg, France, Strasbourg, France, ⁴Horiana, Statistiques, Bordeaux, France, Bordeaux, France, ⁵Sorbonne Université - APHP, Department of Rheumatology, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Inserm UMRS ¹¹³⁶-⁵, PARIS, France, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: A total of 98.8% of French citizens are registered in the National Health Data System (SNDS), which includes claims data of all reimbursed health-related…
Abstract Number: 2569 • ACR Convergence 2025
Performance of the PREVENT Heart Failure General Population Risk Score in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Ilana Usiskin¹, Katherine Zhong², Ying Qi³, Lauren rusnak¹, Andrew Cagan¹, Yumeko Kawano¹, Tianrun Cai¹, Daniel Solomon⁴, Jennifer Ho⁵, Brittany Weber⁶ and Katherine Liao¹, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Short Hills, NJ, ³Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁵Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, ⁶Brigham and Women's Hospital, DEDHAM, MA
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at increased risk of heart failure (HF) compared to the general population, and HF with preserved ejection fraction…
Abstract Number: 2004 • ACR Convergence 2025
Characteristics and Management of Gout Patients Under Rheumatologist Care from Low-Income and Middle-Income Asia-Pacific Countries: Data from the APLAR Gout Registry
Kanon Jatuworapruk¹, Binit Vaidya², ANA MONICA ESTRELLA³, MA. HANNA MONICA SOLLANO³, Ronaldo De Vera⁴, Ida Ayu Ratih Wulansari Manuaba⁵, Rakhma Hellmi⁶, Panchalee Satpanich⁷, Nittayawadee Aeamsaard⁸, MAHABALESHWAR MAMADAPUR⁹, Mustafa Alhayali¹⁰, Chang-Nam Son¹¹, Syahrul Sazliyana Shaharir¹², Galymzhan Togizbayev¹³ and Jose Paulo Lorenzo³, ¹Thammasat University, Pathumthani, Thailand, ²National Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Kathmandu, Nepal, ³Makati Medical Center, Makati, Philippines, ⁴Tricity Medical Center in Pasig City, Pasig, Philippines, ⁵Bali International University, Bali, Indonesia, ⁶Kariadi Hospital Medical Center, Semarang, Indonesia, ⁷Faculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital, bangkok, Thailand, ⁸Saraburi Hospital, Saraburi, Thailand, ⁹JSS MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, Mysore, Karnataka, India, ¹⁰Baghdad Teaching Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq, ¹¹UIJEONGBU EULJI MEDICAL CENTER, EULJI UNIVERSITY, UIJEONGBU, Republic of Korea, ¹²Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia, ¹³Qazaq College of Rheumatology, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Background/Purpose: The burden of gout is rising in low-income and middle-income countries in the Asia-Pacific region. However, individuals with gout in this region remain underrepresented…
Abstract Number: 1893 • ACR Convergence 2025
Increased Atrial Fibrillation Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Greater in Seropositive Than Seronegative Patients
Hyungjin Kim¹, Seonyoung Kang², Kyungdo Han³, Jinhyung Jung⁴, Seulkee Lee⁵, Hoon-Suk Cha⁵, Jaejoon Lee⁶, Seonghye Kim⁵ and Se Yun Kim⁷, ¹Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, ²Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ³Soongsil University, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ⁴Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea, ⁵Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ⁶Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ⁷Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Background/Purpose: The association between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) is well-established, with systemic inflammation as a potential mechanism. Although atrial fibrillation (AF) is…
Abstract Number: 1638 • ACR Convergence 2025
Comparison and Assessment of the All of Us Dataset for Epidemiologic Studies of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Among African American Women
Katherine Singleton¹, Sarah Smith², Charmayne Dunlop-Thomas³, L. Quinnette King², Lori Ann Ueberroth⁴, Edith Williams⁵, S. Sam Lim⁶, Bethany Wolf², Diane Kamen⁷ and Paula Ramos⁶, ¹Emory University School of Medicine, Atlants, GA, ²Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ³Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ⁴Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, ⁵University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ⁶Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, ⁷Medical University of South Carolina, Johns Island, SC
Background/Purpose: Health disparities in SLE are well established, with African American women being disproportionately impacted. Despite the known associations between sociodemographic and genetic factors with…
Abstract Number: 1342 • ACR Convergence 2025
The Impact of Age on Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Compared to Population Controls: A Cross-Sectional Analysis
Saskia Truijen¹, Annelies Boonen¹, Sofia Ramiro² and Marloes van Onna¹, ¹Maastricht University Medical Centre+ & Maastricht University, Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands, ²Leiden University Medical Center, Bunde, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: As the population ages, rheumatologists will increasingly care for older persons with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Aging comes with specific challenges of which rheumatologists are…
Abstract Number: 1026 • ACR Convergence 2025
Seasonal Variation in Public Interest in Gout Made More Crystal-Clear: A Longitudinal Infodemiology Study Using Google Trends.
Naomi Schlesinger¹ and Ioannis Androulakis², ¹Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, Salt Lake City, UT, ²Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ
Background/Purpose: Understanding public interest in gout, as reflected by online behavior, can offer valuable insights into its perception and management. Infodemiology, which examines the distribution…
Abstract Number: 0813 • ACR Convergence 2025
Impact of Tirzepatide on Musculoskeletal Pain and High-Risk Analgesic Use Among Non-Diabetic Patients with Overweight or Obesity: A Propensity Score-Matched, Active Comparator, New User Study
Gregory Challener¹, Kevin Sheng-Kai Ma², Natalie McCormick³, Minna Kohler⁴, Janeth Yinh³, Chio Yokose⁵, Sharan Rai⁶, Florence Porterfield⁷, Fatima Stanford⁸, Dong Wook Kim⁹, April Jorge³ and Hyon K. Choi¹⁰, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, ²Center for Global Health, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, Philadelphia, PA, ³Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁵Massachusetts General Hospital, Waltham, MA, ⁶Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁷Division of Endocrinology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, ⁸Neuroendocrine Unit, Pediatric Endocrinology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, ⁹Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, ¹⁰MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, Lexington, MA
Background/Purpose: Tirzepatide is a dual GIP/GLP-1 receptor co-agonist approved for weight loss in patients with obesity or body mass index (BMI) > 27 kg/m2 with…
Abstract Number: 0338 • ACR Convergence 2025
Fractures and Changes in Bone Mineral Density During Two Years of Low Dose Glucocorticoid Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Literature Review and Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis
Andriko Palmowski¹, Tobias Haugegaard², Ingiäld Hafstörm³, Henning Bliddal⁴, Judith Oldenkott⁵, Siegfried Wassenberg⁶, Ernest Choy⁷, John Kirwan⁸, Robin Christensen⁹, Maarten Boers¹⁰ and FRANK BUTTGEREIT¹¹, ¹Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²The Parker Institute, Kopenhagen, Denmark, ³Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁴The Parker Institute, Frederiksberg, Denmark, ⁵Charité, Berlin, Germany, ⁶Rheumazentrum Ratingen, Ratingen, Germany, ⁷Division of Infection and Immunity, CREATE Centre, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom, ⁸University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom, ⁹Musculoskeletal Statistics Unit, The Parker Institute, Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark, ¹⁰Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Amersfoort, Netherlands, ¹¹Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: It is unclear to what extent low dose glucocorticoids (GCs) impact bone health in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). RA leads to bone loss…
Abstract Number: 0146 • ACR Convergence 2025
Association between frailty and delirium and hospitalization outcomes among older adults with rheumatic diseases
Bhavik Bansal¹, Yehseo Jung², Abdulla Damluji³, Parag Goyal⁴ and Namrata Singh⁵, ¹UT Southwestern Medical Centre, Dallas, TX, ²University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ³Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, ⁴Weill Cornell, New York, ⁵University of Washington, Bellevue, WA
Background/Purpose: We investigated the association of frailty and delirium, both independently and in combination, with in-hospital mortality and non-routine discharge (i.e. when a patient is…

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