Abstracts tagged "Epidemiology"

Abstract Number: 0322 • ACR Convergence 2025
Metabolites Reflective of the Gut Microbiome Relate to Future Incident Knee Osteoarthritis: Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative
Jeffrey Driban¹, Shike Xu², Timothy McAlindon³, John Haran⁴, Julieann Patarini⁴ and Bing Lu⁵, ¹University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Marlborough, NH, ²University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, ³UMass Chan School of Medicine, Arlington, MA, ⁴UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, ⁵UConn Health Center, Newton, MA

Background/Purpose: Numerous cross-sectional and animal studies have linked an altered gut microbiome to osteoarthritis (OA). Human studies are needed to explore the association between the…
Abstract Number: 1507 • ACR Convergence 2025
Temporal Trends in the Incidence of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) in the United States (US): Holding Steady?
Sasha Bernatsky¹, Sharon Dowell², Brittany Banbury³, Jeffrey Curtis⁴, Grace Wright⁵, Emily Holladay⁶, Amy Mudano⁷, Cristiano Moura⁸ and Gail Kerr⁹, ¹Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital, Jonesboro, AR, ³Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Brooklyn, NY, ⁴University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁵Grace C Wright MD PC, New York, NY, ⁶University of Alabama at Birmingham, Edmond, OK, ⁷Foundation for Advancing Science, Technology, Education and Research (FASTER), Birmingham, AL, ⁸Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montréal, Canada, ⁹Washington DC VAMC/Georgetown and Howard Universities, Washington, DC
Background/Purpose: Since SLE is associated with significant morbidity and healthcare burden, estimates of SLE incidence are needed to inform research and public health initiatives, including…
Abstract Number: 2545 • ACR Convergence 2025
Prevalence, Clinical Correlations and Outcomes of Cryoglobulinemic Vasculitis: a Retrospective Monocentric Study (2013–2023)
Valeria Manfrè¹, elena treppo², Maria Pillon³, Maria De Martino⁴, Cinzia Fabro⁵, Miriam Isola⁴, Martina Fabris⁶, Francesco Curcio⁶ and Luca Quartuccio¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine (DMED), Academic Hospital "Santa Maria della Misericordia", ASUFC, University of Udine, Udine, Italy, Udine, Italy, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy, Udine, Italy, ⁴Institute of Statistics, Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy., Udine, Italy, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy., Udine, Italy, ⁶Institute of Clinical Pathology, Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy., Udine, Italy
Background/Purpose: Cryoglobulinemic vasculitis (CryoVas) is a rare immune-complex-mediated disorder, often associated with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, autoimmune diseases (ADs), or other etiologies. Despite its…
Abstract Number: 1925 • ACR Convergence 2025
Associations between Representation and Quality in Clinical Trials for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Joshua Skydel¹, Anna Leland², Reshma Ramachandran³, Fotios Koumpouras³ and Joshua Wallach², ¹Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, ²Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA, ³Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
Background/Purpose: Drug development in SLE is informed by US Food and Drug Administration recommendations for study design, enrollment, and efficacy endpoints. However, persistent challenges to…
Abstract Number: 1887 • ACR Convergence 2025
Incidence, Prevalence and Mortality of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus – A 20-year territory-wide analysis of electronic health records in Hong Kong
Danting zhang¹, jiaxin S. Wu¹ and Desmond Yat-Hin Yap², ¹The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ²Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, Hong Kong
Background/Purpose: Advancements in immunosuppressive treatments and general medical care in the past two decades have influenced the disease burden and outcomes of patients with systemic…
Abstract Number: 1584 • ACR Convergence 2025
Evaluation of Adverse Childhood Experiences in Systemic Sclerosis: Prevalence and Patient Characteristics
Samuel Good¹, Nahal Ghanoongooi¹, Ju Young Lee², Arissa Young³ and Elizabeth Volkmann¹, ¹David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Los Angeles, CA, ²David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ³UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: There is growing evidence that trauma, and in particular adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), play a role in the pathogenesis and exacerbation of systemic autoimmune…
Abstract Number: 1279 • ACR Convergence 2025
Whole Blood Gene Expression Defined Subgroups of Treatment Naïve Children and Adolescents with Childhood-onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
Reagan Reid¹, Huayun Hou², Isha Datar², Daniela Dominguez³, Andrea Knight⁴, Deborah Levy⁵, Lawrence Ng⁶, Zhaoyu Ding², Michael Wilson², Lauren Erdman⁷, Eleanor Pullenayegum² and Linda Hiraki⁵, ¹The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada, ⁴Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Background/Purpose: Childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous disease. We aimed to define subgroups of new diagnosis patients based on treatment…
Abstract Number: 1016 • ACR Convergence 2025
Association between inflammatory biomarkers and predicted heart failure risk in rheumatoid arthritis
Ilana Usiskin¹, Lauren rusnak², Katherine Zhong³, Ying Qi⁴, Nicole Yang², Gregory McDermott⁵, Brittany Weber⁶ and Katherine Liao², ¹Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Short Hills, NJ, ⁴Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, ⁵Brigham and Women's Hospital, Brookline, MA, ⁶Brigham and Women's Hospital, DEDHAM, MA
Background/Purpose: Heart failure (HF) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Prior work has suggested that higher levels of inflammation…
Abstract Number: 0734 • ACR Convergence 2025
Glucocorticoid Exposure and Comorbidity Profile in Patients with Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis: a multi-country cohort study
Julie Mouchet¹, Lauren Revie², Tim Nguyen³, Liwei Zhao⁴, Valeria Jordan M.⁵, G S Ramakrishna⁶, Linda Grinnell-Merrick³, Atif Adam⁷ and Minouk Schoemaker⁸, ¹Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, ²IQVIA, EMEA, London, United Kingdom, ³Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, ⁴IQVIA, Real World Solutions, Mölndal, Sweden, ⁵Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Tenafly, NJ, ⁶Novartis Healthcare Private Limited, Hyderabad, India, ⁷IQVIA Inc, Boston, ⁸IQVIA, Real World Solutions, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and giant cell arteritis (GCA) are systemic inflammatory conditions that predominantly affect individuals ≥50 years of age. The conditions share overlapping…
Abstract Number: 0321 • ACR Convergence 2025
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Hand Osteoarthritis: Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative
Jeffrey Driban¹, Lisa Rokoff², Bing Lu³, Timothy McAlindon⁴, Charles Eaton⁵, Mary Roberts⁶, Diana Mathes⁷, Colleen Lestician⁷, Zhijin Carrie Xu⁷, Zhihua Tina Fan⁷, Shawn O'Leary⁷ and Abby Fleisch⁸, ¹University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Marlborough, NH, ²Center for Interdisciplinary and Population Health Research, MaineHealth Institute for Research, Westbrook, ME, ³UConn Health Center, Newton, MA, ⁴UMass Chan School of Medicine, Arlington, MA, ⁵Brown University, Pawtucket, RI, ⁶Center for Primary Care and Prevention, Kent Hospital, Pawtucket, RI, ⁷Environmental and Chemical Laboratory Services, Public Health & Environmental Laboratories, New Jersey Department of Health, Ewing, NJ, ⁸Maine Medical Center; ². Center for Interdisciplinary and Population Health Research, MaineHealth Institute for Research, Westbrook, ME

Background/Purpose: The prevalence of hand osteoarthritis (OA) has doubled in the United States over the past half century – a finding that cannot be solely…
Abstract Number: 2685 • ACR Convergence 2025
Assessing for Racial/Ethnic Variability in U.S.-FRAXTM Performance Among Older Adult Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis in the United States
Rachel Elam¹, Jing Li², Angel Paul³, Emma Kersey⁴, gabriela Schmajuk⁵, William Leslie⁶ and Laura Carbone¹, ¹Augusta University, Augusta, GA, ²University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³University of California San Francisco, Berkeley, CA, ⁴University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁵University of California, San Francisco, and San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, ⁶University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Background/Purpose: Women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have 1.5- and 2-fold higher risk of major osteoporotic fracture (MOF: first of distal forearm, hip, humerus, or clinical…
Abstract Number: 2336 • ACR Convergence 2025
Early Axial Spondyloarthritis in Latin America: Prevalence and Regional Differences from the “ESPALDA” Multinational Registry
Wilson bautista molano¹, Guillermo Guaracha², Fernando Sommerfleck³, Rodrigo García Salinas⁴, Julio Cesar Casasola Vargas⁵, John Londono⁶, Daniel Fernandez⁷, Diego Vila⁸, Lorena Brance⁹, Jossiel Then¹⁰, francisco Zeballos¹¹, Lysseth Macias¹², Marilu mestanza¹³, Daisy Sanchez¹⁴, lYN chincháy¹⁵, Patricia Melgarejo¹⁶, Angel Castillo¹⁷, Gimena Gomez¹⁸, Leandro ferreryra¹⁹, Dora candia²⁰, Gustavo medina²¹, Maria Erguez²², Einer Sanchez⁴ and Daniel Palleiro²³, ¹University Hospital Fundacion Santa Fe de Bogota, Bogota, Colombia, ²Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición 'Salvador Zubirán', Ciudad de México, Mexico, Mexico, ³Sanatorio Julio Mendez, Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁴Hospital Italiano La Plata, La Plata, Argentina, ⁵CAVJ^7111038Q⁹, MEXICO CITY, Mexico, ⁶Hospital Militar Central , Universidad de La Sabana, Colombia, Bogota, Colombia, ⁷Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia; Departamento de Medicina Interna, Unidad de Reumatología, Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, Bogotá, Colombia, BOGOTA, Colombia, ⁸Hospital Virgen del Carmen, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁹School of Medicine, Rosario National University, Argentina, Rosario, Argentina, ¹⁰HOMS, Santiago, Dominican Republic, ¹¹Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, Lima, Peru, ¹²Consultorio sse, Hospital Metropolitano, Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador, ¹³Hospital Metropolitano, Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador, ¹⁴Sociedad Ecuatoriana de Reumatología, GUAYAS - GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, ¹⁵Hospital Guillermo Kaelin de La Fuente, Perú, Lima, Peru, ¹⁶Instituto de Previsión Social, Villarrica, Paraguay, ¹⁷Centro médico de las Americas, Merida, Mexico, ¹⁸Sanatorio Guemes, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ¹⁹HIBA, CABA, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina, ²⁰Hospital Regional Primero de Octubre ISSTE, Fuerzas Armadas, México, Durango, Mexico, ²¹Clinical Hospital Buenos Aires University, Quilmes, Argentina, ²²SAR, Guayaquil, Ecuador, ²³INRU, Montevideo, Uruguay
Background/Purpose: The ESPALDA registry, developed by PANLAR, collects data from Latin America to better understand the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of patients with axial spondyloarthritis…
Abstract Number: 1911 • ACR Convergence 2025
Characterizing Psoriasis Patients at Risk for Transition to Psoriatic Arthritis: Early Insights from the STOP PsA At-Risk Cohort
Victoria Konzett¹, Eva Manger², Simon Reider², Johannes Griss³, Constanze Jonak³, Kastriot Kastrati⁴, Peter Mandl⁴, Gudrun Ratzinger⁵, Christina Duftner², Thomas Karonitsch⁴ and Daniel Aletaha⁶, ¹Department of Medicine III, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Division of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria, ³Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria, Vienna, Austria, ⁴Department of Medicine III, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁵Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria, Innsbruck, Austria, ⁶Medical University Vienna, Wien, Austria
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) develops predominantly in patients with psoriasis (Pso). Although key drivers and predictors of disease progression have been identified in recent years,…
Abstract Number: 1886 • ACR Convergence 2025
Thirty Percent of Older Adults with Rheumatic Disease Receive High-Risk Medication
Christine Anastasiou¹, Eric Roberts², gabriela Schmajuk³ and Jinoos Yazdany⁴, ¹Stanford University, Pleasanton, CA, ²University of California, San Francisco, SF, CA, ³University of California, San Francisco, and San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, ⁴UCSF, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: High-risk medications (HRMs) may increase the risk of adverse events such as falls and fractures, hospitalizations, hospital length of stay, and death in older…
Abstract Number: 1583 • ACR Convergence 2025
Epidemiology, Outcome and Expenditures of Hospitalized Patients with Systemic Sclerosis: National Inpatient Sample 2021
Patompong Ungprasert¹ and Paul Kroner², ¹Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, Cleveland Heights, OH, ²Riverside Health System, Newport News, VA
Background/Purpose: The inpatient epidemiology, morbidity, mortality, and healthcare expenditures of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) are not well-characterized. This study aims to utilize a nationwide…

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