Abstracts tagged "Epidemiology"

Abstract Number: 0133 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Association Between Gout and Gallstone Disease: US General Population Analysis
Chio Yokose¹, Bohang Jiang², Natalie McCormick², Sharan Rai² and Hyon K. Choi³, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Waltham, MA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Massachusetts General Hospital, Lexington, MA
Background/Purpose: Gout is associated with kidney stones, but its association with gallstone disease is not known. Gout and gallstone disease have several shared risk factors…
Abstract Number: 0162 • ACR Convergence 2024
Statewide Burden of Low Back Pain in the United States and Its Trend from 1990-2021: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2022
Eva Kalra¹, Rafael Sanchez-Dopazo,², Lovekumar Vala³, Vani Sojitra⁴, Riya Dhadhal⁵, Praveena Suppala⁶, Mohammed A. S. Aramin⁷, Krishna Sajeev⁸ and Hardik Desai⁹, ¹Trident Medical Cente, Charleston, SC, ²Larkin Community Hospital Palm Springs Campus, Hialeah, FL, ³Department of Internal Medicine, Shantabaa Medical College and General Hospital, Amreli, Gujarat, India, 365601, Amreli, Gujarat, India, ⁴Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Medical College, Rajkot,, Rajkot, Gujarat, India, ⁵SMIMER Hospital & Medical College, Surat, Gujarat, India, ⁶SVS Medical College, Yenugonda, Mahbubnagar, Telangana, India,, Telangana, Telangana, India, ⁷Alquds university,Jerusalem,Palestine, P144, Gaza, Palestinian Territories, ⁸Government medical college, Kannur, kerala , India, 670503, Kunnur, Kerala, India, ⁹Gujarat Adani Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhuj, India
Background/Purpose: Low back pain (LBP) ranks as the fourth leading cause of disability in the United States, significantly impacting the quality of life and work…
Abstract Number: 0438 • ACR Convergence 2024
Overweight and Obesity Are Key Modifiable Risk Factors for Adverse Outcomes in SLE Pregnancies
Jessica Boivin¹, Karim Sacre², Sasha Bernatsky³, Ann E. Clarke⁴, Megan Barber⁴, Paul Fortin⁵, John Hanly⁶, Alexandra Legge⁷, Sang-Cheol Bae⁸ and Evelyne Vinet⁹, ¹McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Université de Paris, Paris, France, ³Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁵Centre ARThrite - CHU de Québec - Université Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada, ⁶Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada, Halifax, NS, Canada, ⁷Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada, ⁸Department of Rheumatology, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ⁹McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: High maternal body mass index (BMI) is a well-established modifiable risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcomes (APO) in the general obstetric population. Best practices…
Abstract Number: 0719 • ACR Convergence 2024
Risk of Vertebral Fracture in Individuals with Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis and End-Stage Renal Disease
Joanna El Hajj¹, Jennifer Waller¹, Yagni Patel¹, Wendy Bollag¹, Stephanie Baer² and Rachel Elam³, ¹Augusta University, Augusta, GA, ²VA Augusta Healthcare System, Augusta, GA, ³Augusta University, Evans, GA
Background/Purpose: End-stage renal disease (ESRD) secondary to vasculitis is linked to a higher risk of vertebral fractures compared to other causes of ESRD. It remains…
Abstract Number: 0993 • ACR Convergence 2024
Pulmonary Complications and Mortality Trends in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Aged 65 and Older in the United States: A CDC WONDER Database Analysis
Muhammad Naveed¹, Rabia Iqbal¹, Kishan Patel², Ahila Ali¹, Simran Bhimani³, Bazil Azeem⁴, Yash Deshpande³, Muhammad Omer Rehan¹, Faizan Ahmed⁵, Hussain Haider Shah¹ and Nouman Shafique⁶, ¹Dow Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan, ²Riverside Community Hospital, Riverside, CA, ³The Wright Center for graduate medical education, Scranton, PA, ⁴Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical College Liyari, Karachi, Pakistan, ⁵Ameer-ud-Din Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan, ⁶AdventHealth Orlando, Orlando, FL
Background/Purpose: Pulmonary complications in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are an important cause of mortality among older adults. This study analyzes trends and demographic disparities in mortality…
Abstract Number: 1099 • ACR Convergence 2024
Distinct Metabolomic Signatures of Insulinemia and Incident Gout Risk: A Prospective Cohort Study Among Women
Sharan Rai¹, Hyon K. Choi², Chio Yokose¹ and Natalie McCormick¹, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Lexington, MA
Background/Purpose: Gout and the metabolic syndrome frequently coexist. Intravenous insulin has been shown to raise serum urate levels in physiologic studies, and a Mendelian Randomization…
Abstract Number: 1363 • ACR Convergence 2024
Prevalence and Predictors of Orthopaedic Surgery in Rheumatoid Arthritis After 12-Years’ Follow-Up (ESPOIR Cohort)
Michael Wang¹, Baptiste Quere¹, Paul Thomas¹, Alice TISON², Dewi Guellec¹, Cecile Gaujoux-Vialat³, Jean Francis Maillefert⁴, Sandrine Jousse-Joulin⁵, Valerie Devauchelle⁶, Hoel Letissier¹ and Alain SARAUX⁷, ¹Centre Hospitalier Regional Universitaire (CHU) de Brest, Brest, France, ²CHU de la Cavale Blanche, Brest, France, Brest, France, ³CH Nimes, Nimes, France, ⁴CH Dijon, Dijon, France, ⁵cavale blanche hospital, brest, France, ⁶UBO, Brest, France, ⁷CHU Brest, Brest, France
Background/Purpose: In the 1990s, surgery was a frequent and early step in the management of rheumatoid arthritis. Since treat to target strategy and the advent…
Abstract Number: 1868 • ACR Convergence 2024
Opioid Prescription Rates in Patients with Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis in the US Between 2008-2021: A Joinpoint Regression Analysis
Berk Degirmenci¹, Christine Peloquin², Sara Lodi¹, Pedro M Machado³, S. Reza Jafarzadeh², Tuhina Neogi², Lianne S Gensler⁴, Maureen Dubreuil⁵ and Jean Liew², ¹Boston University, Boston, MA, ²Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ³Department of Neuromuscular Diseases and Centre for Rheumatology, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁴Department of Medicine/Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁵Section of Rheumatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Current axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) guidelines do not provide recommendations for opioids in pain management. Opioid use is common in axSpA, despite widespread uptake of…
Abstract Number: 1895 • ACR Convergence 2024
Association Between a History of Mental Illness and the Risk of Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases: A Nationwide, Population-based Case-control Study
Hsin-Hua Chen, Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan (Republic of China)
Background/Purpose: Clinical studies have shown high prevalence rates of mental illnesses in patients with autoimmune diseases. A recent animal study revealed that social stress induces…
Abstract Number: 2090 • ACR Convergence 2024
Prevalence of Steatotic Liver Disease and Liver Fibrosis Among Patients with Osteoarthritis (OA)
Athanasios Vassilopoulos¹, Stephanos Vassilopoulos², Markos Kalligeros², Eleftherios Mylonakis³ and Anthony M. Reginato⁴, ¹Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, ²Division of Internal Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, Providence, RI, ³Department of Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, ⁴Brown University, Providence, RI
Background/Purpose: Steatotic liver disease (SLD) and osteoarthritis (OA) affect a large proportion of the general population and prevalence of both is expected to increase given…
Abstract Number: 2490 • ACR Convergence 2024
Longitudinal Kidney Function Trajectories in Patients Enrolled in the Plasma Exchange and Glucocorticoids in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis Trial
Jennifer Hanberg¹, Yuqing Zhang², Andreas Kronbichler³, Anna Matyjek⁴, Carol McAlear⁵, Balazs Odler⁶, Lisa Uchida⁷, Duvuru Geetha⁸, Carmel Hawley⁹, David Jayne⁷, Michael walsh¹⁰, Peter Merkel⁵ and Zachary Wallace¹¹, and the PEXIVAS investigators, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School; The Mongan Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ³Medical University Innsbruck and University of Cambridge, Innsbruck, Austria, ⁴Medical University of Lodz and Medical University Innsbruck, Lodz, Poland, ⁵University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁶Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria, ⁷University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ⁸Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ⁹Princess Alexandra Hospital and Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia, ¹⁰McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ¹¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Newton, MA
Background/Purpose: ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) causes kidney damage, leading to a spectrum of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). Clinically distinct kidney function…
Abstract Number: 0134 • ACR Convergence 2024
Use of Oral Contraceptives in Females with Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Not Associated with an Increased Risk of Venous Thromboembolism: United Kingdom-population Based Study
James Galloway¹, Victoria Basey², Anna Barkaway³, Simon de Lusignan⁴ and Maya H. Buch⁵, ¹Centre for Rheumatic Diseases, King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ²Pfizer UK, Tadworth, United Kingdom, ³Pfizer, Tadworth, United Kingdom, ⁴Royal College of General Practitioners Research and Surveillance Centre, Oxford, United Kingdom, ⁵Division of Musculoskeletal & Dermatological Sciences, University of Manchester, and NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: While the use of oral contraceptives in females with immune mediated inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is acknowledged as a risk factor…
Abstract Number: 0166 • ACR Convergence 2024
Limitations in Activities of Daily Living Among Individuals with SLE
Laura Plantinga¹, Jinoos Yazdany², Courtney Hoge³, Charmayne M. Dunlop-Thomas⁴ and Patti Katz⁵, ¹University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ³Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ⁴Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Atlanta, GA, ⁵UCSF, San Rafael, CA
Background/Purpose: A better understanding of the capacity of individuals with SLE to perform routine daily life tasks is needed to effectively support the independence and…
Abstract Number: 0458 • ACR Convergence 2024
Long-Term Outcomes in Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis
Bradly Kimbrough¹, Cynthia Crowson², Sara Achenbach³ and Elena Myasoedova², ¹Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Seronegative rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a heterogenous disease distinct from seropositive RA regarding genetic risk factors, pathobiology, and prognosis. Notably, recent studies have shown…
Abstract Number: 0737 • ACR Convergence 2024
Rurality and Delayed Diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis – a Single Center Experience
Ruoning (Lemon) Ni¹, Bharat Kumar² and Aleksander Lenert³, ¹Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ²University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, ³University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Background/Purpose: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) poses diagnostic challenges, especially in rural areas, where limited access to healthcare can delay diagnosis and worsen outcomes, a concern…

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