Abstracts tagged "Epidemiology"

Abstract Number: 0593 • ACR Convergence 2020
Patient Characteristics and Factors Affecting Decision-Making Regarding Total Knee Replacement by Different Types of Physicians Treating Patients with Knee OA
Angela Bedenbaugh¹, Vinson Lee¹, Gary Oderda², Sarah Kennedy¹, Jeyanesh Tambiah¹, Diana Brixner² and Timothy McAlindon³, ¹Samumed, LLC, San Diego, CA, ²University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ³Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Total knee replacement (TKR) is considered an effective knee OA treatment and is a commonly performed orthopedic procedure that relieves pain and improves function and…
Abstract Number: 1005 • ACR Convergence 2020
Risk of Non-vertebral Fractures Among Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Biologic or Targeted-Synthetic DMARDs: A Multi-Database Comparative Safety Study
Ajinkya Pawar¹, Rishi Desai¹, Mengdong He¹, Lily Bessette¹ and Seoyoung Kim², ¹Brigham and Women's hospital, Boston, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) increases risk of osteoporosis and fractures. However, limited head-to-head comparative data exists on the risk of non-vertebral osteoporotic fractures (NVFs) among…
Abstract Number: 1080 • ACR Convergence 2020
Sensitivity and Specificity of the 2017 EULAR/ACR Criteria for Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies in a Cohort of Patients from Latin America
Antonia Maria Valenzuela Vergara¹, Magdalena Torres¹ and Alejandro Deves¹, ¹Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile
Background/Purpose: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are a heterogeneous group of diseases characterized by muscle inflammation and internal organ involvement. The Bohan & Peter (B&P) criteria…
Abstract Number: 1459 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Association of Frequent Knee Bending with Trajectories of Pain and Physical Function over 8 Years in Knee Osteoarthritis
Jason Jakiela¹, Dana Voinier¹, Thomas Bye¹, Maria Tukis¹, Kiely Konyak¹, Dylan Orloff¹ and Daniel White¹, ¹University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Background/Purpose: Frequent bending increases loading at the knee and is a risk factor for worsening knee pain associated with knee osteoarthritis (OA). Knee bending is…
Abstract Number: 1685 • ACR Convergence 2020
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Children with Rheumatic Diseases from Around the Globe
Jonathan Hausmann¹, Kevin Kennedy², Salman Surangiwala³, Maggie Larche⁴, Karen Durrant⁵, Rashmi Sinha⁶ and Emily Sirotich⁴, ¹Boston Children's Hospital / Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Cambridge, MA, ²McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, ³Queen’s School of Medicine, Kingston, Canada, ⁴McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁵Autoinflammatory Alliance, San Francisco, CA, ⁶SJIA Foundation, Cincinnati
Background/Purpose: Children with rheumatic diseases face unknown risks in the setting of the COVID-19 pandemic. These children are often immunosuppressed due to their underlying disease…
Abstract Number: 2013 • ACR Convergence 2020
Substantial Lifetime Risk of Developing Ankylosing Spondylitis (Axial Spondyloarthritis) for Relatives. Evidence from a 35-Year Follow-up Family Study of a Swiss Cohort
Sjef van der Linden¹, Peter Villiger², Zhixiu Li³, Matthew Brown⁴, Heinz Baumberger⁵, Hermine Zandwijk⁶ and Muhammad Khan⁷, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergology, University of Bern, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland, Mortroux, Belgium, ²Department of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergology, University of Bern, Inselspital, Switzerland, Bern, Switzerland, ³Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Translational Genomics Group, School of Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Translational Research Institute, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Qld, Australia, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, ⁴Guy's and St Thomas, NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, King's College London, London, United Kingdom, London, United Kingdom, ⁵Retired, Flims, Tajikistan, ⁶Retired, Mortroux, Belgium, ⁷Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH, Westlake, OH
Background/Purpose: Familial occurrence of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is well known. Our follow-up study aimed at assessing the incidence of clinically defined AS among first degree…
Abstract Number: 0086 • ACR Convergence 2020
Geographic Distribution of Eosinophilic Fasciitis Cases in Massachusetts and Associated Environmental Triggers
Bina Kassamali¹, Anastasiya Muntyanu², Ruth Ann Vleugels³ and Avery LaChance³, ¹Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Eosinophilic fasciitis (EF) is a rare fibrosing disorder of the fascia characterized by induration progressing proximally along the upper and lower extremities. Given the…
Abstract Number: 0531 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Prevalence of Systemic Sclerosis, Dermatomyositis/Polymyositis, and Giant Cell Arteritis in the United States by Race and Ethnicity: An Analysis Using Electronic Health Records
Sunali Goonesekera¹, Ankit Bansal¹, Swarali Tadwalkar² and Alison Isherwood³, ¹Decision Resources Group, Part of Clarivate, Boston, MA, ²Decision Resources Group, part of Clarivate, Bangolore, India, ³Decision Resources Group, part of Clarivate, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Epidemiological studies suggest differences in the prevalence and disease severity of certain autoimmune diseases by race and ethnicity. In this study, we evaluate the…
Abstract Number: 0605 • ACR Convergence 2020
How Did SARS-CoV2/COVID-19 Pandemic Affected Rheumatology Practice in Latin America? A Regional Survey from PANLAR
Daniel Fernández-Ávila¹, Julián Barahona-Correa¹, Diana Romero-Alvernia¹, Sergio Kowalski², Ana María Sapag Durán³, Antonio Cachafeiro Vilar⁴, Belia Lucía Meléndez Muñoz⁵, Carlos Santiago Pastelín⁶, Daniel Palleiro Rivero⁷, Dina María Arrieta⁸, Guillermo Pons-Estel⁹, Jossiell Then Báez¹⁰, Manuel Ugarte-Gil¹¹, Mario Cardiel¹², Nelly Colman¹³, Nilmo Chávez Pérez¹⁴, Paula Burgos¹⁵, Rubén Montufar¹⁶, Sayonara Sandino¹⁷, Yurilis Fuentes-Silva¹⁸ and Enrique Soriano¹⁹, ¹Pontificia Universidad Javeriana - Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, Bogota, Colombia, ²Unidad de Investigación PANLAR. Universidade Federal do Paraná, Paraná, Brazil, ³Hospital Universitario Japonés, Santa Cruz, Bolivia, ⁴Pacífica Salud - Hospital Punta Pacífica,, Ciudad de Panamá, Panama, ⁵Hospital de la Policía Nacional N1 Quito, Quito, Ecuador, ⁶Instituto Hondureño de la Seguridad Social, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, ⁷Instituto Nacional de Reumatología del Uruguay - Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay, ⁸Hospital México, San José de Costa Rica, Costa Rica, ⁹Centro Regional de Enfermedades Autoinmunes y Reumáticas (GO-CREAR), Rosario, Argentina, ¹⁰Hospital Metropolitano de Santiago (HOMS), Santiago, Dominican Republic, ¹¹Servicio de Reumatología. Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen and Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru, ¹²Centro de Investigación Clínica de Morelia, Morelia, Mexico, ¹³Hospital de Clínicas - Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Asunción, Paraguay, ¹⁴Instituto Guatemalteco de Seguridad Social, Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala, ¹⁵Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile, ¹⁶Consultorio de Especialidades del Instituto Salvadoreño del Seguro Social, San Salvador, El Salvador, ¹⁷Policlínica Nicaragüense, Managua, Nicaragua, ¹⁸Centro Clínico Universitario de Oriente - Universidad de Oriente, Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela, ¹⁹Department of Public Health, Instituto Universitario, Escuela de Medicina Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Rheumatology Unit, Internal Medicine Services, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Capital Federal, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Background/Purpose: Since December 2019, a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic was declared. Social isolation became a mainstay for the prevention of disease expansion. Outpatient follow-up of…
Abstract Number: 1007 • ACR Convergence 2020
Atopic Dermatitis and Risk of Incident Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Thanitsara Rittiphairoj¹, Nipith Charoenngam¹, Ben Ponvilawan¹, Surapa Tornsatitkul¹, Phuuwadith Wattanachayakul¹, Pongprueth Rujirachun¹ and Patompong Ungprasert², ¹Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, ²Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, Cleveland Heights, OH
Background/Purpose: Recent observational studies have suggested that patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) may have a higher risk of several non IgE-mediated inflammatory disorders, such as…
Abstract Number: 1103 • ACR Convergence 2020
Metacarpo-phalangeal Osteoarthritis Is Not Rare and Is Associated with Mechanical Rather Than Systemic Factors in Hand Osteoarthritis: An Observational Study from a Large Hospital-based Cohort
Inès Kouki¹, Sophie Tuffet², Michel Crema³, Alexandra Rousseau², Pascal Richette⁴, Maxime Dougados⁵, Francis Berenbaum⁶, Jeremie Sellam⁶ and Alice Courties⁶, ¹AP-HP, Sorbonne Université, Service de rhumatologie, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Paris,, Paris, France, ²AP-HP, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Unité de Recherche Clinique de l'Est Parisien (URC-Est), Paris, 75012,, Paris, France, ³Boston University School of Medicine, Paris, France, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Lariboisière Hospital, AP-HP Université de Paris, INSERM U1132, Paris, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Hopital Cochin, Université de Paris, Paris, France, ⁶AP-HP, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Service de Rhumatologie, Centre de Recherche Saint-Antoine, INSERM UMR_S 938,Sorbonne Université, Paris, 75012, France, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Proximal and distal inter-phalangeal (PIP, DIP) and thumb base joints are the most common sites affected in hand osteoarthritis (HOA), while involvement of metacarpo-phalangeal…
Abstract Number: 1462 • ACR Convergence 2020
Intensity and Duration of Silica Exposure Increase Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk Among Coal Miners
Laura Trupin¹, Gabriela Schmajuk², Edward Yelin¹ and Paul Blanc¹, ¹UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ²University of California, San Francisco, Atherton, CA
Background/Purpose: Exposure to inhaled mineral dust, particularly silica, has been associated with increased risk of rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases. Coal mining, which can…
Abstract Number: 1689 • ACR Convergence 2020
Unexpectedly High Incidence of Kawasaki Disease in a Well-Characterized Population in Atlantic Canada
Abdulrahman Alkanhal¹, Joseph Saunders², Fajer Altammar³, Adam Huber⁴, Andrew Lynk², Alison MacLeod⁵, Oliva Ortiz-Alvarez⁶, Meighan Adams², Suzanne Ramsey⁷, Elizabeth Stringer⁸, Andrew Warren² and Bianca Lang⁹, ¹University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada, ³Mcmaster University, Hamilton, Canada, ⁴Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada, ⁵Annapolis Valley Health, Kentville, Canada, ⁶St Martha's Regional Hospital, Antigonish, Canada, ⁷IWK Health Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada, ⁸IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS, Canada, ⁹Dalhousie University - Halifax, Halifax, NS, Canada
Background/Purpose: Kawasaki Disease (KD), a systemic vasculitis of unknown etiology, is now the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children in North America. Its…
Abstract Number: 0095 • ACR Convergence 2020
Systematic Evaluation of Nine Monogenic Autoinflammatory Diseases Reveals Common and Disease-Specific Correlations with Allergy-Associated Features
Moses Kitakule¹, Brian Dizon², Cristhian Gutierrez-Huerta¹, Sarah Blackstone², Aarohan Burma¹, Aran Son¹, Natalie Deuitch¹, Sofia Rosenzweig¹, Hirsh Komarow¹, Deborah Stone³, Anne Jones⁴, Michele Nehrbecky¹, Patrycja Hoffmann⁵, Tina Romeo⁶, Adriana de Jesus⁷, Sara Alehashemi⁸, Megha Garg⁹, Sofia Torreggiani¹⁰, Gina Montealegre Sanchez¹¹, Katelin R. Honer¹⁰, Karyl Barron¹, Ivona Aksentijevich⁴, Amanda Ombrello¹², Raphaela Goldbach-Mansky¹³, Daniel Kastner¹⁴, Joshua Milner¹⁵, Pamela Frischmeyer-Guerrerio¹ and Daniella Schwartz¹⁶, ¹National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, ²National Institutes of Health, BETHESDA, MD, ³NIH, Bethesda, ⁴National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, MD, ⁵NIH, Vienna, VA, ⁶NIH, Bethesda, MD, ⁷Translational Autoinflammatory Disease Section (TADS)/NIAID/NIH, Silver Spring, MD, ⁸Translational Autoinflammatory Disease Section (TADS)/NIAID/NIH, Clarksville, MD, ⁹NIH/NIAID, Rochester, NY, ¹⁰Translational Autoinflammatory Disease Section (TADS)/NIAID/NIH, Bethesda, MD, ¹¹NIAID/NIH, Rockville, MD, ¹²National Human Genome Research Institute/National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ¹³Translational Autoinflammatory Disease Section (TADS)/NIAID/NIH, Potomac, MD, ¹⁴National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), NIH, Bethesda, MD, ¹⁵Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, ¹⁶National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Monogenic autoinflammatory diseases (AID) are caused by mutations in innate immune signaling genes. The effect of these mutations on the risk of allergy is…
Abstract Number: 0534 • ACR Convergence 2020
National Variation and Factors Associated with Long-term Opioid Use for Non-cancer Pain in the First Year of Use
Meghna Jani¹, Belay Yimer¹, Therese Sheppard¹, Mark Lunt¹ and William Dixon¹, ¹Centre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Physician prescribing behaviour has been described as a key driver of rising opioid prescriptions and long-term opioid use. However, the effect of prescribers requires…

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