Abstracts tagged "functional status"

Abstract Number: 2604 • ACR Convergence 2025
Cross-Sectional Relationship Between Sarcopenic Obesity and Knee Osteoarthritis: The Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project
David Werner¹, Carolina Alvarez², John Batsis³, Reece Blay⁴, Laura Bilek⁵, Amanda Nelson³ and Yvonne Golightly⁵, ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Mason, OH, ²University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Miami, FL, ³University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁴University of Nebraska Medical Center, Council Bluffs, IA, ⁵University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Current consensus for defining sarcopenia (loss of muscle mass and strength with aging) and sarcopenic obesity (SO, sarcopenia with obesity) suggests combining measures of…
Abstract Number: 2311 • ACR Convergence 2025
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis and Its Relationship with Disease Activity and Comorbidities
Esther Toledano¹, Carolina Cristina Chacón², Cristina Hidalgo Calleja², Belén Miguel², Laura Blanco², Ana Turrión³, Olga Compán⁴, Manuel Martín³, Susana Gómez² and Carlos Montilla², ¹Rheumatology Service, San Carlos Clinical Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ²Rheumatology Service, University Hospital of Salamanca, Salamanca, Castilla y Leon, Spain, ³Rheumatology Service, University Hospital of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology Service, University Hospital of Salamanca, Carbajosa de la Sagrada, ³⁷¹⁹¹, Spain
Background/Purpose: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a chronic respiratory disorder characterized by intermittent upper airway collapse during sleep. This mechanism can trigger systemic inflammation…
Abstract Number: 2308 • ACR Convergence 2025
Physical Function Mediates Most—but Not All—of the Effect of Disease Activity on Health-Related Quality of Life in Axial Spondyloarthritis: A 10-Year Longitudinal Analysis
AUGUSTA ORTOLAN¹, Désirée Van Der Heijde², Laure Gossec³ and Sofia Ramiro⁴, ¹Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCSS, Rome, Italy, ²Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Sorbonne Universite and Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital, Paris, France, ⁴Leiden University Medical Center, Bunde, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is an overarching outcome in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), and is considered influenced by disease activity and physical function. However,…
Abstract Number: 2089 • ACR Convergence 2025
Traction Therapy May Improve Hand Function in Those with Distal Interphalangeal Osteoarthritis
Grace Lo¹, Lauren Drillock², Kimberly Staines³, Michael Strayhorn⁴, Katherine Tse⁵, Gerald Virtanen⁶, Laura Welsh², Monica Seu², Eugene Gersh², Ida Kristin Haugen⁷, Andrew Grainger⁸ and Jonathan Samuels⁹, ¹Baylor College of Medicine / MEDVAMC, Houston, TX, ²NYU Langone Health, New York City, NY, ³MEDVAMC, Saltburn By The Sea, United Kingdom, ⁴Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ⁵NYU Langone Health, Brooklyn, NY, ⁶MEDVAMC, Houston, TX, ⁷Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁸University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ⁹NYU Langone, Rye Brook, NY
Background/Purpose: Hand osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis affecting the hand, but therapeutic options for OA at the distal interphalangeal (DIP) joint…
Abstract Number: 1977 • ACR Convergence 2025
The Westergren Sedimentation Rate: To Be or Not to Be! The Westergren Sedimentation Rate is being “Killed” but has not “Died”.
John Goldman¹, Michael Goldman² and Glenn R. Parris³, ¹Emory University St Josephs Hospital, Atlanta, GA, ²SENTA Southeastern Ear, Nose, Throat and Allergy, Atlanta, GA, ³PARRIS & ASSOCIATES, Lilburn, GA
Background/Purpose: The Westergren Sedimentation Rate (WSR) is a simple, cost-effective laboratory test commonly used by rheumatologists to assess systemic inflammation. This study was initiated to…
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: 0605 • ACR Convergence 2025
The Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics Frailty Index (SLICC-FI) Predicts Worsening Self-Efficacy in the Patients from the Almenara Lupus Cohort
Anubhav Singh¹, Rocío Gamboa-Cárdenas², Victor Pimentel-Quiroz³, Zoila Rodriguez-Bellido⁴, Cesar Pastor-Asurza⁵, Risto Perich-Campos⁶, Manuel Ugarte-Gil⁷ and Graciela Alarcón⁸, ¹Baptist hospital of southeast Texas, Beaumont, TX, ²Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru, ³Universidad Científica del Sur, San Isidro, Peru, ⁴Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru, ⁵Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, Lima, Pakistan, ⁶Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen; Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, La Molina, Peru, ⁷Universidad Cientifica del Sur, Lima, Peru, ⁸The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Oakland, CA
Background/Purpose: The Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics Frailty Index (SLICC-FI) was developed to ascertain frailty in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients. The aim of this…
Abstract Number: 0325 • ACR Convergence 2025
Knee Symptom Phenotyping Incorporating Pain and Function across Different Levels of WOMAC Function in Two Cohorts: Data from the Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study (MOST) and the Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI)
C. Kent Kwoh¹, Amanda Nelson², Rongrong Tang³, Edward J. Bedrick³, Yong Ge¹, Yvonne Golightly⁴, Zong-Ming Li³, Jean Liew⁵, Xiaoxiao Sun¹, Jeffrey Duryea⁶ and Tuhina Neogi⁵, ¹The University of Arizona Arthritis Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, ²University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ³The University of Arizona Arthritis Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, ⁴University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁵Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁶Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Knee pain and functional limitations are the most common symptoms of knee OA. Understanding the various patterns of symptoms (i.e., pain and function changes…
Abstract Number: 2461 • ACR Convergence 2024
Prevalence and Impact of Peripheral Neuropathy in SSc: A Frequent and Disabling Manifestation in SSc, and a Potential Surrogate Marker for Autonomic Neuropathy
Begonya Alcacer-Pitarch¹, marco di battista², Anthony C. Redmond³, Anne-Maree Keenan⁴, Stefano Di Donato⁵, Francesco Del Galdo³ and Maya H. Buch⁶, ¹Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Leeds, United Kingdom, ²Rheumatology Unit, University of Pisa, Pisa., Pisa., Italy, ³University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁴School of Healthcare, university of leeds, leeds, United Kingdom, ⁵Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, UK, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁶Division of Musculoskeletal & Dermatological Sciences, University of Manchester, and NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: SSc patients have high disability and low quality of life (QoL), driven partially by poor physical function (PF), Gastro Intestinal (GI) problems, digital ulcers…
Abstract Number: 0190 • ACR Convergence 2024
Socioeconomic Disparities in Functional Status by Neighborhood Deprivation in a National Sample of Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Baljeet Rai¹, Jessica Fitzpatrick², Jing Li³, Gabriela Schmajuk⁴ and Jinoos Yazdany⁵, ¹University of California, San Francisco, Modesto, CA, ²University California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁴UCSF / SFVA, San Francisco, CA, ⁵University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Individuals with SLE can experience significant declines in functional status (FS). The ACR has recently identified physical function as a high-priority domain in SLE…
Abstract Number: 0449 • ACR Convergence 2024
Evaluating Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder in Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Healthy Female Subjects
Ana Cecilia Bardan-Inchaustegui¹, Iris Jazmín Colunga Pedraza², Rosa Icela Arvizu-Rivera², Gisela Garcia-Arellano³, Griselda Serna-Peña⁴, Maria F. Elizondo-Benitez⁵, Aleydis Gonzalez Melendez², Fernanda Massiel Garcia⁶ and Dionicio Galarza-Delgado⁷, ¹Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, ²Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital "Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez", Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico, ³Hospital Universitario \"Dr. José Eleuterio González\", Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, ⁴Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", UANL, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital "Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez", Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, ⁶Hospital Universitario Dr José Eleuterio González, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, ⁷UANL Hospital Universitario, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), a severe form of premenstrual syndrome, is classified as a psychiatric disorder characterized by moderate to severe physical, affective, or…
Abstract Number: 0495 • ACR Convergence 2024
Correlation Between Triglyceride/Glucose Index and Functional Capacity in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Yelitza Cecilia Velarde Mejia¹, Manuel Ugarte-Gil², Risto Perich³, Cesar Pastor⁴, Graciela Alarcon⁵ and RV, Gamboa-Cardenas⁶, ¹Hncase, Arequipa, Peru, ²Universidad Cientifica del Sur, Lima, Lima, Peru, ³Hospital Almenara, Lima, Peru, ⁴UNMSM, LIMA, Peru, ⁵The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Oakland, CA, ⁶Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Lima, Peru
Background/Purpose: The triglyceride/glucose index (TGI) is a metabolic marker associated with insulin resistance and cardiovascular risk. In patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), chronic inflammation and…
Abstract Number: 0569 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Longitudinal Association Between Disease Activity, Function and Health-Related Quality of Life in Axial Spondyloarthritis: Results from the DESIR Cohort
Augusta Ortolan¹, Desiree van der Heijde², Laure Gossec³ and Sofia Ramiro⁴, ¹Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCSS, Rome, Lazio, Italy, ²Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Meerssen, Netherlands, ³Sorbonne Université, Paris, France, ⁴Leiden University Medical Center, Bunde, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in axSpA is considered an overarching outcome, with other disease outcomes contributing to it [1]. To validate a previously…
Abstract Number: 0720 • ACR Convergence 2024
Impact of Systemic Vasculitides on Sexual Function: An Overlooked Aspect of Patient Care
javier Merayo Chalico¹, Ana Sarahí Mulia-Soto², María Espinosa-León³, Victor Pimentel-Quiroz⁴, Ana Barrera-Vargas³ and Andrea Hinojosa-Azaola³, ¹Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico, CDMX, Mexico, ²Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico, Ciudad de México, Mexico, ³Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁴Universidad Científica del Sur/Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, Magdalena del Mar, Peru
Background/Purpose: Systemic vasculitides comprise a group of inflammatory diseases involving multiple organ systems, significantly affecting various aspects of a patient's life, including their sexuality. Sexual…
Abstract Number: 0864 • ACR Convergence 2024
Obesity Subtypes and Trajectories of Functional Change After 7-years of Follow-up: The Multicenter Osteoarthritis (MOST) Study
Kristine Godziuk¹, Sarah Tilley², mike LaValley³, Michael Nevitt⁴, C.E. Lewis⁵, James Torner⁶ and Tuhina Neogi², ¹University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ³Boston University School of Public Health, Arlington, MA, ⁴UCSF, Orinda, CA, ⁵University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁶University of Iowa, Iowa City
Background/Purpose: People with knee osteoarthritis (OA) and obesity (i.e. BMI ≥30kg/m2) have poorer function than those without obesity. However, function is not uniform among people…

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