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  • Abstract Number: 2264 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Male Sex and Obesity Are Risk Factors for Sarcopenia in RA: Korea National Health and Nutrition Survey 2008–2011

    Yoon-Jeong Oh1, Jin-Wuk Hur2 and Chang-Nam Son3, 1Uijeongbu Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University School of Medicine, Uijeongbu, Republic of Korea, 2Nowon Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 3UIJEONGBU EULJI MEDICAL CENTER, EULJI UNIVERSITY, UIJEONGBU, Republic of Korea

    Background/Purpose: Sarcopenia is a medical condition characterized by the progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass, strength, and function. It is primarily associated with aging, but…
  • Abstract Number: 0557 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Efficacy of Upadacitinib in Male and Female Patients with PsA: Results from the SELECT-PsA 1 and 2 Trials

    Lihi Eder1, Axel Hueber2, Lucia Novelli3, Tianming Gao3, Jayne Stigler4, Zhiyuan Du3, Rodrigo García Salinas5, Grace Wright6 and Sofia Ramiro7, 1University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2Klinikum Nuernberg, Nuernberg, Germany, 3AbbVie, North Chicago, IL, 4AbbVie, Round Lake, IL, 5Hospital Italiano La Plata, La Plata, Argentina, 6Grace C Wright MD PC, New York, NY, 7Leiden University Medical Center, Bunde, Netherlands

    Background/Purpose: Biologic sex can impact both clinical phenotype and therapeutic response in PsA.1–3 Previous studies have suggested that male patients (pts) may achieve better treatment…
  • Abstract Number: 2322 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Gender-related Differences in Peripheral and Axial Spondyloarthritis

    Mehmet Tuncay Duruöz1, Halise Hande Gezer1, İlknur Aktaş2, Servet Akar3, Nilay Şahin4, Özgür Akgül5, Sami Hizmetli6, Meltem Alkan Melikoğlu7, Umut Kalyoncu8, Erhan Çapkın9, fatma Gülçin Ural10, Figen Yılmaz11, Sebnem ATAMAN12 and İlhan Sezer13, 1Marmara University Medical School PMR Department, Rheumatology Division, Istanbul, Turkey, 2Istanbul Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital, PMR, Turkey, Istanbul, Turkey, 3Department of Medicine, Izmir Katip Çelebi University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey, 4Balikesir University School of Medicine, PMR, Turkey, Balıkesir, Turkey, 5Manisa Celal Bayar University School of Medicine, Rheumatology, Turkey, Manisa, Turkey, 6Sivas Cumhuriyet University School of Medine, Rheumatology, Turkey, Sivas, Turkey, 7Erzurum Atatürk University School of Medicine, Rheumatology, Turkey, Erzurum, Turkey, 8Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey, Ankara, Turkey, 9Karadeniz Teknik University School of Medicine, PMR, Turkey, Trabzon, Turkey, 10Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University School of Medicine, PMR, Turkey, Ankara, Turkey, 11Istanbul Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, PMR, Turkey, Istanbul, Turkey, 12Ankara University School of Medicine, Rheumatology, Turkey, Ankara, Turkey, 13Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Rheumatology, Turkey, Antalya, Turkey

    Background/Purpose: This study sought to compare clinical characteristics between female and male patients with spondyloarthritis (SpA) in a Turkish population.Methods: This study included 489 peripheral…
  • Abstract Number: 0589 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Comparing Efficacy of Upadacitinib in Male and Female Patients with axSpA: Results from the SELECT-AXIS 1 and 2 Trials

    Sofia Ramiro1, Anna Molto2, Elena Nikiphorou3, Marcelo Pinheiro4, Jamie Urbanik5, Tianming Gao6, Shirley Chen7, Jayne Stigler8, Jessica A. Walsh9 and Lihi Eder10, 1Leiden University Medical Center, Bunde, Netherlands, 2Assistance Publique Hôpitauxde Paris, Paris, France, 3King's College London, London, United Kingdom, 4UNIFESP/ EPM, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, 5AbbVie, Grayslake, IL, 6AbbVie, North Chicago, IL, 7AbbVie, Somerset, NJ, 8AbbVie, Round Lake, IL, 9Division of Rheumatology, Salt Lake City Veterans Affairs Health and University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, UT, 10University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Evidence suggests that the treatment effectiveness of TNFis and IL-17is is higher in male (M) vs female (F) patients (pts) with axSpA.1,2 Data comparing…
  • Abstract Number: 2356 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Clinical Efficacy in Male and Female Patients With Active Psoriatic Arthritis Treated With Deucravacitinib: A Pooled Analysis of Pivotal Phase 3 Studies

    Lihi Eder1, Philip J. Mease2, Joseph F Merola3, Alexis Ogdie4, Atul Deodhar5, Laura Coates6, Stefan Varga7, Navya Kalapala7, Ying-Ming Jou8, Eleni Vritzali9 and Laure Gossec10, 1University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2Department of Rheumatology, Providence-Swedish Medical Center and University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 3Department of Dermatology and Department of Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 4Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Wilmington, DE, 5Division of Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, 6Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, United Kingdom, 7Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, 8Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, 9Bristol Myers Squibb, Boudry, Switzerland, 10Sorbonne Universite and Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital, Paris, France

    Background/Purpose: PsA affects male and female patients equally; however, variations in clinical manifestations and treatment responses between sexes have been reported. Deucravacitinib is an oral,…
  • Abstract Number: 0596 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Effect of Gender and Follow-up Time in Damage Accrual: Data from a Latin America Lupus Cohort

    Diana Fernandez1, Rosana Quintana2, Karen Roberts3, Romina Nieto2, Marina Scolnik4, Carmen Funes Soaje5, CINTIA OTADUY6, Veronica Saurit7, Valeria Arturi8, GUILLERMO ARIEL BERBOTTO9, Maria Constanza Bertolaccini10, Mario Eduardo Kerzberg11, Maria de los Angeles Gargiulo12, Cecilia Pisoni13, Ana Carolina Ralle14, Joaquín Martinez Serventi15, Ana Silva16, ODIRLEI MONTICIELO17, Henrique Mariz18, Laíssa Cristina Alves Alvino19, Eduardo Borba20, Emily Figueiredo Neves Yuki21, Edgard Torres dos Reis-Neto22, Iris Guerra Herrera23, Milena Mimica24, Gustavo Aroca-Martínez25, Antonio Iglesias-Gamarra26, Carlos Alberto Cañas27, Gerardo Quintana-Lopez28, Carlos Toro-Gutierrez29, Mario Moreno Alvarez30, Olga-Lidia Vera-Lastra31, Margarita Portela Hernández32, Hilda Fragoso-Loyo33, Luis H Silveira34, Yelitza Gonzalez Bello35, Carlos Abud-Mendoza36, Jorge Antonio Esquivel Valerio37, Marcelo Barrios38, Lourdes Carolina Vázquez39, Magaly Alva Linares40, Manuel Ugarte-Gil41, Armando Calvo42, Roberto Muñoz-Louis43, Ana Carina Pizzarossa44, Gonzalo Silveira45, Federico Zazzetti46, Ashley Orillion47, Urbano Sbarigia48 and Guillermo Pons-Estel2, 1Centro Regional de Enfermedades Autoinmunes y Reumáticas (GO-CREAR), Rosario, Argentina, Rosario, Argentina, 2Centro Regional de Enfermedades Autoinmunes y Reumáticas, GO-CREAR, Rosario, Argentina, Rosario, Argentina, 3Consultora externa de GLADEL, Rosario, Argentina, Rosario, Argentina, 4Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 5Hospital Italiano de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina, Cordoba, Argentina, 6Servicio de Reumatología Hospital Córdoba y Sanatorio Allende, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina, Córdoba, Argentina, 7Hospital Privado Universitario de Cordoba, Córdoba, Argentina, Córdoba, Argentina, 8Hospital San Martin de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina, La Plata, Argentina, 9Sanatorio Británico, Rosario, Argentina, ROSARIO, Argentina, 10Hospital Ángel C. Padilla, Tucumán, Argentina, Tucumán, Argentina, 11Hospital J.M Ramos Mejía, Buenos Aires, Argentina, CABA, Argentina, 12Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas Alfredo Lanari, Universidad de Buenos Aires; Buenos Aires, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 13CEMIC Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas ‘‘Norberto Quirno”, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Ciudad Autonoma Buenos Aires, Argentina, 14Hospital Señor del Milagro Salta, Salta, Argentina, Salta, Argentina, 15Hospital General de Agudos Dr. Juan A. Fernández, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 16Hospital das Clinicas da Universidade Federal de Goias, Goiania, Brazil, Goiania, Brazil, 17Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil, PORTO ALEGRE, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 18Universidad Federal de Pernambuco, Pernambuco, Brazil, Pernambuco, Brazil, 19Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto - Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 20Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil, 21Faculdade de Medicina da USP, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, 22Universidad Federal São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil, 23Hospital del Salvador Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile, Santiago, Chile, 24Facultad de Medicina y Ciencia, Universidad San Sebastián, Santiago, Chile, Santiago, Chile, 25Clínica de la Costa y Universidad Simón Bolívar, Barranquilla, Colombia, barranquilla, Colombia, 26Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Barranquilla, Colombia, 27Fundación Valle del Lili, Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia, Cali, Colombia, 28Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Colombia; Hospital Universitario Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá; Hospital Universitario Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia, 29Pontificia Universidad Javeriana de Cali, Cali, Colombia, Cali, Colombia, 30Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo, Guayaquil, Ecuador, Guayaquil, Ecuador, 31División de Investigación en Salud, Hospital de Especialidades Dr. Antonio Fraga Mouret, CMN La Raza, IMSS, CDMX, Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, 32Hospital de Especialidades del Centro Médico Nacional SXXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS), Mexico City, Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, 33Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, 34Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City, Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, 35Centro de Estudios de Investigación Básica y Clínica, S.C., Guadalajara, Mexico, Guadalajara, Mexico, 36Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí y Hospital Central "Dr. Ignacio Morones Prieto", San Luis Potosí, Mexico, San Luis Potosí, Mexico, 37Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", Monterrey, Nuevo León, México., MONTERREY, Mexico, 38Hospital de Clínicas II, Uruguay, Uruguay, Uruguay, 39Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Universidad Nacional de Asunción-Paraguay, Paraguay, Asunción, Paraguay, 40HOSPITAL EDGARDO REBAGLIATI MARTINS, San Borja, Peru, 41Grupo Peruano de Estudio de Enfermedades Autoinmunes Sistémicas, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru; Hospital Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, EsSalud, Lima, Peru, Lima, Peru, 42Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, Jesús María, Peru, 43Hospital Docente Padre Billini, Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic, 44Clínica Médica C, Hospital de Clínicas, UDELAR, Montevideo, Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay, 45Facultad de Medicina - Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay, 46Johnson & Johnson, Horsham, PA, USA, Ambler, PA, 47Johnson & Johnson, Spring House, PA, USA, Spring House, PA, 48Johnson & Johnson, Beerse, Belgium

    Background/Purpose: Previous studies have shown that male gender is an independent predictor of organ damage in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), particularly in the…
  • Abstract Number: 2357 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Impact of Sonelokimab, a Novel IL-17A- and IL-17F-Inhibiting Nanobody, in Active Psoriatic Arthritis: Key Subgroup Analyses in the Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase 2 ARGO Trial

    Lihi Eder1, Iain McInnes2, Christopher Ritchlin3, Alexis Ogdie4, Arthur Kavanaugh5, Laura Coates6, Georg Schett7, Alan Kivitz8, Nuala Brennan9, Alex Godwood9, Matthew R. Thomas9, Eva Cullen9, Kristian Reich10, Joseph F Merola11 and Philip J. Mease12, 1University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 3University of Rochester Medical Center, Canandaigua, NY, 4University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 5University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, San Diego, CA, 6Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, United Kingdom, 7Uniklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany, Erlangen, Germany, 8Altoona Center for Clinical Research, Duncansville, PA, 9MoonLake Immunotherapeutics AG, Zug, Switzerland, 10MoonLake Immunotherapeutics AG and Translational Research in Inflammatory Skin Diseases, Institute for Health Services Research in Dermatology and Nursing, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany, Zug, Switzerland, 11Department of Dermatology and Department of Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 12Department of Rheumatology, Providence-Swedish Medical Center and University of Washington, Seattle, WA

    Background/Purpose: PsA is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting heterogeneous tissues, with unmet need for therapies with robust efficacy across disease domains. Sonelokimab (SLK) is a…
  • Abstract Number: 0719 • ACR Convergence 2025

    A Combined Transcriptomics and Proteomics Approach to Identify Immune Signatures in ANCA-Associated Glomerulonephritis

    Ivana Stojkic1, Arnon Arazi2, Huijuan Song3, Pearlly Yan3, Estela Puchulu-Campanella3, Hubao Wang3, Lynn Fussner3, Brad Rovin4, Stacy Ardoin1 and Salem Almaani3, 1Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, 2The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Manhasset, 3OSU, Columbus, OH, 4The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

    Background/Purpose: ANCA-associated vasculitis frequently involves the kidneys causing glomerulonephritis (AAGN). Despite advances in treatment, many patients develop end-stage kidney disease. An improved understanding of the…
  • Abstract Number: 1012 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Racial and Gender Disparities in Gout Clinical Trials

    Fizza Zulfiqar1, Dania Kaur2, Meaghan Bethea3, Taylor Spencer4, Samhitha Bitla5, Abhinav Vyas6 and Camelia Arsene7, 1Trinity Health Oakland/Wayne State University, Pontiac, MI, 2North Alabama Medical Center, Muscle Shoals, AL, 3Trinity Health Oakland Hopsital, Pontiac, MI, 4Trinity Health Oaklnd Hospital, Pontiac, MI, 5Trinity Health Oakland Hospital, Pontiac, MI, 6Vanderbilt University, Nashvile, TN, 7Trinity Health Oakland Hospital, Pontiac

    Background/Purpose: To develop effective novel treatment strategies for Gout disease that cater to patients from diverse backgrounds, it is crucial that all racial groups, without…
  • Abstract Number: 1062 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Sex-related differences in clinical presentation and patient-reported burden in chronic back pain: Are these findings specific to axSpA? Results from the SHERPAS Cohort

    Diego Benavent1, Mar Tapia2, Daniel Bernabeu2, Victor Muley2, Manuel Juárez3, Alejandro Balsa4, Chamaida Plasencia-Rodríguez4 and Victoria Navarro-Compan5, 1Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Madrid, Spain, 2HU La Paz, Madrid, Spain, 3Rheumatology Unit, Hospital Universitario La Paz, IdiPAZ, Madrid, Spain, 4Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, 5Department of Rheumatology, La Paz University Hospital, IdiPaz, Madrid, Spain

    Background/Purpose: Sex-related differences in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) have been described regarding clinical features, disease burden, and particularly patient-reported outcomes. These differences influence patient management, including…
  • Abstract Number: 1063 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Gender, Racial, and Geographic Trends in Mortality from Interstitial Lung Diseases Among Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis in the U.S. Population, 1999–2020

    Farheen Malik1, Jawad Ahmed2, Mandar Shah1, Ritika Uttam3 and Muhammad Fahimuddin1, 1Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, NY, NY, 2Northwest Health Porter, Valpraiso, IN, 3Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, NY

    Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common autoimmune disease affecting up to 1.0% of the US population. RA is most commonly associated with synovial inflammation…
  • Abstract Number: 0046 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Association of Genetic Variation in XIST and FTX with Susceptibility to Female-Biased Systemic Autoimmune Disease

    Thomas Riley1, Dana DiRenzo1, Ellen Romich2, Michael Levin3, Scott Damrauer3, Michael George1, Montserrat Anguera1, Joshua Baker1 and Nikhil Jiwrajka1, 1University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2University of Pennsylvania, Media, PA, 3University of Pennsylvania / Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VAMC, Philadelphia, PA

    Background/Purpose: The mechanisms underlying female sex bias in autoimmune diseases remain unclear. Recent work has suggested that impaired maintenance of X-chromosome inactivation (XCI) in female…
  • Abstract Number: 1180 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Gender-Based Clinical Differences in Behçet’s Syndrome: Findings from a 24-Year Cohort in a Non-Endemic and Multiethnic Country

    Rafael Bassara Macedo1, Pedro Araujo2, Fabio Specian1, Carolina Ejnisman3, Barbara Bayeh3, Percival Degrava Sampaio Barros3, Thiago Freitas4, Rafael Cordeiro5 and Henrique Giardini4, 1Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo (USP), Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2Universidade de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, 3Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 4Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil, 5Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

    Background/Purpose: Behçet’s syndrome (BS) is a multisystemic inflammatory condition that affects both genders, although gender-related differences in disease manifestations may vary across regions. Studies report…
  • Abstract Number: 0191 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Beyond the Symptoms: Exploring Cognitive Bias in Lupus Diagnosis Within Primary Care

    Alyssa Howren1, Quan Le Tran1, Sadaf Sediqi1, Saadiya Hawa2, Eleni Linos1, Titilola Falasinnu3, Yashaar Chaichian1 and Julia Simard1, 1Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 2Weiss Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, 3Stanford School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA

    Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a heterogeneous autoimmune rheumatic disease whose prognosis varies by race and sex. To understand whether the cognitive processes of…
  • Abstract Number: 1458 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Synovial Transcriptomic Sex-Specific Differences in the Response to Biologics in Psoriatic Arthritis Patients

    Pauline KRUG1, angela De Sousa Leite2, Frédéric Lecouvet1, Maria Simona stoenoiu1 and Adrien Nzeusseu Toukap3, 1Cliniques universitaires St-Luc, Brussel, Belgium, 2Cliniques universitaires St-Luc, Brussels, Belgium, 3Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc,, St.-Lambrechts-Woluwe, Belgium

    Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a highly heterogeneous disease. The response to therapy is variable among patients (ref.). Therefore, we need a tailored approach. Biologic…
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