Abstracts tagged "gender"

Abstract Number: 1627 • ACR Convergence 2023
Methotrexate Use Associates with Ischemic Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in Males but Not Females with Rheumatoid Arthritis
George Karpouzas¹, Sarah Ormseth², Piet Van Riel³, Elena Myasoedova⁴, Miguel A Gonzalez-Gay⁵, Alfonso Corrales⁶, Solbritt Rantapää-Dahlqvist⁷, Petros Sfikakis⁸, Patrick Dessein⁹, Linda Tsang⁹, Carol Hitchon¹⁰, Hani El Gabalawi¹⁰, Virginia Pascual Ramos¹¹, Irazú Contreras Yañez¹², Iris Colunga¹³, Dionicio A. Galarza-Delgado¹³, José Ramón Azpiri-López¹³, Silvia Rolefstad¹⁴, Anne Grete Semb¹⁵, Durga P Misra¹⁶, GEORGE KITAS¹⁷ and Ellen Margrethe Hauge¹⁸, ¹Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, ²The Lundquist Institute, Torrance, CA, ³Radboud University Medical Center, Drunen, Netherlands, ⁴Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁵IDIVAL and School of Medicine, UC, Santander; Department of Rheumatology, IIS-Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Santander, Spain, ⁶Rheumatology Department, Immunopathology Group, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla-IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ⁷Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine/Rheumatology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden, ⁸National Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece, ⁹University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, ¹⁰University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ¹¹Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Mexico City, Mexico, ¹²Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico, ¹³Hospital Universitario UANL, Monterrey, Mexico, ¹⁴Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway,, Oslo, Norway, ¹⁵Preventive Cardio-Rheuma clinic, Dept Rheum, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ¹⁶Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), Lucknow, India, ¹⁷The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ¹⁸Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) experience higher cardiovascular risk compared to non-inflammatory disease controls. Methotrexate (MTX) may decrease cardiovascular risk in patients with RA.…
Abstract Number: 1687 • ACR Convergence 2023
Sex of the Patient Affects Response to Advanced Therapies in Psoriatic Arthritis: Meta-analysis of Data from Randomized Controlled Trials
Lihi Eder¹, Sivakami Mylvaganam², Jordi Pardo Pardo³, Jennifer Petkovic⁴, Vibeke Strand⁵, Philip J. Mease⁶ and Keith Colaco⁷, ¹Women’s College Research Institute, Division of Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Cochrane Musculoskeletal, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁴Cochrane Equity Methods Group, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁵Stanford University, Portola Valley, CA, ⁶Swedish Medical Center/Providence St. Joseph Health and University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, ⁷Women’s College Research Institute / Department of Health and Society, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Limited information exists on participation and study outcomes by sex in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) among patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Through a systematic…
Abstract Number: 1703 • ACR Convergence 2023
Increased Mortality and Cardiovascular Events in Male Patients with Systemic Sclerosis: Left Ventricular Global Longitudinal Strain as Possible Screening Tool
Jeska de Vries-Bouwstra¹, Tea Gegenava², Federico Fortuni³, Nina Van Leeuwen⁴, Anders Tennoe⁵, Anna Maria Hoffmann-Vold⁶, Ruxandra Jurcut⁷, Adrian Giuca⁷, Laura Groseanu⁸, Felix Tanner⁹, Oliver Distler¹⁰, Jeroen Bax¹¹ and Nina Ajmone Marsan¹¹, ¹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Department of Cardiology, Heart Lung Centre, Leiden University Medical Centre; Department of Internal Medicine,Tbilisi State Medical University, Tbilisi, Georgia, ³Department of Cardiology, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, Foligno, Italy, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁶Oslo University Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Oslo, Norway, ⁷Department of Cardiology, Emergency Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases “Prof .Dr. C. C. Iliescu”, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila", Bucharest, Romania, ⁸University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila", Department of Internal Medicine -Rheumatology; Santa Maria Clinical Hospital, Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Bucharest, Romania, ⁹Department of Cardiology, University Heart Centre, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ¹¹Department of Cardiology, Heart Lung Centre, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is less frequent in males, but the risk of severe outcomes is higher in males than in females(1). Seven to 30%…
Abstract Number: 1830 • ACR Convergence 2023
Exploring Psychosocial Characteristics of Youth with Chronic Pain Across Gender Identities
Evan Mulvihill¹, Liam Courtney², Alora Rando¹ and Katherine Salamon³, ¹Nemours Children's Health, Wilmington, DE, ²Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, NJ, ³Nemours Children's Health, Wilmingon, DE
Background/Purpose: Pediatric chronic pain is a common, significant public health concern leading to decreased quality of life for youth and burden on the healthcare system1.…
Abstract Number: 0032 • ACR Convergence 2023
Quantification of the Escape from X Chromosome Inactivation with the Million Cell-scale Human Blood Single-cell RNA-seq Datasets Reveals Heterogeneity of Escape Across Immune Cells and Escape in the Autoimmune Disease Conditions
Yoshihiko Tomofuji¹, Ryuya Edahiro¹, Yuya Shirai¹, Kyuto Sonehara², Qingbo Wang¹, Atsushi Kumanogoh¹ and Yukinori Okada³, ¹Osaka University, Suita, Japan, ²University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, ³University of Tokyo / Osaka University / RIKEN, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Understanding the differences in the immune system between sexes is important to elucidate the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases which are more prevalent in females…
Abstract Number: 1854 • ACR Convergence 2023
What Is Our Regional Delay to Diagnosis in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthropathy – Are We Hitting the Target? Data from a Multi-centre UK Patient Cohort
Gurdeep Dulay¹, Antoni Chan², Catherine Boys³, Aisling Coy⁴, Mary Devin⁵, Leslie Goh⁶, Arran McDougall², Kathryn Rigler², Jacqui Tomkins⁷, Dinny Wallis⁷ and Emma Williams⁸, ¹Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, Portsmouth, United Kingdom, ²Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, Reading, United Kingdom, ³NHS, Basingstoke, United Kingdom, ⁴Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, Salisbury, United Kingdom, ⁵Dorset County Hospital NHS, Dorchester, United Kingdom, ⁶NHS, Portsmouth, United Kingdom, ⁷NHS, Southampton, United Kingdom, ⁸NHS, Winchester, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Due to the insidious onset of axial spondyloarthritis (AxSpA), there is often a significant delay to diagnosis. The average delay to diagnosis in the…
Abstract Number: 0153 • ACR Convergence 2023
Diminished Vibration Perception and Greater Pressure Pain Sensitivity Are Associated with Worse Knee Osteoarthritis Outcomes Across Sex and Race
Chris Lane¹, Louise Thoma², Carolina Alvarez³, Deborah Givens⁴, Amanda Nelson⁴, Adam Goode⁵, Kharma Foucher⁶ and Yvonne Golightly⁷, ¹UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ²University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, ³University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Miami, FL, ⁴University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁵Duke University, Durham, NC, ⁶University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, ⁷University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Sex and race differences have been observed in clinical outcomes such as patient-reported pain and function in adults with knee OA. However, few studies…
Abstract Number: 2033 • ACR Convergence 2023
Sex Differences in Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis After Starting a New Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Medication
John Davis¹, Sara Achenbach², Courtney Arment¹, Delamo Bekele¹, Vanessa Kronzer¹, Thomas Mason¹, Elena Myasoedova¹, Lynne Peterson¹, Kerry Wright¹ and Cynthia Crowson¹, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS®) measures are valued in the assessment of health outcomes for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, little is…
Abstract Number: 1040 • ACR Convergence 2022
Impact of Weight and Sex on Long-term Persistence to Secukinumab Treatment in Patients with Active Psoriatic Arthritis or Ankylosing Spondylitis
Uta Kiltz¹, Petros P. Sfikakis², Nicola Gullick³, ATHINA THEODORIDOU⁴, Anna Kandyli⁵, Jan Brandt-Juergens⁶, Philippe Goupille⁷, Nicola Maiden⁸, Karl Gaffney⁹, Daniel Peterlik¹⁰, Barbara Schulz¹¹, Effie Pournara¹¹ and Piotr Jagiello¹¹, ¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany, ²Joint Academic Rheumatology Program, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Athens, Greece, ³University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire; Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom, ⁴Euromedica Geniki Kliniki, General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece, ⁵Rheumatology Outpatient Clinic, Iaso General Hospital, Athens, Greece, ⁶Rheumatologische Schwerpunktpraxis, Berlin, Germany, ⁷Rheumatology department, University Hospital of Tours, Tours, France, ⁸Craigavon Area Hospital, Southern Health & Social Care Trust, Craigavon, United Kingdom, ⁹Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Trust, Norfolk, United Kingdom, ¹⁰Novartis Pharma GmbH, Nürnberg, Germany, ¹¹Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Secukinumab (SEC) has demonstrated a high sustained response rate in patients (pts) with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) or ankylosing spondylitis (AS) across Phase III clinical…
Abstract Number: 1101 • ACR Convergence 2022
Sex and Racial Differences in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Among U.S. Adults in the All of Us Research Program
Rachel Elam¹, Deepak Ayyala¹, Adria Madera-Acosta¹, Stephen Bell¹, Anam Qureshi¹, Christopher Rice², Laura Carbone¹, Steven Coughlin¹ and Hong Shi³, ¹Augusta University, Augusta, GA, ²Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, Augusta, GA, ³Department of Internal Medicine/Division of Rheumatology, Vascular Biology Center, Augusta, GA
Background/Purpose: Most persons with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are women, and men with SLE are an understudied demographic. The purpose of this study was to…
Abstract Number: 1153 • ACR Convergence 2022
Differentially Expressed Genes in Males and Females with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS): Transcriptomics of IL-17-producing Cells in Patients with AS
Chan Mi Lee¹, Ricky Chan², Maricela Haghiac³ and Marina Magrey⁴, ¹University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH, ²Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, ³Metrohealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, ⁴Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals, Richfield, OH
Background/Purpose: Unlike most autoimmune diseases, ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is more frequently diagnosed in men (3:1) and with a higher radiographic progression compared to women. Th17…
Abstract Number: 1158 • ACR Convergence 2022
Differential Plasma Levels of S100 Proteins in Male versus Female Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis
Chan Mi Lee¹, Maricela Haghiac² and Marina Magrey³, ¹University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH, ²Metrohealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, ³Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals, Richfield, OH
Background/Purpose: S100 proteins are a family of 25 calcium-binding cytosolic proteins which are involved in stress and inflammatory responses. S100A4 acts as a negative regulator…
Abstract Number: 1178 • ACR Convergence 2022
Key Features of Human Fibrosing Interstitial Lung Disease Are Captured in a Preclinical Mouse Model upon Repetitive, but Not Single Intratracheal Bleomycin Dosing
David Lauer¹, Janine Schniering², Matthias Brunner¹, Chantal Meier³, Kerstin Klein¹, Oliver Distler⁴ and Britta Maurer¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland, ²Helmholtz Zentrum München, Institute of Lung Health and Immunity (LHI), Comprehensive Pneumonology Center, Munich, Germany, ³Center of Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Schlieren, Switzerland, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Repetitive alveolar epithelial injury together with dysregulated tissue repair is crucial for the transition of acute self-limiting to chronic-persisting inflammation and fibrosis in fibrosing…
Abstract Number: 1219 • ACR Convergence 2022
Gender-Related Clinical Profile of Fibromyalgia Patients
Mark Berman¹, Liane banon², Omer Shlezinger³, Laurence Mangel⁴, Jacob Ablin¹ and Valerie Aloush⁵, ¹Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, ²Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatolgy, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, ³Internal Medicine F, Tel Aviv, Israel, ⁴Sackler faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, ⁵Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain disorder characterized by widespread pain, fatigue, sleep disturbances, cognitive dysfunction and frequent psychiatric comorbidities. Estimated prevalence of fibromyalgia is…
Abstract Number: 0085 • ACR Convergence 2022
Closing the Gender Gap in Global Rheumatology Leadership- Are We There Yet?
Tayyeba Khursheed¹, Pavel Ovseiko², Ghita Harifi³, Humeira Badsha⁴, Harish G Shekar⁵ and Latika Gupta⁶, ¹Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan, ²John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ³Department of Rheumatology, Mediclinic Parkview Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, ⁴Dr. Humeira Badsha Medical Center, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, ⁵Rajarajeswari medical College and hospital, Bangalore, India, ⁶Royal Wolverhampton Trust, Wolverhampton/University of Manchester, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: The gender equity in academic rheumatology initiative has sparked discussions on the effect of inequity in academia on assignment to leadership roles. To explore…

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