Abstract Number: 1359 • ACR Convergence 2026
Sarcopenia in Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis: Beyond Disease-Specific Clinical Factors
Background/Purpose: Sarcopenia has been increasingly recognized in chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases, including axial spondyloarthritis. Reported sarcopenia frequency in spondyloarthritis varies widely, largely due to differences…Abstract Number: 1405 • ACR Convergence 2026
Comparative Safety of Janus Kinase Inhibitors versus Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors in Older Adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Real-World Propensity-Matched Cohort Study
Background/Purpose: This study evaluated the comparative safety of Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKi) vs tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) among older adults aged ≥65 years with…Abstract Number: 2425 • ACR Convergence 2026
Dysregulation of the WNT Signalling Axis and Its Correlation with Disease Activity in Elderly Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients With and Without Osteoporosis- A Cross-Sectional Study
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is frequently complicated by osteoporosis (OP), resulting in increased fracture risk and disability. The Wnt/β-catenin pathway plays a central role in…Abstract Number: 2789 • ACR Convergence 2026
Polypharmacy and medication non-adherence in adults with systemic lupus erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Many patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have multi-organ disease requiring complex medical management. This places them at risk of polypharmacy, which has been…Abstract Number: 2790 • ACR Convergence 2026
Polypharmacy in systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease: a systematic review
Background/Purpose: Polypharmacy (≥5 concurrent medications) has been associated with falls, adverse medication reactions, and increased hospital length of stay in older adults in the general…Abstract Number: 2928 • ACR Convergence 2026
Frailty and Incident Geriatric Syndromes in Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Arthritis: 13-Year Longitudinal Evidence from the NHATS
Background/Purpose: Physical frailty frequently co-exists with arthritis and may amplify risk of adverse aging outcomes, yet its prognostic significance for incident geriatric syndromes within this…Abstract Number: 0164 • ACR Convergence 2026
Comparative Performance of Four Frailty Tools in PMR: Outcome Specific Utility for predicting Severe Infection, Disability and Relapse.
Background/Purpose: Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common inflammatory disease of later life with a heterogeneous clinical course. Current risk stratification relies largely on inflammatory and…Abstract Number: 0192 • ACR Convergence 2026
Age-Related Differences in Treatment Patterns and Mortality Among Patients With ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
Background/Purpose: ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality, both from disease activity and from treatment related complications. Balancing the risks and benefits…Abstract Number: 0813 • ACR Convergence 2026
Frailty and All-Cause Mortality in Older Adults with and without Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Study of Medicare Beneficiaries
Background/Purpose: Frailty reflects reduced physiologic reserve and is common in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), yet its contribution to mortality in older adults with RA and how…Abstract Number: 1119 • ACR Convergence 2026
Association Between Glucocorticoid Duration and Baseline Frailty In An Inception Cohort of Older Adults With Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Background/Purpose: Prolonged glucocorticoid (GC) use is common in polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR), a systemic rheumatic disease that primarily affects older adults. Characteristics associated with prolonged GC…Abstract Number: 1072 • ACR Convergence 2025
Inclusion of Older Adults in Pharmacologic Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials of Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases: A Systematic Review
Background/Purpose: A growing number of older adults are living with autoimmune rheumatic diseases (AIRDs) as the global population is aging. And yet, they remain underrepresented…Abstract Number: 2107 • ACR Convergence 2025
Experience of a Fragility Fracture Coordination Unit Integrated Across Two Hospitals: An Innovative Multidisciplinary Model for Optimizing the Management of Geriatric and Non-Geriatric Patients Beyond Surgery After an Osteoporotic Bone Fragility Fracture
Background/Purpose: Fracture Coordination Units typically function within a single hospital using a multidisciplinary approach. Our unit, established in February 2024, pioneers a model coordinating care…Abstract Number: 2404 • ACR Convergence 2025
Clinical features of Elderly-onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystemic chronic disease characterized by a wide range of clinical and serological manifestations. It most commonly affects young…Abstract Number: 0858 • ACR Convergence 2024
Baricitinib in Early Polymyalgia Rheumatica (BACHELOR Study)
Background/Purpose: Moderate glucocorticoids (GCs) improve nearly all cases of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) but related adverse events are common in senior patients. The purpose of this…Abstract Number: 0992 • ACR Convergence 2024
Visceral Adipose Tissue Measured by DXA Predicts Metabolic Syndrome in Low-Income Community-Dwelling Elderly: Insights from the São Paulo Ageing & Health (SPAH) Study
Background/Purpose: To establish optimal cutoffs for visceral adipose tissue (VAT) to predict cardiometabolic risk in a low-income elderly Brazilian cohort, utilizing dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)…
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