ACR Meeting Abstracts
Abstract Number: 334 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015
Jin Qin1, Kamil E. Barbour1, Louise Murphy1, Charles G. Helmick1, Nancy A. Baker2, Kristina Theis1, Todd Schwartz3,4, Jordan B. Renner5, Amanda Nelson6, Kelli Allen7 and Joanne M. Jordan8, 1Arthritis Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 2University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 3Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 4Thurston Arthritis Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 5UNC School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 6Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology and Thurston Arthritis Research Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 7University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 8Thurston Arthritis Research Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) affects 27 million adults in the United States. Symptomatic hand osteoarthritis (SHOA) is a common condition that affects hand strength and function.…