Abstract Number: 2398 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Continued Participation in a 10-Year Tight Control Treat-to-Target Study in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Why Keep Patients Doing Their BeSt?
Background/Purpose: To identify risk factors for premature study termination and patients’ motives for adherence to a long term follow-up clinical trial in rheumatoid arthritis (RA).…Abstract Number: 2248 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Outcomes, Neuropathic Pain and Patient Satisfaction over a 15 Year Period Following Primary Tka: A Repeat-Cross-Sectional Analysis
Background/Purpose Studies evaluating patient-reported long term outcomes (>10 years) after primary TKA are lacking. Moreover, variability in patient satisfaction after TKA has been reported for…Abstract Number: 2053 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Mortality Decreases in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: a 15-Year Prospective Cohort Study
Background/Purpose Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have a higher mortality risk than the general population, with similar patterns over the last decades. However, more recent…Abstract Number: 2054 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Physical and Mental Functioning in Patients with Established Rheumatoid Arthritis over an 11-Year Follow-up Period: The Role of Specific Comorbidities
Background/Purpose Comorbidity in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is highly prevalent and plays an important role in determining RA related outcomes. Several studies have reported…Abstract Number: 2047 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
No Association of Serum Uric Acid with Hip Fracture Risk in Older Men and Women from the Framingham Original Cohort
Background/Purpose: Serum uric acid (UA) has been linked with fractures in older men. Three different studies in older men showed conflicting results. The objective…Abstract Number: 1286 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Natural Course of Physical Function in People with Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis: Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative
Background/Purpose: Longitudinal studies of people with knee osteoarthritis (OA) have reported stable or improved physical function, contrary to the progressive degenerative nature of OA. The…Abstract Number: 1062 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact of Obesity on 1 Year Outcomes: Results from the Meteor Foundation International Rheumatoid Arthritis Cohort
Background/Purpose Increased adiposity is associated with increased production of pro-inflammatory adipokines and raised inflammatory markers. As a result, standard disease activity scores (DAS) may be…Abstract Number: 1008 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Longitudinal Analysis Of Direct Medical Costs For Systemic Sclerosis Patients: A Population-Based Study
Background/Purpose: Patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) have considerable morbidity which may be associated with high health resource utilization. Studies on health use and costs are…Abstract Number: 901 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Smokers and Overweight Persons Are At Increased Risk Of New Onset Of Severe Foot Pain and Persistent Severe Foot Pain In a Population Study
Background/Purpose: Few studies have evaluated risk factors for patterns of foot pain in the general population, let alone over time. An understanding of the possible…Abstract Number: 882 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association Of a Neutrophil Gene Signature Comprised Of Low Density Granulocyte (LDG)-Enriched Genes With Both Future Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity and Poor Longterm Outcomes
Background/Purpose: Neutrophils and neutrophil death (NETosis) have a role in the pathogenesis of SLE. A neutrophil gene signature (NGS) exists in SLE, although its association…Abstract Number: 739 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cardiac Involvement In Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis
Background/Purpose: Prior cohort studies in Europe have found cardiac involvement to be rare in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) but associated with significant increases in mortality…Abstract Number: 392 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence Of Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Cardiovascular Disease In Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Across International Regions: A Comparison Of The Corrona International and Corrona United States Registries
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major comorbidity in patients (pts) with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We explored variations in the prevalence of cardiovascular (CV) risk…Abstract Number: 290 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Children With JIA Show Distinct Patterns Of Improvement In Their Health-Related Quality Of Life During The First Year On Treatment: Growth Mixture Modeling Of a Prospective Cohort Of Newly Diagnosed Patients
Background/Purpose: Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is a key outcome in clinical care and research for children with JIA. Despite excellent clinical control and the…Abstract Number: 251 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Physical Activity Is Associated With Reduced Incident Disability: Evidence From The Osteoarthritis Initiative
Background/Purpose: Over 56 million people in the U.S. are classified as disabled. Physical activity is a low cost, broadly applicable approach to improve cardiovascular fitness,…Abstract Number: 2763 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Carotid Atherosclerosis As a Predictor Of Mortality In Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have higher mortality than do persons of the same age and sex without RA. This is due in part…