Abstract Number: 2161 • ACR Convergence 2022
Alterations of Nutritional Status of Scleroderma Patients and Associations with Disease-specific Features
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is characterized by skin and organ involvement and chronic disease course. In particular, involvement of the gastrointestinal tract and systemic inflammation…Abstract Number: PP13 • ACR Convergence 2022
How Becoming Engaged in My Care with Specialized Tools and Support Helped Me Find My Personal Lupus Triggers and Regain Control of My Health
Background/Purpose: My story begins in the ER where I was diagnosed with lupus right after my 22nd birthday.For the next 25 years I went from…Abstract Number: 0180 • ACR Convergence 2022
Alterations of Nutritional Status in Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies and Their Association with Disease-related Features
Background/Purpose: Systemic inflammation, involvement of the gastrointestinal tract, and glucocorticoid (GC) treatment in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) can have a negative impact on nutrition and…Abstract Number: 0924 • ACR Convergence 2022
Vitamin B12 Status and Hyperhomocysteinemia in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Methotrexate and Folic Acid
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory arthritis in which the immune system targets synovial joints. Methotrexate, a dihydrofolate reductase and aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleotide transformylase inhibitor,…Abstract Number: 1337 • ACR Convergence 2022
Dietary Mineral Intake of an Inner-City Population and Its Impact on Disease Activity in Patients with SLE
Background/Purpose: Many patients implement a complementary dietary approach in addition to conventional pharmacologic therapy for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). There is growing evidence that several…Abstract Number: 1340 • ACR Convergence 2022
Nutrition-Related Behaviors and Beliefs – A Survey of Rheumatic Disease Patients
Background/Purpose: Diet and nutrition have long been of interest to both patients and providers in the treatment of chronic disease. The literature is relatively sparse…Abstract Number: 1346 • ACR Convergence 2022
“Finally, I Can Do Something About It Myself”: A Process Evaluation of the Plants for Joints Lifestyle Intervention
Background/Purpose: Plants for Joints (PFJ) is a multidisciplinary intervention centered around a whole-food plant-based diet, physical activity, and sleep and stress management.1 The PFJ intervention…Abstract Number: 1533 • ACR Convergence 2022
Use of Body Mass Index in Prediction of Interstitial Lung Disease Related to Systemic Sclerosis Revealed by Decision Trees
Background/Purpose: Some gastrointestinal (GI) and nutritional factors are associated with the presence of interstitial lung disease related to systemic sclerosis (SSc-ILD). However, there are many…Abstract Number: 1896 • ACR Convergence 2022
Alkylresorcinol, a Biomarker for Whole Grain Intake, and Its Association with Osteoarthritis: The MOST Study
Background/Purpose: Whole grains, particularly wheat, are an important source of dietary fiber in the US. By providing a fermentable source, whole grains can modify the…Abstract Number: 0788 • ACR Convergence 2021
Red Cell Distribution Width Is Associated with Baseline 25-hydroxyvitamin D Level Before Methotrexate Therapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Peripheral blood red cell distribution width (RDW) correlates with disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and is associated with subsequent mortality in non-RA patient…Abstract Number: 0957 • ACR Convergence 2021
Vitamin D and Marine n-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation and Prevention of Autoimmune Disease in the VITAL Randomized Controlled Trial
Background/Purpose: In observational studies, vitamin D has been inconsistently associated with reduced risk of several autoimmune diseases, and a large randomized, controlled trial has been…Abstract Number: 1265 • ACR Convergence 2021
Paradoxical Effect of Vitamin D on Bone Mineral Density in SLE
Background/Purpose: Osteoporosis with fractures is consistently one of the top three items in the SLICC/ACR Damage Index in cohort studies internationally. As vitamin D insufficiency…Abstract Number: 1682 • ACR Convergence 2021
Impact of Type, Dose and Duration of Oral Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Supplementation on Disease Activity in Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-analysis
Background/Purpose: This systematic literature review and meta-analysis aimed to better estimate the effect of oral supplementation with polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA; omega (n)-3 and n-6)…Abstract Number: PP13 • ACR Convergence 2021
CreakyKitchen: How the Online Cooking Show I Started is Building Community and Encouraging Better Food Choices for Me and Others Living with Rheumatic and Chronic Disease
Background/Purpose: At 19, I was mis-diagnosed with Lupus as it was a common condition in my family. My treatment at that time was mainly DMARDs,…Abstract Number: 0654 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Effects of Dietary Macronutrients on Serum Urate: A Secondary Analysis of the OmniHeart Trial
Background/Purpose: Diet is a significant determinant of hyperuricemia and risk for gout. Dietary recommendations to prevent gout emphasize reducing purine intake; however, low-purine diets are…
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