Abstracts tagged "obesity"

Abstract Number: 2309 • ACR Convergence 2025
Lifestyle behaviours and disease activity in patients with psoriatic arthritis: the Dutch south west psoriatic arthritis study
Batoul Hojeij¹, Ilja Tchetverikov², Marijn Vis¹, Marc R Kok³, Yvonne Goekoop-Ruiterman⁴, Jessica Bijsterbosch⁵, Paul Baudoin⁶, Reinhard Bos⁷, Jos H van der Kaap⁸, Petra Kok⁹, Lindy-Anne Korswagen¹⁰ and Jolanda J Luime¹, ¹Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ²Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Dordrecht, Netherlands, ³Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Haga Hospital, the Hague, Netherlands, ⁵Amphia Hospital, Breda, Netherlands, ⁶Reumazorg Zuid West Nederland, Roosendaal, Netherlands, ⁷Medisch Centrum Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, Netherlands, ⁸Admiraal De Ruyter Hospital, Goes, Netherlands, ⁹Reinier de Graaf Hospital, Delft, Netherlands, ¹⁰Franciscus Gasthuis and Vlietland, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Comprehensive assessment of multiple lifestyle behaviours and disease activity outcomes in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is scarce. We aim to investigate lifestyle behaviours in patients…
Abstract Number: 2264 • ACR Convergence 2025
Male Sex and Obesity Are Risk Factors for Sarcopenia in RA: Korea National Health and Nutrition Survey 2008–2011
Yoon-Jeong Oh¹, Jin-Wuk Hur² and Chang-Nam Son³, ¹Uijeongbu Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University School of Medicine, Uijeongbu, Republic of Korea, ²Nowon Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ³UIJEONGBU EULJI MEDICAL CENTER, EULJI UNIVERSITY, UIJEONGBU, Republic of Korea
Background/Purpose: Sarcopenia is a medical condition characterized by the progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass, strength, and function. It is primarily associated with aging, but…
Abstract Number: 2024 • ACR Convergence 2025
Racial Disparities in Outcomes Among Patients With Neuromyelitis Optica: A Global Population-Based Study
Chukwuemelie Okeke¹, Justin Riley Lam², Queeneth Edwards³ and Ufuoma Mamoh⁴, ¹Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, ²Jefferson Einstein Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, ³Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, ⁴Medstar Health Georgetown University Internal Medicine Residency Program, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is a rare, chronic, immune-mediated, demyelinating disorder predominantly affecting the optic nerve and spinal cord. Despite increasing awareness, racial disparities in…
Abstract Number: 1694 • ACR Convergence 2025
Obesity Exacerbates Autoimmunity by Dysregulating B Cell Behavior
Munir Akkaya, Sohret Gokcek, Billur Akkaya and Wael Jarjour, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Background/Purpose: Obesity is a major public health concern in the United States, affecting over 100 million individuals. While its detrimental effects on multiple organ systems…
Abstract Number: 1646 • ACR Convergence 2025
The Obesity Paradox in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Propensity-Matched Analysis of Mortality and Cardiovascular Outcomes
Queeneth Edwards¹, Chukwuemelie Okeke², Justin Riley³, Ufuoma Mamoh⁴ and Chekwube Obianyo⁵, ¹Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, ²Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, ³Jefferson Einstein Hospital Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Medstar Health Georgetown University Internal Medicine Residency Program, Baltimore, MD, ⁵Georgia Southern University, statesboro
Background/Purpose: Obesity is traditionally associated with increased morbidity and mortality in the general population. However, in chronic inflammatory conditions like rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an "obesity…
Abstract Number: 1383 • ACR Convergence 2025
Obesity in Primary Sjogren’s Disease
Gabriela Hernandez-Molina¹, Donaji Gómez-Velasco², Ariel Garcia-Torralba², Carlos Aguilar-Salinas² and Ivette Cruz-Bautista², ¹Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion, Mexico City, Federal District, Mexico, ²Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Obesity is an excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to health. Little is known about the relationship between obesity and Sjögren’s disease (SjD).…
Abstract Number: 1130 • ACR Convergence 2025
Novel Anti-Obesity Medications and Serum Urate Change Among Patients with Gout and Baseline Hyperuricemia
Kiara Tan¹, Jiaqi Wang¹, Saiajay Chigurupati², Gregory Challener³, Natalie McCormick¹, Sharan Rai⁴, Florence Porterfield⁵, Chika Anekwe¹, Dong Wook Kim⁶, Fatima Stanford⁷, Caroline Apovian⁸, Hyon K. Choi⁹ and Chio Yokose¹⁰, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, ⁴Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁵Division of Endocrinology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, ⁶Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, ⁷Neuroendocrine Unit, Pediatric Endocrinology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, ⁸Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, ⁹MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, Lexington, MA, ¹⁰Massachusetts General Hospital, Waltham, MA
Background/Purpose: Obesity affects >50% of individuals with gout and is the most important modifiable risk factor for gout. Thus, novel anti-obesity medications (AOM, e.g., semaglutide…
Abstract Number: 1027 • ACR Convergence 2025
GLP-1 Receptor Agonists to Facilitate Weight Loss and Improve Disease Activity, Pain and Function in Patients With Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Disease: Real-World Evidence From the Rheumatology Informatics System for Effectiveness (RISE) Registry
Nick McCormick¹, Jingyi Zhang², Emily Holladay², Fenglong Xie³ and Jeffrey Curtis⁴, ¹Auburn University, Auburn, AL, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴Foundation for Advancing Science, Technology, Education and Research, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RA) such as semaglutide (SEM; GLP-1) and tirzepatide (TIR; GIP/GLP-1), were initially approved for type 2 diabetes management but…
Abstract Number: 1011 • ACR Convergence 2025
Model-based Evaluation of the Potential Public Health Impact of Expanding Medicare Coverage for Weight Loss Medications for Beneficiaries with Knee Osteoarthritis and Obesity in the US.
Ethan Eickmann¹, Daniel Betensky¹, Karen Smith¹, Candace Feldman¹, Jason Kim², Ankur Pandya³, Jeffrey Katz⁴ and Elena Losina⁵, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Arthritis Foundation, Atlanta, GA, ³Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, ⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital, Brookline, MA, ⁵BWH, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: US federal law currently does not allow Medicare Part D coverage for weight loss medications without additional indications, such as diabetes. Several glucagon-like peptide-1…
Abstract Number: 0813 • ACR Convergence 2025
Impact of Tirzepatide on Musculoskeletal Pain and High-Risk Analgesic Use Among Non-Diabetic Patients with Overweight or Obesity: A Propensity Score-Matched, Active Comparator, New User Study
Gregory Challener¹, Kevin Sheng-Kai Ma², Natalie McCormick³, Minna Kohler⁴, Janeth Yinh³, Chio Yokose⁵, Sharan Rai⁶, Florence Porterfield⁷, Fatima Stanford⁸, Dong Wook Kim⁹, April Jorge³ and Hyon K. Choi¹⁰, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, ²Center for Global Health, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, Philadelphia, PA, ³Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁵Massachusetts General Hospital, Waltham, MA, ⁶Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁷Division of Endocrinology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, ⁸Neuroendocrine Unit, Pediatric Endocrinology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, ⁹Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, ¹⁰MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, Lexington, MA
Background/Purpose: Tirzepatide is a dual GIP/GLP-1 receptor co-agonist approved for weight loss in patients with obesity or body mass index (BMI) > 27 kg/m2 with…
Abstract Number: 0438 • ACR Convergence 2025
Exploring the Potential for Cardiorenal-Metabolic Therapies to Target Comorbidities in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Bindee Kuriya¹, Susan J. Bartlett², Marie-France Valois³, Janet Pope⁴, Carter Thorne⁵, Carol Hitchon⁶, Hugues Allard-Chamard⁷, Glen Hazlewood⁸, Gilles Boire⁹, Louis Bessette¹⁰ and Vivian Bykerk¹¹, ¹Mount Sinai Health, Toronto, Canada, ²McGill University, Beaconsfield, QC, Canada, ³McGill University, Pointe-Claire, QC, Canada, ⁴University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ⁵Centre of Arthritis Excellence, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ⁶University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁷Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canada, ⁸University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁹Retired, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ¹⁰Centre de l'Ostéoporose et de Rhumatologie de Québec, Quebec, QC, Canada, ¹¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Cardiorenal-metabolic (CRM) therapies, such as SGLT-2 inhibitors and GLP-1 agonists, are medications that target interconnected pathways between cardiovascular, renal, and metabolic systems and may…
Abstract Number: 2660 • ACR Convergence 2025
Understanding Gout in Women: Longitudinal Changes in Serum Urate Levels from Pre-menopause through Post-menopause
Shreya Billa¹, Sho Fukui¹, Misti Paudel², Takahiro Suzuki³, Ryosuke Imai⁴, Yuntae Kim⁵, Takehiro Nakai⁶, Hiromichi Tamaki⁶, mitsumasa kishimoto⁷, Hilde Ørbo¹, Sara Tedeschi¹, Hyon K. Choi⁸, Masato Okada⁹ and Daniel Solomon¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity, Boston, MA, ³Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴Department of Pulmonary Medicine, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, ⁵Department of Gastroenterology, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, ⁶Immuno-Rheumatology Center, St. Luke’s International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, ⁷Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ⁸MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, Lexington, MA, ⁹Immuno-Rheumatology Center, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Understanding longitudinal changes in serum urate (SU) allows for the development of evidence-based interventions for gout. Post-menopausal women, who are at risk of gout,…
Abstract Number: 0330 • ACR Convergence 2025
Prevalence of Radiographic and Symptomatic Osteoarthritis, and Ultrasound Features at the Knee: The Johnston County Health Study
Maya Patel¹, Carolina Alvarez², Todd Schwartz³, Tessa Walker¹, Serena Savage-Guin¹, Jordan Renner¹, Jonathan Samuels⁴, Janice Lin⁵, Minna Kohler⁶, Catherine Bakewell⁷, Yvonne Golightly⁸ and Amanda Nelson¹, ¹University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ²University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Miami, FL, ³University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁴NYU Langone, Rye Brook, NY, ⁵Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ⁶Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁷Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁸University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: To report sex and BMI differences among ultrasound (US) features of knee osteoarthritis (KOA), patient-reported symptoms (Ksx), radiographic KOA (rKOA), and symptomatic KOA (sxKOA),…
Abstract Number: 2658 • ACR Convergence 2025
Risk of Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases and Other Safety Outcomes in Patients with T2DM and Obesity Initiating GLP-1 RA: A Propensity Score-Matched Multi-center Study using the TriNetX Global Network
Hsin-Hua Chen and Wen-Cheng Chao, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan (Republic of China)
Background/Purpose: Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) are increasingly prescribed for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and obesity due to their beneficial metabolic effects. However,…
Abstract Number: 0249 • ACR Convergence 2025
Obesity as a possible confusion factor in the scleroderma pattern
Eva Álvarez Andrés¹, Marta Novella-Navarro², Paloma García de la Peña Lefebvre³, Eugenio de Miguel² and Paz Collado Ramos⁴, ¹Hospital Severo Ochoa de Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ³Facultad ciencias de la Salud HM de la UCJC, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Severo Ochoa, Madrid, Spain,, MADRID, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: The 2023 EULAR criteria for systemic sclerosis reaffirm the diagnostic value of nailfold videocapillaroscopy (NVC), particularly the presence of giant capillaries and capillary loss…

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