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  • 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…
  • Abstract Number: 2604 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Cross-Sectional Relationship Between Sarcopenic Obesity and Knee Osteoarthritis: The Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project

    David Werner1, Carolina Alvarez2, John Batsis3, Reece Blay4, Laura Bilek5, Amanda Nelson3 and Yvonne Golightly5, 1University of Nebraska Medical Center, Mason, OH, 2University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Miami, FL, 3University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 4University of Nebraska Medical Center, Council Bluffs, IA, 5University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE

    Background/Purpose: Current consensus for defining sarcopenia (loss of muscle mass and strength with aging) and sarcopenic obesity (SO, sarcopenia with obesity) suggests combining measures of…
  • Abstract Number: 0581 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Effects of Apremilast on Body Mass Index, Weight, and HbA1c as Cardiometabolic Outcomes in Patients With Early Oligoarticular Psoriatic Arthritis in the FOREMOST Study

    Philip J. Mease1, Álvaro González Cantero2, Jennifer Soung3, April Armstrong4, Joseph F Merola5, Fabian Proft6, Laure Gossec7, Dafna D. Gladman8, Laura Coates9, Lichen Teng10, Jimena Vázquez11, Cynthia Deignan12 and Arthur Kavanaugh13, 1Department of Rheumatology, Providence-Swedish Medical Center and University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2Department of Dermatology, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, 3Southern California Dermatology, Inc, Santa Ana, CA, USA, Santa Ana, 4University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, 5Department of Dermatology and Department of Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 6Department of Gastroenterology, Infectiology and Rheumatology (including Nutrition Medicine), Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 7Sorbonne Université, Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France, 8Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, Division of Rheumatology, Toronto, ON, Canada, 9Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, United Kingdom, 10Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, 11Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, 12Amgen, Inc., Agoura Hills, CA, 13University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, San Diego, CA

    Background/Purpose: The prevalence of cardiometabolic diseases, including obesity and diabetes, is higher in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) than those without PsA.1,2 Metabolic syndrome is…
  • Abstract Number: 2392 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Does Obesity Influence Disease Activity and Biomarkers in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients?: A Retrospective Study

    Daniyal Nadeem1, Anusheh Ali2, Shravya Balmuri2, Megan Mattison3, Upasana Agrawal4, Alexandra Zamora-Smith5, Karan Sachdeva6, Teresa leeth1, Robert Quinet7, William Davis8, Jerald Zakem9, Chandana Keshavamurthy10, Xin Zhang11, Sarwat Umer12 and Samina Hayat13, 1Louisiana State University Health Science, Shreveport, LA, 2Louisiana State University, Shreveport, LA, 3Louisiana State University- Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, 4Louisiana State University Health Sciences, Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, 5LSU Health Science Center in Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, 6Louisiana state university health shreveport, shreveport, 7Department of Rheumatology, Ochsner Health, New Orleans, LA, 8Ochsner Health System, New Orleans, LA, 9Ochsner Health Systems, Metairie, LA, 10banner university medical center, phoenix, AZ, 11Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, 12LSUHSC Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, 13Louisiana state university Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

    Background/Purpose: Obesity, a prevalent condition, is known to exacerbate inflammation and could potentially influence the progression and severity of autoimmune diseases like Systemic lupus erythematosus…
  • Abstract Number: 1508 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Dissecting the Role of T Cell Subsets and Complements in Lupus Pathogenesis in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients with Obesity

    Sheila Serin1, Megan Schluentz1, Chandana Keshavamurthy1, Alexandra Reese1, Sneha Centala1, Bettina Boone1, Samantha Ahrens2, William Davis3, Robert Quinet1, Jerald Zakem4, Samina Hayat5, Sarwat Umer6, Teresa leeth7, Daniyal Nadeem7 and Xin Zhang8, 1Department of Rheumatology, Ochsner Health, New Orleans, LA, 2Multi-specialty Clinical Research, Ochsner Health, New Orleans, LA, 3Ochsner Health System, New Orleans, LA, 4Ochsner Health Systems, Metairie, LA, 5Louisiana state university Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, 6LSUHSC Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, 7Louisiana State University Health Science, Shreveport, LA, 8Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA

    Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by systemic inflammation, autoantibody production, and multiorgan involvement. Although genetic, hormonal, and environmental factors…
  • Abstract Number: 2326 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Impact of Regular Exercise, Mobility Impairment, and Obesity on Quality of Life in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis: A Cross-Sectional Analysis from the Brazilian Registry of Spondyloarthritis

    Rafael Bassara Macedo1, Maria Eduarda Veiga2, Gustavo Resende3, Marcelo Pinheiro4, Claudia Marques5, Adriana Marinho6, Andressa Soares7, Cleandro Pires8, Débora Rodrigues9, Eduarda Souza10, Glaucio Castro11, Guilherme Bulbol12, Jamile Carneiro13, José Mauro Fernandes14, Manuella Ochtrop15, Maria Bernadete Gavi16, Michel Yazbek17, Nara Cavalcanti18, Natalia Machado19, Olivio Malheiro20, Rejane Vieira21, Ricardo Lage20, Rita Menin22, Rywka Golebiovski23, Sandra Ribeiro12, Thauana Oliveira23, Valquiria Diniz16, Percival Sampaio-Barros24 and Carla Saad2, 1Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo (USP), Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 3Hospital das Clinicas UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 4UNIFESP/ EPM, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, 5Hospital das Clinicas - Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - UFPE, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, 6Fundação Hospital do Acre - AC, Rio Branco, Brazil, 7Hospital Universitário da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) - SC, Florianópolis, Brazil, 8UNB, Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil, 9Fundação Hospital do Acre - AC, Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil, 10Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal do Amazonas (UFAM) - AM, Manaus, Brazil, 11Hospital Governador Celso Ramos (HCR) - SC, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil, 12Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal do Amazonas (UFAM) - AM, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, 13Hospital de Base do Distrito Federal (HBDF) - DF, Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil, 14Universidade Federal do Maranhão (UFMA) - MA, São Luiz, Maranhao, Brazil, 15Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto / UERJ - RJ, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 16Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES) - ES, Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil, 17Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) - SP, Campinhas, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 18Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE) - PE, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, 19Universidade Fedral do Paraná (UFPR) - PR, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil, 20Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) - MG, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 21Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE) - CE, Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil, 22Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP) - SP, São José do Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 23Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM) - Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) - SP, São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 24Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil

    Background/Purpose: Axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is a chronic inflammatory disease that impairs quality of life. While pharmacological treatment is central to axSpA management, non-pharmacological strategies are…
  • 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…
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