Abstracts tagged "obesity"

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…
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: 1484 • ACR Convergence 2024
A Retrospective Evaluation of Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists in SLE Patients
Philip Carlucci¹, Brooke Cohen², Amit Saxena³, H Michael Belmont³, Mala Masson⁴, Heather Gold⁵, Jill Buyon² and Peter Izmirly⁶, ¹New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, ²NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ³NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁴NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, ⁵NYU Langone Health, NYC, ⁶New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP1-RA) are an emerging class of medications that significantly improve cardiometabolic outcomes. Whether these drugs may be useful in mitigating…
Abstract Number: 1891 • ACR Convergence 2024
Association of Physical Activity Levels on Chronic Opioid Use in Radiographic Axial Spondylitis Patients
Rutvin Kyada¹, Jean Liew², Maureen Dubreuil³, Matthew Brown⁴, Mariko Ishimori⁵, John Reveille⁶, Michael Ward⁷, Michael Weisman⁸ and Lianne S Gensler⁹, ¹Boston University, Boston, MA, ²Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ³Section of Rheumatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁴King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁵Cedars-Sinai Health System, Los Angeles, CA, ⁶UTHealth Houston Division of Rheumatology, Houston, ⁷NIH, Bethesda, MD, ⁸Stanford University, Los Angeles, CA, ⁹Department of Medicine/Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Pain remains a common symptom of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) despite availability of effective therapies. Physical activity may benefit pain and is guideline recommended but…
Abstract Number: 2114 • ACR Convergence 2024
CT and DXA Bone Fragility Evaluation After Bariatric Surgery
Marine FAUNY¹, Marion Halin², Edem Allado², Laurent Brunaud², Claire Nomine Criqui², Eliane Albuisson², Isabelle Chary-Valckenaere³, Damien Loeuille⁴ and Didier Quilliot², ¹CH TOUL, Toul, Lorraine, France, ²Nancy University Hospital, Vandoeuvre, Lorraine, France, ³Nancy University Hospital, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, Lorraine, France, ⁴Phd, Nancy Vandoeuvre, Lorraine, France
Background/Purpose: Bariatric surgery could impact bone metabolism and induce significant changes, leading to increased bone resorption and an increased risk of fractures.The primary objective was…
Abstract Number: 2237 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Association Between Bariatric Surgery and Incident Rheumatoid Arthritis
Helana Jeries¹, Revital Perlov Gavze², Rula Daood³, Fadi Hassan³, Liat Lev shalem⁴, Ahmad Assalia⁵ and Mohammad E Naffaa³, ¹Rheumatology Unit, Galilee Medical Center, Naharyia, Israel, Naharyia, HaZafon, Israel, ²Maccabi Healthcare Services, Tel Aviv, Israel, ³Rheumatology Unit, Galilee Medical Center, Naharyia, Israel, Naharyia, Israel, ⁴Maccabi Healthcare Services, Tel Aviv, HaMerkaz, Israel, ⁵Rambam Healthcare Campus, Haifa, HaZafon, Israel
Background/Purpose: Obesity is considered a controversial risk factor for developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and the association between weight change and RA incidence is inconclusive. The…
Abstract Number: 2259 • ACR Convergence 2024
Effects of Anti-Obesity Medications in RA Patients
Elizabeth Dente¹, David Kellner², Vincent Tran², Travis Welsh², Victor Tran³, Angshuman Saha¹, Jenny Brook¹, David Elashoff⁴ and Veena Ranganath², ¹UCLA, Los Angeles, ²UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ³UCLA, Costa Mesa, CA, ⁴UCLA Department of Medicine Statistics Core, Los Angeles
Background/Purpose: It is standard practice to advocate for weight loss in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and obesity. Obesity and rheumatoid arthritis are both independently…
Abstract Number: 2350 • ACR Convergence 2024
Do Smoking and Obesity Impact Secukinumab Treatment Outcomes? Real-world Data from 1,202 European Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis
Zohra Faizy Ahmadzay¹, Stylianos Georgiadis², Mikkel Ostergaard³, Bente Glintborg⁴, Signe Møller-Bisgaard⁵, Marion Pons⁶, Jette Heberg⁷, Sara Nysom Christiansen⁸, Simon Horskjær Rasmussen⁶, Anne Gitte Loft⁹, Isabel Castrejon¹⁰, Lucia Otero-Varela¹¹, Jakub Závada¹², Karel Pavelka¹², Jarno Rutanen¹³, Laura Kuusalo¹⁴, Michael Nissen¹⁵, Ziga Rotar¹⁶, Katja Perdan-Pikmajer¹⁶, Miguel Bernardes¹⁷, Bjorn Gudbjornsson¹⁸, Gerdur Gröndal¹⁸, Irene E. van der Horst-Bruinsma¹⁹, Karin Laas²⁰, Brigitte Michelsen²¹, Catalin Codreanu²², Daniela DiGuiseppe²³, Burkhard Moeller²⁴, Gökçe Kenar²⁵, Merete Hetland²⁶ and Lykke Oernbjerg², ¹Rigshospitalet Glostrup and Copenhagen University, Glostrup, Denmark, ²Rigshospitalet Glostrup, Glostrup, Hovedstaden, Denmark, ³Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen and Center for Rheumatology, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Glostrup, Denmark, ⁴DANBIO, Rigshospitalet Glostrup and University of Copenhagen, Virum, Denmark, ⁵Rigshospitalet, Glostrup and Slagelse Hospital, Glostrup, Denmark, ⁶Rigshospitalet Glostrup, Glostrup, Denmark, ⁷Rigshospitalet Glostrup, København V, Denmark, ⁸Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark., Glostrup, Denmark, ⁹Aarhus University Hospital and Aarhus University, Horsens, Denmark, ¹⁰Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón and Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ¹¹Spanish Society of Rheumatology, Madrid, Spain, ¹²Institute of Rheumatology and Charles University, Praha, Czech Republic, ¹³Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland, ¹⁴University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland, ¹⁵Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland, ¹⁶University Medical Centre Ljubljana and University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia, ¹⁷São João Hospital Center and FMUP, Lisboa, Portugal, ¹⁸Landspitali University Hospital and University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland, ¹⁹Department of Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ²⁰East-Tallinn Central Hospital, Tallinn, Estonia, ²¹Rigshospitalet, Glostrup and Diakonhjemmet Hospital and Sørlandet Hospital, Kristiansand, Norway, ²²University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania, ²³Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, ²⁴Inselspital - University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland, ²⁵Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey, ²⁶Rigshospitalet Glostrup and University of Copenhagen, Glostrup, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Smoking and obesity are common in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and can lead to higher disease activity and poorer response to treatment with…
Abstract Number: 2386 • ACR Convergence 2024
Landscape of Immune Cells and Autoimmunity in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients with Obesity
Alexandra Reese¹, Chandana Keshavamurthy², Sneha Centala¹, Samantha Ahrens¹, Shivani Shah², Douglas Reeves², William Davis³, Robert Quinet⁴, Jerald Zakem¹, Qingli Wu¹, Kimmy Tran¹, Teresa Leeth⁵, Daniyal Nadeem⁶, Sarwat Umer⁷, Samina Hayat⁵ and Xin Zhang¹, ¹Ochsner Health, New Orleans, LA, ²Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, ³Ochsner Health System, New Orleans, LA, ⁴Ochsner Health, River Ridge, LA, ⁵Louisiana State University Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, ⁶LSU Shreveport, Shreveport, ⁷LSU HEALTH SHREVEPORT, SHREVEPORT, LA
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an inflammatory autoimmune disease characterized by autoantibodies and disruption of multiple organs due to immunomodulatory dysfunction. Obesity is a…
Abstract Number: 0294 • ACR Convergence 2024
Obesity and Risk of Autoimmune Diseases: Insights from the National Inpatient Sample
Sami Rabah and Xiangyi Kang, Lincoln Medical Center, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Obesity has been implicated as a risk factor in developing various cardiovascular, respiratory, and other health complications. However, the link between obesity and autoimmune…
Abstract Number: 0388 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Association Between Body Composition and Disease and Treatment Outcomes in Patients with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Results from the CAPRI Registry
Samantha Morin¹, KAREN BEATTIE², Roxana Bolaria³, Tania Cellucci⁴, Gaelle Chedeville⁵, Amieleena Chhabra⁶, Paul Dancey⁷, Tommy Gerschman⁸, Liane Heale⁹, Julie Herrington², Adam Huber¹⁰, Mehul Jariwala¹¹, Jean-Philippe Proulx-Gauthier¹², Dax Rumsey¹³, Heinrike Schmeling¹⁴, Jaime Guzman¹⁵ and Michelle Batthish⁴, and CAPRI Registry Investigators, ¹McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, ²McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ³Victoria Arthritis Center, Victoria, BC, Canada, ⁴McMaster Children's Hospital, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁵The Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁶University of British Columbia, Penticton, BC, Canada, ⁷Memorial University, St. John's, Canada, ⁸University of British Columbia - Vancouver, North Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁹McMaster University, Oakville, ON, Canada, ¹⁰IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS, Canada, ¹¹Jim Pattison Children's Hospital, Saskatoon, Canada, ¹²CHU de Quebec - Universite Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada, ¹³University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ¹⁴University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ¹⁵University of British Columbia and BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Recent evidence has linked abnormal body weight, underweight or obesity, with poor disease outcomes in adults with inflammatory arthritis. Yet, little is known about…
Abstract Number: 0438 • ACR Convergence 2024
Overweight and Obesity Are Key Modifiable Risk Factors for Adverse Outcomes in SLE Pregnancies
Jessica Boivin¹, Karim Sacre², Sasha Bernatsky³, Ann E. Clarke⁴, Megan Barber⁴, Paul Fortin⁵, John Hanly⁶, Alexandra Legge⁷, Sang-Cheol Bae⁸ and Evelyne Vinet⁹, ¹McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Université de Paris, Paris, France, ³Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁵Centre ARThrite - CHU de Québec - Université Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada, ⁶Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada, Halifax, NS, Canada, ⁷Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada, ⁸Department of Rheumatology, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ⁹McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: High maternal body mass index (BMI) is a well-established modifiable risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcomes (APO) in the general obstetric population. Best practices…

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