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Abstracts tagged "obesity"

  • Abstract Number: 1510 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Modifying Lifestyle Factors May Offer the Potential to Enhance the Outcome of Tumour Necrosis Factor Inhibitors in Axial Spondyloarthritis – Data from 14 European Countries

    Gareth Jones1, Ovidiu Rotariu1, Brigitte Michelsen2, Bente Glintborg3, Bjorn Gudbjornsson4, Arni Geirsson5, Heikki Relas6, Pia Isomäki7, Jakub Závada8, Karel Pavelka9, Ziga Rotar10, Matija Tomsic10, Michael Nissen11, Adrian Ciurea12, Catalin Codreanu13, Johan Karlsson Wallman14, Eirik Kristianslund15, Simon Rasmussen16, Lykke Ørnbjerg17, Maria José Santos18, Mikkel Østergaard19, Merete L Hetland20 and Gary Macfarlane1, 1University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom, 2Center for treatment of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases (REMEDY), Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, Kristiansand, Norway, 3Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Virum, Denmark, 4Centre for Rheumatology Research, University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland, 5Department of Rheumatology, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland, 6Rheumatology, Inflammation Center, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, 7Centre for Rheumatology, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland, 8Institute of Rheumatology, Prague, Czech Republic, 9Institute of Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, Praha, Czech Republic, 10University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 11Hopitaux Universitaires de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland, 12University Hospital Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, 13Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Bucharest, Romania, 14Lund University and Skane University Hospital, Hjarup, Sweden, 15Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Division of Rheumatology and Research, Oslo, Norway, 16Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Centre for Head and Orthopaedics, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark, 17Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Glostrup, Denmark, 18Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Charneca da Caparica, Portugal, 19Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Glostrup, Denmark, 20Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark

    Background/Purpose: In axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) much attention has been focused on pharmacological management, including tumour necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi), as a means to reducing inflammation,…
  • Abstract Number: 1633 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Genetic Risk, Adherence to a Healthy Lifestyle, and Incident Gout in US Women and Men

    Kehuan Lin1, Natalie McCormick1, Leo Lu2, amit johi3, Chio Yokose4 and Hyon Choi5, 1Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 2Arthritis Research Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 3Regeneron, Boston, MA, 4Massachusetts General Hospital, Waltham, MA, 5MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, Lexington, MA

    Background/Purpose: Lifestyle and genetic factors have been independently related to incident gout risk. However, it remains unknown whether the genetic risk of gout is affected…
  • Abstract Number: 0153 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Obesity Is Associated with Higher Odds of Malignancy Development Among Dermatomyositis Patients

    Astia Allenzara1, Nakisa Sadeghi1, Carolina Alvarez2, Steve Maczuga3, Matthew Helm3, Amanda Nelson2 and Galen Foulke1, 1University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 2University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 3Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA

    Background/Purpose: Dermatomyositis (DM) is an idiopathic inflammatory myopathy with an increased risk of mortality and morbidity from cancer. Across the general population, excess body weight…
  • Abstract Number: 2234 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Obesity, Adipokines, and Chronic and Persistent Pain in Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Joshua Baker1, Kristin Wipfler2, Marianna Olave3, Sofia Pedro4, Patricia Katz5 and Kaleb Michaud6, 1University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2FORWARD, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Omaha, NE, 3Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, 4Forward, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Wichita, KS, 5UCSF, San Rafael, CA, 6University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE

    Background/Purpose: Obesity has been linked to chronic pain and pain sensitization in the general population and among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The mechanism by…
  • Abstract Number: 0291 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Tofacitinib Leads to Significant Weight Gain – A Real Life Experience of 429 Patients

    Naga Prabu1, velammal petchaippan2, Gayathri anand3, Aswathi kumar1 and Saranya Ramachandiran3, 1SAKTHI RHEUMATOLOGY CENTRE PVT LTD, Coimbatore, India, 2PSG INSTTUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES AND RESEARCH, Coimbatore, India, 3sakthi rheumatology centre pvt l;td, Coimbatore, India

    Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib(Tofa) an oral Janus kinase inhibitor(JAK) has shown good promise in the management of rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis. While being increasingly used in…
  • Abstract Number: 0405 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Efficacy and Safety of Tofacitinib in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis by Baseline BMI: A Post Hoc Analysis of Phase 2 and Phase 3 Trials

    Hillary Norton1, Paula Sliwinska-Stanczyk2, Tomas Hala3, Bassel Elzorkany4, Lori Stockert5, Harry Shi5, Cunshan Wang6, Jerome Paulissen7 and Christopher Ritchlin8, 1Sante Fe Rheumatology, Santa Fe, NM, 2Reumatika Centrum Reumatologii, Warsaw, Poland, 3Center for Clinical and Basic Research, Pardubice, Czech Republic, 4Department of Rheumatology, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, 5Pfizer, Inc, Collegeville, PA, 6Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, 7Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, 8Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology Division, University of Rochester Medical School, Canandaigua, NY

    Background/Purpose: Higher BMI is associated with reduced response to TNF inhibitors (TNFi) in patients (pts) with AS.1 Tofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase inhibitor for…
  • Abstract Number: 0178 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Abdominal Obesity May Confound Accuracy of Cardiovascular Risk Prediction in Rheumatoid Arthritis; Can Coronary Atherosclerosis Imaging and Biomarkers Help?

    George Karpouzas1, sarah ormseth2, Elizabeth Hernandez2 and Matthew Budoff3, 1Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, 2The Lundquist Institute, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, 3Division of Cardiology, and the Lundquist Institute ay Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA

    Background/Purpose: Accurate cardiovascular risk stratification is essential in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) care. Previous studies evaluated the impact of obesity (defined as body mass index) on…
  • Abstract Number: 0295 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Weight History and Associations with Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Lydia Federico1, Kaleb Michaud2, Kristin Wipfler3, Gulsen Ozen4 and Joshua Baker1, 1University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 3FORWARD, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Omaha, NE, 4University of Nebraska Medical Center, Bellevue, NE

    Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but traditional CVD risk factors may not accurately characterize risk. For…
  • Abstract Number: 0583 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Obesity and Lower Socioeconomic Position Are Independently Associated with Incident Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

    Rozemarijn Witkam1, James Gwinnutt1, Jennifer Humphreys1, Rachel Cooper2, David Selby1 and Suzanne Verstappen3, 1University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, 2Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom, 3School of Social Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

    Background/Purpose: Obesity is a known risk factor for OA and hypothesised as a risk factor for RA, although due to different underlying mechanisms. Lower socioeconomic…
  • Abstract Number: 0789 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Adipokine Levels and Associations with Achievement of Low Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Joshua Baker1, Bryant England2, Michael George1, Katherine Wysham3, Gail Kerr4, Andreas Reimold5, Paul Monach6, Gary Kunkel7, Brian Sauer7, Bartlett Hamilton8, Carlos Hunter2, Michael Duryee2, Geoffrey Thiele2 and Ted Mikuls2, 1University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 3VA Puget Sound/University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 4Washington D.C., Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC)/Georgetown and Howard Universities, Washington, DC, 5University of Texas – Southwestern Medical Center/Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC), Dallas, TX, 6Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 7University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 8University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE

    Background/Purpose: Adipokines are fat-secreted proteins that serve as metabolic regulators. Prior studies have identified associations between adipokines and disease characteristics such as disease activity and…
  • Abstract Number: 0864 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Does Obesity Affect Disease Activity Outcomes in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus?

    Konstantinos Tselios1, Dafna Gladman2, Jiandong Su3 and Murray Urowitz4, 1McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, 2Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 3University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, 4Center for Prognosis Studies in the Rheumatic Diseases, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Lupus Clinic, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Increased Body Mass Index (BMI) affects cardiovascular risk and is related to worse health-related quality of life measures in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus…
  • Abstract Number: 1126 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Synovial Cell Dysfunction in Obese Patients May Contribute to Poor Outcomes in Knee Osteoarthritis

    Holly Philpott1, Trevor Birmingham2, Nicole Aye2, Benoit Fiset3, Logan Walsh3, Brent Lanting2 and Tom Appleton2, 1Western University, London, ON, Canada, 2University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, 3McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Obesity is a major risk factor for poor outcomes in knee osteoarthritis (OA) and may involve both mechanical and physiological stresses on joint tissues.…
  • Abstract Number: 1129 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Cost-effectiveness of Weight Loss Interventions Prior to Total Knee Replacement for Patients with Advanced Knee Osteoarthritis and Class III Obesity

    Aleksandra Kostic1, Valia Leifer2, Tuhina Neogi3, David Hunter4, Lisa Suter5, Faith Selzer6, Jeffrey Katz1 and Elena Losina7, 1Brigham and Women's Hospital, Brookline, MA, 2The Orthopaedic and Arthritis Center for Outcomes Research (OrACORe) at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 3Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 4Institute of Bone and Joint Research, University of Sydney, St Leonards, Australia, 5Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 6Brigham and Women's Hospital, Amesbury, MA, 7Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA

    Background/Purpose: Class III obesity, defined by BMI >40kg/m2, is linked to increased risk of complications post total knee replacement (TKR). This has led to recommendations…
  • Abstract Number: 1320 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Obesity and Its Associations with Clinical Manifestations and Disease Burden of Patients with Spondyloarthritis: An Ancillary Study from the ASAS-perSpA Project

    Mehmet Tuncay Duruoz1, Sevtap Acer Kasman2, Halise Hande Gezer1, Clementina López Medina3 and Maxime Dougados4, 1Marmara University School of Medicine, PMR Department, Rheumatology Division, Istanbul, Turkey, Istanbul, Turkey, 2Marmara University School of Medicine, PMR Department, Rheumatology Division, Istanbul, Turkey, 3Department of Rheumatology, Reina Sofia Hospital, IMIBIC, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain/ Department of Rheumatology, University of Paris, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, 4Université de Paris . Department of Rheumatology - Hôpital Cochin. Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris . INSERM (U1153): Clinical epidemiology and biostatistics, PRES Sorbonne Paris-Cité. Paris, France., Paris, France

    Background/Purpose: Obese patients with spondyloarthritis (SpA) had more functional limitations, higher subjective disease activity, fewer benefits of exercise, and showed less response to drug therapy.…
  • Abstract Number: 1322 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Body Mass Index (BMI) Underestimates Obesity in Females with Axial Spondyloarthropathy

    Sinead Maguire1, Wilson Fiona2, Phil Gallagher3 and Finbar (Barry) O'Shea1, 1St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, 2Discipline of Physiotherapy, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, 3St Vincent's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

    Background/Purpose: Worldwide prevalence of obesity has been steadily increasing, despite public health campaigns to raise awareness. In axial spondyloarthropathy (axSpA) obesity has been shown to…
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