Abstracts tagged "obesity"

Abstract Number: 2305 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Relationship Between Anxiety, Depression, Sleep, Fibromyalgia and BMI in Patients with Rheumatic Disease
Shazia Bég¹ and Ali Ahmad², ¹Rheumatology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, ²University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatic diseases often have comorbidities that complicate their psychological well-being and affect prognosis. In this study, we looked at 216 patients with…
Abstract Number: 2407 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison of Knee Osteoarthritis Treatment in the Non-Obese Versus Obese Populations Across Different Medical Specialties
Kelly Forrester¹, Farah Taufiq¹ and Jonathan Samuels^2,3, ¹NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, ²Rheumatology, NYU - Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY, ³Rheumatology, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) in the obese population is underdiagnosed and routinely undertreated, as providers often attribute pain to excess weight without considering articular…
Abstract Number: 2596 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Less Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Power Doppler Activity Seen in Obese Rheumatoid Arthritis
Erin Bauer¹, Ami Ben-Artzi², Erin Duffy¹, David Elashoff¹, Cesar Olmos³ and Veena K. Ranganath³, ¹Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ²David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ³Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Studies report that obese and overweight patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are less likely to attain remission and more likely to have limited therapeutic…
Abstract Number: 2492 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Does Body Mass Index Impact Long-Term Retention with Abatacept in Patients with RA Who Have Received at Least One Prior Biologic Agent? 2-Year Results from a Real-World, International, Prospective Study
H Nüßlein¹, R Alten², M Galeazzi³, HM Lorenz⁴, MT Nurmohamed⁵, WG Bensen⁶, Gerd Burmester⁷, H-H Peter⁸, P Peichl⁹, K Pavelka¹⁰, M Chartier¹¹, C Poncet¹², C Rauch¹³ and M Le Bars¹⁴, ¹Internistische Schwerpunktpraxis, Nürnberg, Germany, ²Schlosspark-Klinik University Medicine, Berlin, Germany, ³University of Siena, Siena, Italy, ⁴University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany, ⁵VU Univ Medical Center/Jan van Breeman Research Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁶St Josephs Hospital and McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁷Charité-Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany, ⁸University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, ⁹Evangelisches Krankenhaus, Vienna, Austria, ¹⁰Institute of Rheumatology, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, ¹¹Chiltern International, Neuilly, France, ¹²Docs International, Nanterre, France, ¹³Bristol-Myers Squibb, Munich, Germany, ¹⁴Bristol-Myers Squibb, Rueil-Malmaison, France
Background/Purpose: In RA, reduced efficacy with anti-TNF therapy1 and dose escalation2 have been reported for obese patients (pts) compared with non-obese pts. Clinical trials have…
Abstract Number: 1800 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Objectively Measured Sedentary Behavior Is a Distinct Risk Factor from Low Moderate-to-Vigorous Activity in Predicting Subsequent Frailty: Evidence from Osteoarthritis Initiative
Jing Song¹, Lee A. Lindquist¹, Rowland W. Chang¹, Pamela A. Semanik², Linda S. Ehrlich-Jones³, Jungwha Lee⁴, Min-Woong Sohn¹ and Dorothy D. Dunlop¹, ¹Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ²Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ³Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ⁴Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Physical frailty represents a state of high vulnerability for adverse health outcomes including disability and mortality. Physical activity interventions to improve health have largely…
Abstract Number: 1575 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Association Between Obesity and Disease Phenotype in Psoriatic Arthritis
Lihi Eder¹, Cheryl Rosen², Vinod Chandran³ and Dafna D. Gladman³, ¹Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Division of Dermatology, University of Toronto, Toronto western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Obesity is associated with an increased risk of developing psoriatic arthritis (PsA) in patients with psoriasis. This study aimed to assess whether obesity is…
Abstract Number: 1573 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Norwegian Psoriatic Arthritis Patients Are More Obese Than Rheumatoid Arthritis and Axial Spondyloarthropathy Patients
Brigitte Michelsen¹, Andreas P. Diamantopoulos², Arthur Kavanaugh³ and Glenn Haugeberg^1,4, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital of Southern Norway Trust, Kristiansand, Norway, ²Department of Rheumatology, Hospital of Southern Norway Trust, Kristiansand, Norway, ³University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ⁴Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
Background/Purpose Higher rates of obesity in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) compared to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have been described. Obesity, C-reactive protein (CRP) and inflammatory arthritides itself…
Abstract Number: 1427 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Low Prevalence of Sarcopenic Obesity in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with Moderate Clinical Activity
Nina Tello-Winniczuk¹, David Vega-Morales², Mario Garza-Elizondo¹, Dionicio Galarza-Delgado¹, Jorge Esquivel-Valerio¹, Octavio Ilizaliturri-Guerra³ and Jorge Rodriguez-Olivo⁴, ¹Departamento de Medicina Interna del Hospital Universitario “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Servicio de Reumatología, Departamento de Medicina Interna del Hospital Universitario “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico, ²Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario UANL, Monterrey, Mexico, ³Departamento de Medicina Interna del Hospital Universitario “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Departamento de Medicina Interna del Hospital Universitario “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁴Servicio de Reumatología, Departamento de Medicina Interna del Hospital Universitario “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico
Background/Purpose .Rheumatoid arthritis is an inflammatory systemic disease that leads to body composition alterations. Objective: The aim of our study was to identify the prevalence…
Abstract Number: 626 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Impact of the Interaction Between Human Leukocyte Antigen Alleles and Obesity on Psoriatic Arthritis Risk
Lihi Eder¹, Fatima Abji¹, Cheryl Rosen², Proton Rahman³, Vinod Chandran¹ and Dafna D. Gladman¹, ¹University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Dermatology, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NF, Canada
Background/Purpose: Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) class I alleles and obesity are risk factors for psoriatic arthritis (PsA). We aimed to assess whether there is an…
Abstract Number: 403 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Metaflammation, PEDF and Chemerin: Potential Systemic Factors Which Link Obesity to Response to Therapy in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Elisa Gremese, Barbara Tolusso, Anna Laura Fedele, Maria Rita Gigante, Silvia Canestri, Clara Di Mario, Angela Carbonella and Gianfranco Ferraccioli, Division of Rheumatology, Institute of Rheumatology and Affine Sciences, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
Background/Purpose . Obesity per se is a systemic, low-grade inflammatory state and the adipose tissue is an endocrine organ that releases bioactive substances, including pro-inflammatory…
Abstract Number: 393 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Influence of Body Mass Index on Disease Activity and Radiographic Joint Damage in Rheumatoid Arthritis : A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Celine Vidal¹, Thomas Barnetche², Jacques Morel³, Bernard Combe⁴ and Claire Daien⁵, ¹Rheumatology, Hopital Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France, ²rheumatology, Rheumatology department, Bordeaux University Hospital, bordeaux, France, ³Department of Rheumatology, Hôpital Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France, ⁴Immuno-Rhumatologie, Hôpital Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France, ⁵Hopital Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France
Background/Purpose: Overweight and obesity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are rising conditions. Adipose tissue has pro inflammatory properties by producing adipokines which could play…
Abstract Number: 219 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
DXA Body Composition, Sarcopenia and Knee and Hip Osteoarthritis: Results from the Khoala Cohort
Clémence Jeanmaire¹, Isabelle Chary-Valkenaere¹, Damien Loeuille², Lorraine Bernard³ and Anne-Christine Rat,⁴, ¹Rheumatology, CHU Nancy, Vandoeuvre Les Nancy, France, ²Rheumatology, CHU Brabois, Vandoeuvre les Nancy, France, ³CHU Nancy, Pôle S2R, Epidémiologie et Evaluation Cliniques, INSERM, CIC-EC, CIE6, Vandoeuvre Les Nancy, France, ⁴Université de Lorraine, Nancy, F-54000, France; Inserm, , CIC-EC, CIC 1433, Nancy, F-54000, France; CHU de Nancy, Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation Department, Nancy, F-54000, France; CHU de Nancy, Rheumatology department, Nancy, France
Background/Purpose Obesity is a well known risk factor for the development and progression of knee osteoarthritis (OA), and to a lesser extent of hip OA.…
Abstract Number: 209 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Physical Performance and Obesity Measures Are Associated with Tibial Cartilage Volume and Explains the Sex Difference in Cartilage Volume
Benny Samuel Eathakkattu Antony¹, Alison Venn², Flavia Cicutinni³, Lyn March⁴, Leigh Blizzard⁵, Terry Dwyer⁶, Marita Cross⁷, Graeme Jones⁸ and Changhai Ding⁸, ¹Musculoskeletal, Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia, ²Epidemiology, Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, ³Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, Melbourne, Australia, ⁴Rheumatology, Institute of Bone and Joint Research, Kolling Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, ⁵Statistics, Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, ⁶Director, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia, ⁷University of Sydney Institute of Bone and Joint Research, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia, ⁸Musculoskeletal Unit, Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Hobart,7000, Australia
Background/Purpose The factors associated with knee cartilage volume in younger population are insufficiently explored. The aims of this study were to describe the associations between…
Abstract Number: L17 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Bariatric Surgery Improves Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity, Reduces Inflammatory Markers, and Decreases Medication Usage
Jeffrey A. Sparks¹, Florencia Halperin², Jonathan C. Karlson³, Elizabeth W. Karlson¹ and Bonnie L. Bermas¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ³Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Obesity causes a chronic inflammatory state. Increased body mass index (BMI) is associated with incident rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and may impact RA disease activity.…
Abstract Number: 1932 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Shared Decision Making In Early Knee Osteoarthritis: Perspectives Of Older Adults With Overweight and Obesity and Health Care Providers
Alicia Zbehlik^1,2, Mary Meinke³ and Stephen Bartels⁴, ¹Rheumatology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, ²The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, The Dartmouth Centers for Health and Aging, The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Lebanon, NH, ³The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Lebanon, NH, ⁴The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, The Dartmouth Centers for Health and Aging, Lebanon, NH
Background/Purpose: Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is the most common form of mobility disability in the United States yet those at highest risk—older adults with overweight and…

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