Abstracts tagged "osteoarthritis and physical function"

Abstract Number: 3246 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Does Loss of a Community Walking Speed Lead to More Symptoms of Depression in Knee OA? a Trajectory Analysis from the Osteoarthritis Initiative
Daniel White¹, Tuhina Neogi², Yuqing Zhang³, Jingbo Niu⁴ and Patricia P. Katz⁵, ¹Department of Physical Therapy, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, ²Clinical Epidemiology, BUSM, Boston, MA, ³BUSM, Boston, MA, ⁴Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁵Rheumatology, UCSF, SF, CA
Background/Purpose: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a well-known risk factor for major depression. While major limitations, e.g., inability to walk, are thought to mediate this relationship,…
Abstract Number: 2413 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Contributors to Walking Disability in People with Osteoarthritis: Results from a Population-Based Cohort
Lauren King¹, Tetyana Kendzerska^1,2,3 and Gillian Hawker^1,2,3, ¹Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Women's College Research Institute, Women's College Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) is associated with functional limitations, including difficulty walking. However, comorbid disease is common in people with OA and may also be associated…
Abstract Number: 954 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Relationship Between Osteoarthritis and Cardiovascular Disease: Results from a Population-Based Cohort
Lauren King¹, Tetyana Kendzerska^1,2,3 and Gillian Hawker^1,2,3, ¹Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Women's College Research Institute, Women's College Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Symptomatic osteoarthritis (OA) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) commonly co-exist. Our aim was to determine the extent to which this relationship is explained by common…
Abstract Number: 330 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Calf Muscle Adiposity Is Associated with Impaired Physical Performance in Knee OA
Michael Davison¹, Monica R. Maly², Jonathan D. Adachi³ and Karen A. Beattie⁴, ¹School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ²School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ³Division of Rheumatology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁴Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative disease associated with significant muscle weakness and disability. Ectopic fat in the thigh, including intramuscular fat (intraMF; fat…
Abstract Number: 2941 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Physical Function Is Independently Associated with Mortality Among Individuals with Knee and/or Hip OA: The Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project
Rebecca J. Cleveland¹, Todd Schwartz¹, Jordan B. Renner², Joanne M. Jordan³ and Leigh F. Callahan⁴, ¹Thurston Arthritis Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ²University of North Carolina Department of Radiology, Chapel Hill, NC, ³University of North Carolina Dept of Epidemiology, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁴Thurston Arthritis Res Ctr, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose Declining physical function (PF) is a common consequence of osteoarthritis (OA), and poor PF is associated with death. It is possible that the resulting…
Abstract Number: 2945 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Foot Structure and Function Show Associations with Lower Extremity Physical Function
Yvonne M. Golightly¹, Marian T. Hannan², Patricia P. Katz³, Howard J. Hillstrom⁴, Alyssa B. Dufour⁵ and Joanne M. Jordan⁶, ¹Gillings School of Global Public Health, Dept of Epidemiology, Thurston Arthritis Research Center, Injury Prevention Research Center, University of North Carolina Dept of Epidemiology, Chapel Hill, NC, ²Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Dept. of Medicine Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ³Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁴Rehabilitation, Hospital Special Surgery (HSS), New York, NY, ⁵Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife & Boston Univ, Boston, MA, ⁶University of North Carolina Dept of Epidemiology, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose . Foot pain is associated with poorer physical function in older adults, but few studies have examined how foot structure (high / low arches) and…
Abstract Number: 1286 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Natural Course of Physical Function in People with Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis: Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative
Britt Elin Øiestad¹, Daniel White², Ross Booton³, Jingbo Niu³, Yuqing Zhang⁴, James C. Torner⁵, Cora E. Lewis⁶, Michael C. Nevitt⁷, Michael P. Lavalley⁸ and David T. Felson⁹, ¹Department of Orthopedics, Oslo University Hospital, 0407 Oslo, Norway, ²Clinical Epidemiology Training, Boston Univ School of Med, Boston, MA, ³Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, Boston University, Boston, MA, ⁴Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁵Epidemiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa City, IA, ⁶Preventive Medicine, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁷Epidemiology & Biostatistics, UCSF (University of California, San Francisco), San Francisco, CA, ⁸Biostatistics, Boston University, Boston, MA, ⁹Clinical Epidemiology Research & Training Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Longitudinal studies of people with knee osteoarthritis (OA) have reported stable or improved physical function, contrary to the progressive degenerative nature of OA. The…
Abstract Number: 835 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Association Of Worsening Structural Disease With Trajectories Of Decline In Physical Function In Knee Osteoarthritis: Results From Two Cohort Studies
Daniel K. White¹, Tuhina Neogi², Jingbo Niu², Uyen Sa D.T. Nguyen³, David T. Felson⁴, Barton L. Wise⁵, C.E. Lewis⁶, Michael C. Nevitt⁷, James Torner⁸ and Yuqing Zhang⁴, ¹Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ²Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ³Orthopedics and Physical Rehabilitation, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, ⁴Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁵Internal Medicine, Center for Musculoskeletal Health, UC Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA, ⁶University of Alabama, Birmingham City, Brimingham, AL, ⁷Epidemiology & Biostatistics, UCSF (University of California, San Francisco), San Francisco, CA, ⁸Epidemiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa City, IA
Background/Purpose: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common cause of functional limitation in older adults. It is not known, however, what proportion progress to a…
Abstract Number: 1125 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Three Trajectories of Activity Limitations in Early Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis: A 5-Year Follow-up Study
Jasmijn F. M. Holla¹, Marike van der Leeden¹, Leo D. Roorda², Martijn W. Heymans³, Sita M.A. Bierma-Zeinstra⁴, Maarten Boers⁵, Willem F. Lems⁶, Martijn P.M. Steultjens⁷ and Joost Dekker⁸, ¹Amsterdam Rehabilitation Research Center, Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Amsterdam Rehabilitation Research Center | Reade, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Epidemiology and Biostatistics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Orthopaedics and General Practice, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ⁵Epidemiology & Biostatistics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁶Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁷Institute for Applied Health Research and School of Health and Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland, ⁸Rehabilitation Medicine, Psychiatry and EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the leading causes of activity limitations among older adults. The course of activity limitations is highly variable; some…