Abstract Number: 229 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Disability Status, Mortality, and Leading Causes of Death in Seropositive Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: A Population-Based Study in Korea
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease that leads to functional disability and premature mortality. We aimed to identify the status of disability…Abstract Number: 230 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Increased Prevalence of Coronary Artery Disease in Patients with Chest Pain and Seropositive Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Analysis from a Clinical Computed Tomography-Based Large-Scale Population Cohort
Background/Purpose: Inflammation seems to play a central role in the development of atherosclerosis and inflammatory diseases seem to promote progression of coronary artery disease (CAD).…Abstract Number: 142 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Incidence of Hip Fracture in Rheumatoid Arthritis: British Columbia, Canada
Background/Purpose: Hip fractures have serious long-term effects, including a high 1-year mortality rate (usually 20-30%) and poor functional recovery, with approximately 50% not attaining pre-fracture…Abstract Number: 217 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Keeping a Balance: Social Engagement and Care Giving
Background/Purpose: Arthritis is associated with pain and disability. As a result there has been some interest in examining the receipt of care among those with…Abstract Number: 840 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Mortality Post Hip Fracture in Rheumatoid Arthritis Compared to General Population Controls, a Population-Based Study
Background/Purpose: In prior work, we found a higher incidence of hip fractures in RA than age and sex matched general population controls (4.1 vs. 2.9…Abstract Number: 1969 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence and Predictive Value over 16 Years of Serum Rheumatoid Factor and Anti-Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Antibodies in the General Population
Background/Purpose: The prevalence of Rheumatoid factor (RF) and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP) antibodies in the general population may vary widely, as RF is present in…Abstract Number: 2398 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Population-Based Cohort Study of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Comorbidity and Mortality
Background/Purpose: Only few studies have addressed the prognostic impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), although both diseases are…Abstract Number: 526 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Changes in the Functional Status of the Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Population over the Biologic Era
Background/Purpose: In 1998, the first biologic disease modifying antirheumatic drug was approved in the United States for the treatment of RA. Since that time, biologics…Abstract Number: 2235 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Utilization of Ambulatory Physician Encounters, Emergency Room Visits and Hospitalizations By RA Patients: A 13 Year Population Health Study
Background/Purpose: To determine total and subspecialty physician encounters, emergency room (ER) visits and hospitalizations in an incident cohort of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) cases and matched…Abstract Number: 2103 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Temporal Trends in Drug Prescription, Utilization and Costs Among Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Patients Show Wide Regional Variation Despite Universal Drug Coverage
Background/Purpose: Monitoring of drug use and costs can: describe trends in expenditures over time, identify regional variations in access and indicate physicians' uptake of best-practice…Abstract Number: 3240 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Improved Survival in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A General Population-Based Study
Background/Purpose: All-cause mortality in UK has been decline by almost 20% over the past two decades. While rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with an increased…Abstract Number: 1020 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Impact Of Diagnostic Decision Rules Used In Administrative Healthcare Databases On The Frequency Of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: To compare the incidence and prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in administrative databases using different diagnostic decision rules. Methods:…Abstract Number: 1198 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Events Are More Frequent Prior to the Onset of Rheumatoid Arthritis Than in the General Population
Background/Purpose: Patients with the inflammatory autoimmune disease Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) have a higher mortality and morbidity than the general population, predominantly related to cardiovascular disease…