Abstracts tagged "population studies"

Abstract Number: 0421 • ACR Convergence 2020
Polymyalgia Rheumatica Is Associated with Later Menopause: An Observational Study
Sarah Dyball¹, Christopher Saleh² and Marwan Bukhari¹, ¹Rheumatology Department, University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust, Lancaster, United Kingdom, ²Rheumatology Department, University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Oestrogen exposure leads to an increase in peak bone mass whereas menopause is associated with rapid bone loss. Numerous studies have linked rheumatoid arthritis…
Abstract Number: 0821 • ACR Convergence 2020
Gender and Discontinuation of Biologic DMARDs in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Data from the Mexican Biologics Registry
Vijaya Rivera¹, Sandra Sicsik Ayala¹, David Vega Morales², Fedra Irazoque-Palazuelos³, Dafhne Miranda Hernández¹, Julio Casasola Vargas¹, Sandra Carrillo Vázquez¹, Angélica Peña Ayala¹, Angel Castillo Ortiz¹, Omar Muñoz Monroy¹, Sergio Durán Barragán¹, Aleni Paz Viscarra¹, Estefanía Torres Valdez¹, Daniel Xibille Friedmann¹, Erick A Zamora Tehozol⁴, Luis Valdés Corona¹, Azucena Ramos Sánchez¹, Natalia Santana Portillo¹, Francisco Guerrero Díaz¹, Miguel Vazquez Zaragoza¹, Claudia Zepeda Moreno¹, Kitzia Alvarado Sánchez¹, Melanea Rivera Valencia¹, Cesar Pacheco Tena⁵ and Deshire Alpizar-Rodriguez⁶, ¹Colegio Mexicano de Reumatología, Mexico City, Mexico, ²Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Garcia, Mexico, ³Centro de Investigación y Tratamiento Reumatológico S.C, Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico, ⁴Centro Médico Pensiones, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico, ⁵Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico, ⁶Colegio Mexicano de Reumatología, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common autoimmune disease and is more frequent and severe in women than in men. Symptom severity, disease progression,…
Abstract Number: 0423 • ACR Convergence 2020
Defining Ear Chondritis: Data from 685 Patients with Relapsing Polychondritis
Marcela Ferrada¹, Nathalie Costedoat-Chalumeau², Guillaume Moulis³, Nancy Linn⁴, Emily Rose¹ and Peter C. Grayson⁵, ¹Systemic Autoimmunity Branch, Vasculitis Translational Research Program, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ²APHP, Université de Paris, Paris, France, ³Toulouse University hospital, Toulouse, France, ⁴Relapsing Polychondritis Foundation, Palos Verdes Estates, CA, ⁵Systemic Autoimmunity Branch, National Institutes of Health, NIAMS, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Ear chondritis is often considered the pathognomonic feature of relapsing polychondritis (RP). Although painful redness and swelling of the pinna and a resultant cauliflower…
Abstract Number: 1012 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Global Prevalence of Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Meta-Analysis
Khalid Almutairi¹, Johannes Nossent¹, David Preen¹, Helen Keen¹ and Charles Inderjeeth¹, ¹The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Background/Purpose: To determine the global population prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) based on published studies and assess factors that influence RA prevalence estimates.Methods: Four electronic…
Abstract Number: 058 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Kawasaki Disease in Ontario Children from 1995-2017: A Population-based Descriptive Analysis
Cal Robinson ¹, Rahul Chanchlani ¹, Megan Schlorff ¹, Francis Lao ¹, Tapas Mondal ¹, Catherine Demers ¹, Elizabeth Darling ¹, Sandeep Brar ², Rulan Parekh ³, Hsien Seow ¹, Eric Benchimol ⁴ and Michelle Batthish¹, ¹McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, ²University of California, San Fransisco, ³University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, ⁴University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
Background/Purpose: Kawasaki disease (KD) is a childhood vasculitis with rising global incidence and the most common cause of childhood acquired heart disease in the developed…
Abstract Number: 893 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
The Presence of Extractable Nuclear Antigens (ENA) Antibodies in a Large Population-based Cohort from the Netherlands and Their Association with Known Risk Factors for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Primary Sjögren Syndrome
Petra Yntema-Eckenhaussen ¹, Suzanne Arends ¹, Elisabeth Brouwer ², Caroline Roozendaal ³, Hendrika Bootsma ⁴, Johanna Westra ¹ and Karina de Leeuw¹, ¹Dept. of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology - University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ²Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ³Dept. of Laboratory Medicine - University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ⁴University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Previous studies have demonstrated that years before clinical onset of auto-immune diseases, auto-antibodies can already be present. However, it is also known that some…
Abstract Number: 2084 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Why so Fast? A Focus on Reasons for an Increase in Arthritis-Attributable Activity Limitation Trends, 2002-2017
Kristina Theis¹, Michael Boring ² and Ross Wilkie ³, ¹Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, ²Johnson Consulting dba Cutting Edge Technologies and Solutions, Atlanta, ³Keele University, Keele, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: “Arthritis-attributable activity limitation” (AAAL) is linked to many potentially modifiable characteristics (e.g., work disability, physical inactivity, obesity). By 2015, prevalence of AAAL among adults…
Abstract Number: 2189 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Reference Curves for the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score in the Middle-aged Dutch Population
Marieke Loef¹, Féline PB Kroon ¹, Stephan Böhringer ¹, Frits R Rosendaal ¹ and Margreet Kloppenburg ¹, ¹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: The Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) questionnaire is a widely used patient-reported outcome tool, developed to evaluate short- and long-term knee symptoms…
Abstract Number: 2676 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Cardiovascular Treatment and the Incidence of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) – a Population-Based Case-Control Study
Aladdin Mohammad¹, Pavlos Stamatis ¹ and Aleksandra Turkiewicz ², ¹Lund University, Lund, Skane Lan, Sweden, ²Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Background/Purpose: The aetiology of giant cell arteritis (GCA) is largely unknown. We aimed to evaluate ACE-inhibitors (ACE-i), angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs), beta-blocking agents, calcium…
Abstract Number: 2954 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Factors Related to Initiation of TNF Inhibitor Versus Triple Therapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Yinzhu Jin¹, Eun Ha Kang², Angela Tong¹, Rishi J. Desai³ and Seoyoung C. Kim^4,5, ¹Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea, Republic of (South), ³Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconimics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁴Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmocoeconomics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: While efficacy of triple therapy [methotrexate (MTX), sulfasalazine (HCQ), and sulfasalazine (SSZ)] and TNF inhibitor (TNFi) plus MTX was similar in a previous clinical…
Abstract Number: 1588 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Risk of Cancer in Patients with Psoriasis/Psoriatic Arthritis: A Population-Based Study in the Province of British Columbia
Julia Tan¹, J. Antonio Avina-Zubieta², Alyssa Dominique³, Hamid Tavakoli⁴ and Teresa A Simon³, ¹Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, ⁴Arthritis Research Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Psoriasis (PsO) is a relapsing chronic autoimmune disease of the skin. Up to one-third of patients (pts) also develop inflammatory arthritis, known as psoriatic…
Abstract Number: 2417 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pregnancy Outcomes in Systemic Lupus Erythematous and Pre-Systemic Lupus Erythematous: A Population-Based Cohort Study
A. Nicole Wade¹, Mary A. De Vera², Eric C. Sayre³ and J. Antonio Avina-Zubieta⁴, ¹Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ²Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: The adverse effects of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) on maternal and fetal outcomes in pregnancy have been explored mainly in clinic-based cohorts. However, data…
Abstract Number: 1957 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact of Maternal Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases on Neonatal Outcomes: A Population-Level Analysis
Stephanie Keeling¹, Anamaria Savu² and Padmaja Kaul³, ¹Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Division of Rheumatology, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²Canadian Vigour Center, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ³Cardiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: The impact of systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDS) on peripartum outcomes is not well described at a population level despite the potential for active…
Abstract Number: 2651 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association of ITGAM Polymorphism rs1143679 with Susceptibility to Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in North Indian Population
Sandeep Kumar¹, Vikas Gupta¹, Avadhesh Pratap², Rajeev Singh³, Reena Kumari³, Amita Aggarwal¹ and Ramnath Misra¹, ¹Clinical Immunology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India, ²Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India, ³Biochemistry, King George Medical University, Lucknow, India
Background/Purpose: ITGAM (Integrin-α-M, also known as CD11b) gene located at chromosome 16p11.2, encodes for the α-chain of Integrin-αMβ2, a leucocyte specific integrin receptor, also known…
Abstract Number: 262 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Seasonal Variation in Incidence of Sarcoidosis: A Population-Based Study 1976-2013
Patompong Ungprasert¹, Cynthia S. Crowson² and Eric L. Matteson¹, ¹Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Seasonal Variation in Incidence of Sarcoidosis: A Population-Based Study 1976-2013 Background/Purpose: Sarcoidosis is a multi-systemic disorder of unknown etiology. Studies of seasonal and regional…

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