Abstracts tagged "population studies"

Abstract Number: 2305 • ACR Convergence 2025
Predictors of Hospitalization and Emergency Department Visits Among Patients with Psoriatic Disease: Insights from the Forward Psoriasis Registry
Alexis Ogdie¹, Ellen Romich², Brian Coburn³, Rebecca Schumacher⁴ and Kaleb Michaud⁵, ¹Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Wilmington, DE, ²University of Pennsylvania, Media, PA, ³Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴FORWARD, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Wichita, KS, ⁵University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Patients with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) are at increased risk for metabolic comorbidities and poorer long-term outcomes compared to the general population. Identifying…
Abstract Number: 0745 • ACR Convergence 2025
Prevalence and Clinical Significance of Low ESR and CRP in Giant Cell Arteritis: A Population Based Study
Eugenio de Miguel, Natalia López-Juanes, Maria-Eugenia Miranda-Carus, Carlota Ureta, Chamaida Plasencia-Rodríguez and Irene Monjo Henry, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Traditionally, elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) or C-reactive protein (CRP) had been considered a hallmark of GCA and both are included in the 2022…
Abstract Number: 2093 • ACR Convergence 2025
Association of Acetaminophen Use with Clinical Outcomes in Older Adults with Osteoarthritis: A Global Propensity-Matched Retrospective Cohort Analysis
Justin Riley Lam¹, Laith Alomari², Emmanuel Otabor², Michael Hamilton², Bal Subedi³, Maxim Barnett², Fabian Rodriguez Quinonez⁴ and Irene Tan⁵, ¹Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, ²Jefferson Einstein Hospital Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ³Jefferson Einstein Montogmery Hospital, Philadelphia, ⁴Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵Einstein Healthcare Network Philadelphia - Jefferson Health, Bala Cynwyd, PA
Background/Purpose: Acetaminophen is widely recommended for osteoarthritis (OA) pain management due to its perceived safety profile. However, its long-term effects on clinical outcomes among older…
Abstract Number: 0399 • ACR Convergence 2025
External Validation of Claims-based Algorithms for Newly Diagnosed Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Daniel Horton¹, Lauren Parlett², Yuyang Zhu³, Sanika Rege⁴, Patricia Hoffman⁵, Daniel Reiff⁶, Sarah McGuire⁷, Sonia Pothraj⁸, Cynthia Salvant⁹, Lakshmi Moorthy¹, Cecilia Huang⁴, Dawn Koffman⁴, Matthew Iozzio³, Alicia Iizuka⁴, Kevin Schott², Stephen Crystal¹⁰, Amy Davidow¹¹, Tobias Gerhard⁴, Kevin Haynes¹², Brian Strom¹³, Daniel Beachler² and Carlos Rose¹⁴, ¹Department of Pediatrics, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, ²Carelon Research, Inc, Wilmington, DE, ³Rutgers Center for Pharmacoepidemiology and Treatment Science, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA, New Brunswick, ⁴Rutgers Center for Pharmacoepidemiology and Treatment Science, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA, New Brunswick, NJ, ⁵Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁶Boys Town National Research Hospital, Boys Town, ⁷Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cooper Medical School, Camden, Camden, NJ, ⁸Washingtonville Pediatrics, Washingtonville, NY, ⁹Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, ¹⁰Rutgers Center for Health Services Research, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, New Brunswick, NJ, ¹¹New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, ¹²Janssen Research & Development, Titusville, NJ, ¹³Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, New Brunswick, ¹⁴Thomas Jefferson University, Wilmington, DE
Background/Purpose: Administrative claims databases enable research in large populations with JIA. We previously showed that machine learning (ML)-based algorithms accurately identify new JIA diagnoses within…
Abstract Number: 2070 • ACR Convergence 2025
Characterization of Hospitalization, Patient Demographics and Impact of Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies on Hospitalization Outcomes in Adult Fracture Patients: A National Inpatient Sample Analysis.
Pranathi Bandarupalli¹, Vineeth Potluri², Amr Alemairy², Harsharn Grewal² and Shudipan Chakraborthy², ¹Mercy St Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, OH, ²Mercy Health St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, OH
Background/Purpose: Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies (IIM), including polymyositis and dermatomyositis, are rare systemic autoimmune disorders characterized by chronic muscle inflammation and progressive muscle weakness. Patients with…
Abstract Number: 0254 • ACR Convergence 2025
Comparative Outcomes in MAGIC Syndrome versus Relapsing Polychondritis Alone: A Propensity-Matched Analysis
Justin Riley Lam¹, Emmanuel Otabor², Laith Alomari², Michael Hamilton², Maxim Barnett², Shahrzad Abdollahi³ and Irene Tan⁴, ¹Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, ²Jefferson Einstein Hospital Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ³Jefferson Einstein Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Einstein Healthcare Network Philadelphia - Jefferson Health, Bala Cynwyd, PA
Background/Purpose: MAGIC syndrome, a rare overlap of relapsing polychondritis (RP) and Behçet’s disease manifestations, remains poorly characterized compared to isolated RP. Behçet’s-associated features such as…
Abstract Number: 2047 • ACR Convergence 2025
Trends in Lung Transplant Listing Outcomes in Connective Tissue Disease associated Interstitial Lung Disease (CTD-ILD) Across Two Decades
Sambhawana Bhandari¹, Derek E. Byers¹ and Deepali Sen², ¹Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, ²Washington University in St Louis, Chesterfield, MO
Background/Purpose: Lung transplantation represents a potential life-extending therapy for patients with advanced CTD-ILD. This study aims to characterize lung transplant listing outcomes among CTD-ILD patients…
Abstract Number: 0177 • ACR Convergence 2025
Artificial intelligence in adult and paediatric rheumatology practice and research: pilot results from an international survey
Ana Isabel Rebollo-Gimenez¹, Saverio La bella², Krystel Aouad³, Latika Gupta⁴, Davide Cangelosi⁵, Thomas Högle⁶, Johannes Knitza⁷, Nicolino Ruperto⁸, Vincenzo Venerito⁹, Abdellah El Maghraoui¹⁰, Alessandra Alongi¹¹, Wilson bautista molano¹², Deniz Bayraktar¹³, Thomas Davergne¹⁴, Dzifa Dey¹⁵, Ihsane Hmamouchi¹⁶, Alison Hoens¹⁷, Linda Li¹⁷, Angela Migowa¹⁸, Erin Treemarcki¹⁹, Nelly Ziade²⁰, Tue Kragstrup²¹ and Diego Benavent²², ¹Department of Rheumatology, Gregorio Marañon University Hospital, Gregorio Marañon Health Research Institute, Madrid, Spain, ²UOC Reumatologia e Malattie Autoinfiammatorie, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy, ³Department of Rheumatology, Saint George Hospital University Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon, ⁴School of Infection, Inflammation and Immunology, College of Medicine and Health, University of Birmingham; Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust; Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester; Francis Crick Institute, London, Birmingham, UK, United Kingdom, ⁵Unità di Bioinformatica Clinica, Direzione Scientifica, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Lausanne (CHUV) and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland, ⁷Institute for Digital Medicine, University Hospital Gießen-Marburg, Philipps University, Marburg, Germany, ⁸Université Milano Bicocca and Fondazione IRCSS S. Gerardo dei Tintori, Monza, Monza and Brianza, Italy, ⁹Univeristy of Bari "Aldo Moro", Italy, Bari, Bari, Italy, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatology, Military Hospital Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco, ¹¹Università Milano Bicocca, Milano, MILAN, Italy, ¹²University Hospital Fundacion Santa Fe de Bogota, Bogota, Colombia, ¹³Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Izmir Katip Celebi University. Arthritis Research Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia., Izmir, Turkey, ¹⁴Department of rehabilitation.Team METHODS, CRESS UMR ¹¹⁵³ – University of Paris Cité, Paris, France, ¹⁵Rheumatology Unit Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Korle bu Teaching Hospital, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana, ¹⁶Health Sciences Research Center (CReSS).Faculty of Medicine, International University of Rabat, Rabat, Morocco, ¹⁷Department of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ¹⁸Aga Khan University Medical College East Africa, Nairobi, Kenya, ¹⁹Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ²⁰Department of Rheumatology, Saint-Joseph University and Hotel-Dieu de France, Beirut, Lebanon, ²¹Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University & Rheumatology Sector, Medical Diagnostic Center, Silkeborg Regional Hospital, Silkeborg, Aarhus C, Denmark, ²²Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming rheumatology care, with innovative tools now empowering physicians and health professionals (HPRs). Our survey examines how adult and pediatric…
Abstract Number: 1900 • ACR Convergence 2025
Capturing Patient Cohorts: A Temporal Arteritis Classifier
Megan Sullivan¹, Joseph Rosen¹, Christopher Grilli¹, Kenneth Warrington² and Victor E Ortega¹, ¹Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ, ²Mayo Clinic, ROCHESTER, MN
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a granulomatous vasculitis affecting cranial and large arteries in individuals over 50 years of age. Its relative rarity poses…
Abstract Number: 0172 • ACR Convergence 2025
Cancer Screening for Patients with Rheumatic Diseases: A Scoping Review
Teresa Xiao¹, Namrata Singh² and Pankti Reid³, ¹University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ²University of Washington, Bellevue, WA, ³University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: There is minimal guidance on specific cancer screening practices for rheumatic diseases (RDs) other than for myositis. The aim of this scoping review was…
Abstract Number: 1894 • ACR Convergence 2025
Opioid Use Disorder Among Patients with Rheumatic Conditions in the All of Us Research Program: A Descriptive Analysis
Jacob Riegler¹, Leah Santacroce², Karen H. Costenbader³ and Candace Feldman⁴, ¹Cambridge Health Alliance, Harvard Medical School, Somerville, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital/ Harvard Medical School, Boston
Background/Purpose: Opioid use disorder (OUD) is associated with high morbidity and mortality and in the U.S. in 2022, resulted in over 81,000 overdose deaths.1 However,…
Abstract Number: 0166 • ACR Convergence 2025
Effect of Air Pollution on Prevalence and Disease Activity of Rheumatoid Arthritis in the German Middle-aged Population from the NAKO Baseline Examination
Tim Filla¹, Gamal Chehab¹, Jutta Richter², Jörg Distler³ and Oliver Sander¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine University. Hiller Research Center, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine University., Düsseldorf, Germany, ²Clinic for Rheumatology and Hiller Research Unit, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Medical Faculty, Duesseldorf, Germany, Düsseldorf, Germany, ³University Hospital Duesseldorf and HHU, Duesseldorf, Germany
Background/Purpose: Environmental influences affect the human body throughout life, from conception to old age. The influence of air pollution and fine dust particles on systemic…
Abstract Number: 0137 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Problem of Pain in Rheumatology: Sociodemographic and Disease-related Correlates of Agreement Between Structured Data Elements and Clinical Notes in Chronic Pain Documentation Practices in EHR
Tahmina Begum¹, Bhagyavalli Veeranki¹, Ogenna Chike¹ and Titilola Falasinnu², ¹Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, ²Stanford School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
Background/Purpose: To create greater precision in case definitions for chronic pain in EHRs, we recently identified 15 different case definitions for chronic pain using structured…
Abstract Number: 2022 • ACR Convergence 2024
Could Initiation of Sodium Glucose Co-Transporter-2 Inhibitors Reduce the Need for Conventional Urate-Lowering Therapy and Flare Medications in Patients with Gout?Population-Based Target Trial Emulation Studies
Natalie McCormick¹, Chio Yokose², Leo Lu³, Sharan Rai¹, Gregory Challener¹ and Hyon K. Choi⁴, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Waltham, MA, ³Arthritis Research Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁴Massachusetts General Hospital, Lexington, MA
Background/Purpose: Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) lower serum urate levels and are associated with reduced risk of incident gout as well as recurrent flares [Annals IM…
Abstract Number: 0144 • ACR Convergence 2024
More Than a Monolith: Disaggregating Rheumatoid Arthritis Prevalence Among Asian American Subgroups
John Chen¹, Tanya Selvam¹, Jeanne Darbinian², Christopher Macko¹, Nirmala Ramalingam², Joan Lo² and Lucy Liu², ¹Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center, Oakland, CA, ²Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a disabling, autoimmune condition affecting up to as many as 17.6 million individuals worldwide. Epidemiologic evidence in the United States…

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