Abstracts tagged "population studies"

Abstract Number: 0123 • ACR Convergence 2023
Improving Interpretation of Work Outcomes in Patients with Inflammatory Rheumatic Musculoskeletal Disease: General Population Reference Curves for Work Ability and At-work Productivity
Dafne Capelusnik¹, Wouter Smeets², Casper Webers³, Sofia Ramiro⁴, Elena Nikiphorou⁵, Roel Braekers², Laura Boekel⁶, Gertjan Wolbink⁷ and Annelies Boonen⁸, ¹Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, ²Data science institute, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium, ³Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁵King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁶Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Location Reade, Department of Rheumatology, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁷Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁸Care and Public Health Research Institute (Caphri), Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Data on self-reported presenteeism (limitations or reduced work productivity at work) in persons with inflammatory rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (iRMD) are challenging to interpret…
Abstract Number: 2536 • ACR Convergence 2023
DMARD Adherence During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Association with Risk of COVID-19 Infection
Tanya Selvam, Kelli Peterman, Arezoo Haghshenas and Lucy Liu, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, CA
Background/Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic affected medication adherence in patients with autoimmune disease (AD) due to their fear of contracting COVID-19, financial hardship, and medication shortage.…
Abstract Number: 0124 • ACR Convergence 2023
Utility of the 2019 EULAR/ACR SLE Classification Criteria Score as Predictor for Mortality and Hospitalizations in a Population-Based Cohort: The Lupus Midwest Network
Gabriel Figueroa-Parra¹, Andrew Hanson², Alain Sanchez-Rodriguez³, Jose Meade-Aguilar¹, Cynthia Crowson³ and Ali Duarte-Garcia³, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Patients with SLE experience increased all-cause mortality and have a higher risk of hospitalization than the general population. Recently the classification criteria for SLE…
Abstract Number: 0140 • ACR Convergence 2023
Extent of Recording of 2019 EULAR/ACR Classification Criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in a UK Healthcare Database
Jessica Ellis¹, Anita McGrogan², Neil McHugh², Ben Mulhearn³, Eleanor Korendowych⁴, John Pauling⁵, Ian Bruce⁶, Jenny Humphreys⁷ and Sarah Skeoch¹, ¹University of Bath; Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath, United Kingdom, ²University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom, ³Royal United Hospital Bath | University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom, ⁴Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath, United Kingdom, ⁵North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom, ⁶University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁷University of Manchester, Stockport, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: The 2019 EULAR/ACR Classification Criteria allow classification of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) for research. They reflect updates in current understanding of SLE…
Abstract Number: 0239 • ACR Convergence 2023
Incidence and Prevalence of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases Following Gout Diagnosis in the United Kingdom Using the THIN Database
Michael Garshick¹, Haridarshan Patel², ada Kumar², Brian LaMoreaux², Lissa Padnick-Silver², Louis Dron³, Vinusha Kalatharan³, Vivek Verma³ and Michael Pillinger⁴, ¹NYU School of Medicine/NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, ²Horizon Therapeutics, Deerfield, IL, ³Cytel Canada Inc., Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁴New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Gout is a common inflammatory arthropathy characterized by pain, joint swelling, and monosodium urate crystal deposits in joints, organs, and soft tissues.1 While gout…
Abstract Number: 0251 • ACR Convergence 2023
Sodium-glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitor Initiation, Risk of Recurrent Gout Flares, and Mortality in Patients with Gout and Type 2 Diabetes: A Population-based Cohort Study
Jie Wei¹, Hyon K. Choi², Nicola Dalbeth³, Xiaoxiao Li⁴, Changjun Li⁵, Chao Zeng⁶, Guanghua Lei⁶ and Yuqing Zhang⁷, ¹Health Management Center, Xiangya Hospital Central South University, Changsha, China, ²Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Lexington, MA, ³University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, ⁴Key Laboratory of Aging-related Bone and Joint Diseases Prevention and Treatment, Ministry of Education, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China, ⁵National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China, ⁶Department of Orthopaedics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Recurrent flares are the hallmark of clinical manifestation of gout. Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) were associated with a lower risk of incident gout; however,…
Abstract Number: 0475 • ACR Convergence 2023
Prevalence of Endometriosis and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases in the United States
Sabahat Usmani¹, Catherine Lavallee², Maria Antonelli³ and Cuoghi Edens⁴, ¹Weiss Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, ²Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA, ³MetroHealth System, Cleveland, OH, ⁴University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Endometriosis (ENDO) and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) are underdiagnosed, often debilitating conditions with unknown etiologies that, like rheumatic diseases, affect reproductive-aged women. Recent studies…
Abstract Number: 0543 • ACR Convergence 2023
Sensitivity of the 2019 European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology /American College of Rheumatology Classification Criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in a Population-based Cohort; A Study Set in Norway 2000-2015
Hilde Haukeland¹, Sigrid Reppe Moe¹, Cathrine Brunborg², Antonela Botea³, Nenad Damjanic⁴, Gro Wivestad⁵, Heidi Øvreås⁶, Thea Bøe⁷, Torhild Garen¹, Anniken Orre⁸, Helga Sanner⁹, Øyvind Molberg¹⁰ and Karoline Lerang⁹, ¹Oslo University Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Oslo, Norway, ²Oslo Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Research Support Services, Oslo University Hospital - Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway, ³Betanien Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Skien, Norway, ⁴Ostfold Hospital Trust, Department of Rheumatology,, Grålum, Norway, ⁵Hospital of Southern Norway Trust, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Kristiansand, Norway, ⁶Lillehammer Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Department of Rheumatology, Lillehammer, Norway, ⁷Vestfold Hospital Trust, Department of Internal Medicine, Tønsberg, Norway, ⁸Vestre Viken Hospital Trust, Department of Rheumatology, Drammen, Norway, ⁹Oslo University Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Nydalen, Norway, ¹⁰University of Oslo, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Oslo, Norway
Background/Purpose: To diagnose Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), one must understand the phenotype specter and interpret clinical, serological, radiological, and histopathological data, as well as exclude…
Abstract Number: 0751 • ACR Convergence 2023
Recombinant Zoster Vaccination Among U.S. Veterans Receiving Immunosuppressive Medications 2017-2023
Sharon Abada¹, Jing Li¹, Gary Tarasovsky², Cherish Wilson³, Jinoos Yazdany¹, Mary Whooley¹ and Gabriela Schmajuk³, ¹University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²San Francisco VA, San Francisco, CA, ³UCSF / SFVA, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Patients receiving immunosuppressive therapies are known to have a higher risk of herpes zoster and subsequent complications compared to the general population. The recombinant…
Abstract Number: 0977 • ACR Convergence 2023
Prevalence of Arthritis in the United States: National Estimates from a Population-based Study
Sumanth Chandrupatla¹, Kranti Rumalla² and Jasvinder Singh¹, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Northwestern School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Arthritis is the number 1 cause of disability among U.S. adults and reported to cost > $300 billion in direct and indirect costs in…
Abstract Number: 0112 • ACR Convergence 2022
What Drives Racial Disparities in Gout in the USA? – Population-Based, Sex-Specific, Casual Mediation Analysis
Natalie McCormick¹, Leo Lu², Chio Yokose³, amit johi⁴, Tony Merriman⁵, kenneth saag⁶, Yuqing Zhang⁷ and Hyon Choi⁸, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Arthritis Research Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³Massachusetts General Hospital, Waltham, MA, ⁴Regeneron, Boston, MA, ⁵University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, ⁶University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁷Massachusetts General Hospital, Quincy, MA, ⁸MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, Lexington, MA
Background/Purpose: Emerging US cohort data suggest gout and hyperuricemia impart larger burdens on adults self-reporting Black race, especially Black women, than those self-reporting White race.[1,2]…
Abstract Number: 1638 • ACR Convergence 2022
Epidemiology of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis-Interstitial Lung Disease in the Veterans Health Administration from 2004 to 2018
Benjamin Fletcher¹, Punyasha Roul², Yangyuna Yang³, Brian Sauer⁴, Jorge Rojas⁵, Grant Cannon⁶, Joshua Baker⁷, Ted Mikuls⁸ and Bryant England³, ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, ²UNMC, Omaha, NE, ³University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁴Salt Lake City VA/University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁵George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁶Salt Lake City VA, Salt Lake city, ⁷University of Pennsylvania and Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, ⁸Division of Rheumatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Epidemiologic studies estimating RA prevalence and incidence have primarily been conducted in populations where the majority of RA patients are women. Because of phenotypic…
Abstract Number: 0184 • ACR Convergence 2022
Exploring Patient Journeys and Education Needs of Hispanic Individuals with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Daniel Hernandez¹, Julio Bravo², Juan Maya Villamizar³, William Benjamin Nowell¹, Oscar Soto-Raices⁴, Angel Tapia⁵, Guillermo Valenzuela⁶ and Shilpa Venkatachalam⁷, ¹Global Healthy Living Foundation, Nyack, NY, ²Novant, Winston-Salem, NC, ³Rheumatology Center of Palm Beach, PLLC, Boca Raton, FL, ⁴Fundación FER, San Juan, PR, ⁵Global Healthy Living Foundation, Upper Nyack, NY, ⁶Guillermo Valenzuela MD PA/ IRIS Rheumatology, Plantation, FL, ⁷Global Healthy Living Foundation, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: There is little research on rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in the US Hispanic population (< 0.2% of publications on RA indexed in PubMed.gov), but it…
Abstract Number: 1812 • ACR Convergence 2022
Impact of Misclassification on the US Prevalence of Gout: Bayesian Sensitivity Analysis of the National Health & Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
Lingxiao Chen¹, Yue Zhang² and Kazuki Yoshida³, ¹Kolling Institute, Sydney, Australia, ²University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Gout is considered the most common inflammatory arthritis in the US with an estimated prevalence of 3.9% based on the National Health and Nutrition…
Abstract Number: 0220 • ACR Convergence 2022
Social Media Use in Academic Rheumatology
Jorena Lim and Kathryn Dao, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Social media (SM) in medicine has evolved to become mainstream, and its use encouraged in medical education, research, and clinical practice. SM can enhance…

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