Abstracts tagged "population studies"

Abstract Number: 0365 • ACR Convergence 2024
Patients’ Behaviors and Beliefs Around Dietary Changes Among a Cohort of Patients with Rheumatic Disease
Aaron Stubbs, Deeba Minhas, Anne Arewasikporn and Andrew Schrepf, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Dietary interventions may help manage inflammation and are considered for adjunctive treatment of rheumatic diseases. Our study aimed to explore patients' behaviors and beliefs…
Abstract Number: 2673 • ACR Convergence 2024
Changes in Mortality Risk After Stopping Glucocorticosteroids – a Population-based Study in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Diane Lacaille¹, Coraline Danieli², Kasra Moolooghy¹ and Michal Abrahamowicz³, ¹Arthritis Research Canada, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ²Research Institute of McGill University Health Center (RI-MUHC), Montreal, QC, Canada, ³McGill University, Verdun, Canada
Background/Purpose: Glucocorticosteroid (GC) use is associated with increased mortality risk, especially from cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and infections, with dose and duration of use influencing risk.…
Abstract Number: 0735 • ACR Convergence 2024
ANCA-associated Vasculitis (AAV) and Long-term Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: Large-scale Propensity-matched Global Retrospective Cohort Study
Sebastian Klapa¹, Henry Nording², Marlene Ludwig³, Sabrina Arnold⁴, Khalaf Kridin⁵, Anja Staehle⁶, Ralf Ludwig⁷ and Peter Lamprecht⁴, ¹University of Lübeck, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Lübeck, ²University of Lübeck, Cardioimmunology Research Group, Lübeck, Germany, ³Independent Researcher, Groß Grönau, Germany, ⁴University of Lübeck, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Lübeck, Germany, ⁵5. Bar-Ilan University, Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Safed, Israel, ⁶University of Lübeck, Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Lübeck, Germany, ⁷University of Lübeck, Lübeck Institute of Experimental Dermatology, Lübeck, Germany
Background/Purpose: In spite of significantly improved therapy during the last years, long-term morbidity and mortality has remained high in ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV). The main causes…
Abstract Number: 0997 • ACR Convergence 2024
Geographic and Lifestyle Exposures in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Zoe Reed¹, Janis Campbell², Xana Howard¹, Teresa Aberle¹, Bridget Parrish¹, Wade DeJager³, Cristina Arriens¹, Joan Merrill⁴ and Judith James¹, ¹Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ²University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, ³Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, ⁴Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City 73104, OK
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has a complex etiology with genetic predispositions interacting with environmental factors. Extensive environmental exposure information is now publicly available based…
Abstract Number: 1166 • ACR Convergence 2023
Patients with COVID-19 and Polymyositis Inpatient Outcomes and Hospital Cost: Nationwide Inpatient Sample 2020
Emily He¹ and Vaneet Sandhu², ¹Loma Linda University Health, Loma Linda, CA, ²Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA
Background/Purpose: During the COVID-19 pandemic, there were growing concerns regarding the impact of SARS-CoV-2 on not only patients with rheumatic diseases but also the national…
Abstract Number: 1821 • ACR Convergence 2023
The “Weekend Effect” and Rheumatological Association in Patients with Diffuse Alveolar Haemorrhage
Shobhit Piplani¹, Shreya Gulati², Vladimir Jelic¹, Asad Ahmed³, Sung Mi Yoon¹, Donclair Brown¹, Miroslav Radulovic¹ and Beverly Johnson⁴, ¹Jacobi Medical Center/North Central Bronx, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NYC Health and Hospitals, Bronx, NY, ²Jawahar lal Nehru Medical College, New York, NY, ³SUNY Downstate, Brooklyn, NY, ⁴Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Jacobi/NCB, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) is a life-threatening pulmonary complication commonly associated with autoimmune disorders. Limited treatment options are available for DAH, and time to…
Abstract Number: 1918 • ACR Convergence 2023
Nationwide Analysis of Predictors of Sarcoid Inpatient Mortality
Michael Manansala¹, Faria Sami², Shilpa Arora³ and Augustine Manadan¹, ¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL, ³Cook County Hospital, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Sarcoidosis is multisystem autoimmune disease characterized by noncaseating granulomas which can result in significant morbidity and mortality. This study aims to identify variables associated…
Abstract Number: 1947 • ACR Convergence 2023
National Incidence, Prevalence & Mortality in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies & Associated Interstitial Lung Disease in England
Jennifer Hannah¹, Fiona Pearce², Myron Odingo², Megan Rutter², Jeanette Aston³, Jennifer Lai³, Matthew Grainge², Sean Mcphail³, Peter Lanyon², Mary Bythell³, James Galloway⁴ and Patrick Gordon⁵, ¹King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ²University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom, ³National Disease Registration Service, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁴King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁵NHS, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Ethnicity, sex, age & socioeconomic deprivation can all lead to health inequity. Impact of these factors in epidemiology of Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies (IIM) has…
Abstract Number: 1953 • ACR Convergence 2023
Mortality Trends in Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis in Mexico: A General Population-based Study from 2000 to 2019
CLAUDIA MENDOZA PINTO¹, Pamela Munguía-Realpozo¹, Ivet Etchegaray-Morales², Mario García-Carrasco², Paulina Cortés-Hernández¹, Roberto Arreguín-Reyes¹, Jorge Ayón-Aguilar¹ and Gabriel Rodríguez-Castillo², ¹Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Socia, Puebla, Mexico, ²Medicine School, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Patients with polymyositis and dermatomyositis (PM/DM) present multiple complications that may lead to increased mortality rates and data on PM/DM mortality in Mexico is…
Abstract Number: 2406 • ACR Convergence 2023
Risk of Large Vessel Complications in Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis, a Population-based Study
Mohanad Elfishawi¹, Mahmut Kaymakci¹, Sara Achenbach², Cynthia Crowson¹, Tanaz Kermani³, Cornelia M. Weyand⁴, Matthew Koster¹ and Kenneth Warrington¹, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, Rochester, MN, ³University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Mayo Clinic School of Medicine and Stanford University, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Large vessel (LV) complications are known to occur in patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA). The magnitude of risk compared to the general population…
Abstract Number: 0108 • ACR Convergence 2023
Decoding Antiphospholipid Syndrome Laboratory Test Outcomes in a Large Multicenter Electronic Health Record Database
Emily Balczewski, Wenying Liang, Amala Ambati, Yu Zuo, Karandeep Singh and Jason Knight, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Electronic health record (EHR) data provide an inexpensive, information-rich tool to study rare diseases like antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). Many such studies rely on structured…
Abstract Number: 2468 • ACR Convergence 2023
Association Between Gut Microbiome-related Metabolites and Symptomatic Hand Osteoarthritis in Two Independent Cohorts
Jie Wei¹, Zidan Yang², Jiatian Li³, Yuqing Zhang⁴, Weiya Zhang⁵, Michael Doherty⁵, Tuo Yang⁶, Yuanheng Yang³, Hui Li³, Yilun Wang³, Ziying Wu³, Changjun Li⁷, Guanghua Lei³ and Chao Zeng³, ¹Health Management Center, Xiangya Hospital Central South University, Changsha, China, ²Key Laboratory of Aging-related Bone and Joint Diseases Prevention and Treatment, Ministry of Education, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China, ³Department of Orthopaedics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁵Academic Rheumatology, Clinical Sciences Building, University of Nottingham, City Hospital, Nottingham, United Kingdom, ⁶Department of Health Management Center, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China, ⁷National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
Background/Purpose: Since gut microbiome dysbiosis can cause inflammatory disorders by affecting host metabolism, we postulate that the gut microbiome and related metabolites could play a…
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…

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