Abstracts tagged "population studies"

Abstract Number: 2036 • ACR Convergence 2020
Damage Trajectories in Systemic Sclerosis Using Group-Based Trajectory Modeling
Ariane Barbacki¹, Murray Baron², Mianbo Wang³, Yuqing Zhang⁴, Mandana Nikpour⁵ and Ada Man⁶, ¹McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³Lady Davis institute for Medical Research, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, ⁵The University of Melbourne at St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, ⁶University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare systemic autoimmune disease associated with a high mortality and characterized by the accrual of organ damage over time.…
Abstract Number: 0541 • ACR Convergence 2020
Suboptimal Vaccination Coverage with Influenza, Pneumococcal and Herpes Zoster Vaccines Among Adult Patients with Autoimmune Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases in a Nationwide Health Care Plan
Victoria Furer¹, Clara Weil², Melanie Orin², Gabriel Chodick², Varda Shalev², Yonit Fisher Shoval³, Raanan Cohen³ and Ori Elkayam⁴, ¹Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, ²Maccabitech Institute for Research and Innovation, Maccabi Healthcare Services, Tel Aviv, Israel, ³Abbvie, Hod Hasharon, Israel, ⁴Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Background/Purpose: Autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIIRD) increase the susceptibility to infections. Immunisation against vaccine-preventable diseases is recommended for patients with AIIRD by most international medical…
Abstract Number: 0561 • ACR Convergence 2020
Risk Factors for Falls Among Individuals with Knee OA: A Longitudinal Community-based Study
Jessica Wilfong¹, Anthony Perruccio² and Elizabeth Badley², ¹Krembil Research Institute, University Helath Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Krembil Research Institute, UHN; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a known risk factor for falling, but little is known about what factors contribute to the risk of falling among…
Abstract Number: 0014 • ACR Convergence 2020
Does the Type of Rheumatic Disease or Biologic Treatment Increase the Risk of Developing Severe COVID-19?
Fernando López-Gutierrez¹, Antía García-Fernández¹, Jesús Loarce-Martos¹, Laura Calvo-Sanz¹, Ivan Del Bosque-Granero², Veronica Garcia², Boris Blanco-Cáceres¹, Cristina Pijoan-Moratalla¹, Lourdes Villalobos-Sánchez³, Javier Bachiller-Corral¹ and Mónica Vázquez¹, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain, ²Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ³Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid
Background/Purpose: Patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IRD) have an increased risk for infection related to immunosuppression secondary to their disease, treatment and comorbidities. Nonetheless recent…
Abstract Number: 0562 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Relationship Between Heart Disease Risk Profile and Osteoarthritis, Overall and by Multi-/Single-Joint Involvement
Anthony Perruccio¹, Shatabdy Zahid², Calvin Yip³, J Denise Power², Mayilee Canizares², George Heckman⁴ and Elizabeth Badley¹, ¹Krembil Research Institute, UHN; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) and heart disease (HD) are among the most common chronic conditions. Several studies have shown that OA increases the risk of HD…
Abstract Number: 0016 • ACR Convergence 2020
Differential Characteristics in Inflammatory Rheumatologic Patients with Severe and Mild COVID-19 Infection
Paula García Escudero¹, Claudia Stoye², Orlando Pompei fernández², Marta González Fernández¹, Joaquín María Belzunegui Otano³, Juan Ramón De Dios², Belén Álvarez Rodríguez², Elena Garmendia Sánchez¹, Susana Gil², Ana Ruibal-Escribano⁴, Margarida Vasques Rocha², Francisco García Llorente⁵, César Antonio Egües⁶, Edurne Guerrero⁷ and Jaime Calvo-Alén², ¹Hospital Universitario Cruces, Barakaldo, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario Araba, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Pais Vasco, Spain, ³Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Donostia. San Sebastián, Spain, San Sebastian, Spain, ⁴Hospital Alfredo Espinosa, Urduliz, Pais Vasco, Spain, ⁵Hospital Universitario de Galdakao, Galdakao, Pais Vasco, Spain, ⁶Hospital Universitario Donostia, Donostia-San Sebastián, Pais Vasco, Spain, ⁷Hospital Alto Deba, Arrasate, Pais Vasco, Spain
Background/Purpose: SARS COV 2 pandemic has been an issue which has challenged the health care systems around the world. Rheumatology has been involved in two…
Abstract Number: 0566 • ACR Convergence 2020
Healthcare Utilization and Costs Prior to Diagnosis of ANCA Vasculitis in Medicare Beneficiaries
Shirley Huang¹, Xintong Li², Joehl Nguyen², Jacob Robinson², Susan Hogan³, Vimal Derebail³ and Carolyn Thorpe², ¹University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, ²University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Chapel Hill, ³University of North Carolina Kidney Center, Chapel Hill
Background/Purpose: Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) vasculitis (AV) is a complex group of autoimmune disorders affecting blood vessels in multiple organ systems. Delays in diagnosis are…
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: 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: 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…

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