Abstracts tagged "population studies"

Abstract Number: 1024 • ACR Convergence 2021
Medical Care Seeking Is Frequent and Associated with Overuse of Low-Value Care for Low Back Pain in Portugal: Results from a Nationwide Population-Based Study
Luís Antunes Gomes¹, Eduardo Brazete Cruz², Ana Rita Henriques¹, Jaime Branco³, Helena Canhão⁴ and Ana Maria Rodrigues³, ¹EpiDoC Unit, Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC), Lisbon, Portugal, ²Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC), Setubal, Portugal, ³EpiDoC Unit, CEDOC, Nova Medical School, Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC), Lisbon, Portugal, ⁴EpiDoC Unit, Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC), Lisboa, Portugal
Background/Purpose: Low back pain (LBP) constitutes an important cause of disability and morbidity in general population. Appropriate care for LBP includes non-pharmacological interventions based on…
Abstract Number: 1046 • ACR Convergence 2021
Risk of Ocular Comorbidities and Blindness Among Patients with Behçet’s Disease: A Nationwide Population-based Cohort Study in Korea
SE RIM CHOI¹, Anna Shin², Joo Young Shin³, Hokyung Choung³, You-Jung Ha², Yun Jong Lee⁴, Eun bong Lee¹, Jin Kyun Park¹ and Eun Ha Kang², ¹Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea, ³Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ⁴Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam-si, Republic of Korea
Background/Purpose: To examine the risk of ocular comorbidities in a nation-wide cohort of patients with Behçet’s disease (BD) compared to general population in Korea.Methods: We…
Abstract Number: 1057 • ACR Convergence 2021
Impact of Osteoarthritis in Younger Adults
Elizabeth Badley¹, Jessica Wilfong² and Anthony Perruccio¹, ¹Schroeder Arthritis Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Shcroeder Arthritis Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: OA is a disease frequently perceived as a disease of the elderly and an inevitable result of aging. Consequently, epidemiological and clinical studies of…
Abstract Number: 1121 • ACR Convergence 2021
Association of Healthcare Costs and Utilization with Increasing Severity of Pain in Osteoarthritis Patients: An 18-Year Retrospective Study
Jove Graham¹, Tonia Novosat¹, Haiyan Sun¹, Brian Piper¹, Joseph Boscarino¹, Melissa Kern¹, Vanessa Duboski¹, Eric Wright¹, Craig Beck², Rebecca Robinson³, Edward Casey⁴, Jerry A. Hall³ and Patricia Schepman⁴, ¹Geisinger, Danville, PA, ²Pfizer, Inc., London, ³Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, ⁴Pfizer, Inc., New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a disease with complex pathogenesis, and it is important to understand a patient's level of severity in order to plan and…
Abstract Number: 0487 • ACR Convergence 2020
Association Between an Extended Lifestyle Score and Adverse Health-related Outcomes in People with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Study of 5295 UK Biobank Participants
Jordan Canning¹, Stefan Siebert², Bhautesh Jani¹, Frances Mair¹ and Barbara Nicholl¹, ¹University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, ²University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disorder characterised by inflammation of the synovial joints. Traditional lifestyle factors, such as smoking and poor diet,…
Abstract Number: 1122 • ACR Convergence 2020
Osteoarthritis in a Large Integrated Health System Population: 18-Year Retrospective Review
Jove Graham¹, Tonia Novosat¹, Haiyan Sun¹, Brian Piper², Joseph Boscarino¹, Melissa Kern¹, Vanessa Duboski³, Eric Wright³, Patricia Schepman⁴, Rebecca Robinson⁵, Edward Casey⁶, Craig Beck⁷ and Jerry Hall⁸, ¹Geisinger, Danville, ²Geisinger, Scranton, ³Geisinger, Forty Fort, ⁴Pfizer, New York City, NY, ⁵Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, ⁶Pfizer, New York, ⁷Pfizer, London, ⁸Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a mechanically and immunologically mediated common disease with a complex pathogenesis. Despite epidemiologic studies proving increasing age, obesity and female gender…
Abstract Number: 0491 • ACR Convergence 2020
Relationship Between Rheumatoid Arthritis and Pulmonary Function in the UK Biobank
Lauren C. Prisco¹, Matthew Moll¹, Jiaqi Wang², Weixing Huang³, Lily Martin¹, Vanessa Kronzer⁴, Sicong Huang², Edwin Silverman², Tracy J. Doyle⁵, Michael Cho⁵ and Jeffrey Sparks⁶, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity; Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, ⁴Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁵Brigham and Women's Hospital, West Roxbury, MA, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity; Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Established pulmonary manifestations of RA include restrictive processes such as interstitial lung disease and obstructive processes such as bronchiectasis, but clinically detected forms of…
Abstract Number: 1476 • ACR Convergence 2020
Trends in Mortality and Cause-specific Mortality Among Patients with Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis in Ontario, Canada
Keith Colaco¹, Jessica Widdifield², Jin Luo³, Cheryl Rosen⁴, Raed Alhusayen⁵, J. Michael Paterson⁶, Willemina Campbell⁷, Karen Tu⁴, Sasha Bernatsky⁸, Dafna Gladman⁹ and Lihi Eder¹⁰, ¹Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto; Women's College Research Institute, Women's College Hospital; and Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²University of Toronto - Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³ICES, Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶ICES, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁸The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, ON, Canada, ⁹Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁰Women’s College Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Several studies have consistently demonstrated that psoriasis is associated with an increased risk of mortality compared to the general population. However, the excess risk…
Abstract Number: 0517 • ACR Convergence 2020
Trends in the Incidence and Use of Diagnostic Modalities for Giant Cell Arteritis over Seven Decades: A Population-based Study
Thomas Garvey¹, Cynthia Crowson², Matthew J. Koster³ and Kenneth Warrington³, ¹Mayo Clinic Rochester, Apple Valley, MN, ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA, Rochester, MN, ³Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Diagnostic methods for giant cell arteritis (GCA) have evolved over recent decades, and large vessel imaging plays an increasing role in disease detection. The…
Abstract Number: 1570 • ACR Convergence 2020
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Treatment in Cancer: Immunomodulator Use and Evaluation by Rheumatology
Amy Cunningham-Bussel¹, Jiaqi Wang¹, Lauren C. Prisco², Lily Martin², Lydia Gedmintas¹, Lindsey Macfarlane¹, Nancy Shadick¹, Mark Awad³, Osama Rahma³, Nicole LeBoeuf³, Ellen Gravallese¹ and Jeffrey Sparks¹, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, ³Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) are used to treat an expanding number of cancers. Many cancer patients treated with ICI develop immune-related adverse events (irAE)…
Abstract Number: 0540 • ACR Convergence 2020
Risk of Hydroxychloroquine Retinopathy in the Community
Jesse Dabit¹, Mehmet Hocaoglu², Kevin Moder¹, Andrew Barkmeier³, Wendy Smith³, Thomas O'Byrne¹, Cynthia Crowson⁴ and Ali Duarte-Garcia¹, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus, Baltimore, MD, ³Mayo Clinic, Rochester, ⁴Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is used in the treatment of a wide variety of autoimmune diseases. HCQ retinopathy is a feared complication of long-term use. The…
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…

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