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Abstracts tagged "race/ethnicity"

  • Abstract Number: 0554 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Increased Burden of Painful Arthritis and Rheumatism Following the Chikungunya Epidemic 2006: India Rural Population Survey 2018

    Arvind Chopra1, Ravi Ghorpade2, Anuradha Venugopalan1, Manjit Saluja1 and Kiran Adam1, 1Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Pune, India, 2Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Pune

    Background/Purpose: A spectrum of post Chikungunya (Chik) arthritis , often RA like, were referred to an urban rheumatology centre (Pune India)during the 2006 epidemic (Arthritis…
  • Abstract Number: 0044 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Characterization of Racial Disparities in Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Choice and Location of Care

    Elston He1, Eli Cornblath2, Pratyusha Yalamanchi3, Alexis Ogdie2, Joshua Baker2 and Michael George2, 1Synovium, Inc., Philadelphia, PA, 2University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 3Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI

    Background/Purpose: Racial disparities in access to care and treatment regimens exist but remain poorly characterized in the rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patient population. Previous studies using…
  • Abstract Number: 0560 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Mortality Burden of Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases (IMID): Race/Ethnicity, Sex, and Geographic Variation in the United States

    Ram Singh1, Eric Yen2 and Meifang Wu2, 1UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 2UCLA, Los Angeles, CA

    Background/Purpose: Almost every organ system can be affected by immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMID) characterized by inflammation and therapeutic response to immune-suppressive or anti-inflammatory drugs. Since…
  • Abstract Number: 0045 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Healthcare Practitioner Confidence Assessing Rashes in Patients of Skin of Color with Lupus

    Vijay Kannuthurai1, Jacob Murray2, Lisa Zickuhr3 and Ling Chen2, 1Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, Hazlehurst, MS, 2Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 3Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium, St. Louis, MO

    Background/Purpose: Medical education can promote bias that disproportionately affects patients of color. Patients of color with lupus are especially vulnerable as they often carry a…
  • Abstract Number: 0929 • ACR Convergence 2020

    The Effect of Mycophenolate Mofetil on Pulmonary Function Tests in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis-associated Interstitial Lung Disease, and the Difference Between the African Americans versus Non-African Americans

    Afroditi Boulougoura1, Shannon Lance2, Duncan Moore3, Haijun Wang4, Julio Huapaya5 and Virginia Steen3, 1Department of Internal Medicine, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA., Washington, DC, 2Department of Internal Medicine, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA., Washington, 3Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, 4MedStar Health Research Institute, Washington, DC, USA, Washington, 5Department of Critical Care Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA., Bethesda

    Background/Purpose: Scleroderma-related interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD) is a pulmonary fibrosing disorder characterized by systemic inflammation and progressive scarring of the lungs that leads to respiratory…
  • Abstract Number: 0048 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Determinants of Participation in Clinical Trials Among Patients with Lupus in the United States

    Onengiya Harry1, Carl Langefeld2, Miranda Marion3, Trent Younts3, Lori Crosby4, Mara Vitolins3 and Avani Modi4, 1Wake Forest School of Medicine, Clemmons, NC, 2Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, 3Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, 4Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

    Background/Purpose: Patient and family participation in research is critical to improving health outcomes, and identifying factors that contribute to participation or lack of participation in…
  • Abstract Number: 1017 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Risk of Preterm Birth Among Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus or Rheumatoid Arthritis with Varying Reference Groups

    Lena Sabih1, Jennifer Strouse1, Gretchen Bandoli2, Rebecca Baer3, Laura Jelliffe-Pawlowski3, Christina Chambers2, Namrata Singh4 and Kelli Ryckman5, 1University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, 2University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 3University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, 4University of Washington, Bellevue, WA, 5University of Iowa, Iowa City

    Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are independently associated with preterm birth (PTB). Black women have higher risk of both ARD and…
  • Abstract Number: 0050 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Demographic Disparities in the Medically Underserved Populations of Southern California: A Rheumatology Cohort of Cytokine Release Syndrome Patients Due to COVID-19

    Muntarin Karim1, Patil Injean2, Sandy Lee2, Neha Chiruvolu3, Loomee Doo4, Deepa Panikkath2, Donna Jose5, Micah Yu4, Anna Lafian4, Vaneet Sandhu6, Karina Torralba7, Christina Downey2, Mehrnaz Hojjati4 and Marven Cabling4, 1Loma Linda University Health System, Loma Linda, CA, 2Loma Linda University Medical Center, Redlands, CA, 3UC Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside, CA, 4Loma Linda University Medical Center, LOMA LINDA, CA, 5Loma Linda University Medical Center, Ontario, CA, 6Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, 7Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Redlands, CA

    Background/Purpose: The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has led to the present coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Multiple epidemiologic reports across the country show…
  • Abstract Number: 1020 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Relationship Between Skin-related Quality of Life, Psychosocial Stress, and Race in Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus

    Cristina Drenkard1, Laura Aspey1, Gaobin Bao1, Caroline Gordon2, Kristina Theis3, Charles Helmick3 and S. Sam Lim1, 1Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 2University of Birmingham, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, 3Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

    Background/Purpose: Chronic stress may trigger or exacerbate physiologic pathways that worsen individual health and wellbeing. Stress is associated with the development and progression of skin…
  • Abstract Number: 0052 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Loneliness and Social Isolation Are Important Social Determinants Among Patients from Minority Communities with Rheumatic Diseases

    Allen Anandarajah1, Nancy Shelton2, Leta Yi3, Meredith Graham4, Emily Papa5 and Robyn Carter5, 1university of rochester medical center, rochesteruniversity, NY, 2Coordianted Care Services Inc, Rochester, NY, 3University of Rochester Medical Center, rochester, NY, 4Collaborative Health Research, Rochester, NY, 5St. Joseph's Neighbourhood Center, Rochester, NY

    Background/Purpose: Loneliness and social isolation have detrimental effects on health and are associated with risk of an earlier death, depression and poor self-rated health. Few…
  • Abstract Number: 1023 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Epidemiology and Sociodemographic Distribution of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Among Medicaid Beneficiaries with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    Chang Xu1, Molly Perencevich2, Seoyoung Kim2, Karen Costenbader3 and Candace Feldman1, 1Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, 2Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 3Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

    Background/Purpose: Individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have multiple risk factors for upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB), including heightened susceptibility to infection and glucocorticoid, NSAID and…
  • Abstract Number: 0001 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Management of Rheumatic Diseases During COVID-19: A National Veterans Affairs Survey of Rheumatologists

    Jasvinder Singh1, John Richards2, Elizabeth Chang3, Amy Joseph4 and Bernard Ng5, 1University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 2Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, 3PVAHCS, Phoenix, AZ, 4Washington University / St. Louis VA, Saint Louis, MO, 5VA Puget Sound HCS, Seattle, WA

    Background/Purpose: To assess the experience, views and opinions of rheumatology providers at Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities about rheumatic disease healthcare issues during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods:…
  • Abstract Number: 1037 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Relationship Between Air Quality and Sarcoidosis Inflammatory Activity

    Aaron Case1, Dustin Fraidenburg2, Israel Rubinstein2 and Christian Ascoli2, 1University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2Division of Pulmonary,Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy; Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA, Chicago, IL

    Background/Purpose: African Americans [AA] and minorities in the lower socioeconomic strata of Chicago are disproportionately affected by pulmonary sarcoidosis, and regularly exposed to poorer air…
  • Abstract Number: 0056 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Role of Socioeconomic and Cultural Factors in Racial Disparities in Disease Severity and Health Status of Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis

    Leila Muhieddine1, Shakaib Hayat2, Katja Reuter3, Charles Thomas4 and Marina Magrey5, 1Case Western Reserve University- Metrohealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, 2Case Western Reserve University-Metrohealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, 3University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 4Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, 5Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH

    Background/Purpose: To confront the persistent racial and ethnic disparities in health outcomes in the United States, it is imperative to study cultural and socioeconomic differences…
  • Abstract Number: 1121 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Osteoarthritis in the Million Veterans Program: Integrating the Electronic Medical Record with Precision Medicine

    Merry-Lynn McDonald1, Preeti Lakshman Kumar1, Vinod Srinivasasainagendra1, Joshua Richman1, Sarah Pinson1, Alison Rocco1, Dennis Richard2, Vivek Jagadale2, Cynthia Brown1, Hemant Tiwari1, Jasvinder Singh3 and Marcas Bamman1, 1University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, 2Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, Little Rock, 3University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

    Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) had profound impacts on societal and patient-centered outcomes, including disability. As the first step to leverage the rich resource of the Million…
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