Abstracts tagged "race/ethnicity"

Abstract Number: 0621 • ACR Convergence 2021
Case Series of IgG4-related Disease in African American Patients at Two Large Academic Centers
Jonathan Thaler¹, Sunita Dia² and Florina Constantinescu², ¹MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, ²Medstar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
Background/Purpose: IgG4-related Disease (IgG4-rD) is a fibroinflammatory disease with highly variable manifestations that can be difficult to diagnose. Response to treatment with prednisone and/or rituximab…
Abstract Number: 0956 • ACR Convergence 2021
Racial Disparities in Renal Outcomes over Time Among Hospitalized Children with SLE and Effects of Hospital Minority Composition
Joyce Chang¹, Cora Sears², Veronica Torres³ and Mary Beth Son¹, ¹Boston Children's Hospital, Brookline, MA, ²Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ³Temple University, Bucks County, PA
Background/Purpose: Racial and ethnic minorities are disproportionately affected by pediatric-onset SLE and have worse outcomes compared to their white counterparts. With ongoing advances in pediatric…
Abstract Number: 1023 • ACR Convergence 2021
Racial and Ethnic Distribution of Rheumatic Diseases in Health Systems of the National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network
William Nowell¹, Edward L. Barnes², Nupur Parikh¹, Shilpa Venkatachalam¹, Michael Kappelman², Jeffrey Curtis³, Peter Merkel⁴, Dianne Shaw⁵, Kalen Young⁵ and Michael George⁴, ¹Global Healthy Living Foundation, Upper Nyack, NY, ²University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ³Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵Vasculitis Foundation, Kansas City, MO
Background/Purpose: Ensuring adequate representation of racial/ethnic minorities in research necessitates understanding the prevalence of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases in these populations. We sought to evaluate…
Abstract Number: 0326 • ACR Convergence 2021
Apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) in African-American SLE: Frequency and Clinical Associations
Michelle Petri¹, Romy Kallas², Jessica Li³, Laurence Magder⁴ and Daniel Goldman¹, ¹Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²Lankenau Medical Center, Lankenau, PA, ³Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ⁴University of Maryland, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: The APOL1 gene is implicated in induction of TLR3 agonists and interferons as well as in autophagy. Two genetic variants, G1 (2 single nucleotide…
Abstract Number: 1034 • ACR Convergence 2021
Racial/ethnic Differences in Lupus Pregnancy Outcomes over 1 Decade: A US National Study
Bella Mehta¹, Yiming Luo², Deanna Jannat-Khah³, Jiehui Xu⁴, Lisa Sammaritano³, Jane Salmon³, Michael Lockshin¹, Susan Goodman³ and Said Ibrahim⁵, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ²National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ³Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁴Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ⁵Weill Cornell Medicine, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) disproportionately affects women and minorities of childbearing age. Although maternal and fetal outcomes of pregnancy among women with SLE have…
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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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…

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