Abstracts tagged "race/ethnicity"

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…
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: 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: 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…
Abstract Number: 0060 • ACR Convergence 2020
ANCA-associated Vasculitis in Caucasian and Hispanics of the Inland Empire of Southern California
Sandy Lee¹, Patil Injean¹, Paulina Tran², Deepa Panikkath¹ and Christina Downey¹, ¹Loma Linda University Medical Center, Redlands, CA, ²UC Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside, CA
Background/Purpose: ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) is often studied in the Caucasian population with few studies looking at the disease in other races. Disease presentation and treatment…
Abstract Number: 1196 • ACR Convergence 2020
Associations of Biological Sex with Interstitial Lung Disease in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Are Independent of Other Known Risk Factors
Austin Wheeler¹, Gail Kerr², Ilona Jileaeva³, Asha Krishna⁴, Bryant England¹, Harlan Sayles¹, Geoffrey Thiele¹, Jill Poole¹, Alison Petro¹ and Ted Mikuls¹, ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²Washington DC VA Medical Center, Washington, DC, ³Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC, ⁴Washington, D.C. VAMC, Washington, DC
Background/Purpose: Extra-articular manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), such as nodules and interstitial lung disease (ILD), portend poor outcomes and are more common in men than…
Abstract Number: 0242 • ACR Convergence 2020
Autoantibody Profile and Ethnicity: Risk Factors for Accelerated Development of Lupus Nephritis
Majed Albirdisi¹, David d'Cruz², Shirish Sangle² and Natasha Jordan³, ¹King Fahad Medical City, riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ²guys and st thomas hospital, london, United Kingdom, ³addebrooke's hospital, cambridge, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystem autoimmune disease. African ancestry is associated with an increased risk of Lupus Nephritis (LN). Anti-DNA autoantibodies play…

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