Research ArticleArticle
Opioid Analgesic Use in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis: An Analysis of the Prospective Study of Outcomes in an Ankylosing Spondylitis Cohort
Jonathan D. Dau, MinJae Lee, Michael M. Ward, Lianne S. Gensler, Matthew A. Brown, Thomas J. Learch, Laura A. Diekman, Amirali Tahanan, Mohammad H. Rahbar, Michael H. Weisman and John D. Reveille
The Journal of Rheumatology December 2017, jrheum.170630; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.170630
Jonathan D. Dau
From the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, and the Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Houston, Texas; National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, US National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland; Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, California, USA; University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, and Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Queensland, Australia; Division of Rheumatology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA. Supported by grants from the US Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), P01-052915-06 and from the Spondylitis Association of America. We acknowledge the support provided by the Biostatistics/Epidemiology/Research Design component of the Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCTS) for this project. CCTS is mainly funded by the NIH Centers for Translational Science Award (UL1TR000371) by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS). Management of data for our study was done using REDCap, which was partly supported by a grant UL1 TR000445 from NCATS/NIH, awarded to Vanderbilt University. Dr. M. Ward is supported by the Intramural Research Program, NIAMS, NIH. Dr. L. Gensler is supported by the Russell/Engleman Rheumatology Research Center at UCSF. J.D. Dau, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; M.J. Lee, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; M.M. Ward, MD, MPH, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health; L.S. Gensler, MD, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, UCSF; M.A. Brown, FRACP, University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, Princess Alexandra Hospital, and Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Translational Research Institute, Princess Alexandra Hospital; T.J. Learch, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center; L.A. Diekman, MS, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; A. Tahanan, BS, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; M.H. Rahbar, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; M.H. Weisman, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center; J.D. Reveille, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston. Address correspondence to Dr. J.D. Reveille, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, 6431 Fannin, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. E-mail: John.D.Reveille@uth.tmc.edu. Accepted for publication September 8, 2017.
MinJae Lee
From the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, and the Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Houston, Texas; National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, US National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland; Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, California, USA; University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, and Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Queensland, Australia; Division of Rheumatology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA. Supported by grants from the US Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), P01-052915-06 and from the Spondylitis Association of America. We acknowledge the support provided by the Biostatistics/Epidemiology/Research Design component of the Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCTS) for this project. CCTS is mainly funded by the NIH Centers for Translational Science Award (UL1TR000371) by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS). Management of data for our study was done using REDCap, which was partly supported by a grant UL1 TR000445 from NCATS/NIH, awarded to Vanderbilt University. Dr. M. Ward is supported by the Intramural Research Program, NIAMS, NIH. Dr. L. Gensler is supported by the Russell/Engleman Rheumatology Research Center at UCSF. J.D. Dau, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; M.J. Lee, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; M.M. Ward, MD, MPH, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health; L.S. Gensler, MD, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, UCSF; M.A. Brown, FRACP, University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, Princess Alexandra Hospital, and Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Translational Research Institute, Princess Alexandra Hospital; T.J. Learch, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center; L.A. Diekman, MS, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; A. Tahanan, BS, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; M.H. Rahbar, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; M.H. Weisman, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center; J.D. Reveille, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston. Address correspondence to Dr. J.D. Reveille, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, 6431 Fannin, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. E-mail: John.D.Reveille@uth.tmc.edu. Accepted for publication September 8, 2017.
Michael M. Ward
From the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, and the Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Houston, Texas; National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, US National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland; Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, California, USA; University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, and Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Queensland, Australia; Division of Rheumatology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA. Supported by grants from the US Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), P01-052915-06 and from the Spondylitis Association of America. We acknowledge the support provided by the Biostatistics/Epidemiology/Research Design component of the Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCTS) for this project. CCTS is mainly funded by the NIH Centers for Translational Science Award (UL1TR000371) by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS). Management of data for our study was done using REDCap, which was partly supported by a grant UL1 TR000445 from NCATS/NIH, awarded to Vanderbilt University. Dr. M. Ward is supported by the Intramural Research Program, NIAMS, NIH. Dr. L. Gensler is supported by the Russell/Engleman Rheumatology Research Center at UCSF. J.D. Dau, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; M.J. Lee, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; M.M. Ward, MD, MPH, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health; L.S. Gensler, MD, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, UCSF; M.A. Brown, FRACP, University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, Princess Alexandra Hospital, and Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Translational Research Institute, Princess Alexandra Hospital; T.J. Learch, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center; L.A. Diekman, MS, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; A. Tahanan, BS, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; M.H. Rahbar, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; M.H. Weisman, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center; J.D. Reveille, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston. Address correspondence to Dr. J.D. Reveille, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, 6431 Fannin, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. E-mail: John.D.Reveille@uth.tmc.edu. Accepted for publication September 8, 2017.
Lianne S. Gensler
From the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, and the Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Houston, Texas; National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, US National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland; Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, California, USA; University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, and Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Queensland, Australia; Division of Rheumatology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA. Supported by grants from the US Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), P01-052915-06 and from the Spondylitis Association of America. We acknowledge the support provided by the Biostatistics/Epidemiology/Research Design component of the Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCTS) for this project. CCTS is mainly funded by the NIH Centers for Translational Science Award (UL1TR000371) by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS). Management of data for our study was done using REDCap, which was partly supported by a grant UL1 TR000445 from NCATS/NIH, awarded to Vanderbilt University. Dr. M. Ward is supported by the Intramural Research Program, NIAMS, NIH. Dr. L. Gensler is supported by the Russell/Engleman Rheumatology Research Center at UCSF. J.D. Dau, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; M.J. Lee, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; M.M. Ward, MD, MPH, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health; L.S. Gensler, MD, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, UCSF; M.A. Brown, FRACP, University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, Princess Alexandra Hospital, and Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Translational Research Institute, Princess Alexandra Hospital; T.J. Learch, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center; L.A. Diekman, MS, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; A. Tahanan, BS, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; M.H. Rahbar, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; M.H. Weisman, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center; J.D. Reveille, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston. Address correspondence to Dr. J.D. Reveille, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, 6431 Fannin, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. E-mail: John.D.Reveille@uth.tmc.edu. Accepted for publication September 8, 2017.
Matthew A. Brown
From the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, and the Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Houston, Texas; National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, US National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland; Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, California, USA; University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, and Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Queensland, Australia; Division of Rheumatology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA. Supported by grants from the US Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), P01-052915-06 and from the Spondylitis Association of America. We acknowledge the support provided by the Biostatistics/Epidemiology/Research Design component of the Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCTS) for this project. CCTS is mainly funded by the NIH Centers for Translational Science Award (UL1TR000371) by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS). Management of data for our study was done using REDCap, which was partly supported by a grant UL1 TR000445 from NCATS/NIH, awarded to Vanderbilt University. Dr. M. Ward is supported by the Intramural Research Program, NIAMS, NIH. Dr. L. Gensler is supported by the Russell/Engleman Rheumatology Research Center at UCSF. J.D. Dau, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; M.J. Lee, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; M.M. Ward, MD, MPH, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health; L.S. Gensler, MD, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, UCSF; M.A. Brown, FRACP, University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, Princess Alexandra Hospital, and Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Translational Research Institute, Princess Alexandra Hospital; T.J. Learch, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center; L.A. Diekman, MS, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; A. Tahanan, BS, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; M.H. Rahbar, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; M.H. Weisman, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center; J.D. Reveille, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston. Address correspondence to Dr. J.D. Reveille, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, 6431 Fannin, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. E-mail: John.D.Reveille@uth.tmc.edu. Accepted for publication September 8, 2017.
Thomas J. Learch
From the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, and the Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Houston, Texas; National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, US National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland; Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, California, USA; University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, and Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Queensland, Australia; Division of Rheumatology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA. Supported by grants from the US Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), P01-052915-06 and from the Spondylitis Association of America. We acknowledge the support provided by the Biostatistics/Epidemiology/Research Design component of the Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCTS) for this project. CCTS is mainly funded by the NIH Centers for Translational Science Award (UL1TR000371) by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS). Management of data for our study was done using REDCap, which was partly supported by a grant UL1 TR000445 from NCATS/NIH, awarded to Vanderbilt University. Dr. M. Ward is supported by the Intramural Research Program, NIAMS, NIH. Dr. L. Gensler is supported by the Russell/Engleman Rheumatology Research Center at UCSF. J.D. Dau, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; M.J. Lee, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; M.M. Ward, MD, MPH, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health; L.S. Gensler, MD, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, UCSF; M.A. Brown, FRACP, University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, Princess Alexandra Hospital, and Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Translational Research Institute, Princess Alexandra Hospital; T.J. Learch, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center; L.A. Diekman, MS, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; A. Tahanan, BS, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; M.H. Rahbar, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; M.H. Weisman, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center; J.D. Reveille, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston. Address correspondence to Dr. J.D. Reveille, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, 6431 Fannin, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. E-mail: John.D.Reveille@uth.tmc.edu. Accepted for publication September 8, 2017.
Laura A. Diekman
From the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, and the Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Houston, Texas; National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, US National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland; Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, California, USA; University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, and Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Queensland, Australia; Division of Rheumatology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA. Supported by grants from the US Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), P01-052915-06 and from the Spondylitis Association of America. We acknowledge the support provided by the Biostatistics/Epidemiology/Research Design component of the Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCTS) for this project. CCTS is mainly funded by the NIH Centers for Translational Science Award (UL1TR000371) by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS). Management of data for our study was done using REDCap, which was partly supported by a grant UL1 TR000445 from NCATS/NIH, awarded to Vanderbilt University. Dr. M. Ward is supported by the Intramural Research Program, NIAMS, NIH. Dr. L. Gensler is supported by the Russell/Engleman Rheumatology Research Center at UCSF. J.D. Dau, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; M.J. Lee, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; M.M. Ward, MD, MPH, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health; L.S. Gensler, MD, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, UCSF; M.A. Brown, FRACP, University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, Princess Alexandra Hospital, and Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Translational Research Institute, Princess Alexandra Hospital; T.J. Learch, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center; L.A. Diekman, MS, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; A. Tahanan, BS, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; M.H. Rahbar, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; M.H. Weisman, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center; J.D. Reveille, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston. Address correspondence to Dr. J.D. Reveille, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, 6431 Fannin, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. E-mail: John.D.Reveille@uth.tmc.edu. Accepted for publication September 8, 2017.
Amirali Tahanan
From the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, and the Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Houston, Texas; National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, US National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland; Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, California, USA; University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, and Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Queensland, Australia; Division of Rheumatology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA. Supported by grants from the US Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), P01-052915-06 and from the Spondylitis Association of America. We acknowledge the support provided by the Biostatistics/Epidemiology/Research Design component of the Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCTS) for this project. CCTS is mainly funded by the NIH Centers for Translational Science Award (UL1TR000371) by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS). Management of data for our study was done using REDCap, which was partly supported by a grant UL1 TR000445 from NCATS/NIH, awarded to Vanderbilt University. Dr. M. Ward is supported by the Intramural Research Program, NIAMS, NIH. Dr. L. Gensler is supported by the Russell/Engleman Rheumatology Research Center at UCSF. J.D. Dau, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; M.J. Lee, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; M.M. Ward, MD, MPH, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health; L.S. Gensler, MD, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, UCSF; M.A. Brown, FRACP, University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, Princess Alexandra Hospital, and Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Translational Research Institute, Princess Alexandra Hospital; T.J. Learch, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center; L.A. Diekman, MS, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; A. Tahanan, BS, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; M.H. Rahbar, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; M.H. Weisman, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center; J.D. Reveille, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston. Address correspondence to Dr. J.D. Reveille, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, 6431 Fannin, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. E-mail: John.D.Reveille@uth.tmc.edu. Accepted for publication September 8, 2017.
Mohammad H. Rahbar
From the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, and the Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Houston, Texas; National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, US National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland; Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, California, USA; University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, and Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Queensland, Australia; Division of Rheumatology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA. Supported by grants from the US Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), P01-052915-06 and from the Spondylitis Association of America. We acknowledge the support provided by the Biostatistics/Epidemiology/Research Design component of the Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCTS) for this project. CCTS is mainly funded by the NIH Centers for Translational Science Award (UL1TR000371) by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS). Management of data for our study was done using REDCap, which was partly supported by a grant UL1 TR000445 from NCATS/NIH, awarded to Vanderbilt University. Dr. M. Ward is supported by the Intramural Research Program, NIAMS, NIH. Dr. L. Gensler is supported by the Russell/Engleman Rheumatology Research Center at UCSF. J.D. Dau, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; M.J. Lee, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; M.M. Ward, MD, MPH, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health; L.S. Gensler, MD, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, UCSF; M.A. Brown, FRACP, University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, Princess Alexandra Hospital, and Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Translational Research Institute, Princess Alexandra Hospital; T.J. Learch, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center; L.A. Diekman, MS, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; A. Tahanan, BS, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; M.H. Rahbar, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; M.H. Weisman, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center; J.D. Reveille, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston. Address correspondence to Dr. J.D. Reveille, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, 6431 Fannin, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. E-mail: John.D.Reveille@uth.tmc.edu. Accepted for publication September 8, 2017.
Michael H. Weisman
From the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, and the Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Houston, Texas; National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, US National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland; Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, California, USA; University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, and Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Queensland, Australia; Division of Rheumatology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA. Supported by grants from the US Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), P01-052915-06 and from the Spondylitis Association of America. We acknowledge the support provided by the Biostatistics/Epidemiology/Research Design component of the Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCTS) for this project. CCTS is mainly funded by the NIH Centers for Translational Science Award (UL1TR000371) by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS). Management of data for our study was done using REDCap, which was partly supported by a grant UL1 TR000445 from NCATS/NIH, awarded to Vanderbilt University. Dr. M. Ward is supported by the Intramural Research Program, NIAMS, NIH. Dr. L. Gensler is supported by the Russell/Engleman Rheumatology Research Center at UCSF. J.D. Dau, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; M.J. Lee, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; M.M. Ward, MD, MPH, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health; L.S. Gensler, MD, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, UCSF; M.A. Brown, FRACP, University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, Princess Alexandra Hospital, and Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Translational Research Institute, Princess Alexandra Hospital; T.J. Learch, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center; L.A. Diekman, MS, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; A. Tahanan, BS, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; M.H. Rahbar, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; M.H. Weisman, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center; J.D. Reveille, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston. Address correspondence to Dr. J.D. Reveille, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, 6431 Fannin, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. E-mail: John.D.Reveille@uth.tmc.edu. Accepted for publication September 8, 2017.
John D. Reveille
From the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, and the Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Houston, Texas; National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, US National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland; Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, California, USA; University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, and Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Queensland, Australia; Division of Rheumatology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA. Supported by grants from the US Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), P01-052915-06 and from the Spondylitis Association of America. We acknowledge the support provided by the Biostatistics/Epidemiology/Research Design component of the Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCTS) for this project. CCTS is mainly funded by the NIH Centers for Translational Science Award (UL1TR000371) by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS). Management of data for our study was done using REDCap, which was partly supported by a grant UL1 TR000445 from NCATS/NIH, awarded to Vanderbilt University. Dr. M. Ward is supported by the Intramural Research Program, NIAMS, NIH. Dr. L. Gensler is supported by the Russell/Engleman Rheumatology Research Center at UCSF. J.D. Dau, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; M.J. Lee, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; M.M. Ward, MD, MPH, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health; L.S. Gensler, MD, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, UCSF; M.A. Brown, FRACP, University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, Princess Alexandra Hospital, and Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Translational Research Institute, Princess Alexandra Hospital; T.J. Learch, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center; L.A. Diekman, MS, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; A. Tahanan, BS, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; M.H. Rahbar, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston; M.H. Weisman, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center; J.D. Reveille, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston. Address correspondence to Dr. J.D. Reveille, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, 6431 Fannin, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. E-mail: John.D.Reveille@uth.tmc.edu. Accepted for publication September 8, 2017.
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