Akira Yoshida, Minchul Kim, Masataka Kuwana, Naveen Ravichandran, Ashima Makol, Parikshit Sen, James B Lilleker, Vishwesh Agarwal, Sinan Kardes, Jessica Day, Marcin Milchert, Mrudula Joshi, Tamer Gheita, Babur Salim, Tsvetelina Velikova, Abraham Edgar Gracia-Ramos, Ioannis Parodis, Elena Nikiphorou, Tulika Chatterjee, Ai Lyn Tan, Arvind Nune, Lorenzo Cavagna, Miguel A Saavedra, Samuel Katsuyuki Shinjo, Nelly Ziade, Johannes Knitza, Oliver Distler, Hector Chinoy, Vikas Agarwal, Rohit Aggarwal, Latika Gupta
OBJECTIVES: We aimed to investigate gender-based differences in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs), with a particular focus on patient-reported outcomes, utilizing data obtained through the international COVID-19 vaccination in autoimmune disease (COVAD) e-survey. METHODS: Patient-reported outcomes including fatigue, pain, and physical function were extracted from the COVAD database and compared between genders, adjusting for demographics and IIM subgroups by multivariable analysis...
September 28, 2023: Modern Rheumatology