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Table 3 Change in the strength of association between generalized anxiety disorder and major adverse cardiovascular events after adjustment for potential confounders

From: Depression, anxiety and major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events in patients following coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a five year longitudinal cohort study

Model covariates

Change in GAD hazard ratio after adjustment, %

Depression disorder

1.6

Panic disorder

5.7

EuroSCORE

3.3

Heart failure

4.2

Hypertension

−8.3

Peripheral vascular disease

−0.3

Body mass index

1.5

Smoking

7.1

  1. GAD, generalized anxiety disorder