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included in each group. No differences present in 30-days all- Morgantown, West Virginia, United States, 3. VA Pittsburgh
cause readmission(RR=1.04, CI95% =0.92–1.17, p=0.49), Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
mortality(RR=0.63, CI95%=0.30–1.29, p=0.28), ICU Cardiovascular disease (CVD) consistently ranks among
admission(RR=1.01, CI95%=0.89–1.15, p=0.79), gastro- the top ten leading causes of death, with prevalence rates
intestinal bleeding(RR=1.09, CI95% = 0.85–1.40, p=0.51), being the highest among middle aged and older adults.
and intracranial hemorrhage(RR=0.69, CI95%=0.26–1.83, Research has found that CVD has a negative bidirectional
p=0.62) between groups. Conclusion: LDA didn’t improve association with anxiety. However, the literature is limited
the evaluated outcomes in older persons 30 days after admis- regarding what specific aspects of anxiety, i.e., state and/
sion. A plausible explanation is that COVID-19’s thrombo- or trait, are associated with CVD. The present study inves-
genic mechanism is likely atypical. tigated the association between state and trait anxiety and
CVD in a national sample of 640 middle aged and older