>All types of distress were significantly associated with increased risk of post–COVID-19 conditions in a dose-dependent manner after adjustment for demographic factors (probable depression, RR, 1.39 [95% CI, 1.19-1.63]; probable anxiety, RR, 1.47 [95% CI, 1.27-1.70]; very worried about COVID-19, RR, 1.43 [95% CI, 1.22-1.68]; highest quartile of perceived stress, RR, 1.50 [95% CI, 1.21-1.86]; lonely some of the time or often, RR, 1.35 [95% CI, 1.11-1.65]; all P < .01 for trend)
This is consistent with other studies, e.g.
https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M21-4905
>Increased risk for PASC was noted in women and those with a history of anxiety disorder.
As an aside, the inception of the "condition" is always worth considering in any discussion of long covid:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-dubious-origins-of-long-cov...