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Barbara Phillips Bute, PhD, Joseph Mathew, MD, James A. Blumenthal, PhD, Kathleen Welsh-Bohmer, PhD, William D. White, MPH, Daniel Mark, MD, Kevin Landolfo, MD and Mark F. Newman, MD Neurological Outcome Research Group and C.A.R.E. Investigators of the Duke Heart Center

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  		Fig. 1. Cognitive Difficulties Scale. Raw and adjusted scores are shown with standard error bars for males and females at two time periods. Baseline scores are adjusted for age, Charlson comorbidity index, years of education, and marital status. One-year scores are adjusted for all these factors plus baseline status.

 


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  		Fig. 2. STAI Anxiety scale. Raw and adjusted scores are shown with standard error bars for males and females at two time periods. Baseline scores are adjusted for age, Charlson comorbidity index, years of education, and marital status. One-year scores are adjusted for all these factors plus baseline status.

 


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  		Fig. 3. CES-Depression scale. Raw and adjusted scores are shown with standard error bars for males and females at two time periods. Baseline scores are adjusted for age, Charlson comorbidity index, years of education, and marital status. One-year scores are adjusted for all these factors plus baseline status.

 


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  		Fig. 4. Duke Activity Status Index. Raw and adjusted scores are shown with standard error bars for males and females at two time periods. Baseline scores are adjusted for age, Charlson comorbidity index, years of education, and marital status. One-year scores are adjusted for all these factors plus baseline status.

 




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