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National IAPT data suggest that patients with an LTC typically demonstrate poorer outcomes compared with patients without an LTC. However, exploration of confounding factors and different outcome variables is limited.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S205647242200059X_sec_a2\"><jats:title>Aims<\/jats:title><jats:p>To establish the association of LTC status with demographic and clinical factors, and clinical mental health outcomes.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S205647242200059X_sec_a3\" sec-type=\"methods\"><jats:title>Method<\/jats:title><jats:p>Anonymised patient-level data from a London IAPT service during January 2019 to October 2020 were used in this cohort study, to compare differences between LTC and non-LTC groups on sociodemographic and clinical variables. Binary logistic and multiple linear regression models were constructed for binary outcome variables (recovery and reliable improvement) and continuous outcomes (distress and functioning), respectively.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S205647242200059X_sec_a4\" sec-type=\"results\"><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Patients with an LTC were more likely to be female; older; from a Black, mixed or other ethnic background; and have greater social deprivation. Across the four clinical outcomes (recovery, reliable improvement, final psychological distress and final functioning), having an LTC significantly predicted poorer outcomes even after controlling for sociodemographic and clinical baseline variables. For three outcome variables, greater social deprivation and being discharged during the COVID-19 pandemic also predicted poorer clinical outcomes.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S205647242200059X_sec_a5\" sec-type=\"conclusions\"><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>LTC status has a negative effect on mental health outcomes in IAPT services, independent of associated variables such as severity of baseline mental health symptoms, ethnicity and social deprivation. 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