Table 1.

Demographic Characteristics.

Measure Low MC Dose (20–30 g)
n=18
High MC Dose (40–70 g)
n=35
Statistic (P) OR (95% CI)
Gender, n (%)
 Male 6 (33) 16 (46) 0.16* (0.57) 1.7 (0.45, 6.7)
 Female 12 (67) 19 (54)

Age (years), median (IQR) 38 (32–45) 38 (30–47) 0.16 (0.97) 0.2 (−0.45, 1.86)

BMI, median (IQR) 25 (22–27) 23 (20–27) 0.26 (0.40) 0.1 (−0.48, 0.69)

Education, n (%)
 High school 7 (39) 9 (26) 0.45* (0.50) 0.55 (0.14, 2.2)
 Higher education 11 (61) 26 (74)

Employment status, n (%)
 Full time 7 (39) 16 (46) 0.03* (0.86) 0.76 (0.2, 2.8)
 Part time 6 (33) 11 (31) 0* (1) 1.1 (0.26, 4.2)
 Unemployed 3 (17) 4 (11) 0.01* (0.92) 0.65 (0.09, 5.0)
 Student 3 (17) 8 (23) 0.02* (0.87) 1.5 (0.29, 9.9)
*Kruskal–Wallis rank sum test.
Pearson’s chi-square test.
Employment status does not add up to 100% since this was a multiple-choice question and concomitant statuses could be selected.

BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval; IQR, interquartile range; MC, medical cannabis; n, number; OR, odds ratio.

RMMJ Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal Rambam Health Care Campus 2020 January; 11(1): e0001. ISSN: 2076-9172
Published online 2020 January 30. doi: 10.5041/RMMJ.10384