Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics.
| Total N = 170 | Tolerance Break N=29 |
Other Use Break N = 88* | No Break N = 71 | |
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| Sex n (%) | ||||
| Female | 95.0 (55.9) | 14.0 (48.3) | 48.0 (54.5) | 41.0 (57.7) |
| Male | 75.0 (44.1) | 15.0 (51.7) | 40.0 (45.5) | 30.0 (42.3) |
| Age (yrs) | ||||
| M (SD) | 21.0 (2.4) | 20.1 (2.2) | 21.0 (2.4) | 21.2 (2.4) |
| Race/Ethnicity n (%) | ||||
| Caucasian | 120.0 (70.6) | 19.0 (65.5) | 59.0 (67.0) | 54.0 (76.1) |
| African American | 16.0 (9.4) | 3.0 (10.3) | 8.0 (9.1) | 7.0 (9.9) |
| Asian | 11.0 (6.5) | 1.0 (3.4) | 6.0 (6.8) | 4.0 (5.6) |
| Hispanic | 15.0 (8.8) | 3.0 (10.3) | 12.0 (13.6) | 3.0 (4.2) |
| Other | 8.0 (4.7) | 3.0 (10.3) | 3.0 (3.4) | 3.0 (4.2) |
| Employment Status n (%) | ||||
| Full-time | 24 (14.1) | 1 (3.4) | 14 (15.9) | 10 (14.1) |
| Part-time | 82 (48.2) | 12 (41.4) | 45 (51.1) | 30 (42.3) |
| Unemployed/Not in work force | 64 (37.7) | 16 (55.1) | 29 (33.0) | 31 (43.7) |
| Years of Education Completed | ||||
| M (SD) | 13.8 (1.6) | 13.1 (1.4) | 13.8 (1.6) | 13.9 (1.8) |
| Beck Depression Inventory | ||||
| M (SD) | 5.9 (7.0) | 3.8 (4.2) | 5.7 (5.8) | 6.5 (8.5) |
| None n (%) | 132 (77.7) | 26 (89.7) | 70 (79.5) | 53 (74.6) |
| Mild n (%) | 30 (17.7) | 3 (10.3) | 16 (18.2) | 12 (18.4) |
| Moderate n (%) | 4 (2.3) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.2) | 3 (2.8) |
| Severe n (%) | 4 (2.3) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (11) | 3 (4.2) |
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Age of Cannabis Use Onset (yrs) | ||||
| M (SD) | 16.8 (2.0) | 16.4 (2.0) | 16.9 (1.8) | 16.7 (2.2) |
| Cannabis Use Status n (%) | ||||
| Occasional | 87.0 (51.2) | 9.0 (31.0) | 42.0 (47.7) | 43.0 (60.6) |
| Frequent | 83.0 (48.8) | 20.0 (69.0) | 46.0 (52.3) | 28.0 (39.4) |
| CUDIT-R baseline | ||||
| M (SD) | 8.6 (4.9) | 9.8 (4.2) | 9.4 (5.1) | 7.5 (4.6) |
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Cannabis Use Frequency Baseline (per week) | ||||
| M (SD) | 3.3 (3.5) | 3.7 (2.7) | 3.4 (3.6) | 2.9 (3.2) |
| CUD Severity baseline | ||||
| M (SD) | 3.7 (3.9) | 4.5 (3.8) | 3.8 (3.8) | 3.1 (3.9) |
| No Longer Using Cannabis at 6 Months n (%) | 14 (8.2) | 3 (10.3) | 11 (12.5) | 3 (4.2) |
*
indicates 18 participants took cannabis breaks for both tolerance and other reasons. Note: CUDIT-R – Cannabis Disorder Identification Test-Revised, DSM-5 CUD Severity – The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition Cannabis Use Disorder Criteria; sum of all 0, 1, 2 coded criteria.