Table 3.
Drug use | No of subjects | No (%) of subjects developing schizophrenia | Odds ratio (95% CI)
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Crude
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Adjusted*
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Cannabis ever† | 5320 | 33 (0.6) | 2.2 (1.7 to 2.8) | 2.1 (1.2 to 3.7) |
Frequency of use of cannabis (ever): | ||||
None | 36 429 | 47 (0.1) | 1.0† | 1.0† |
Once | 608 | 0 | — | — |
2-4 times | 1380 | 2 (0.1) | 1.1 (0.3 to 4.6) | 1.0 (0.2 to 4.4) |
5-10 times | 806 | 4 (0.5) | 3.9 (1.4 to 10.7) | 2.6 (0.8 to 7.9) |
11-50 times | 689 | 4 (0.6) | 4.5 (1.6 to 12.6) | 2.8 (0.9 to 8.8) |
>50 times | 731 | 13 (1.8) | 14.0 (7.5 to 26.0) | 4.7 (1.8 to 12.4) |
Linear trend for frequency of use | — | 1.6 (1.4 to 1.8) | 1.3 (1.1 to 1.6) |
Adjusted for diagnosis at conscription, IQ score, poor social integration, disturbed behaviour, cigarette smoking, and place of upbringing.
No drug use as baseline comparison.