Table 4.
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† | 5287 | 40 (0.8) | 1.6 (1.1 to 2.2) | 1.2 (0.8 to 1.8) |
Frequency of use of cannabis (ever): | ||||
None | 36 382 | 168 (0.5) | 1.0† | 1.0† |
Once | 608 | 2 (0.3) | 0.7 (0.2 to 2.9) | 0.8 (0.2 to 3.2) |
2-4 times | 1378 | 6 (0.4) | 0.9 (0.4 to 2.1) | 0.9 (0.4 to 2.0) |
5-10 times | 802 | 5 (0.6) | 1.4 (0.6 to 3.3) | 1.0 (0.4 to 2.5) |
11-50 times | 685 | 9 (1.3) | 2.9 (1.5 to 5.6) | 2.1 (1.0 to 4.5) |
>50 times | 718 | 15 (2.1) | 4.6 (2.7 to 7.8) | 2.5 (1.2 to 5.1) |
Linear trend for frequency of use | — | — | 1.3 (1.2 to 1.4) | 1.2 (1.0 to 1.3) |
Adjusted for diagnosis at conscription, IQ score, poor social integration, disturbed behaviour, cigarette smoking, and place of upbringing.
No drug use as baseline comparison.