Table 5.
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† | 1635 | 18 (1.1) | 1.9 (1.2 to 3.0) | 1.9 (1.1 to 3.1) |
Frequency of use of cannabis (ever): | ||||
None | 36 429 | 215 (0.6) | 1.0† | 1.0† |
Once | 245 | 0 | — | — |
2-4 times | 499 | 5 (1.0) | 1.7 (0.7 to 4.2) | 1.9 (0.8 to 4.8) |
5-10 times | 255 | 3 (1.2) | 2.0 (0.6 to 6.3) | 1.7 (0.5 to 5.7) |
11-50 times | 176 | 1 (0.6) | 1.0 (0.1 to 6.9) | 0.8 (0.1 to 6.0) |
>50 times | 70 | 4 (5.7) | 10.2 (3.7 to 28.3) | 6.7 (2.1 to 21.7) |
Linear trend for frequency of use | — | — | 1.3 (1.1 to 1.6) | 1.3 (1.0 to 1.5) |
Adjusted for diagnosis at conscription, IQ score, poor social integration, disturbed behaviour, cigarette smoking, and place of upbringing.
No drug use as baseline comparison.