Table 3.
Gender comparison of cannabis dependence symptoms (for those who have used cannabis ≥ 21 times in 1 year)
| Cannabis Dependence Symptom | Males n (%) |
Females n (%) |
Total n (%) |
Odds Ratio (95% C.I.) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great deal of time spent obtaining, using, or recovering from cannabis |
183 (51.0) | 168 (38.2) | 351 (43.9) | 1.68 (1.27, 2.23) | <0.001 |
| Wanted to stop or cut down on cannabis | 133 (37.5) | 159 (36.1) | 292 (36.7) | 1.06 (0.80, 1.42) | 0.68 |
| Tried, but unable to cut quit/cut down on cannabis use |
82 (23.3) | 85 (19.6) | 167 (21.2) | 1.25 (0.89, 1.76) | 0.21 |
| Often used cannabis more frequently or in larger amounts than intended |
97 (27.3) | 115 (26.1) | 212 (26.6) | 1.07 (0.78, 1.46) | 0.69 |
| Tolerance | 142 (40.1) | 140 (31.8) | 282 (35.5) | 1.44 (1.07, 1.92) | 0.02 |
| Experienced cannabis withdrawal | 65 (17.8) | 70 (15.6) | 135 (16.6) | 1.13 (0.68, 1.85) | 0.64 |
| Used cannabis to avoid withdrawal | 66 (18.0) | 64 (14.3) | 130 (16.0) | 1.18 (0.75, 1.85) | 0.48 |
| Continued to use cannabis despite emotional or psychological problems |
220 (62.1) | 254 (57.9) | 474 (59.8) | 1.20 (0.90, 1.59) | 0.22 |
| Important social, occupational, or recreational activities given up/reduced because of cannabis |
99 (27.9) | 123 (28.0) | 222 (27.9) | 1.00 (0.73, 1.36) | 0.98 |