Table 4.

Comparison of the dummy variable model M_12Dum to the dimensional model M_{12dimensional} representing 12 cannabis dependence, abuse and weekly consumption criteria in NESARC participants (N=8,172)^*

Outcome	Criterion Count (K)	M12Dum Estimate	M12dimensional Estimate*
Log P(K)/P(0)a
Family History	1	0.33 (0.09)	0.14 (0.01)
	2	0.60 (0.11)	0.27 (0.02)
	3	0.67 (0.12)	0.41 (0.03)
	4	0.64 (0.15)	0.54 (0.04)
	5	0.70 (0.17)	0.68 (0.05)
	6	1.35 (0.15)	0.82 (0.06)
	7	1.04 (0.18)	0.95 (0.07)
	8	1.13 (0.31)	1.09 (0.08)
	9	1.12 (0.20)	1.22 (0.09)
	10	1.57 (0.20)	1.36 (0.10)
	11	1.25 (0.34)	1.50 (0.11)
	12	1.84 (0.31)	1.63 (0.12)
Pvalue for test of difference with M12Dum			0.01
Log (Odds(K)/Odds(0))a
Age of Onset	1	0.42 (0.15)	0.18 (0.01)
	2	0.73 (0.15)	0.36 (0.03)
	3	0.99 (0.16)	0.53 (0.04)
	4	1.27 (0.18)	0.71 (0.06)
	5	1.17 (0.20)	0.89 (0.07)
	6	1.33 (0.22)	1.07 (0.08)
	7	1.46 (0.24)	1.25 (0.10)
	8	1.79 (0.27)	1.42 (0.11)
	9	1.88 (0.31)	1.60 (0.13)
	10	1.44 (0.30)	1.78 (0.14)
	11	2.11 (0.39)	1.96 (0.15)
	12	2.10 (0.54)	2.13 (0.17)
Pvalue for test of difference with M12Dum			0.06
Log (Odds(K)/Odds(0))a
Antisocial Personality	1	0.40 (0.15)	0.25 (0.01)
	2	0.86 (0.16)	0.51 (0.03)
	3	0.92 (0.18)	0.76 (0.04)
	4	1.59 (0.19)	1.02 (0.06)
	5	1.64 (0.21)	1.27 (0.07)
	6	1.51 (0.24)	1.53 (0.08)
	7	1.79 (0.24)	1.78 (0.10)
	8	2.42 (0.24)	2.04 (0.11)
	9	2.27 (0.26)	2.29 (0.13)
	10	2.14 (0.28)	2.55 (0.14)
	11	2.90 (0.34)	2.80 (0.16)
	12	3.66 (0.54)	3.06 (0.17)
Pvalue for test of difference with M12Dum			0.01

^aK represents number of criteria present compared to the reference group with 0 criteria

^*Adjusted for age (continuous), gender (0=female, 1=male) and race (white=1, others=0).