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. 2014 Apr 16;39(9):2041–2048. doi: 10.1038/npp.2014.67

Table 1. Descriptive Statistics of the Subjects Enrolled in the Study.

  Occasional
Regular
p-value
  Median MAD Range Median MAD Range  
Age 25 2 19–29 23 1.5 20–28 0.06
Education (post-compulsory, years) 6 2 4–9 6 2 2–15 0.9
Frequency of use last week (times/day) 0.14 0.1 0–1 2.5 0.5 1–7 <10−5
Frequency of use last 3 weeks (times/week) 1 0.63 0–2.5 20 5.5 5–60 <10−5
Frequency of use last 3 months (times/month) 3.5 1.5 1–10 62.5 22.5 20–250 <10−5
Years of usage 7.5 2.5 3.5–15 6.5 2.5 2–13 0.13
Age at onset 17 2 9–22.5 15.5 1.7 12–20 0.8
Alcohol (drinks/week) 5 2 1–10 10 5 0–80a 0.02

We report median values, median absolute deviation (MAD), range and significance of the between groups' comparison by mean of Wilcoxon-signed rank test. The years of usage and the age of onset refer to any cannabis use, and the alcohol consumption refers to drinks of 10 g ethanol.

a

Only one subject declared a weekly alcohol consumption of 80 drinks/week (outlier), all the other subjects ranged between 0 and 20.