Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics of the Study Sample by Cannabis Use Status. Data for the United States based on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2005–2012 (n=12426)

Characteristics	Never Use (n= 5679)		Past Use (n=5169)		Recently Active Cannabis Use (n=1578)
Weighted Percentage (95% CI) or Mean (95% CI)
Age (years)	39.8	39.2, 40.5	40.4	39.9, 40.9	35.0	34.0, 36.0
Women (%)	56.5	55.2, 57.9	47.9	46.5, 49.2	35.2	32.4, 38.2
Race/ethnicity (%)
Non-Hispanic White	55.6	50.6, 60.5	76.7	73.9, 79.3	69.8	65.8, 73.6
Non-Hispanic Black	12.0	10.0, 14.3	9.9	8.4, 11.5	16.6	13.9, 19.9
Hispanic	22.5	19.0, 26.5	9.5	7.9, 11.2	9.5	7.3, 12.1
All other	9.9	8.2, 11.8	3.9	3.2, 4.7	4.1	3.1, 5.3
Education (%)
< High School	18.6	16.7, 20.6	12.1	10.4, 13.9	20.2	17.1, 23.8
High school	21.3	19.5, 23.2	21.9	20.4, 23.5	27.0	23.8, 30.4
> High School	60.1	57.4, 62.8	66.0	63.1, 68.8	52.8	48.3, 57.2
PIR≤1	14.5	12.7, 16.6	11.7	10.6, 13.0	21.6	19.4, 24.0
Tobacco cigarette (%)
Never	78.5	76.6, 80.3	43.1	40.8, 45.4	25.3	22.1, 28.7
Former	10.4	9.2, 11.7	28.1	26.2, 30.1	19.4	16.4, 22.9
Recently active	11.1	9.9, 12.4	28.8	26.4, 31.3	55.3	51.0, 59.5
Alcohol Drinking (%)
Never	19.4	17.6, 21.2	1.8	1.4, 2.2	1.4	0.9, 2.2
Former	14.5	13.3, 15.7	13.8	12.0, 15.7	6.6	4.9, 8.8
Recently active	66.2	64.1, 68.2	84.5	82.5, 86.2	92.0	89.8, 93.8
Ever use other drugs (%)	1.9	1.5, 2.5	29.5	27.4, 31.7	51.2	47.7, 54.6
BMI (Kg/m2)	29.1	28.8, 29.4	28.7	28.4, 29.0	27.0	26.6, 27.5
Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)	117.9	117.2, 118.5	118.2	117.6, 118.8	119.2	118.2, 120.1
Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)	71.2	70.6, 71.9	72.0	71.4, 72.6	70.7	70.0, 71.4
Pulse Pressure (mmHg)	46.7	46.0, 47.3	46.2	45.6, 46.7	48.4	47.5, 49.3
Mean arterial pressure (mmHg)	86.8	86.2, 87.3	87.4	86.9, 88.0	86.9	86.2, 87.6

Percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding