Table 3.
Cannabis Use and Cannabis Withdrawal. Data are shown as means and standard deviations for continuous characteristics and percentages for dichotomous characteristics. Aggregate data are presented for women, men and the entire cohort. Global model p-values are shown for each model as well as comparisons for each measure across gender.
| Model | Dependent Variables | Overall (N = 302) | Men (n = 216) | Women (n = 86) | p-value |
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| M(SD) | M(SD) | M(SD) | |||
| Amount/Frequency of MJ Use1 | 0.417 | ||||
| TLFB (past 30 days) | Percent of days using | 86.8(20.7) | 86.6(21.1) | 87.2(19.8) | 0.269 |
| Total cannabis use (grams) | 79.1(152.4) | 83.4(174.4) | 68.1(70.4) | 0.357 | |
| Amount per using day (grams) | 2.9(5.2) | 3.1(6.0) | 2.5(2.3) | 0.964 | |
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| Withdrawal and Craving2 | <0.001 | ||||
| MCQ – Total Score | 50.7 (17.1) | 49.2 (17.1) | 52.3 (17.1) | 0.376 | |
| Compulsive | 9.2 (5.2) | 9.0 (5.0) | 9.4 (5.6) | 0.917 | |
| Emotionality | 11.8 (5.7) | 11.6 (5.6) | 12.1 (5.8) | 0.883 | |
| Expectancy | 14.0 (5.1) | 13.5 (5.0) | 14.5 (5.3) | 0.776 | |
| Purposefulness | 15.2 (5.0) | 14.7 (5.2) | 15.6 (4.4) | 0.796 | |
| Obsessive Compulsive Drug Use Scale | 21.7 (9.1) | 21.1 (9.3) | 22.2 (8.4) | 0.742 | |
| Cannabis Withdrawal Scale – Total Score | 86.3 (68.0) | 71.4 (59.7) | 101.3 (81.8) | 0.001 | |
| Intensity | 46.6 (34.9) | 39.5 (31.1) | 53.6 (41.6) | 0.001 | |
| Negative Impact | 39.5 (35.4) | 31.7 (31.2) | 47.3 (42.5) | 0.001 | |
| Marijuana Problem Scale | 7.1 (3.9) | 7.1 (3.9) | 7.0 (4.0) | 0.961 | |
| % | % | % | |||
| Withdrawal Symptoms | 50.2 | 45.1 | 62.8 | 0.031 | |
| Medical Problems | 9.3 | 6.5 | 16.3 | 0.023 | |
1
Results adjusted for age reported at screening
2
Results adjusted for current employment status