Table 6.

Sex Differences in Perceived Efficacy of Cannabis to Treat Various Medical Conditions

	Male, n=774	Female, n=644	p
Multiple sclerosis	n=5; M=3.96 (SD=0.96)	n=11; M=3.28 (SD=1.37)	0.34
Cancer	n=21; M=3.60 (SD=1.47)	n=18; M=3.72 (SD=1.29)	0.79
Epilepsy	n=7; M=4.63 (SD=0.73)	n=11; M=4.30 (SD=1.09)	0.49
HIV	n=9; M=2.80 (SD=1.75)	n=0	—
Glaucoma	n=2; M=1.50 (SD=2.26)	n=0	—
IBS	n=88; M=3.53 (SD=1.31)	n=115; M=3.45 (SD=1.34)	0.67
Colitis/Crohn's disease	n=23; M=4.28 (SD=0.91)	n=20; M=4.09 (SD=1.09)	0.52
Tremor	n=16; M=3.45 (SD=1.87)	n=15; M=3.72 (SD=1.25)	0.64
Anxiety	n=385; M=3.48 (SD=1.37)	n=423; M=3.57 (SD=1.32)	0.37
Depression	n=369; M=3.84 (SD=1.27)	n=330; M=3.67 (SD=1.28)	0.08
Spasticity	n=125; M=3.57 (SD=1.24)	n=132; M=3.58 (SD=1.19)	0.95
Nausea	n=157; M=4.24 (SD=1.03)	n=223; M=4.20 (SD=0.98)	0.68
Pain	n=450; M=3.46 (SD=1.18)	n=406; M=3.54 (SD=1.11)	0.28
Tics	n=22; M=3.75 (SD=1.46)	n=14; M=3.51 (SD=1.39)	0.64
Appetite	n=60; M=4.40 (SD=0.86)	n=80; M=4.18 (SD=1.05)	0.20
Seizures/spasticity	n=21; M=4.41 (SD=0.87)	n=14; M=3.66 (SD=1.00)	0.02
Headaches/migraines	n=206; M=3.79 (SD=1.24)	n=289; M=3.47 (SD=1.23)	0.004