Table 1.
Sociodemographic and mental health characteristics of treatment-seeking cannabis users (n=87)
|
Sociodemographic
characteristics |
Total Sample (n=87) |
Males (n=54) |
Females (n=33) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age * | 31.4 (10.3) | 30.7 (9.6) | 32.7 (11.4) | 0.369 |
| Race # | ||||
| African American | 72 (82.8) | 44 (81.5) | 28 (84.8) | 0.687 |
| Other | 15 (17.2) | 10 (18.5) | 5 (15.1) | |
| Ethnicity # | ||||
| Non-Hispanic | 3 (96.5) | 52 (96.3) | 32 (97.0) | 0.867 |
| Hispanic | 84 (3.5) | 2 (3.7) | 1 (3.0) | |
| Education # | ||||
| <High school | 15 (17.2) | 11 (20.4) | 4 (12.1) | 0.323 |
| ≥High school/GED | 72 (82.8) | 43 (79.6) | 29 (87.9) | |
| Mental health | ||||
| ASI total score * | 11.7 (8.3) | 11.1 (7.9) | 12.7 (9.1) | 0.378 |
| BSI global severity * | 0.6 (0.5) | 0.5 (0.5) | 0.6 (0.6) | 0.255 |
| Cigarette smoking and alcohol use | ||||
| Current smoker # | ||||
| No | 32 (36.8) | 20 (37.0) | 12 (36.4) | 0.950 |
| Yes | 55 (63.2) | 34 (63.0) | 21 (63.6 | |
| CPD * | 7.1 (6.3) | 6.8 (5.7) | 7.5 (7.4) | 0.719 |
| Current drinking # | 44 (50.6) | 29 (53.7) | 15 (45.5) | 0.455 |
| Drinks/week * | 4.5 (5.8) | 5.1 (6.8) | 3.2 (3.1) | 0.324 |
| Cannabis use | ||||
| Days used cannabis past month * | 28.4 (3.5) | 28.1 (3.8) | 28.8 (2.9) | 0.352 |
| Grams cannabis used per day * | 3.4 (4.4) | 3.8 (5.3) | 2.8 (2.2) | 0.336 |
| Cannabis dependence # | 69 (79.3) | 42 (77.8) | 27 (81.8) | 0.652 |
| Age at first use of cannabis * | 14.3 (4.6) | 13.5 (4.5) | 15.6 (4.5) | 0.043 |
| Years regular cannabis use * | 14.5 (9.7) | 14.3 (9.0) | 15.0 (11.0) | 0.765 |
Note:
#
indicates data presented are n (% of total sample)
*
indicates data presented are Mean (SD)
Bold text denotes statistically significant differences
ASI = Anxiety Sensitivity Index
BSI = Brief Symptom Inventory
CPD = tobacco cigarettes smoked per day