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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Oct 16.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Intern Med. 2019 Mar 26;170(8):531–537. doi: 10.7326/M18-2809

Table 2.

Most Common Clinical Conditions Associated With Cannabis-Attributable Visits, by Route of Exposure

Condition Edible Exposure (n = 238), n (%) Inhalable Exposure (n = 2329), n (%) Absolute Difference (Edible — Inhalable) (95% CI), percentage points Total Visits, n (%)
Gastrointestinal symptoms 36(15.1) 752 (32.3) −17.2 (−12.2 to −22.1) 788 (30.7)
 Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome 20 (8.4) 420(18.0) −9.6 (−5.7 to −13.5) 440 (17.1)
Intoxication 115(48.3) 647 (27.8) 20.5 (13.9 to 27.1) 762 (29.7)
Psychiatric symptoms 62 (26.1) 571 (24.5) 1.6 (−4.2 to 7.4) 633 (24.7)
 Acute psychiatric symptoms 43(18.0) 254(10.9) 7.1 (2.1 to 12.1) 297 (46.9)
 Acute exacerbation of underlying chronic disease 1 (0.4) 93 (4.0) −3.6 (−2.5 to −4.7) 94(14.1)
 Chronic psychiatric condition 1 (0.4) 99 (4.3) −3.9 (−2.8 to −5.0) 100 (15.8)
Cardiovascular symptoms 19(8.0) 73(3.1) 4.9 (1.4 to 8.4) 92 (3.6)