Table 1.
Demographic Data and Self-Reported Conditions of Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Survivors
| No Cannabis Use after CRC Diagnosis | Cannabis Use after CRC Diagnosis | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) |
Adjusted ORa (95% CI) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | |||
| Overall | 1491 (83.6%) | 293 (16.4%) | ||
| Age (years) | ||||
| 18–49 | 91 (6.1%) | 41 (14.0%) | Ref | |
| 50–64 | 451 (30.2%) | 135 (46.1%) | 0.664 (0.44, 1.01) | 0.66 (0.42, 1.03) |
| 65+ | 949 (63.6%) | 117 (39.9%) | 0.27 (0.18, 0.42) | 0.28 (0.18, 0.44) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 1214 (81.4%) | 253 (86.3%) | Ref | |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 55 (3.7%) | 12 (4.1%) | 1.05 (0.55, 1.98) | 1.06 (0.53, 2.12) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 134 (9.0%) | 12 (4.1%) | 0.43 (0.23, 0.79) | 0.36 (0.19, 0.67) |
| Hispanic | 88 (5.9%) | 16 (5.5%) | 0.872 (0.50, 1.51) | 0.75 (0.42, 1.35) |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 766 (51.4%) | 131 (44.7%) | Ref | |
| Male | 725 (48.6%) | 162 (55.3%) | 1.31 (1.02, 1.68) | 1.31 (1.00, 1.72) |
| Education | ||||
| No college | 245 (16.4%) | 38 (13.0%) | Ref | |
| Some college or College degree | 1246 (83.6%) | 255 (87.0%) | 1.32 (0.91, 1.91) | 1.16 (0.79, 1.72) |
| Marital Status | ||||
| Not married /partnered | 471 (31.6%) | 98 (33.4%) | Ref | |
| Married or partnered, living as married | 1020 (68.4%) | 195 (66.6%) | 0.92 (0.70, 1.20) | 0.75 (0.56, 1.00) |
| Healthcare systemb | ||||
| A | 1141 (76.5%) | 231 (78.8%) | Ref | |
| B | 155 (10.4%) | 33 (11.3%) | 1.05 (0.70, 1.57) | 1.02 (0.66, 1.57) |
| C | 160 (10.7%) | 22 (7.5%) | 0.68 (0.43, 1.09) | 0.75 (0.46, 1.23) |
| D | 35 (2.3%) | 7 (2.4%) | 0.99 (0.43, 2.25) | 0.78 (0.33, 1.85) |
| Smoking status | ||||
| Never or Former | 1445 (96.9%) | 269 (91.8%) | Ref | |
| Current | 46 (3.1%) | 24 (8.2%) | 2.80 (1.68, 4.67) | 2.71 (1.56, 4.70) |
| Alcohol use | ||||
| ≤ 4 times per month | 1032 (69.2%) | 146 (49.8%) | Ref | |
| > 4 times per month | 459 (30.8%) | 147 (50.2%) | 2.26 (1.76, 2.92) | 2.17 (1.65, 2.85) |
| Charlson comorbidity score | ||||
| 0 | 462 (31.0%) | 110 (37.5%) | Ref | |
| 1 or 2 | 880 (59.0%) | 168 (57.3%) | 0.80 (0.62, 1.05) | 1.07 (0.80, 1.44) |
| 3+ | 149 (10.0%) | 15 (5.1%) | 0.42 (0.24, 0.75) | 0.741 (0.40, 1.36) |
| Stage | ||||
| 1 or 2 | 842 (56.5%) | 120 (41.0%) | Ref | |
| 3 or 4 | 453 (30.4%) | 124 (42.3%) | 1.92 (1.46, 2.53) | 1.68 (1.25, 2.25) |
| Unstaged/Unknown | 196 (13.1%) | 49 (16.7%) | 1.75 (1.22, 2.53) | 1.52 (1.02, 2.26) |
| Anatomical Site | ||||
| Colon | 1076 (72.2%) | 176 (60.1%) | Ref | |
| Rectum | 415 (27.8%) | 117 (39.9%) | 1.72 (1.33, 2.24) | 1.30 (0.98, 1.73) |
a Adjusted for all other variables in the table
b Specific site names are masked for confidentiality