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. 2020 Dec 3;12(12):e11868. doi: 10.7759/cureus.11868

Table 3. Unadjusted and Adjusted associations between marijuana use and cardiovascular disease in US adults who completed the BRFSS questionnaire.

BRFSS, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

Characteristics Unadjusted Adjusted  
  OR (95% CI) p-value OR (95% CI) p-value  
Marijuana Use 0.65 (0.50-0.84) 0.001 0.74 (0.54-1.01) 0.059  
Age > 65 years 5.03 (4.44-5.70) <0.001 4.36 (3.70-5.13) <0.001  
Female Sex 0.68 (0.60-0.76) <0.001 0.50 (0.42-0.58) <0.001  
Race/Ethnicity          
White only Reference Reference Reference Reference  
Black/African American only 0.83 (0.69-0.99) 0.04 0.78 (0.61-1.01) 0.064  
Asian only 0.31 (0.18-0.52) <0.001 0.77 (0.44-1.36) 0.372  
Other 1.14 (0.77-1.67) 0.519 1.02 (0.63-1.65) 0.139  
Multiracial 1.10 (0.72-1.69) 0.645 1.03 (0.60-1.76) 0.927  
Hispanic 0.44 (0.35-0.55) <0.001 0.57 (0.44-0.76) <0.001  
BMI          
Underweight 0.98 (0.66-1.46) 0.914 0.80 (0.48-1.33) 0.388  
Normal weight Reference Reference Reference Reference  
Overweight 1.49 (1.26-1.75) <0.001 1.38 (1.15-1.67) 0.001  
Obese 1.85 (1.57-2.18) <0.001 1.63 (1.35-1.97) <0.001  
Income          
< 25,000 2.67 (2.23-3.18) <0.001 2.44 (1.99-3.00) <0.001  
25,000-49,999 1.79 (1.48-2.18) <0.001 1.42 (1.14-1.77) 0.002  
50,000-74,999 1.35 (1.07-1.69) 0.01 1.16 (0.90-1.48) 0.246  
At least 75,000 Reference Reference Reference Reference  
No Exercise in Past 30 Days 1.85 (1.64-2.09) <0.001 1.42 (1.22-1.66) <0.001  
Tobacco use 2.61 (2.31-2.95) <0.001 1.77 (1.51-2.07) <0.001  
Alcohol use 0.50 (0.39-0.63) <0.001 0.66 (0.50-0.88) 0.005  
Depression 2.17 (1.90-2.49) <0.001 2.19 (1.83-2.62) <0.001