Table 1.
Sociodemographic and medical characteristics of 61,379 patients seeking medical cannabis certification from CB2 Insights evaluation clinics
| Characteristic | Patients (n = 61,379) |
|---|---|
| Mean (SD) or n (%) | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 45.5 (15.8) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 33,651 (54.8%) |
| Female | 23,209 (37.8%) |
| Non-binary | 33 (0.1%) |
| Unknown | 4486 (7.3%) |
| Race (n = 32,275) | |
| White/Caucasian | 28,322 (87.5%) |
| Black/African American | 2738 (8.5%) |
| Other | 518 (1.6%) |
| Asian | 277 (0.9%) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 261 (0.8%) |
| Middle Eastern | 63 (0.2%) |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 58 (0.2%) |
| South East Asian | 38 (0.1%) |
| Surrogate Household Income (n = 56,083) | |
| < $20,000 | 14 (0.0%) |
| $20,000- < $40,000 | 3519 (6.3%) |
| $40,000- < $60,000 | 15,660 (27.9%) |
| $60,000- < $80,000 | 17,318 (30.9%) |
| $$80,000- < $100,000 | 10,205 (18.2%) |
| > $100,000 | 9367 (16.7%) |
| Smoking Status | |
| Smoker | 11,509 (18.8%) |
| Non-smoker | 49,870 (81.2%) |
| Alcohol Consumption | |
| Yes | 26,081 (42.5%) |
| No | 35,298 (57.5%) |
| Previous Cannabis Experience | |
| Yes | 41,070 (66.9%) |
| No | 20,309 (33.1%) |
| Use of Non-Cannabis Illicit Drugs | |
| Yes | 274 (0.4%) |
| No | 61,105 (99.6%) |
| History of Substance Abuse | |
| Yes | 3426 (5.6%) |
| No | 57,943 (94.4%) |
| Number of Medications | |
| 0 | 34,273 (55.8%) |
| 1 | 7866 (12.8%) |
| 2 | 4755 (7.7%) |
| 3 | 3515 (5.7%) |
| 4 | 2372 (3.9%) |
| 5+ | 8598 (14.0%) |
| Alternate Therapies | |
| Exercise | 25,831 (42.1%) |
| Massage therapy | 13,250 (21.6%) |
| Mental health counselling | 11,235 (18.3%) |
| Chiropractor | 11,047 (18.0%) |
| Acupuncture | 5632 (9.2%) |
| Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy | 5176 (8.4%) |
| Aroma therapy | 3849 (6.3%) |
| Cognitive behavioural therapy | 3470 (5.7%) |
| Physiotherapy | 3380 (5.5%) |
| Homeopathic medicine | 3186 (5.2%) |
| Reiki | 2329 (3.8%) |
| Naturopathic medicine | 1788 (2.9%) |
| Addictions counselling | 1158 (1.9%) |
| Other | 221 (0.4%) |
| None | 24,939 (40.6%) |
| Number of Comorbid Conditions | |
| 0 | 10,807 (17.6%) |
| 1 | 15,971 (26.0%) |
| 2 | 9863 (16.1%) |
| 3 | 7319 (11.9%) |
| 4 | 5497 (9.0%) |
| 5+ | 11,922 (19.4%) |
Table 1 summarizes key patient characteristics of the entire sample of 61,379 patients who received medical cannabis certification at clinics owned and operated by CB2 Insights. For characteristics in which data were not available for every patient, a sample size for that variable is provided. SD = standard deviation