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. 2021 May 6;11:272. doi: 10.1038/s41398-021-01382-y

Table 2.

Group, sex and group-by-sex effects in recreational cannabis users (n = 49), dependent cannabis users (n = 59) and controls (n = 98) from the three-site subsample with data for cannabis dependence status.

Group Sex Site§
(dependent CB vs recreational CB) (dependent CB vs HC) (recreational CB vs HC) (Males vs Females) Group-by-Sex
β (95% CI) p β (95% CI) p β (95% CI) p β 95% CI p β (95% CI) (95% CI) p Var
Brain volumes (mm3)
 Amygdala L 16.37 −115.85, 148.70 0.808 −197.83 −244.61, 48.95 0.191 −114.20 −245.18, 16.77 0.087 99.66 4.72, 194.60 0.040* −38.36 −174.89, 98.16 0.582 0.58
R −25.05 −150.76, 100.66 0.696 13.76 −125.67, 153.20 0.847 38.82 −85.61, 163.24 0.541 172.80 83.40, 262.20 <001*** −58.37 −188.06, 71.32 0.378 0.58
 Hippocampus L 453.77 −221.38, 328.91 0.702 −31.70 −337.34, 273.94 0.839 −85.47 −356.62, 185.69 0.537 53.82 −135.67, 243.30 0.578 −11.52 −295.88, 272.86 0.937 0.03
R −133.11 −386.45, 120.22 0.303 −63.80 −345.06, 217.47 0.657 69.15 −180.80, 319.43 0.587 118.58 −58.27, 295.44 0.189 0.15 −261.81, 261.49 0.999 0.06
 NAcc L −74.85 −149.74, 0.04 0.051 −41.69 −124.76, 41.37 0.325 33.15 −40.97, 107.29 0.236 35.57 −17.88, 89.03 0.192 13.75 −63.51, 91.01 0.727 0.65
R −51.93 −113.33, 9.47 0.097 −18.71 −86.83, 49.39 0.590 33.21 −27.58, −94.00 0.284 21.85 −21.95, 65.65 0.328 −14.87 −78.22, 48.47 0.380 0.88
 Insula L −290.49 −688.94, 107.96 0.153 −169.37 −611.45, 272.70 0.453 121.12 −273.01, 515.24 0.547 90.08 −192.79, 372.96 0.533 172.93 −238.28, 584.13 0.410 0.21
R −204.12 −60.63, 195.39 0.317 −313.38 −756.88, 130.13 0.166 −109.25 −341.65, 218.83 0.587 −64.29 −343.62, 215.03 0.652 318.70 −93.88, 731.29 0.130 0.07
OFC
lateral L −429.13 −900.90, −42.62 0.075 −201.77 −725.12, 321.57 0.450 227.36 −725.12, 321.57 0.340 173.94 −161.72, 509.60 0.310 462.21 −24.58, 949.01 0.063 0.32
R −564.93 −1058.51, −71.35 0.025*a −702.11 −1249.80, −153.41 0.012*b −137.17 −625.22, 350.87 0.582 −3.27 −351.64, 345.11 0.985 575.33 65.87, 1084.78 0.027*c 0.15
medial L −201.33 −549.49, 146.84 0.257 −182.06 −568.43, 204.31 0.356 19.26 −324.91, 363.44 0.913 23.27 −222.03, 268.57 0.853 127.42 −231.99, 486.82 0.487 0.13
R −215.47 −561.45, 130.51 0.222 −278.42 −662.29, −105.44 0.155 −62.95 −405.18, 279.28 0.496 76.62 −171.78, 319.02 0.557 184.60 −172.46, 541.65 0.311 0.21
ACC
rostral L −233.80 −543.58, 75.98 0.139 −203.63 −492.21, 84.95 0.167 30.16 −247.86, 308.19 0.832 4.84 −218.22, 227.89 0.966 −78.23 −403.14, 246.68 0.637 0.25
R −89.39 −371.23, 192.45 0.547 −126.39 −389.15, 136.36 0.346 −37.01 −290.17, 216.15 0.774 47.72 −153.80, 249.25 0.643 −43.38 −339.29, 252.53 0.774 0.10
caudal L −208.86 −508.63, 90.91 0.172 −274.13 −555.09, 6.83 0.056 −65.27 −336.19, 205.65 0.637 −265.70 −469.06, −62.357 0.010* 224.09 −93.02, 541.19 0.166 0.00
R −5.77 −343.00, 331.46 0.973 −55.018 −369.24, 259.21 0.731 −49.25 −351.98, 253.49 0.750 172.43 −69.87, 414.73 0.163 −158.59 −512.40, 195.23 0.380 0.18
medial L −201.33 −549.49, 146.84 0.257 −182.06 −568.43, 204.31 0.356 19.26 −324.91, 363.44 0.913 23.27 −222.03, 268.57 0.853 127.42 −231.99, 486.82 0.487 0.13
R −215.47 −561.45, 130.51 0.222 −278.42 −662.29, −105.44 0.155 −62.95 −405.18, 279.28 0.496 73.62 −171.78, 319.02 0.557 184.60 −172.46, 541.65 0.311 0.21
Cerebellum
GM L −738.06 −3934.90, 2458.37 0.651 −2.26 −3534.43, 3547.96 0.999 740.32 −2423.29, 3903.93 0.646 3461.28 1189.26, 5733.30 0.003** 1676.65 −1621.32, 4974.63 0.319 0.47
R −1216.89 −4765.03, 2331.20 0.501 −261.34 −3674.48, 4197.17 0.896 1478.23 −2033.54, 4990.01 0.409 3110.34 584.19, 5636.49 0.016* 2009.77 −1651.08, 5670.61 0.282 0.48
WM L −1141.32 −2285.33, −2.70 0.051 −1193.07 −2462.19, 76.06 0.065 −51.74 −1183.74, 1080.25 0.929 −377.17 −1188.80 434.47 0.362 1507.86 327.38, 2688.33 0.012*d 0.32
R −1269.72 −2495.49, −43.93 0.042*e −1564.76 −2924.55, −204.97 0.024*f −295.05 −1508.04, 917.95 0.634 −136.99 −1007.92, 733.94 0.758 1786.54 521.74, 3051.34 0.006**g 0.36

ACC anterior cingulate cortex; β beta, CB cannabis users, CI confidence interval, GM grey matter, L left, HC controls, OFC orbitofrontal cortex, R right, Var variation, WM white matter. §Site level variation based on intraclass correlation (ICC).

*p(unc) <0.05, **p(unc) <0.01, ***p(unc) <0.001.

ad = −0.10.

bd = −0.17.

cFemale dependent CB < female recreational CB (β = −564.93, p = .025, d = −0.52), female HC (β = −702.11, p = .012, d = −0.55), male dependent CB (β = −574.76, p = .010, d = −0.41), male recreational CB (β = −527.65, p = .022, d = −0.45) and male HC (β = 701.54, p = .010, d = −0.43).

dFemale dependent CB < male dependent CB (β = −1136.554, p = .028, d = −0.26) and male recreational CB (β = −1652.85, p = .002, d = −0.45);

ed = −12.

fd = −0.09;

gFemale dependent CB < female recreational CB (β = −1269.72, p = 0.042, d = −0.36), female HC (β = −1564.76, p = 0.024, d = −0.34), male dependent CB (β = −1620.06, p = 0.004, d = −0.32), male recreational CB (β = −2029.51, p < 0.001, d = −0.48) and male HC (β = −1398.28, p = 0.039, d = −0.23).