Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of African American NDS by cannabis use
| Overall (n=262) | No past 30-day cannabis use (n=163) | Past 30-day cannabis use (n=99) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic variables | ||||
| Age, mean (SD) | 48.2 (11.6) | 50.1 (10.9) | 44.9 (12.1) | <.001 |
| Male Sex, n (%) | 131 (49.8) | 78 (47.9) | 52 (52.5) | 0.46 |
| Cohabitation Status, n (%) married or living with a partner | 61 (23.2) | 31 (19.0) | 30 (30.3) | 0.04 |
| Employment Status, n (%) not currently employed | 92 (35.0) | 48 (29.5) | 43 (43.4) | 0.02 |
| Education Level, n (%) some college or higher | 158 (60.1) | 104 (63.8) | 53 (53.5) | 0.10 |
| Health Insurance that Pays for Most Medical Care, n (%) yes | 203 (77.2) | 130 (79.8) | 72 (72.7) | 0.19 |
| aPoverty level, n (%) ≤100 | 110 (47.2) | 65 (44.8) | 45 (51.7) | 0.31 |
| Housing, n (%) own a home | 29 (11.0) | 18 (11.0) | 11 (11.1) | 0.99 |
| Perceived Health, n (%) very good/excellent | 61 (23.2) | 39 (23.9) | 22 (22.2) | 0.75 |
| Psychosocial Variables | ||||
| Depressive symptoms (PHQ-2 ≥ 3), n (%) | 58 (22.1) | 25 (15.3) | 32 (32.3) | 0.001 |
| Alcohol misuse (AUDIT-C ≥ 3 for women and ≥ 4 for men), n (%) | 130 (49.4) | 73 (44.8) | 57 (57.6) | 0.04 |
| Prescription pain relievers, n (%) who used in the past 30 days | 103 (39.2) | 64 (39.3) | 38 (38.4) | 0.89 |
| Smoking Variables | ||||
| Nondaily smoker type, n (%) Native (i.e., always been a nondaily smoker) Converted (i.e., formerly a daily smoker) |
76 (28.9) 187 (71.1) |
47 (28.8) 116 (71.2) |
29 (29.3) 70 (70.7) |
0.94 |
| Age when you started smoking cigarettes regularly, Mean (SD) | 21.4 (8.8) | 22.2 (9.2) | 20.2 (8.1) | 0.08 |
| Years of regular cigarette smoking, Mean (SD) | 26.7 (13.3) | 27.9 (12.6) | 24.7 (14.2) | 0.06 |
| Days smoked cigarettes in past 30 days, Mean (SD) | 18.0 (6.2) | 18.1 (6.4) | 17.7 (5.9) | 0.66 |
| Average cigarettes used on days smoked in past 30 days, Mean (SD) | 4.5 (3.0) | 4.7 (3.2) | 4.4 (2.7) | 0.43 |
| Use of polytobacco products in the past 30 days, n (%) yes | 73 (27.9) | 34 (20.9) | 39 (39.4) | 0.001 |
| Polytobacco products used in the past 30 days, Mean (SD) | 2.6 (7.6) | 1.9 (7.2) | 3.7 (8.1) | 0.06 |
| Nicotine Dependence, “How soon after waking do you first smoke,” n (%) within 30 mins | 114 (43.5) | 65 (39.9) | 49 (49.5) | 0.13 |
| Dependence Motives (WISDM Brief), Mean (SD) | 32.7 (12.2) | 32.5 (12.4) | 32.9 (11.9) | 0.82 |
| Number of 24 hour quit attempts in past year, Mean (SD) | 5.5 (12.4) | 6.0 (13.7) | 4.7 (9.7) | 0.38 b |
a
Data were missing for 30 (11%) participants regarding total yearly gross household income (11% of those who did not use cannabis in the past 30-days and 12% of those who used cannabis in the past 30-days).
b
Satterthwaite’s Approximation for unequal variances.