TABLE 1.
Demographic and MS‐related data
| Cannabis‐C | Cannabis‐W | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean/frequency (N = 20) | SD | Mean/frequency (N = 19) | SD | t‐test/χ2 | Sig. (2 = tailed) | |
| Age (years) | 39.30 | 8.473 | 36.26 | 11.690 | t = 0.36 | 0.36 |
| Sex (% female) | 9 (45.0 %) | – | 11 (57.89%) | – | χ2 = 0.648 | 0.42 |
| EDSS | 2.90 | 1.85 | 2.45 | 2.05 | t = 0.72 | 0.47 |
| Disease course, n (%) | ||||||
| RRMS | 16 (80%) | – | 14 (73.68%) | – | χ2 = 0.219 | 0.72 |
| SPMS | 4 (20%) | – | 5 (26.32%) | – | – | – |
| Disease duration (years) | 9.61 | 5.67 | 5.62 | 5.10 | t = 2.31 | 0.03 |
| Disease modifying drug, n (%) | 5 (25%) | 10 (52.63) | χ² = 3.143 | 0.07 | ||
Abbreviations: Cannabis‐C = cannabis continuation group; cannabis‐W = cannabis withdrawal group; EDSS‐expanded disability status scale; SD = standard deviation; Sig‐statistical significance ; χ2 = chi square test.