TABLE 3.

Risk Characteristics Associated with Increase in Cannabis Use Among Those Who Used Cannabis in Canada (May 8 to June 23, 2020)

	Bivariate Analyses∗		Multivariable Analyses∗
	Odds Ratio	95% Confidence Interval	Adjusted Odds Ratio	95% Confidence Interval
Region
Western	1.43	0.72–2.85	1.39	0.65–2.97
Prairies	0.91	0.50–1.65	0.86	0.44–1.65
Central	1.83	1.04–3.23	1.93	1.03–3.62
Atlantic (Reference)	1.00	1.00–1.00	1.00	1.00–1.00
Age
18–29 Yrs	2.53	1.39–4.59	2.61	1.32–5.17
30–49 Yrs	1.85	1.14–3.00	1.85	1.07–3.19
≥ 50 Years (Reference)	1.00	1.00–1.00	1.00	1.00–1.00
Ethno-Racial identity
Non-White	1.95	1.24–3.08	1.35	0.81–2.27
White (Reference)	1.00	1.00–1.00	1.00	1.00–1.00
Education
Less than university or college completion	1.64	1.05–2.56	1.86	1.13–3.06
At least university or college completion (Reference)	1.00	1.00–1.00	1.00	1.00–1.00
Feelings of depression
5–7 d	2.96	1.44–6.05	1.52	0.57–4.05
3–4 d	3.05	1.67–5.59	1.83	0.86–3.89
1–2 d	1.97	1.19–3.26	1.51	0.83–2.76
<1 d (Reference)	1.00	1.00–1.00	1.00	1.00–1.00
Feelings of loneliness
5–7 d	3.86	1.98–7.52	2.28	0.92–5.65
3–4 d	2.47	1.42–4.28	1.34	0.67–2.68
1–2 d	2.32	1.35–3.99	1.44	0.77–2.68
<1 d (Reference)	1.00	1.00–1.00	1.00	1.00–1.00
Concerns about personal finances
Very worried	2.53	1.45–4.42	1.85	0.97–3.51
Somewhat worried	1.98	1.21–3.26	1.73	1.00–3.00
Not at all worried or not very worried (Reference)	1.00	1.00–1.00	1.00	1.00–1.00

Bolded interface denotes P < 0.05.

^∗Reference category is no increase in cannabis use.