Table 1.
Cannabis users | Non-users before and during lockdown |
Users vs. non-users during lockdown |
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Before lockdown | Only before lockdown | During lockdown (n = 199) | |||||
Before & during lockdown | Only during lockdown | Total | |||||
n = 182 | n = 49 | n = 133 | n = 66 | n = 199 | n = 6,836 | P-value | |
Gender, n male (%) | 95 (52%) | 25 (52%) | 69 (52%) | 46 (70%) | 115 (61%) | 6,836 (69%) | 0.61 |
Age in years | 35 ± 12.3 | 33.8 ± 11.5 | 35.5 ± 12.6 | 39.7 ± 13.5 | 37.6 ± 13.1 | 42.6 ± 13.3 | <0.001* |
Level of education, year postgraduate? | 3.9 ± 1.1 | 3.8 ± 1.2 | 4 ± 1.1 | 4.3 ± 1.2 | 4.15 ± 1.1 | 4.2 ± 1.2 | 0.29 |
Worries about health, VAS (0 to 100) | 48.2 ± 30.7 | 48.6 ± 29.4 | 48.1 ± 31.3 | 44.7 ± 33.6 | 46.4 ± 32.4 | 54.1 ± 30.4 | 0.03* |
Stress of covid, VAS (0 to 100) | 55.5 ± 31.2 | 55.4 ± 30.9 | 55.6 ± 31.4 | 57.8 ± 30 | 56.7 ± 30.7 | 57.7 ± 29.9 | 0.53 |
Fatigue, VAS (0 to 100) | 53.4 ± 31.4 | 55.0 ± 31.6 | 52.8 ± 31.5 | 55.0 ± 32.2 | 53.9 ± 31.9 | 51.0 ± 31.8 | 0.31 |
Anxiety-fear, VAS (0–100) | 53.3 ± 30.9 | 58 ± 32.4 | 51.5 ± 30.3 | 52.4 ± 30.4 | 51.95 ± 30.4 | 50.9 ± 30.6 | 0.79 |
Good mood, VAS (0–100) | 48 ± 29.4 | 44.3 ± 31.7 | 49.4 ± 28.5 | 50.7 ± 31.2 | 50.05 ± 29.9 | 53.1 ± 27 | 0.12 |
Worries about economic impact, VAS (0–100) | 75.0 ± 26 | 68.9 ± 33.3 | 77.2 ± 22.5 | 78 ± 19.8 | 77.6 ± 21.2 | 76.9 ± 22.4 | 0.71 |
Worries re impact on healthcare system, VAS (0–100) | 72.2 ± 27 | 76.1 ± 25.8 | 70.7 ± 27.4 | 66.8 ± 23.4 | 68.75 ± 25.4 | 69.2 ± 25 | 0.87 |
Satisfaction with government measures, VAS (0–100) | 35.9 ± 30.4 | 29.1 ± 29.8 | 38.3 ± 30.4 | 47.5 ± 32.3 | 42.9 ± 31.4 | 47.8 ± 30.5 | 0.005* |
Satisfaction with measures for businesses, VAS (0–100) | 65.0 ± 31.1 | 65.5 ± 27.9 | 64.9 ± 32.4 | 66.2 ± 32.9 | 65.55 ± 32.7 | 66.2 ± 29 | 0.13 |
Smoking, n cigarettes/day | |||||||
Before lockdown | 9.2 ± 6.4 | 10.9 ± 6.4 | 8.6 ± 6.3 | 4.3 ± 5.8 | 6.5 ± 6.1 | 2.3 ± 5.3 | <0.001* |
During lockdown | 9.6 ± 7.1 | 11.3 ± 7.2 | 9.0 ± 7.0 | 5.4 ± 6.8 | 7.2 ± 6.9 | 2.3 ± 5.4 | <0.001* |
Alcohol, n units/week | |||||||
Before lockdown | 9.3 ± 5.9 | 8.2 ± 6.4 | 9.7 ± 5.7 | 9.4 ± 5.3 | 9.6 ± 5.5 | 7.5 ± 6.2 | <0.001* |
During lockdown | 8.9 ± 6.3 | 7.2 ± 6.6 | 9.5 ± 6.1 | 9.9 ± 4.9 | 9.7 ± 5.5 | 7.0 ± 6.2 | <0.001* |
Cannabis, n of joints/week | |||||||
Before lockdown | 13.0 ± 4.1 | 13.2 ± 3.9 | 13.0 ± 4.1 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 13 ± 2.1 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | <0.001* |
During lockdown | 9.7 ± 7.1 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 13.3 ± 4.7 | 12 ± 2.2 | 12.7 ± 3.5 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | <0.001* |
Peaceful/angry, VAS from peaceful (0) to angry (100) | |||||||
Before lockdown | 42.6 ± 25 | 41.1 ± 24.1 | 43.1 ± 25.4 | 43.1 ± 23.7 | 43.1 ± 24.5 | 37.9 ± 22.7 | 0.02* |
During lockdown | 60.2 ± 27.1 | 64.8 ± 24.6 | 58.5 ± 27.9 | 58.4 ± 25.0 | 58.5 ± 26.4 | 54.5 ± 25.5 | 0.09 |
Sad-happy, VAS from sad (0) to happy (100) | |||||||
Before lockdown | 65.7 ± 23.4 | 63.3 ± 24.9 | 66.5 ± 22.9 | 64.8 ± 19.8 | 65.7 ± 21.35 | 68.6 ± 21.0 | 0.03* |
During lockdown | 42.3 ± 26.2 | 35.8 ± 26.8 | 44.6 ± 25.6 | 47.1 ± 24.1 | 45.9 ± 24.9 | 47.1 ± 24.8 | 0.41 |
Calm-excited, VAS from calm (0) to excited (100) | |||||||
Before lockdown | 48.0 ± 27.8 | 51.5 ± 26.1 | 46.7 ± 28.3 | 55.6 ± 22 | 51.2 ± 25.2 | 43.5 ± 25.0 | 0.03* |
During lockdown | 49.3 ± 27.4 | 52.1 ± 28.1 | 48.4 ± 27.2 | 51.1 ± 26.3 | 49.8 ± 26.8 | 46.7 ± 24.8 | 0.24 |
Busy-bored, VAS from busy (0) to bored (100) | |||||||
Before lockdown | 22.3 ± 22.5 | 24.9 ± 24.1 | 21.3 ± 21.9 | 20.8 ± 22.6 | 21.1 ± 22.3 | 19.1 ± 19.2 | <0.001* |
During lockdown | 51.3 ± 31.2 | 55.7 ± 28 | 49.6 ± 30.9 | 52.9 ± 30.4 | 51.2 ± 30.7 | 40.4 ± 30.6 | <0.001* |
Bold value indicated the p-value < 0.05.
p < 0.05.