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. 2022 Feb 25;6(2):e35027. doi: 10.2196/35027

Table 2.

The validation results for the rule-based classifier.a

Category Motivations, n (%) Consequence, n (%) Neither, n (%) Totalb, n
Medical term

Cancer 15 (42.9) 4 (11.4) 16 (45.7) 35

Cardiovascular 1 (20) 1 (20) 3 (60) 5

Cognitive 5 (18.5) 3 (11.2) 19 (70.3) 27

Death 4 (4) 7 (8) 79 (88) 90

Dermatological 0 (0) 0 (0) 4 (100) 4

Gastrointestinal 6 (21) 1 (3) 22 (76) 29

Immune system 2 (6) 2 (6) 31 (88) 35

Injury 1 (2) 5 (9) 49 (89) 55

Mental health 89 (31.8) 19 (6.7) 172 (61.4) 280

Neurological 18 (11.3) 40 (25) 102 (63.7) 160

Other 33 (26.6) 7 (5.6) 84 (67.8) 124

Pain 28 (25.7) 3 (2.8) 78 (71.5) 109

Poison 2 (8.3) 6 (25) 16 (66.7) 24

Pregnant 2 (14.3) 2 (14.3) 10 (71.4) 14

Respiratory 0 (0) 17 (36.2) 30 (63.8) 47

Stress 17 (44.7) 1 (2.6) 20 (52.7) 38

Weight 0 (0) 0 (0) 16 (100) 16
Totalc 223 (20.4) 118 (10.8) 751 (68.8) 1092d

aThe values in the Motivations, Consequence, and Neither columns show the number and percentage of posts related to health-related motivations for cannabis use, health-related consequences from cannabis use, or neither, respectively, for each medical term.

bThe Total column refers to the total number of tweets coded per medical term.

cThe values in the Total row show the number and percentage of posts related to health-related motivations for cannabis use, health-related consequences from cannabis use, or neither, respectively, for all medical terms.

dThe total number of tweets in the subgroup.