Table 1.
Socioeconomic demographics of 604 survey participants with arthritis who use CBD and those who do not use CBD
| Demographics | Used CBD (N=428) N (%) |
Not Used CBD (N=176) N (%) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (y) | |||
| 18–34 | 123 (28.7) | 45 (25.6) | <.001* |
| 35–54 | 202 (47.2) | 59 (33.5) | |
| 55–64 years old | 60 (14) | 43 (24.4) | |
| 65 years and older | 43 (10) | 29 (16.5) | |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 272 (63.6) | 121 (68.8) | .14 |
| Male | 139 (32.5) | 53 (30.1) | |
| Prefer not to say | 17 (4.0) | 2 (1.1) | |
| Ethnicity | |||
| White | 357 (83.4) | 151 (85.8) | .83 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 8 (1.8) | 3 (1.7) | |
| African American | 17 (4.0) | 9 (5.1) | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 (4.2) | 5 (2.8) | |
| Native American | 5 (1.2) | 0 (0) | |
| Other | 16 (3.7) | 3 (1.7) | |
| Not disclosed | 7 (1.6) | 5 (2.8) | |
| Geographya | |||
| Other country | 64 (15.0) | 21 (11.9) | .01* |
| Midwest | 68 (15.9) | 35 (19.9) | |
| Northeast | 95 (22.2) | 52 (29.5) | |
| South | 104 (24.3) | 47 (26.7) | |
| West | 97 (22.7) | 21 (11.9) | |
| Education | |||
| High school | 96 (22.4) | 33 (18.8) | .87 |
| Associate degree | 85 (19.9) | 38 (21.6) | |
| Bachelor’s degree | 184 (43.0) | 77 (43.8) | |
| Doctorate degree | 45 (10.5) | 21 (11.9) | |
| Not disclosed | 18 (4.2) | 7 (4) | |
| Income | |||
| <$30,000 | 102 (23.8) | 32 (18.2) | .29 |
| $30,000–$54,999 | 79 (18.5) | 38 (21.6) | |
| $55,000–$99,999 | 114 (26.6) | 56 (31.8) | |
| ≥100,000 | 78 (18.2) | 25 (14.2) | |
| Rather not say | 55 (12.9) | 25 (14.2) | |
| Type of arthritis | |||
| Osteoarthritis | 204 (47.7) | 80 (45.5) | .99 |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 142 (33.2) | 55 (31.3) | |
| Other autoimmune arthritis | 82 (19.1) | 32 (18.2) | |
| Unsure/missing | 0 | 9 (5.1) | |
| How did you hear about CBD?b | |||
| Friends or family | 166 (38.8) | ||
| Internet/social media | 151 (35.3) | ||
| Medical personnel | 48 (11.2) | ||
| Periodical/television | 9 (2.1) | ||
| Unsure | 54 (12.6) | ||
| Spoke to the doctor about your CBD use? | |||
| No | 195 (45.6) | ||
| Yes | 233 (54.4) | ||
| Friends/family use CBD? | |||
| No | 75 (17.5) | ||
| Yes | 353 (82.5) | ||
Y years, $ US dollars, % percent, CBD cannabidiol
Statistical comparisons performed with Pearson chi-squared test between groups
*Significance determined as P<0.05
aGeographic regions based on US Census Divisions
bAll patients in the analysis answered “yes” for have you heard of CBD