TABLE 3.
Cannabis use information: comparison of perimenopausal and postmenopausal survey participants (two-tailed)
| Cannabis use variables | All respondents, N = 250 | Perimenopausal, n = 126 | Postmenopausal, n = 124 | Perimenopausal vs postmenopausal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) or Mean ± SD | n (%) or Mean ± SD | n (%) or Mean ± SD | χ2 or F (P) | |
| Tried cannabis (lifetime) | 0.94 (0.33) | |||
| No | 20 (8.0%) | 8 (6.3%) | 12 (9.7%) | — |
| Yes | 230 (92.0%) | 118 (93.7%) | 112 (90.3%) | — |
| Age first tried cannabis a | 19.57 ± 9.73 | 20.73 ± 10.52 | 18.34 ± 8.70 | 3.50 (0.06) |
| History of regular cannabis usea,b | 0.03 (0.86) | |||
| No | 38 (16.5%) | 19 (16.1%) | 19 (17.0%) | — |
| Yes | 192 (83.5%) | 99 (83.9%) | 93 (83.0%) | — |
| Cannabis use (current)a | 1.70 (0.19) | |||
| No | 32 (13.9%) | 13 (11.0%) | 19 (17.0%) | — |
| Yes | 198 (86.1%) | 105 (89.0%) | 93 (83.0%) | — |
| Type of current cannabis usec | 1.29 (0.53) | |||
| Mixed use (recreational and medical) | 102 (51.5%) | 51 (48.6%) | 51 (54.8%) | — |
| Recreational only | 61 (30.8%) | 36 (34.3%) | 25 (26.9%) | — |
| Medical only | 35 (17.7%) | 18 (17.1%) | 17 (18.3%) | — |
| Current modes of usea,d | ||||
| Smoke (e.g., joint, bowl, bong) | 194 (84.3%) | 95 (80.5%) | 99 (88.4%) | 2.71 (0.10) |
| Edible | 180 (78.3%) | 99 (83.9%) | 81 (72.3%) | 4.53 (0.03) |
| Vape oil | 121 (52.6%) | 57 (48.3%) | 64 (57.1%) | 1.80 (0.18) |
| Tincture | 93 (40.4%) | 52 (44.1%) | 41 (36.6%) | 1.33 (0.25) |
| Vape flower | 86 (37.4%) | 42 (35.6%) | 44 (39.3%) | 0.34 (0.56) |
| Topical | 59 (25.7%) | 26 (22.0%) | 33 (29.5%) | 1.66 (0.20) |
| Capsule | 27 (11.7%) | 14 (11.9%) | 13 (11.6%) | <0.01 (0.95) |
| Transdermal | 9 (3.9%) | 2 (1.7%) | 7 (6.3%) | 3.17 (0.08) |
| Suppository/lubricant | 8 (3.5%) | 4 (3.4%) | 4 (3.6%) | 0.01 (0.94) |
| Other | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | — |
Bold numbers are significant at P ≤ 0.05.
SD, standard deviation.
aOnly answered if respondent reported trying cannabis (n = 230; perimenopausal = 118; postmenopausal = 112); one postmenopausal respondent did not provide age of last cannabis use (n = 111).
bRegular cannabis use was defined as the respondent reporting any period of time using cannabis at least once per month.
cOnly answered if respondent reported current cannabis use (n = 198; perimenopausal = 105; postmenopausal = 93).
dRespondents were instructed to select all items that applied.