Table 2.
Prevalence and correlates of DSM-5 cannabis use disorder (CUD) diagnostic subgroup among 392 respondents
| Variable | DSM-5 CUD severity |
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|---|---|---|---|
| No CUD (n=130) |
Any CUD (n=262) |
Any vs. no CUD | |
| % (n) or M (SD) | % (n) or M (SD) | aOR (95% CI) | |
| Cannabis validators | |||
| Days used cannabis in past month1 - M (SD) | 6.5 (9.7) | 19.8 (10.8) | 1.11 (1.08, 1.14) |
| Cannabis use considered a problem - % (n) | 13.1 (17) | 51.9 (136) | 7.15 (3.94, 12.97) |
| Cannabis craving scale2 | 10.0 (5.0) | 17.0 (5.9) | 1.23 (1.17, 1.30) |
| DAST-103 | 2.3 (1.2) | 2.4 (0.9) | 1.29 (1.03, 1.62) |
| Trouble at work, days in the past month1 - M (SD) | 7.9 (12.3) | 6.1 (10.5) | 0.99 (0.97, 1.01) |
| Trouble with family, days in the past month1 - M (SD) | 1.8 (5.3) | 2.2 (5.7) | 1.02 (0.98, 1.06) |
| Trouble with friends, days in the past month1 - M (SD) | 1.1 (3.1) | 1.0 (3.0) | 1.02 (0.95, 1.10) |
| Legal trouble, days in the past month1 - M (SD) | 1.9 (6.0) | 1.3 (4.3) | 0.98 (0.94, 1.02) |
| Psychiatric validators | |||
| DSM-5 Major Depressive Disorder - % (n) | 36.9 (48) | 40.5 (106) | 1.43 (0.89, 2.30) |
| DSM-5 Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - % (n) | 23.1 (30) | 19.8 (52) | 0.96 (0.56, 1.65) |
| DSM-5 Borderline Personality Disorder - % (n) | 32.3 (42) | 44.3 (116) | 2.05 (1.26, 3.35) |
| DSM-5 Antisocial Personality Disorder - % (n) | 27.7 (36) | 30.2 (79) | 1.26 (0.76, 2.08) |
| PHQ-9 depression scale4 - M (SD) | 2.2 (1.2) | 2.2 (1.2) | 1.03 (0.85, 1.25) |
| Functional validators | |||
| Social impairment4 - M (SD) | 2.4 (0.7) | 2.3 (0.7) | 1.09 (0.79, 1.51) |
| Physical impariment5 - % (n) | 22.3 (29) | 26.7 (70) | 1.41 (0.82, 2.41) |
| Mental impairment5 - % (n) | 29.2 (38) | 23.3 (61) | 0.88 (0.52, 1.49) |
DSM-5=Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders – 5; M=mean; SD=standard deviation; aOR=adjusted odds ratio.
Notes: Adjusted odds ratios (aORs) were derived from separate logistic regression models adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, and participant type.
1
Count variable, ranging from 0 to 30 days.
2
Count scale ranging from 4 to 28, with higher values indicating greater current craving.
3
Drug Abuse Screening Test-10 (count variable, 0=no problems to 4=severe problems).
4
Count variable, ranging from 1 to 5.
5
Binary variable (lowest 25th percentile)