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Table 4 Unadjusted odds of completing M6 in 1011 participants by baseline patient characteristics and other variables

From: The impact of non-medical cannabis legalization and other exposures on retention in longitudinal cannabis research: a survival analysis of a prospective study of Canadian medical cannabis patients

Patient characteristics

Univariate analysis

ORa

95% CIb

P

Gender

  Female

 

  Male

0.93

0.72, 1.20

0.587

Education

  College or lower

 

  High school or lower

0.86

0.67, 1.11

0.252

Marital status

  Married/living as married

 

  Single/divorced/widowed/separated

0.83

0.64, 1.06

0.140

Age

  < 55

 

  ≥ 55

1.21

0.94, 1.57

0.135

Used cannabis for any reason 5 or more times in the last 12 months

  No

 

  Yes

0.93

0.72, 1.20

0.579

Primary illness or medical condition you currently treat with medical cannabis

  Pain

 

  Mental health issues

0.79

0.52, 1.20

0.275

  Insomnia

0.98

0.54, 1.77

0.942

  Other

0.94

0.56, 1.57

0.805

Use of opioid

  N

 

  Y

0.69

0.52, 0.92

0.011

Use of non-opioid pain medications

  N

 

  Y

1.13

0.83, 1.53

0.439

Use of benzodiazepine

  N

 

  Y

1.32

0.81, 2.18

0.269

Use of antidepressant

  N

 

  Y

1.52

1.09, 2.13

0.014

Use of anti-seizure

  N

 

  Y

1.68

1.19, 2.36

0.003

Opioid—dose per day (DDD)

  > 0, < 0.57

 

  ≥ 0.57

0.67

0.38, 1.17

0.157

Non-opioid pain medications—dose per day (DDD)

  > 0, < 0.43

 

  ≥ 0.43

0.72

0.39, 1.33

0.289

Benzodiazepine—dose per day (DDD)

  > 0, < 0.38

 

   ≥ 0.38

1.54

0.54, 4.42

0.423

Antidepressant—dose per day (DDD)

  > 0, < 1

 

  ≥ 1

1.50

0.68, 3.31

0.316

Anti-seizure—dose per day (DDD)

  > 0, < 0.5

 

  ≥ 0.5

0.82

0.39, 1.72

0.60

WHOQOL—physical health (baseline)

  < 36

 

  ≥ 36

1

0.78, 1.28

0.981

WHOQOL—psychological (baseline)

  < 54

 

  ≥ 54

1.33

1.03, 1.71

0.028

WHOQOL—social relationships (baseline)

  < 58

 

  ≥ 58

1.23

0.95, 1.60

0.114

WHOQOL—environment (baseline)

  < 66

 

  ≥ 66

1.15

0.89, 1.47

0.289

Cannabis use per week (g)

  < 5

 

  ≥ 5

1.06

0.83, 1.36

0.645

Frequency of cannabis use per week

   

  < 14

 

  ≥ 14

1.11

0.87, 1.44

0.401

Currently using Tilray extract products

  N

 

  Y

0.91

0.70, 1.18

0.479

Preferred type of cannabis

  CBD

 

  THC

1.29

0.94, 1.78

0.113

  No preference

1.56

1.16, 2.10

0.004

Primary method of use

  Inhaled

 

  Orally ingested

0.72

0.56, 0.93

0.012

Enrollment period

  Enrolled prior to 17 April 2018 (M6 would be pre-legalization)

 

  Enrolled between 17 April and 15 July 2018 (M6 would be post legalization)

0.32

0.22, 0.46

 < 0.001

  1. aOR  Odds ratio, bCI Confidence interval