Table 3 Anxiolytic effects and emotives of consuming a THC indica cultivar as a function of gender. The asterisk denotes p < 0.05 for the comparison between males and females. One participant logged 2 sessions and reported their gender as “unknown.” Their data was included in the total but not in either the male or female categories
Total (n = 93) | Male (n = 30) | Female (n = 62) | t or χ2 | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of logged sessions | 344 | 156 | 186 | |||
Pre-medication anxiety score | 6.65 (± 2.25) | 6.01 (± 2.33)* | 7.18 (± 2.04) | t = 4.88 | p = 0.000002 | |
Post-medication anxiety score | 2.81 (± 2.15) | 1.95 (± 1.43)* | 3.53 (± 2.38) | t = 7.584 | p < 0.000001 | |
Average efficacy (M ± SD; %) | 48.33 (± 24.17) | 53.18 (± 22.21)* | 44.27 (± 25.03) | t = -3.487 | p = 0.0006 | |
Optimal dose (number of inhalations) | 10–11 | 10–11 | 10–11 | |||
Percent reporting positive emotives (%) | 91.0 | 100 | 86.1 | χ2 = 3.68 | p = 0.06 | |
Top 1 specific positive emotive (%) | Relaxed (79.1) | Relaxed (87.5) | Relaxed (74.4) | χ2 = 1.60 | p = 0.21 | |
Top 2 specific positive emotive (%) | Comfortable (53.7) | Comfortable (50.0) | Comfortable (55.8) | χ2 = 0.21 | p = 0.65 | |
Top 3 specific positive emotive (%) | Happy (35.8) | Happy (41.7) Light (41.7) | Happy (32.6) Light (23.3) | Happy χ2 = 0.56, Light χ2 = 2.49 | Happy p = 0.46 Light p = 0.11 | |
Number of different positive side effects selected (out of 17) | 17 | 17 | 16 | |||
Average number reported positive emotives (M ± SD) | 3.67 ± 2.24 | 4.00 ± 2.60 | 3.46 ± 1.98 | t = -0.87 | p = 0.39 | |
Percent reporting negative emotives (%) | 7.5 | 4.2 | 9.3 | χ2 = 0.588 | p = 0.44 | |
Top 1 specific negative emotive (%) | Anxious (4.5) | Dizzy (4.2) | Anxious (7.0) | |||
Top 2 specific negative emotive (%) | Dizzy (4.5) | NA | Dizzy (4.7) | Dizzy χ2 = 0.01 | p = 0.93 | |
Top 3 specific negative emotive (%) | Headache (1.5) | NA | Headache (2.3) | |||
Number of different negative side effects selected (out of 6) | 6 | 1 | 6 | |||
Average number of reported negative emotives (M ± SD) | 2.00 ± 1.40 | Avg = 1 | 2.25 ± 1.41 | NA | ||
Percent reporting neutral emotives (%) | 71.6 | 70.8 | 72.1 | χ2 = 0.003 | p = 0.96 | |
Top 1 specific negative emotive (%) | Sleepy (38.8) | Thirsty (45.8) | Sleepy (41.8) | Sleepy χ2 = 0.47 | Sleepy p = 0.49 | |
Top 2 specific negative emotive (%) | Thirsty (35.8) | Sleepy (33.3) | Thirsty (39.5) | Thirsty χ2 = 0.25 | Thirsty p = 0.62 | |
Top 3 specific negative emotive (%) | Hungry (34.3) | Hungry (29.2) | Hungry (37.2) | Hungry χ2 = 0.21 | Hungry p = 0.65 | |
Number of different neutral side effects selected (out of 12) | 10 | 9 | 10 | |||
Average number of reported neutral emotives (M ± SD) | 2.33 ± 1.48 | 2.53 ± 1.77 | 2.23 ± 1.31 | t = -0.62 | p = 0.54 |