Table 4 Anxiolytic effects and emotives of consuming a CBD cultivar as a function of gender. The asterisk denotes p < 0.05 for the comparison between males and females
|  |  | Total ( n  = 69) | Male ( n  = 26) | Female ( n  = 43) | t or χ 2 | p -value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of logged sessions | Â | 369 | 70 | 299 | Â | Â |
Pre-medication anxiety score |  | 4.79 (± 2.03) | 5.23 (± 2.02)* | 4.69 (± 2.03) | t = -2.002 | p = 0.048 |
Post-medication anxiety score |  | 1.66 (± 1.80) | 2.39 (± 2.21)* | 1.49 (± 1.65) | t = -3.197 | p = 0.002 |
Average efficacy (M ± SD; %) |  | 50.18 (± 21.53) | 42.90 (± 23.86)* | 51.88 (± 20.62) | t = 2.905 | p = 0.005 |
Optimal dose (number of inhalations) |  | 5–7 | 8–10 | 5–7 |  |  |
Percent reporting positive emotives (%) | Â | 100 | 100 | 100 | Â | Â |
|  | Top 1 specific positive emotive (%) | Relaxed (80.0) | Relaxed (83.3) | Relaxed (77.4) | χ2 = 0.30 | p = 0.59 |
Top 2 specific positive emotive(%) | Comfortable (58.2) | Comfortable (58.3) | Comfortable (58.6) | χ2 = 0.00 | p = 0.98 | |
Top 3 specific positive emotive(%) | Light (45.5) | Happy (54.2) Light (45.8) | Light (35.5) Happy (35.5) | Happy χ2 = 1.92 Light χ2 = .002 | Happy p = 0.17 Light p = 0.96 | |
Number of different positive side effects selected (out of 17) | Â | 17 | 17 | 16 | Â | Â |
Average number reported positive emotives (M ± SD) |  | 4.11 ± 2.42 | 3.96 ± 2.51 | 4.23 ± 2.39 | t = 0.4 | p = 0.69 |
Percent reporting negative emotives (%) |  | 12.7 | 12.5 | 12.9 | χ2 = 0.002 | p = 0.96 |
|  | Top 1 specific negative emotive (%) | Anxious (5.5) | Anxious (4.2% | Anxious (6.5) | χ2 = 0.14 | p = 0.71 |
Top 2 specific negative emotive (%) | Headache (5.5) | Headache (4.2) | Headache (6.5) | χ2 = 0.14 | p = 0.71 | |
Top 3 specific negative emotive (%) | Dizzy (3.6) | Dizzy (4.2) | Dizzy (3.2) | χ2 = 0.03 | p = 0.85 | |
Number of different negative side effects selected (out of 6) | Â | 5 | 5 | 5 | Â | Â |
Average number of reported negative emotives (M ± SD) |  | 1.71 ± 1.25 | 1.67 ± 1.15 | 1.75 ± 1.50 | t = 0.08 | p = 0.94 |
Percent reporting neutral emotives (%) |  | 45.5 | 41.2 | 48.2 | χ2 = 0.25 | p = 0.62 |
|  | Top 1 specific negative emotive (%) | Thirsty (32.7) | Thirsty (29.2) | Thirsty (35.5) | χ2 = 0.25 | p = 0.62 |
Top 2 specific negative emotive (%) | Hungry (16.4) | Hungry (16.7) | Sleepy (22.6) | Hungry χ2 = 0.003 | Hungry p = 0.96 | |
Top 3 specific negative emotive (%) | Sleepy (16.4) | Sleepy (8.3) | Hungry (16.1) | Sleepy χ2 = 2.01 | Sleepy p = 0.16 | |
Number of different neutral side effects selected (out of 12) | Â | 11 | 6 | 11 | Â | Â |
Average number of reported neutral emotives (M ± SD) |  | 2.04 ± 1.53 | 1.5 ± 0.7 | 2.41 ± 1.80 | t = 1.98 | p = 0.06 |