Descriptive statistics
| Independent variables | Recreational use | Medical use | Total | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Gendera | 0.061 | |||
| Male | 124 (72) | 49 (28) | 173 (73) | |
| Female | 37 (58) | 27 (42) | 64 (27) | |
| Educationa | 0.514 | |||
| Elementary school or less | 52 (68) | 25 (32) | 77 (32) | |
| Vocational degree | 69 (65) | 37 (35) | 106 (45) | |
| Higher education | 40 (74) | 14 (26) | 54 (23) | |
| City sizea | 0.144 | |||
| Less than 50,000 | 38 (57) | 29 (43) | 67 (28) | |
| 50,000–100,000 | 40 (73) | 15 (27) | 55 (23) | |
| More than 100,000 | 63 (72) | 24 (28) | 87 (37) | |
| Capital area (>1,000,000) | 20 (71) | 8 (29) | 28 (12) | |
| Agea | 0.002 | |||
| 15–17 | 14 (88) | 2 (12) | 16 (7) | |
| 18–20 | 58 (79) | 15 (21) | 73 (31) | |
| 21–23 | 37 (74) | 13 (26) | 50 (21) | |
| 24–26 | 17 (55) | 14 (55) | 31 (13) | |
| 27–30 | 17 (59) | 12 (41) | 29 (12) | |
| 31+ | 18 (47) | 20 (53) | 38 (16) | |
| Monthly usagea | 0.014 | |||
| 1–5 days | 55 (63) | 32 (37) | 87 (37) | |
| 6–10 days | 44 (86) | 7 (14) | 51 (22) | |
| 11–20 days | 28 (67) | 14 (33) | 42 (18) | |
| 21–30 days | 34 (60) | 23 (40) | 57 (24) | |
| Min | Max | Mean (SD) | ||
| Onset ageb | 7 | 34 | 16 (3) | 0.29 |
| 0.1 g to more than 5 g (1–19 levels) | 0.1 | 19 | 6.4 (4) | 0.430 |
| Amountb | ||||
| Total | 161 (68) | 76 (32) | 237 (100) |
| Independent variables | Recreational use | Medical use | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.061 | ||||
| Male | 124 (72) | 49 (28) | 173 (73) | |
| Female | 37 (58) | 27 (42) | 64 (27) | |
| 0.514 | ||||
| Elementary school or less | 52 (68) | 25 (32) | 77 (32) | |
| Vocational degree | 69 (65) | 37 (35) | 106 (45) | |
| Higher education | 40 (74) | 14 (26) | 54 (23) | |
| 0.144 | ||||
| Less than 50,000 | 38 (57) | 29 (43) | 67 (28) | |
| 50,000–100,000 | 40 (73) | 15 (27) | 55 (23) | |
| More than 100,000 | 63 (72) | 24 (28) | 87 (37) | |
| Capital area (>1,000,000) | 20 (71) | 8 (29) | 28 (12) | |
| 0.002 | ||||
| 15–17 | 14 (88) | 2 (12) | 16 (7) | |
| 18–20 | 58 (79) | 15 (21) | 73 (31) | |
| 21–23 | 37 (74) | 13 (26) | 50 (21) | |
| 24–26 | 17 (55) | 14 (55) | 31 (13) | |
| 27–30 | 17 (59) | 12 (41) | 29 (12) | |
| 31+ | 18 (47) | 20 (53) | 38 (16) | |
| 0.014 | ||||
| 1–5 days | 55 (63) | 32 (37) | 87 (37) | |
| 6–10 days | 44 (86) | 7 (14) | 51 (22) | |
| 11–20 days | 28 (67) | 14 (33) | 42 (18) | |
| 21–30 days | 34 (60) | 23 (40) | 57 (24) | |
| Min | Max | Mean (SD) | ||
| 7 | 34 | 16 (3) | 0.29 | |
| 0.1 g to more than 5 g (1–19 levels) | 0.1 | 19 | 6.4 (4) | 0.430 |
| Total | 161 (68) | 76 (32) | 237 (100) |
Notes:
p-value:
aχ2 test for categorical variables;
btwo-sided t-test for continuous variables
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