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Table 4 Mean and standard deviation (SD) scores of ESAS-r scales for each severity group (mild or moderate/severe) and for each product group (CBD/CBD or CBD/THC:CBD)

From: Cannabidiol use and effectiveness: real-world evidence from a Canadian medical cannabis clinic

Mean (SD)

Pain

Anxiety

Depression

Wellbeing

Baseline (sample size)

277

270

272

268

 Overall sample

5.14 (2.57)

3.86 (3.19)

3.16 (3.08)

5.34 (2.61)

 Mild severity group

1.69 (1.1)

0.99 (1.15)

0.87 (1.18)

1.86 (1.18)

 Moderate or severe severity group

6.34 (1.7)

6.61 (1.78)

6.3 (1.86)

6.47 (1.83)

 CBD/CBD group

5.03 (2.66)

3.80 (3.21)

2.99 (3.04)

5.28 (2.72)

 CBD/THC:CBD group

5.28 (2.45)

3.95 (3.17)

3.40 (3.13)

5.42 (2.46)

FUP1 (sample size)

262

261

261

254

 Overall Sample

4.37 (2.73)

2.93 (2.95)

2.33 (2.79)

4.45 (2.6)

 Mild severity group

2.3 (2.4)

1.62 (2.08)

1.12 (1.78)

3.73 (2.75)

 Moderate or severe severity group

5.04 (2.49)

4.15 (3.09)

3.77 (3.07)

4.72 (2.5)

 CBD/CBD group

4.09 (2.67)

2.74 (2.87)

2.23 (2.71)

4.43 (2.6)

 CBD/THC:CBD group

4.75 (2.78)

3.2 (3.05)

2.47 (2.9)

4.49 (2.63)

FUP2 (sample size)

101

99

102

97

 Overall Sample

4.7 (2.7)

2.85 (3.01)

2.67 (3.02)

4.57 (2.47)

 Mild severity group

2.18 (2.43)

1.32 (1.89)

1.52 (2.31)

3.82 (2.81)

 Moderate or severe severity group

5.2 (2.47)

3.96 (3.19)

3.74 (3.26)

4.93 (2.23)

 CBD/CBD group

4.55 (2.6)

2.44 (2.68)

2.44 (2.82)

4.76 (2.22)

 CBD/THC:CBD group

4.88 (2.81)

3.08 (3.07)

2.94 (3.24)

4.36 (2.73)

  1. The CBD/THC:CBD group is composed of patients who added THC to their CBD-rich prescription during FUP1. ESAS-r scores varied between 0 and 10 for all assessed symptoms and all visits except for the anxiety scale at FUP2 for which the maximum score was 9
  2. CBD cannabidiol, FUP1 follow-up visit at 3 month, FUP2 follow-up visit at 6 month, THC Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol