Table 4 Associations between age and preferred forms of medical marijuana (n = 204)
Form of MMJ | Age (years) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Edibles | 25-30 | 31-40 | 41-50 | 51-60 | 61-70 | 71-80 | 81+ |
Yes | 2 (100%) | 13 (86.7%) | 29 (76.3%) | 48 (69.6%) | 39 (70.9%) | 16 (80.0%) | 5 (100%) |
No | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (13.3%) | 9 (23.7%) | 21 (30.4%) | 16 (29.1%) | 4 (20.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
p = 0.783, Kendall’s tau = −0.018 | |||||||
Pills | 25-30 | 31-40 | 41-50 | 51-60 | 61-70 | 71-80 | 81+ |
Yes | 1 (50.0%) | 7 (46.7%) | 23 (60.5%) | 40 (58.0%) | 32 (58.2%) | 14 (70.0%) | 3 (60.0%) |
No | 1 (50.0%) | 8 (53.3%) | 15 (39.5%) | 29 (42.0%) | 23 (41.8%) | 6 (30.0%) | 2 (40.0%) |
p = 0.406, Kendall’s tau = 0.053 | |||||||
Smoking | 25-30 | 31-40 | 41-50 | 51-60 | 61-70 | 71-80 | 81+ |
Yes | 1 (50.0%) | 10 (66.7%) | 19 (50.0%) | 33 (47.8%) | 25 (45.5%) | 5 (25.0%) | 1 (20.0%) |
No | 1 (50.0%) | 5 (33.3%) | 19 (50.0%) | 36 (52.2%) | 30 (54.5%) | 15 (75.0%) | 4 (80.0%) |
ap = 0.023, Kendall’s tau = −0.144 | |||||||
Topical | 25-30 | 31-40 | 41-50 | 51-60 | 61-70 | 71-80 | 81+ |
Yes | 0 (0.0%) | 5 (33.3%) | 12 (31.6%) | 23 (33.3%) | 22 (40.0%) | 10 (50.0%) | 3 (60.0%) |
No | 2 (100%) | 10 (66.7%) | 26 (68.4%) | 46 (66.7%) | 33 (60.0%) | 10 (50.0%) | 2 (40.0%) |
p = 0.069, Kendall’s tau = 0.115 | |||||||
Sublingual | 25-30 | 31-40 | 41-50 | 51-60 | 61-70 | 71-80 | 81+ |
Yes | 1 (50.0%) | 9 (60.0%) | 24 (63.2%) | 40 (58.0%) | 33 (60.0%) | 13 (65.0%) | 3 (60.0%) |
No | 1 (50.0%) | 6 (40.0%) | 14 (36.8%) | 29 (42.0%) | 22 (40.0%) | 7 (35.0%) | 2 (40.0%) |
p = 0.910, Kendall’s tau = 0.007 | |||||||