Table 1 Sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics of cannabidiol users (n = 1166) and logistic regressions of cannabidiol users’ expected effects as outcomes in those who declared “well-being” to be the primary reason for using cannabidiol (n = 311)
From: Reasons for using cannabidiol: a cross-sectional study of French cannabidiol users
Variable | Whole sample (n = 1166), N (%) | Users declaring well-being as the primary reason for cannabidiol use (n = 311), N (%) | Improved sleep (n = 306) | Reduced anxiety/depression (n = 306) | Increased concentration (n = 290) | Headache relief (n = 308) | ||||||||
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aOR | 95% CI | p-value | aOR | 95% CI | p-value | aOR | 95% CI | p-value | aOR | 95% CI | p-value | |||
Sex | ||||||||||||||
Male | 799 (69.5) | 218 (71.2) | – | – | – | – | ||||||||
Female | 351 (30.5) | 88 (28.8) | – | – | – | – | ||||||||
Age (years) | 36 [28–44] | 36 [29–42] | – | – | – | 0.96 | [0.93–0.99] | 0.011 | ||||||
Smoking tobacco cigarettes in the previous 30 days | ||||||||||||||
No | 442 (38.4) | 130 (42.2) | – | – | – | 1 | ||||||||
Yes | 631 (54.8) | 143 (46.4) | – | – | – | 0.48 | [0.26–0.89] | 0.021 | ||||||
Smoking mainly e-cigarettes | 79 (6.9) | 35 (11.4) | – | – | – | 0.52 | [0.18–1.46] | 0.215 | ||||||
Alcohol consumption in the previous 30 days | ||||||||||||||
No | 346 (30.2) | 88 (28.8) | – | – | 1 | – | ||||||||
Yes | 799 (69.8) | 218 (71.2) | – | – | 0.49 | [0.26–0.91] | 0.025 | – | ||||||
Illegal cannabis use in the previous 30 days | ||||||||||||||
No | – | 1 | 1 | – | ||||||||||
Yes | – | 0.44 | [0.27–0.72] | 0.001 | 1.99 | [1.09–3.63] | 0.026 | – | ||||||
Education level higher than a secondary school diploma | ||||||||||||||
No | 371 (33.1) | 92 (30.9) | – | – | 1 | – | ||||||||
Yes | 749 (66.9) | 206 (69.1) | – | – | 2.6 | [1.24–5.43] | 0.011 | – | ||||||
Employment situation | ||||||||||||||
Active employment | 820 (70.8) | 234 (75.5) | – | – | – | – | ||||||||
Not in active employment | 339 (29.2) | 76 (24.5) | – | – | – | – | ||||||||
Self-reported income levela | ||||||||||||||
Below average | 381 (32.7) | 72 (23.2) | 1 | 1 | – | – | ||||||||
Average | 545 (46.7) | 137 (44.1) | 0.75 | [0.44–1.30] | 0.307 | 0.42 | [0.24–0.73] | 0.002 | – | – | ||||
Above average | 240 (20.6) | 102 (32.8) | 0.53 | [0.28–0.99] | 0.049 | 0.37 | [0.19–0.7] | 0.003 | – | – | ||||
Body mass indexb | ||||||||||||||
< 25 | 757 (65.6) | 223 (72.9) | 1 | – | – | – | ||||||||
≥ 25 | 397 (34.4) | 83 (27.1) | 1.8 | [1.07–3.01] | 0.026 | – | – | – | ||||||