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Table 1 Socioeconomic demographics of 604 survey participants with arthritis who use CBD and those who do not use CBD

From: Cannabidiol as a treatment for arthritis and joint pain: an exploratory cross-sectional study

Demographics

Used CBD (N=428)

N (%)

Not Used CBD (N=176)

N (%)

P-value

Age (y)

 18–34

123 (28.7)

45 (25.6)

<.001*

 35–54

202 (47.2)

59 (33.5)

 

 55–64 years old

60 (14)

43 (24.4)

 

 65 years and older

43 (10)

29 (16.5)

 

Gender

 Female

272 (63.6)

121 (68.8)

.14

 Male

139 (32.5)

53 (30.1)

 

 Prefer not to say

17 (4.0)

2 (1.1)

 

Ethnicity

 White

357 (83.4)

151 (85.8)

.83

 Asian/Pacific Islander

8 (1.8)

3 (1.7)

 

 African American

17 (4.0)

9 (5.1)

 

 Hispanic or Latino

18 (4.2)

5 (2.8)

 

 Native American

5 (1.2)

0 (0)

 

 Other

16 (3.7)

3 (1.7)

 

 Not disclosed

7 (1.6)

5 (2.8)

 

Geographya

 Other country

64 (15.0)

21 (11.9)

.01*

 Midwest

68 (15.9)

35 (19.9)

 

 Northeast

95 (22.2)

52 (29.5)

 

 South

104 (24.3)

47 (26.7)

 

 West

97 (22.7)

21 (11.9)

 

Education

 High school

96 (22.4)

33 (18.8)

.87

 Associate degree

85 (19.9)

38 (21.6)

 

 Bachelor’s degree

184 (43.0)

77 (43.8)

 

 Doctorate degree

45 (10.5)

21 (11.9)

 

 Not disclosed

18 (4.2)

7 (4)

 

Income

 <$30,000

102 (23.8)

32 (18.2)

.29

 $30,000–$54,999

79 (18.5)

38 (21.6)

 

 $55,000–$99,999

114 (26.6)

56 (31.8)

 

 ≥100,000

78 (18.2)

25 (14.2)

 

 Rather not say

55 (12.9)

25 (14.2)

 

Type of arthritis

 Osteoarthritis

204 (47.7)

80 (45.5)

.99

 Rheumatoid arthritis

142 (33.2)

55 (31.3)

 

 Other autoimmune arthritis

82 (19.1)

32 (18.2)

 

 Unsure/missing

0

9 (5.1)

 

How did you hear about CBD?b

 Friends or family

166 (38.8)

  

 Internet/social media

151 (35.3)

  

 Medical personnel

48 (11.2)

  

 Periodical/television

9 (2.1)

  

 Unsure

54 (12.6)

  

Spoke to the doctor about your CBD use?

 No

195 (45.6)

  

 Yes

233 (54.4)

  

Friends/family use CBD?

   

 No

75 (17.5)

  

 Yes

353 (82.5)

  
  1. Y years, $ US dollars, % percent, CBD cannabidiol
  2. Statistical comparisons performed with Pearson chi-squared test between groups
  3. *Significance determined as P<0.05
  4. aGeographic regions based on US Census Divisions
  5. bAll patients in the analysis answered “yes” for have you heard of CBD