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Table 2 Comparison of socioeconomic demographics and CBD utilization based on type of arthritis between group comparisons of participants by type of arthritis and patterns of CBD utilization

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

 

Osteoarthritis

Autoimmune arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis

 

Demographics

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

P value

Age (y)

 18–34

36 (17.6)

25 (30.5)

62 (43.7)

<.001*

 35–54

103 (50.5)

36 (43.9)

63 (44.4)

 

 55–64 years old

40 (19.6)

12 (14.6)

8 (5.6)

 

 65 years and older

25 (12.3)

9 (11)

9 (6.3)

 

Gender

 Female

125 (61.3)

58 (70.7)

89 (62.7)

.319

 Male

68 (33.3)

21 (25.6)

50 (35.2)

 

 Prefer not to say

11 (5.4)

3 (3.7)

3 (2.1)

 

Ethnicity

 White

171 (84)

65 (79)

121 (85)

.507

 Other ethnicity

33 (16)

17 (21)

21 (15)

 

Geographya

    

 Other country

29 (14.2)

14 (17.1)

21 (14.8)

.458

 Midwest

28 (13.7)

16 (19.5)

24 (16.9)

 

 Northeast

45 (22.1)

20 (24.4)

30 (21.1)

 

 South

60 (29.4)

13 (15.9)

31 (21.8)

 

 West

42 (20.6)

19 (23.2)

36 (25.4)

 

Education

 Associate degree

44 (21.6)

16 (19.5)

25 (17.6)

.314

 Bachelor’s degree

80 (39.2)

38 (46.3)

66 (46.5)

 

 Doctorate degree

23 (11.3)

11 (13.4)

11 (7.7)

 

 High school

44 (21.6)

16 19.5)

36 (25.4)

 

 Not disclosed

13 (6.4)

1 (1.2)

4 (2.8)

 

Income

 <$30,000

51 (25)

18 (22)

33 (23.2)

.608

 $30,000–$54,999

32 (15.7)

18 (22)

29 (20.4)

 

 $55,000–$99,999

59 (28.9)

16 (19.5)

39 (27.5)

 

 ≥100,000

38 (18.6)

15 (18.3)

25 (17.6)

 

 Rather not say

24 (11.8)

15 (18.3)

16 (11.3)

 
  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