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Table 5 Utilization of CBD in 428 patients with arthritis based on type of arthritis

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

 

Osteoarthritis

Autoimmune arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis

 
 

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

P value

Frequency

 <Once/month

10 (4.9)

2 (2.4)

7 (4.9)

<.001*

 Monthly

6 (2.9)

1 (1.2)

8 (5.6)

 

 Weekly

21 (10.3)

2 (2.4)

19 (13.4)

 

 Daily

65 (31.9)

22 (26.8)

47 (33.1)

 

 >Once/day

82 (40.2)

29 (35.4)

43 (30.3)

 

 Not specified

20 (9.8)

26 (31.7)

18 (12.7)

 

Duration

 <1 month

14 (6.9)

4 (4.9)

19 (13.4)

.002*

 1–6 months

52 (25.5)

19 (23.2)

26 (18.3)

 

 6–12 months

36 (17.6)

15 (18.3)

24 (16.9)

 

 1–3 years

49 (24)

19 (23.2)

36 (25.4)

 

 >3 years

34 (16.7)

3 (3.7)

17 (12)

 

 Not specified

19 (9.3)

22 (26.8)

20 (14.1)

 

Daily dose

 ≤25 mg

83 (40.7)

30 (36.6)

64 (45.1)

<.001*

 26-75 mg

54 (26.5)

21 (25.6)

30 (21.1)

 

 >75mg

49 (24)

4 (4.9)

27 (19)

 

 Not specified

18 (8.8)

27 (32.9)

21 (14.8)

 
  1. Mg milligrams, % percentage, < = less than, > = greater than, ≤ = less than or equal to
  2. Statistical comparisons performed with Pearson chi-squared test between groups
  3. *Significance determined as P<0.05