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Table 2 Risk Characteristics Associated with Daily Cannabis Use in Canada

From: Daily cannabis use during the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Canada: a repeated cross-sectional study from May 2020 to December 2020

 

Daily Cannabis Use

Unadjusted Odds Ratioa

Adjusted Odds Ratioa,b

 

N

%

P-Value

Estimate

95% CI

Estimate

95% CI

Gender

 Male

188

6.32

0.0115

1.38

1.10 – 1.73

1.46

1.15—1.85

 Female

146

4.82

 

Reference

Reference

Age

 18—29 years

55

7.47

 < 0.0001

2.07

1.48 – 2.89

2.36

1.56—3.57

 30—39 years

124

7.72

 

2.14

1.64 – 2.80

2.65

1.93—3.64

 40—49 years

49

5.80

 

1.58

1.11 – 2.23

1.74

1.19—2.54

  ≥ 50 years

106

3.76

 

Reference

Reference

Region

 Western

51

5.62

0.1080

    

 Prairies

92

6.30

     

 Central

119

4.75

     

 Atlantic

72

6.37

     

Urbanicity

 Urban area

145

5.17

0.4387

    

 Suburban area

130

5.82

     

 Rural area

59

6.10

     

Marital Status

 Married or living with a partner

192

5.11

0.0456

0.73

0.57 – 0.94

0.96

0.71—1.29

 Widowed, divorced or separated

40

5.48

 

0.79

0.54 – 1.15

1.14

0.74—1.77

 Never married

99

6.88

 

Reference

Reference

Size of household

 1 person

66

5.37

0.6592

    

 2 people

134

5.34

     

 3 people

67

6.36

     

 ≥ 4 people

67

5.61

     

Ethnicity

 White

251

6.02

0.0199

1.37

1.05 – 1.78

1.97

1.47 – 2.64

 Non-white

75

4.47

 

Reference

Reference

Education

 Less than college or university completion

131

8.13

 < 0.0001

1.81

1.44 – 2.28

1.78

1.39—2.28

 At least college or university completion

202

4.65

 

Reference

Reference

Heavy Episodic Drinking

 Yes

151

9.84

 < 0.0001

2.42

1.93 – 3.04

2.05

1.62—2.61

 No

183

4.11

 

Reference

Reference

Employment-Related Health Risk

 Yes

60

8.04

0.0016

1.59

1.19 – 2.13

1.38

1.01 – 1.88

 No

274

5.21

 

Reference

Reference

Feelings of Loneliness

 5—7 Days

59

11.59

 < 0.0001

2.77

2.01 – 3.82

1.86

1.26—2.73

 3—4 Days

61

7.31

 

1.67

1.22 – 2.27

1.28

0.91—1.79

 1—2 Days

74

4.73

 

1.05

0.79 – 1.40

0.91

0.67—1.23

 < 1 Day

140

4.52

 

Reference

Reference

Impact of Pandemic on Financial Situation

 Very worried

88

7.46

0.0020

2.28

1.40 – 3.71

2.08

1.21—3.58

 Somewhat worried

146

5.60

 

1.68

1.05 – 2.67

1.83

1.11 – 3.01

 Not very worried

79

4.93

 

1.47

0.90 – 2.34

1.68

1.00—2.82

 Not at all worried

21

3.41

 

Reference

Reference

Impact of Pandemic on Employment Situation

 Currently working from home

71

4.77

0.0233

0.92

0.69 – 1.23

0.81

0.59—1.12

 Currently not working or loss of employment

49

7.35

 

1.46

1.05 – 2.03

1.01

0.70—1.46

 Previously working from home

13

5.06

 

0.98

0.55 – 1.75

0.77

0.42—1.40

 Previously not working or loss of employment

19

7.79

 

1.55

0.95 – 2.55

0.81

0.46—1.43

 Other

26

8.05

 

1.61

1.05 – 2.48

1.52

0.96—2.42

 No Impact

156

5.16

 

Reference

Reference

  1. Note: Bolded interface denotes p < 0.05
  2. Abbreviations: CI Confidence Interval
  3. aThe outcome reference category in all logistic regression models is no daily cannabis use
  4. bThe odds ratios are adjusted for gender, age, marital status, ethnicity, education, heavy episodic drinking, employment-related health risk, feelings of loneliness, impact of the pandemic on employment situation and impact of pandemic on financial situation