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Table 4 Relationship between lifetime cannabis use/dependence (meeting criteria for DSM-IV disorder) and delusional-like experiences (n = 8,773)

From: The association between delusional-like experiences, and tobacco, alcohol or cannabis use: a nationwide population-based survey

  

Any Delusional-like experiences

  

Screen items

Probe items

A. Lifetime cannabis use/dependence disorder

 

Count (%)

Model 11

OR4 (95% CI5)

Model 22

OR4 (95% CI5)

Model 11

OR4 (95% CI5)

Model 22

OR4 (95% CI5)

Cannabis use disorder Cannabis dependence disorder

339 (4.23)

130 (1.74)

1.73 (1.12, 2.66)*

3.53 (1.87, 6.66)*

1.13 (0.71, 1.82)

1.76 (1.00, 2.75)*

2.28 (1.27, 4.12)*

5.51 (2.75, 11.05)*

1.35 (0.73, 2.49)

2.39 (1.14, 4.99)*

B. Age of onset of cannabis use disorder

Very early onset (Q1: 12-16y)

131 (1.59)

3.15 (1.80, 5.49)

1.85 (1.00, 3.44)

5.51 (2.42, 12.58)

2.85 (1.18, 6.89)

Early onset (Q2:17-18y)

123 (1.79)

1.39 (0.69, 2.81)

1.03 (0.49, 2.15)

3.08 (1.22, 7.77)

2.17 (0.84, 5.59)

Middle onset (Q3: 19-20y)

89 (1.26)

1.77 (0.64, 4.95)

1.08 (0.41, 2.84)

1.24 (0.20, 7.66)

0.70 (0.11, 4.46)

Late onset (Q4: 21-50y)

101 (1.09)

3.38 (1.65, 6.94)

1.93 (0.92, 4.05)

3.47 (1.46, 8.24)

1.73 (0.62, 4.82)

No onset of use disorder

8329 (94.28)

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C. Age of onset of cannabis dependence

Very early onset (Q1: 12-16y)

32 (0.38)

5.83 (2.09, 16.19)

4.38 (1.39, 13.79)

12.73 (3.73, 43.66)

9.41 (2.42, 36.49)

Early onset (Q2:17-19y)

37 (0.65)

1.18 (0.27, 5.09)

0.76 (0.16, 3.52)

1.86 (0.49, 7.00)

1.11 (0.28, 4.44)

Middle onset (Q3: 20-22y)

28 (0.28)

1.43 (0.37, 5.52)

0.67 (0.16, 2.81)

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Late onset (Q4: 23-50y)

31 (0.41)

10.39 (354, 30.56)

4.97 (1.58, 15.64)

6.34 (2.28, 17.63)

2.41 (0.76, 7.63)

No onset

8645 (98.27)

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  1. 1Model 1 = Adjusted for age, sex, 2Model 2 = Adjusted for age, sex, marital status, migrant status, employment status, educational status, any anxiety disorders, any depressive disorders, physical disorders and 'other' substance harmful use/dependence ('other' substance harmful use/dependence denotes all other drug or alcohol use/dependence other than cannabis) 3OR = Odds Ratio, 4CI = 95% Confidence Interval; *significance: p < 0.01 (shown in bold) - No estimates because of low sample size