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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the CHR and healthy control groups

From: Evaluating the impact of cannabis use on thalamic connectivity in youth at clinical high risk of psychosis

 

CHR n = 162

HC n = 105

  
 

n (%)

n (%)

χ 2

p-value

Sex

    

 Male

96 (59)

57 (54)

0.62

0.43

 Female

66 (41)

48 (46)

Race

    

 First Nations

2 (1)

2 (2)

10.1

0.26

 Asian

9 (6)

10 (10)

 Black

35 (22)

28 (27)

 Latin America/Middle East/White

93 (57)

59 (55)

 Inter-racial

23 (14)

6 (6)

AUS/DUS cannabis use frequency

    

Abstinent

112 (69)

92 (88)

17.1

0.004

 1–4 times per month

26 (16)

11 (10)

 1–4 times per week

21 (13)

2 (2)

 Almost daily

3 (2)

0 (0)

AUS/DUS cannabis use severity

    

 Abstinent

116 (72)

92 (88)

11.7

0.003

 Use without impairment

37 (23)

13 (12)

 Abuse

9 (6)

0 (0)

 

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

t

p-value

Age (years)

19.4 (4.21)

19.5 (4.62)

0.25

0.80

Education (years)

11.8 (2.50)

12.7 (3.46)

2.32

0.02

Age at onset of cannabis use (years)a

16.1 (3.20)

16.0 (2.30)

0.25

0.81

  1. Note. CHR Clinical High Risk, HC Healthy Controls, SD Standard Deviation
  2. aInformation on age of onset of cannabis use was available for 99 CHR and 38 control participants