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Table 3 Adjusted odds ratios of sociodemographic, military, and health-related variables associated with current cannabis use

From: Correlates of cannabis use in a sample of mental health treatment-seeking Canadian armed forces members and veterans

Variable

AOR (97.5% CI)

p-value

Age (ref = 40 + years)

  

 <40 years

2.00 (1.28–3.12)

< 0.01*

Sex (ref = female)

  

 Male

1.07 (0.61–1.88)

0.81

Marital status (ref = separated/divorced/ single)

  

 Married/common-law

1.42 (0.88–2.28)

0.15

Education (ref = completed college/ university)

  

 High school or less

 Some college/university

0.78 (0.46–1.32)

1.25 (0.75–2.09)

0.35

0.39

Annual household income (ref = ≥ $60 000)

  

 <$60 000

1.85 (1.13–3.03)

0.02*

Veteran status (ref = Veteran)

  

 Still serving CAF member

1.28 (0.56–2.89)

0.56

PCL-5 total score

1.00 (0.98–1.01)

0.72

PHQ-8 total score

1.02 (0.97–1.07)

0.48

AUDIT total score

1.06 (1.02–1.09)

< 0.01*

PSQI total score

0.99 (0.92–1.06)

0.78

Suicide ideation (ref = no)

  

 Yes

0.92 (0.57–1.29)

0.74

SF-36 bodily pain subscale

0.98 (0.97–0.99)

< 0.01*

  1. AOR = adjusted odds ratio; PCL-5 = PTSD Checklist; PHQ-8 = Patient Health Questionnaire (excluding suicide ideation item); AUDIT = Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test; PSQI = Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Inventory; ref = reference group; SF-36 = MOS Short Form Health Survey-36