Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2024.
World J Cardiol. Sep 26, 2024; 16(9): 512-521
Published online Sep 26, 2024. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v16.i9.512
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of young adults hospitalized with cannabis use disorder in absence of concomitant tobacco/cocaine/alcohol use disorder (2016-2019)

2016
2017
2018
2019
Overall
P value
Age at admission, median (interquartile range)28 (23, 44)28 (23, 44)28 (23, 44)28 (23, 44)28 (23, 44)< 0.001
SexMale58.357.256.255.556.8< 0.001
Female41.742.843.844.543.2
RaceWhite55.153.853.653.654.0< 0.001
Black30.831.130.930.830.9
Hispanic11.812.713.113.212.7
Asian/PI1.11.31.31.31.3
Native American1.21.01.11.11.1
Median household income national quartile for patient ZIP code0-25th40.339.839.640.240.0< 0.001
26th-50th25.126.527.125.626.1
51th-75th20.920.220.120.920.5
76th-100th13.713.513.213.313.4
Payer typeMedicare9.49.08.98.48.9< 0.001
Medicaid50.651.951.650.651.2
Private26.025.525.225.825.6
Self-pay13.012.713.414.113.3
No charge1.01.00.91.01.0
Hospital location and teaching statusRural8.18.07.87.77.9< 0.001
Urban nonteaching24.020.618.716.319.8
Urban teaching67.971.573.575.972.3
Hospital regionNortheast18.618.718.617.618.4< 0.001
Midwest25.125.424.624.624.9
South34.333.434.336.034.5
West22.122.522.521.822.2
Comorbidities
Hypertension15.715.916.216.316.0< 0.001
Diabetes7.48.07.98.27.9< 0.001
Hyperlipidemia4.54.74.85.14.8< 0.001
Obesity9.09.710.010.69.8< 0.001
Peripheral vascular disease0.70.70.70.80.7< 0.001
Prior MI0.80.80.80.80.80.187
Prio stroke/transient ischemic attack0.90.91.00.90.90.004
Chronic pulmonary disease12.713.112.812.912.9< 0.001
Hypothyroidism2.42.32.32.52.40.001
Other thyroid disorders0.60.70.70.80.7< 0.001
Valvular heart disease0.30.30.30.30.30.054
Cancer1.01.01.01.01.00.147
Table 2 Multivariable analysis of major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events-related admissions in young adults with dependent cannabis use in the absence of concomitant tobacco, alcohol, or cocaine use disorder with calendar year 2016-2019
In hospital outcomes
Odds ratio
Lower 95%CI
Upper 95%CI
P value
Major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events10.961.030.818
All-cause mortality0.980.911.060.623
Acute myocardial infarction1.0411.090.077
Cerebral vascular0.960.881.030.252
Acute ischemic stroke0.970.921.030.332