Cannabis Use as Risk or Protection for Type 2 Diabetes: A Longitudinal Study of 18 000 Swedish Men and Women
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of participants in 2002 by cannabis use: The Stockholm Public Health Cohort (2002–2010).
All
Cannabis use
Past month
Past year
>1 year ago
Eve
Never
Total
17,833 (100)
65 (0.4)
184 (1.0)
2,295 (12.9)
2,544 (14.3)
15,289 (85.7)
Sex
Men
7,533 (42.2)
39 (60)
95 (51.6)
1,183 (51.5)
1,317 (51.8)
6,216 (40.7)
Women
10,300 (57.8)
26 (40)
89 (48.4)
1,112 (48.5)
1,227 (48.2)
9,073 (59.3)
Type 2 diabete
Yes
604 (3.4)
2 (3.1)
3 (1.6)
55 (2.4)
60 (2.4)
544 (3.6)
No
17,229 (96.6)
63 (96.9)
181 (98.4)
2,240 (97.6)
2,484 (97.6)
14,745 (96.4)
Age-groups (years)
18–44
7,713 (43.3)
53 (81.6)
157 (85.3)
1,414 (61.6)
1,624 (63.8)
6,089 (39.8)
45–64
7,532 (42.2)
11 (16.9)
27 (14.7)
867 (37.8)
905 (35.6)
6,627 (43.4)
65–84
2,588 (14.5)
1 (1.5)
0 (0)
14 (0.61)
15 (0.6)
2,573 (16.8)
BMI
≤24.9
10,629 (59.6)
50 (76.9)
142 (77.2)
1,490 (64.9)
1,682 (66.1)
8,947 (58.5)
25–29.9
5,811 (32.6)
14 (21.5)
34 (18.5)
646 (28.2)
694 (27.3)
5,118 (33.5)
≥30
1,393 (7.8)
1 (1.54)
8 (4.3)
159 (6.9)
168 (6.6)
1,225 (8.0)
Tobacco smoking
No
15,161 (85.4)
30 (46.2)
116 (63.4)
1,789 (78.4)
1,935 (76.5)
13,226 (86.9)
Yes
2,583 (14.6)
35 (53.9)
67 (36.6)
494 (21.6)
596 (23.5)
1,987 (13.1)
Alcohol use (drinks/week)
0
968 (6.0)
5 (7.9)
4 (2.3)
73 (3.4)
82 (3.4)
886 (6.5)
>0–<3.5
3,341 (20.7)
4 (6.4)
5 (2.9)
305 (14)
314 (13.0)
3,027 (22.0)
≥3.5–<7
3,765 (23.3)
8 (12.7)
12 (6.9)
417 (19.1)
437 (18.0)
3,328 (24.2)
≥7–<12
4,040 (25.0)
8 (12.7)
36 (20.8)
543 (24.9)
587 (24.3)
3,453 (25.4)
≥12
4,039 (25.0)
38 (60.3)
116 (67.1)
844 (38.7)
998 (41.3)
3,041 (22.1)
Occupational position
High
9,201 (54.0)
19 (31.7)
64 (40.5)
1253 (57)
1,336 (55.3)
7,865 (53.9)
Middle
2,788 (16.4)
7 (11.7)
30 (19.0)
301 (13.7)
338 (14.0)
2,450 (16.8)
Low
5,030 (29.6)
34 (56.7)
64 (40.5)
645 (29.3)
743 (30.7)
4,287 (29.3)
Physical activity
Active
15,225 (86.9)
47 (72.3)
157 (86.7)
1,927 (84.7)
2,131 (84.6)
13,094 (87.3)
Inactive
2,299 (13.1)
18 (27.7)
24 (13.3)
347 (15.3)
389 (15.4)
1,910 (12.7)
Data are presented as nonweighted numbers () and percent (%). ver users (combined past month, past year, and >1 year ago). Missing data for 133 persons with regard to cannabis use. ype 2 diabetes cases (2003–2011). Four cases of type 2 diabetes were missing due to missing data on cannabis use.