Table 3 Baseline symptom severity overall and by cannabis use status group.

From: Symptom trajectories over time by cannabis use status among patients undergoing cancer treatment

Symptom

Overall

Non-use

Occasional use

Consistent use

p

N = 216

n = 146

n = 28

n = 42

M (SD)

M (SD)

M (SD)

M (SD)

RSCL physical

37.25 (10.06)

35.88 (10.05)

40.25 (10.60)

39.98 (8.87)

0.02

RSCL psychological distressB

11.89 (3.95)

11.36 (3.80)

12.96 (4.05)

13.02 (4.09)

0.02

RSCL totalB

49.14 (12.83)

47.25 (12.77)

53.21 (13.57)

53.00 (11.24)

0.01

ATSQB

15.05 (6.78)

14.08 (6.22)

16.39 (6.05)

17.52 (8.31)

0.01

PROMIS*

 Physical functionA

43.76 (9.14)

44.93 (9.27)

39.45 (6.93)

42.55 (9.11)

0.01

 Pain interference

54.62 (10.49)

53.27 (10.35)

58.21 (10.26)

56.94 (10.38)

0.02

 Sleep disturbance

52.21 (8.95)

51.41 (9.43)

52.27 (7.18)

54.93 (7.85)

0.08

 FatigueB

52.83 (11.54)

51.03 (11.20)

55.06 (11.02)

57.63 (11.65)

0.002

 Social functionA

48.29 (10.42)

49.91 (10.52)

42.89 (7.97)

46.26 (10.16)

0.002

  1. RSCL Rotterdam Symptom Checklist, ATSQ American Thoracic Society Questionnaire, PROMIS Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System.
  2. *T-score transformed.
  3. Bonferoni post-hoc tests: ANon-use differed significantly from occasional use, Bnon-use differed significantly from consistent use, occasional use differed significantly from consistent use.