Lack of Communication about Medical Marijuana Use between Doctors and Their Patients

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Table 1.

Demographics of Patient Participants (n = 294) and Reported Marijuana Use in the Past 6 Months

	Marijuana nonusers (n = 205)	Marijuana users (n = 54)	P value (between group)
Female,^* n (%)	113 (55.9)	20 (37.7)	.018
Male, n (%)	89 (44.1)	33 (62.3)
Mean age,^{^†} years	49.7	43.9
White,^{^‡} n (%)	117 (58.2)	40 (76.9)	.038
Hispanic, n (%)	66 (32.2)	9 (17.3)
Black, n (%)	8 (3.9)	2 (3.8)
Asian, n (%)	6 (2.9)	1 (1.9)
Native American, n (%)	1 (0.5)
Other, n (%)	3 (1.5)
Use marijuana for medical reasons, n (%)	N/A	21 (38.9)
Use marijuana for recreational reasons, n (%)	N/A	21 (38.9)
Use marijuana for medical and recreational reasons, n (%)	N/A	12 (22.2)