Cardiology Research, ISSN 1923-2829 print, 1923-2837 online, Open Access
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Original Article

Volume 13, Number 5, October 2022, pages 297-302

Analysis of STEMI and NSTEMI in a Community Cohort of Marijuana Users

Tables

Table 1. A Comparison of Marijuana Users With Non-Users on Age, BMI, Cardiac Measures, and Substance Use
 
VariableMarijuana users (n = 67)Non-users (n = 158)Tests results
*Separate variance t-test was used to compare groups. PBNP: pro-B-type natriuretic peptide; BMI: body mass index; RCA: right coronary artery; BUN: blood urea nitrogen; SD: standard deviation.
AgeM = 42.95; SD = 8.48M = 48.73; SD = 5.86t = 4.93, df = 193, P < 0.001
PBNPM = 690.28; SD = 1,136.80M = 2,904.95; SD = 14,031.72t = 1.96, df = 165.0360, P < 0.052
BMIM = 27.93; SD = 6.03M = 30.82; SD = 6.44t = 2.49, df = 193, P < 0.014
RCA29.7%50.0%Chi-square (df = 1) = 4.96, P = 0.026
Opiate use48.6%24.7%Chi-square (df = 1) = 8.32, P = 0.004
Cigarette use67.6%27.8%Chi-square (df = 1) = 20.69, P ≤ 0.001
BUNM = 13.90; SD = 6.40M = 17.00; SD = 12.00t = 12.19, df = 103.62, P = 0.031
CreatinineM = 1.45; SD = 2.50M = 0.98; SD = 0.50t = 2.18, df = 191.02, P < 0.031
Alcohol use35.1%18.4%Chi-square (df = 1) = 5.00, P = 0.025

 

Table 2. Results of the Logistic Regression for Computing Propensity Scores
 
Step 1BSEWalddfSig.Exp(B)
BNP: B-type natriuretic peptide; BMI: body mass index; RCA: right coronary artery; BUN: blood urea nitrogen; ETOH: ethyl alcohol.
Age-0.1720.04018.7621< 0.0010.842
BNP0.0000.0000.34910.5541.000
BMI-0.1370.04310.03310.0020.872
RCA (1)-1.3120.5086.65710.0100.269
Opiate (1)2.1840.56315.0301< 0.0018.883
Cigarette (1)2.1250.53016.0761< 0.0018.370
BUN0.0240.0480.25610.6131.025
Creatinine-0.1150.3580.10410.7480.891
ETOH (1)0.1310.5420.05910.8091.140
Constant8.9732.41813.7651< 0.0017,883.861