Decreased prevalence of diabetes in marijuana users: cross-sectional data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) III.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the association between diabetes mellitus (DM) and marijuana use.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III, 1988-1994) conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Participants

The study included participants of the NHANES III, a nationally representative sample of the US population. The total analytic sample was 10 896 adults. The study included four groups (n=10 896): non-marijuana users (61.0%), past marijuana users (30.7%), light (one to four times/month) (5.0%) and heavy (more than five times/month) current marijuana users (3.3%). DM was defined based on self-report or abnormal glycaemic parameters. We

SUBMITTER: Rajavashisth TB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3289985 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature