Prevalence and profile of users and non-users of anabolic steroids among resistance training practitioners.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:To verify the prevalence and profile of users and non-users of anabolic steroid (AS) among resistance training practitioners. METHODS:An observational, cross-sectional survey was performed in 100 gyms in Curitiba city, involving 5773 individuals and self-administered questionnaires. The chi-square and z-tests of proportions were used for comparison between the groups (p < 0.05). RESULTS:83.2% did not use, 9.1% formerly used, 3.4% currently used, and 4.3% intended used AS. The prevalence of former or current AS users was 16.9 and 6.5% among men and women, respectively. The prevalence ratios were as follows: 1) 2.6 male users for each woman; 2) 3.3 individuals aged 30-44 years and 2.8 individuals aged 18-29 years for each individual aged over 45 years. Beginners were not intereste

SUBMITTER: Pereira E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6902556 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature