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- A survey conducted in 100 gyms in Curitiba involving 5773 individuals aimed to assess the use of anabolic steroids (AS) among resistance trainers.
- The results showed that 83.2% of respondents did not use AS, while 16.9% of men and 6.5% of women had either used or intended to use them, with male users significantly outnumbering female users.
- The findings suggest that a gym's environment fosters AS use for aesthetic reasons, highlighting the need for preventive measures targeting younger, university-educated, and single gym-goers who train longer.
Article 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 interested in using AS, but individuals who had trained longer had higher prevalence of AS use.
Conclusions: The gym environment encouraged the use of AS owing to aesthetic appeal. Thus, suggesting the need for actions to prevent abusive use of AS considering the practitioners profile (practitioners were young, university and single).
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6902556 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-8004-6 | DOI Listing |
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