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Table 1 Comparison of basic biological data between AAS users in two groups and non-users.

From: Troubled social background of male anabolic-androgenic steroid abusers in treatment

 

AC group, n = 34

Gym, AAS-users, n = 18

Gym, non-users, n = 259

p-value 1

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

 

Age (years)

27.2

5.7

34.8

8.4

26.1

7.0

<0.001

Height (cm)

179.0

6.2

177.8

5.4

181.1

6.6

<0.05

Weight (kg)

100.4

18.4

94.3

13.5

83.2

12.4

<0.001

BMI2

31.12

5.04

29.73

3.42

25.32

3.31

<0.001

First used AAS (years)

20.69

4.03

-

-

-

-

 
  1. 1 Oneway ANOVA for equality of means (df 2, 308).
  2. 2 Body Mass Index (kg/m2)