Cross-sectional study of female students reporting anabolic steroid use
| Autor: | Jee Won Cheong, Esther L. Moe, Diane L. Elliot, Linn Goldberg |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent Cross-sectional study Substance-Related Disorders medicine.medical_treatment Sexual Behavior education Psychology Adolescent Drinking Disease cluster Anabolic Agents Internal medicine medicine Humans Life Style business.industry Smoking Odds ratio Youth Risk Behavior Survey Confidence interval United States Sexual intercourse Endocrinology Cross-Sectional Studies Pill Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female Steroids business Anabolic steroid Demography Sports |
| Zdroj: | Archives of pediatricsadolescent medicine. 161(6) |
| ISSN: | 1072-4710 |
| Popis: | Objective To determine the characteristics of female US high school students reporting anabolic steroid use. Design Cross-sectional assessment using the 2003 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention national school-based Youth Risk Behavior Survey database. Setting Nationally representative sample of US high schools. Participants Female students in grades 9 through 12 (n = 7544). Main Outcome Measures Participants' self-reported anabolic steroid use was compared with other health-related behaviors and with sports participation. Results Prior or ongoing anabolic steroid use was reported by 5.3% of female high school students. Those adolescent girls had a marked increase in other health-compromising behaviors, including past 30-day use of alcohol (odds ratio [OR], 8.83; 95% confidence interval [CI], 5.49-14.20]), cigarettes (OR, 5.14; 95% CI, 3.14-8.42), marijuana (OR, 7.91; 95% CI, 5.20-12.04), cocaine (OR, 10.78; 95% CI, 6.18-18.81), and diet pills (OR, 4.86; 95% CI, 2.98-7.93). They were more likely to carry a weapon (OR, 7.54; 95% CI, 4.83-11.76), have had sexual intercourse before age 13 years (OR, 2.90; 95% CI, 1.58-5.33), and have had feelings of sadness or hopelessness almost every day for at least 2 consecutive weeks (OR, 4.13; 95% CI, 2.57-7.22). They were less likely to play school-sponsored team sports (OR, 0.52; 95% CI 0.34-0.80). Steroid users participating in sports shared the same problem behaviors as steroid users not participating in team athletics. Conclusion Self-reported anabolic steroid use is not confined to adolescent girls in competitive athletics and is an indicator of adolescent girls with a marked increase in a cluster of other health-harming behaviors. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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