The prevalence of anabolic androgenic steroid use amongst athletes in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)
| Autor: | Mohammed Al-Sayed, Fahd Algaeed, Mosleh Jabari, Fawaz Al-saleh, Nasser A. Alsobaie, Abdullah Al-Faris, Hassan Al-Shehri |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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lcsh:R5-920
Motivation biology Anabolism Athletes business.industry Significant difference 030209 endocrinology & metabolism biology.organism_classification 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Steroid use Body dysmorphia Environmental health Medicine Age distribution Original Article 030212 general & internal medicine Adverse effect business lcsh:Medicine (General) Anabolic androgenic steroid |
| Zdroj: | Electronic Physician Electronic Physician, Vol 8, Iss 12, Pp 3343-3347 (2016) |
| ISSN: | 2008-5842 |
| Popis: | Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of anabolic androgenic steroid (AAS) use among athletes and examine the extent of their knowledge on the effects of AAS in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at gyms in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, during 2015. In total 600 athletes from three gyms participated in the study. The study included Saudi and non-Saudi athletes chosen by the simple random sampling method. A self-reported questionnaire was used for data collection. The questionnaire was designed to study the prevalence and assess the knowledge of athletes regarding AAS use. Frequency and percentage distributions were used to describe the data. Comparison between the subgroups was made with a chi- square test. Results: The percentage of AAS users was 30.5%. The age of AAS users ranged from 15 to 49 years with the majority (52.5%) belonging to age group of 25-29 years. Approximately 20% of the users admitted using AAS due to body dysmorphia as their best motivational factor; in addition, they also believed that there are no side effects of the use. Among the nonusers, 40% had appropriate knowledge, while all the AAS-users had inadequate knowledge about the adverse effects of AAS. Moreover, 77% of the users would recommend AAS to their friends but none from the nonusers. A significant difference in age distribution (df = 5, p |
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