Table 2 Percentage of use or non-use of anabolic steroids according to training characteristics
Variables | Total n (%) | Gnu n (%) | Gex n (%) | Gus n (%) | Gfu n (%) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Duration of bodybuilding | ||||||
< 6 months | 1298 (22.5%) | 1246a (25.9%) | 21b (4.0%) | 6b (3.1%) | 25c (10.0%) | 0.0001 |
≥ 6 months and < 1 year | 821 (14.2%) | 753a (15.7%) | 24b (4.6%) | 6b (3.1%) | 38a (15.2%) | |
≥ 1 year and < 3 years | 1328 (23.0) | 1139a (23.7%) | 70b (13.3%) | 34b (17.5%) | 85c (34.0%) | |
≥ 3 years | 2326 (40.3%) | 1666a (34.7%) | 410b (78.1%) | 148b (76.3%) | 102c (40.8%) | |
Frequency per week | ||||||
2 times | 437 (7.6%) | 420a (8.7%) | 8b (1.5%) | 2b (1.0%) | 7b (2.8%) | 0.0001 |
3 times | 1237 (21.4%) | 1163a (24.2%) | 44b (8.4%) | 6c (3.1%) | 24b (9.6%) | |
4 times | 1526 (26.4) | 1328a (27.6%) | 121b (23.0%) | 22c (11.3%) | 55a.b (22.0%) | |
5 or more times | 2573 (44.6%) | 1893a (39.4%) | 352b (67.0%) | 164c (84.5%) | 164b (65.6%) | |
Objective | ||||||
Hypertrophy | 2953 (51.2%) | 2177a (45.3%) | 398b (75.8%) | 172c (88.7%) | 206c (82.4%) | 0.0001 |
Weight loss | 2326 (40.3%) | 2082a (43.3%) | 132b.c (25.1%) | 40c (20.6%) | 72b (28.8%) | 0.0001 |
Resistance | 2183 (37.8%) | 1972a (41.0%) | 133b (25.3%) | 29c (14.9%) | 49b.c (19.6%) | 0.0001 |
Strength | 2001 (34.7%) | 1673a (34.8%) | 179a (34.1%) | 65a (33.5%) | 84a (33.6%) | 0.946 |
Other | 474 (8.2%) | 423a (8.8%) | 41a (7.8%) | 5b (2.6%) | 5b (2.0%) | 0.0001 |
Practicing another activity | ||||||
Yes | 3161 (54.8%) | 2699a (56.2%) | 272a (51.8%) | 80b (41.2%) | 110b (44.0%) | 0.0001 |
No | 2612 (45.2%) | 2105a (43.8%) | 253a (48.2%) | 114b (58.8%) | 140b (56.0%) | |