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 | |||
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 |  | % | n | % | n | % | n |  |
Housing | Homeless | 8.8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | <0.001 |
 | Living alone | 52.9 | 18 | 18.8 | 3 | 40.2 | 102 |  |
 | Living with partner | 5.9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 16.5 | 42 |  |
 | Living with partner | 26.5 | 9 | 75.0 | 12 | 37.8 | 96 |  |
 | Other | 5.9 | 2 | 6.3 | 1 | 5.5 | 14 |  |
Established partner | Yes | 44.1 | 15 | 88.9 | 16 | 53.8 | 136 | <0.01 |
 | No | 55.9 | 19 | 11.1 | 2 | 46.2 | 117 |  |
Children | Yes | 36.4 | 12 | 41.2 | 7 | 14.7 | 38 | 0.001 |
 | No | 63.6 | 21 | 58.8 | 10 | 85.3 | 221 |  |
Threatened partner | Yes | 39.4 | 13 | 22.2 | 4 | 8.6 | 22 | <0.001 |
 | No | 60.6 | 20 | 77.8 | 14 | 91.4 | 235 |  |
Battered partner | Yes | 30.3 | 10 | 11.1 | 2 | 6.6 | 17 | <0.001 |
 | No | 69.7 | 23 | 88.9 | 16 | 93.4 | 240 |  |
Income from | Work | 55.9 | 19 | 77.8 | 14 | 86.1 | 223 | <0.001 |
 | Subsidiary | 38.2 | 13 | 16.7 | 3 | 7.3 | 19 |  |
 | Other | 5.9 | 2 | 5.6 | 1 | 6.6 | 17 |  |
Alcohol | Risk consumption or abuse | 52.9 | 18 | 11.1 | 2 | 17.9 | 46 | <0.001 |
 | Regular or no | 47.1 | 16 | 88.9 | 16 | 82.1 | 211 |  |
Narcotics | Yes | 91.2 | 31 | 61.1 | 11 | 26.6 | 69 | <0.001 |
 | No | 8.8 | 3 | 38.9 | 7 | 73.4 | 190 |  |
Unprescribed pharmaceuticals | Yes | 57.6 | 19 | 41.2 | 7 | 11.8 | 30 | <0.001 |
 | No | 42.4 | 14 | 58.8 | 10 | 88.2 | 225 |  |
Driving license | Yes | 47.1 | 18 | 72.2 | 13 | 77.0 | 194 | <0.05 |
 | No | 52.9 | 16 | 27.8 | 5 | 23.0 | 58 |  |
Sentenced for crime | Yes | 97.1 | 33 | 38.9 | 7 | 16.5 | 42 | <0.001 |
 | No | 2.9 | 1 | 61.1 | 11 | 83.5 | 213 |  |
Food additives | Yes | 90.6 | 29 | 88.9 | 16 | 75.2 | 194 | 0.075 |
 | No | 9.4 | 3 | 11.1 | 2 | 24.8 | 64 |  |
Training frequency per week | >4 times | 35.3 | 12 | 16.7 | 3 | 16.2 | 42 | 0.096 |
 | 3–4 times | 47.1 | 16 | 72.2 | 13 | 67.2 | 174 |  |
 | <3 times | 17.6 | 6 | 11.1 | 2 | 16.6 | 43 |  |