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Table 1 Description of background variables and mean number of side effects for information seekers who reported AAS use (n = 232)

From: Anabolic-androgenic steroid users receiving health-related information; health problems, motivations to quit and treatment desires

 

Treatment desire (n = 179)

No treatment desire/maybe (n = 53)

  

M

SD

Missing

M

SD

Missing

t

P

Age (years)

32.5

11.6

 

27.8

9.0

 

3.15

.002

Age AAS debut (years)

21.4

6.3

2

20.1

3.4

3

1.93

.056

Length AAS use (years)

10.9

8.3

2

7.6

7.2

3

2.57

.011

Physical health problems

1.7

1.1

 

1.2

.8

 

3.63

.000

Mental health problems

2.7

1.2

 

1.5

1.2

 

6.11

.000

Total health problems

4.4

1.7

 

2.7

1.4

 

6.50

.000

 

n (%)

 

n (%)

 

Partner

92 (57.5)

19

15 (42.9)

18

 

.115

Have children

68 (45.0)

28

7 (18.4)

15

 

.003

Report substance use

92 (80.0)

64

18 (78.3)

30

 

.850