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. 2014 Dec 6;8(1):e12269. doi: 10.5812/jjm.12269

Table 2. Skin Culture Swabs of the Athletes and Control Groups a.

AAS (+) athl AAS (-) athl AAS (-) non-athl Statistics b
P. acnes P < 0.001
+ 32 (45) 4 (17.4) 2 (4.3)
- 39 (55) 19 (82.6) 44 (95.6)
S. aureus P < 0.001
+ 24 (33.8) 9 (39.1) 2 (4.3)
- 47 (66.2) 14 (60.9) 44 (95.6)

a Abbreviations: AAS (+): Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids consumer, athl: athletes, AAS (-): Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids non-users, non-athl: non-Athletics, N: Number, %: Percent .

b Between AAS (+) athl and non-athl.