Table 4.
Relationship between gym user beliefs about hazards of performance enhancing agents and use over the last six months.
| Gym users believe that the following PEAs are: harmful (Yes) / none harmful (No) | Used the following agent over the last six months | Chi square test statistic | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes n (%) |
No n (%) |
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| Testosterone | Yes | 25 (69.4) | 186 (66.4) | 0.13 | .85 |
| No | 11 (30.6) | 94 (33.6) | |||
| Diuretics | Yes | 15 (50.0) | 174 (60.8) | 1.33 | .33 |
| No | 15 (50.0) | 112 (39.2) | |||
| Glucocorticosteroids | Yes | 8 (66.7) | 195 (64.1) | 0.03 | .99 |
| No | 4 (33.3) | 109 (35.9) | |||
| Human growth hormone | Yes | 14 (66.7) | 199 (67.5) | 0.06 | .99 |
| No | 7 (33.3) | 96 (32.5) | |||
| Insulin | Yes | 14 (73.7) | 191 (64.3) | 0.69 | .47 |
| No | 5 (26.3) | 106 (35.7) | |||
| Protein powder supplements | Yes | 31 (14.4) | 53 (53.0) | 52.3 | <.001 |
| No | 185 (85.6) | 47 (47.0) | |||
| Energy drinks | Yes | 57 (37.5) | 116 (70.7) | 35.2 | <.001 |
| No | 95 (62.5) | 48 (29.3) | |||
2 by 2 cross tabulations, degrees of freedom=3.