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