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. 2014 Oct 6;2014(10):CD008887. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008887.pub2

2.7. Analysis.

Comparison 2 Anabolic steroids with other intervention versus control, Outcome 7 Body composition.

Body composition
Study Assessment Steroid plus nutrition
 group Control group Reported P value
BMI (kg/m²)
Hedstrom 2002 6 months: mean change ‐1.3 ‐1.0 "NS" (> 0.05)
Hedstrom 2002 12 months: mean change ‐1.6 ‐0.5 "NS" (> 0.05)
Muscle volume operated leg (cm²)
Hedstrom 2002 6 months: mean change ‐0.1 ‐7.1 0.01
Hedstrom 2002 12 months: mean change 3 ‐6.3 0.01
Muscle volume non‐operated leg (cm²)
Hedstrom 2002 6 months: mean change 12.6 8.6 0.004
Hedstrom 2002 12 months: mean change 14.1 8.1 0.002
Relative muscle mass operated leg (cm²)
Hedstrom 2002 6 months: mean change 339 ‐25 0.03
Hedstrom 2002 12 months: mean change 617 ‐161 0.002
Relative muscle mass non‐operated leg (cm²)
Hedstrom 2002 6 months: mean change 836 573 0.02
Hedstrom 2002 12 months: mean change 1049 434 0.0005
Triceps skinfold (mm)
Hedstrom 2002 6 months: mean change ‐1.6 0.5 0.04
Hedstrom 2002 12 months: mean change ‐1.6 0.6 "NS" (> 0.05)