Table 3. Comparison of the source of information related to AS, the way in which the AS was obtained, the medical follow-up and exams, alterations in such exams, and the knowledge and conduction of the PCT between former and current users of AS; Curitiba, 2016/2017.
| Variables | Total n (%) | Former Users n (%) |
Current Users n (%) |
P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information Source | ||||
| Doctors | 331 (46,0%) | 214a (40,8%) | 117b (60,3%) | 0,0001 |
| Friends | 254 (35,3%) | 193a (36,8%) | 61a (31,4%) | 0,185 |
| Coaches | 226 (31,4%) | 156a (29,7%) | 70a (36,1%) | 0,103 |
| Internet | 155 (21,6%) | 119a (22,7%) | 36a (18,6%) | 0,234 |
| Nutritionist | 109 (15,2%) | 68a (13,0%) | 41b (21,1%) | 0,007 |
| Other | 34 (4,7%) | 25a (4,8%) | 9a (4,6%) | 0,945 |
| Way of obtaining the AS | ||||
| Friends | 394 (54,8%) | 291a (55,4%) | 103a (53,1%) | 0,576 |
| Pharmacy with prescription | 271 (37,3%) | 183a (34,9%) | 88b (45,4%) | 0,010 |
| Pharmacy without prescription | 77 (10,7%) | 55a (10,5%) | 22a (11,3%) | 0,739 |
| Other | 119 (16,6%) | 77a (14,7%) | 42b (21,6%) | 0,025 |
| Medical follow-up | ||||
| Yes | 281 (39,1%) | 157a (29,9%) | 124b (63,9%) | 0,0001 |
| No | 438 (60,9%) | 368a (70,1%) | 70b (36,1%) | |
| Conducting examinations | ||||
| Yes | 521 (72,5%) | 358a (68,2%) | 163b (84,0%) | 0,0001 |
| No | 198 (27,5%) | 167a (31,8%) | 31b (16,0%) | |
| Exams | ||||
| Total Testosterone | 402 (55,9%) | 257a (49,0%) | 145b (74,7%) | 0,0001 |
| Cholesterol | 399 (55,5%) | 272a (51,8%) | 127b (65,5%) | 0,001 |
| High density lipoprotein—HDL | 378 (52,6%) | 254a (48,4%) | 124b (63,9%) | 0,0001 |
| Low density lipoprotein—LDL | 357 (36,0%) | 238a (45,3%) | 119b (61,3%) | 0,0001 |
| Cortisol | 259 (36,0%) | 161a (30,7%) | 98b (50,5%) | 0,0001 |
| Alanine Aminotransferase—ALT | 246 (34,2%) | 146a (27,8%) | 100b (51,5%) | 0,0001 |
| Aspartate Aminotransferase—AST | 243 (33,8%) | 146a (27,8%) | 97b (50,0%) | 0,0001 |
| Follicle Stimulating Hormone— FSH | 243 (33,8%) | 147a (28,0%) | 96b (49,5%) | 0,0001 |
| Progesterone | 218 (30,3%) | 129a (24,6%) | 89b (45,9%) | 0,0001 |
| Other | 68 (9,5%) | 41a (7,8%) | 27b (13,9%) | 0,013 |
| Do not Know | 51 (7,1%) | 34a (6,5%) | 17a (8,8%) | 0,289 |
| Exams alterations | ||||
| Yes | 201 (28,0%) | 112a (21,3%) | 89b (45,9%) | 0,0001 |
| No | 518 (72,0%) | 413a (78,7%) | 105b (54,1%) | |
| Knowledge PCT | ||||
| Yes | 567 (78,9%) | 391a (74,5%) | 176b (90,7%) | 0,0001 |
| No | 152 (21,1%) | 134a (25,5%) | 18b (9,3%) | |
| Realization PCT | ||||
| Yes | 288 (40,1%) | 176a (33,5%) | 112b (57,7%) | 0,0001 |
| No | 431 (59,9%) | 349a (66,5%) | 82b (42,3%) |
Proportion z test. The different letters in the lines indicate significant differences (p <0.05).