Table 3.
(a) The 10 most commonly specified anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) during 2005–2018 and (b) the most popular substances per year.
| (a) The 10 most commonly asked substances in number (%) 2005–2018 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Substance | Number (%) | Substance | Number (%) | ||
| 1 | Testosterone | 687 (35.0) | 6 | Oxandrolone | 78 (3.9) |
| 2 | Methandienone | 459 (23.0) | 7 | Oxymetholone | 62 (3.1) |
| 3 | Nandrolon | 273 (13.8) | 8 | Drostanolone | 34 (1.7) |
| 4 | Stanozolol | 180 (9.1) | 9 | Boldenone | 28 (1.4) |
| 5 | Trenbolone | 107 (5.3) | 10 | Methenolone | 25 (1.2) |
| (b) Most popular substance each year | |||||
| 2005 | Methandienone | ||||
| 2006 | Nandrolone | ||||
| 2007 | Methandienone | ||||
| 2008 | Testosterone | ||||
| 2009–2010 | Methandienone | ||||
| 2011–2018 | Testosterone | ||||