Abrahin Odilon Salim Costa, Sousa Evitom Corrêa de, Santos Azenildo Moura
1Programa de Pós-graduação em Educação Física, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Brazil.
Subst Use Misuse. 2014 Jul;49(9):1156-62. doi: 10.3109/10826084.2014.903750. Epub 2014 Apr 28.
The use of anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) is increasing among practitioners of recreational physical activity. The aim of this research was to evaluate the prevalence of AAS in practitioners of recreational physical activity in Brazil. After systematic review of four databases, 14 articles were included. The results indicate that the prevalence of AAS varied between 2.1% and 31.6%, according to the region analyzed and the sample characteristics. The study's limitations are noted.
合成代谢雄激素类固醇(AAS)在休闲体育活动参与者中的使用正在增加。本研究的目的是评估巴西休闲体育活动参与者中AAS的流行情况。在对四个数据库进行系统综述后,纳入了14篇文章。结果表明,根据所分析的地区和样本特征,AAS的流行率在2.1%至31.6%之间。该研究的局限性也已指出。