Almohammadi Ameen Mosleh, Edriss Anas Mohammed, Enani Turki Talal
Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80260, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia.
BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil. 2021 Sep 28;13(1):117. doi: 10.1186/s13102-021-00345-6.
Anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) contain testosterone-like androgens and are used as supplements to improve performance, therapeutic measures, appearance, and muscular development.
This study aimed to estimate using anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) and good and bad practices about dietary supplements among resistance-trained individuals. It further seeked to determine the use of common drugs and supplements containing anabolic steroids among resistance-trained individuals (who work out at the sports centre) and assess users' knowledge about its side effects.
A cross-sectional survey was conducted at the sports centres of the western cities of Saudi Arabia. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data from 120 male resistance-trained individuals.
The majority of the participants (80%) reported that they had not used any hormonal bodybuilding supplement last year, while 20% said they had used such hormonal supplements. Approximately half (52.5%) of participants reported that they always used dietary supplements. A total of 44.2% of participants possessed inadequate knowledge of these products. The main reason behind the use of hormones and supplements was to increase muscle mass.
A minority of resistance-trained individuals in the studied population frequently misused AAS. However, the results cannot be generalised to the whole of Saudi Arabia. AAS consumption can be reduced by enhancing the level of awareness and knowledge of potential adverse health outcomes.
合成代谢雄激素类固醇（AAS）含有睾酮样雄激素，被用作提高运动表现、治疗手段、改善外貌和促进肌肉发育的补充剂。
本研究旨在评估抗阻训练人群中合成代谢雄激素类固醇（AAS）的使用情况以及膳食补充剂的优劣做法。它还试图确定抗阻训练人群（在体育中心锻炼的人）中含有合成代谢类固醇的常见药物和补充剂的使用情况，并评估使用者对其副作用的了解程度。
在沙特阿拉伯西部城市的体育中心进行了一项横断面调查。使用自填式问卷从120名男性抗阻训练个体中收集数据。
大多数参与者（80%）报告称他们去年未使用任何激素类健美补充剂，而20%的人表示他们使用过此类激素类补充剂。约一半（52.5%）的参与者报告称他们总是使用膳食补充剂。共有44.2%的参与者对这些产品的了解不足。使用激素和补充剂的主要原因是增加肌肉量。
在所研究人群中，少数抗阻训练个体经常滥用合成代谢雄激素类固醇（AAS）。然而，这些结果不能推广至整个沙特阿拉伯。通过提高对潜在不良健康后果的认识和了解水平，可以减少合成代谢雄激素类固醇（AAS）的消费。
