The peer reviewed journal article I found containing statistal information was titled The Relationship Between Anabolic Androgenic Steroids and Muscle Dysmorphia and written by Lebur Rohman. In his article, Lebur gives the statistic "Lifetime prevalence of AAS use in USA is 6–7% and increasing rates of use are
being reported from the UK" and cites where he got this information from. He does does not say how this data was collected or analyzed though. I'm not sure why not. I think he chose not to include it because he was just trying to explain how usage has increased. The main topic of his article is to show that the usage of anabolic steroids plays into the Muscle Dysmorphia Disorder. The governement document I found containg statistical information was written by Kevin L. Ropp and titled Steroid Substitutes, No-Win Situation For Athletes. In his document, Ropp refers to a steroid alternative named Gamma Hydroxybutyic Acid (GHA). He gives and cites the statistic that in November 1990, there were 80 hospitalizations reported from the use of GHA. Within15 to 60 minutes of taking one-half to three teaspoons of GHA, patients reported they acquired dizziness, drowsiness, unconsciousness, slowed heart beat, and difficulty breathing. He says that the information came from a national Centers for Disease Control study on patients taking GHA.
Ropp, K. U.S. Government Printing, (1993). Steroid substitutes, no-win situation for athletes. Retrieved March 8th, 2012 from FDA U.S. Government Printing website
Rohman, L. (2009). The Relationship Between Anabolic Androgenic Steroids and Muscle Dysmorphia: A Review. Eating Disorders, 17(3). Retrieved March 9th, 2012
Hi Whitney,
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing these two articles. It amazes me how many researchers nowadays do not state how they gathered their data. When doing research on human populations, the published results are more credible when we know how the data was collected.
Professor Wexelbaum