Table 1 Patient characteristics by supplements use, hormone use and sex

N (%)

20

(18.69)

87

(81.31)

69

(64.49)

38

(35.51)

73

(68.22)

34

(31.78)

Sex, n (%)

 Male

16

(80.00)

57

(65.52)

0.210^§

46

(66.67)

27

(71.05)

0.641^§

 Female

4

(20.00)

30

(34.48)

23

(33.33)

11

(28.95)

AGE, mean (SD)

34.45

(10.22)

31.13

(7.40)

0.048*

31.37

(8.65)

32.42

(6.90)

0.738*

32.09

(7.82)

31

(8.62)

0.26*

Education attainment, n (%)

 Up to secondary school

1

(5.00)

24

(27.59)

0.096^§

14

(20.29)

11

(28.95)

0.449^§

19

(26.03)

6

(17.65)

0.045^§

 High-school

14

(70.00)

48

(55.17)

43

(62.32)

19

(50.00)

45

(61.64)

17

(50.00)

 Bachelor degree and above

5

(25.00)

15

(17.24)

12

(17.39)

8

(21.05)

9

(12.33)

11

(32.35)

Employment status, n (%)

 Unemployed/others

4

(20.00)

28

(32.18)

0.464^§

20

(28.99)

12

(31.58)

0.926^§

18

(24.66)

14

(41.18)

0.220^§

 Employed

10

(50.00)

32

(36.78)

28

(40.58)

14

(36.84)

31

(42.47)

11

(32.35)

 Self-employed

6

(30.00)

27

(31.03)

21

(30.43)

12

(31.58)

24

(32.88)

9

(26.47)

Reason for bodybuilding, n (%)

 Other reason

10

(50.00)

32

(36.78)

0.275^§

26

(37.68)

16

(42.11)

0.654^§

26

(53.62)

16

(47.06)

0.259^§

 Improve body look

10

(50.00)

55

(63.22)

43

(62.32)

22

(57.89)

47

(64.38)

18

(52.94)

Frequency of bodybuilding, n (%)

 Seldomly

3

(15.00)

21

(24.14)

0.377^§

15

(21.74)

9

(23.68)

0.817^§

12

(16.44)

12

(35.29)

0.029^§

 Frequently

17

(85.00)

66

(75.86)

54

(78.26)

29

(76.32)

61

(83.56)

22

(64.71)

Duration of Bodybuilding, n (%)

 Less than a year

2

(10.00)

10

(11.49)

0.793^§

8

(11.59)

4

(10.53)

0.350^§

5

(6.85)

7

(20.59)

0.106^§

 Less than five years

9

(45.00)

45

(51.72)

38

(55.07)

16

(42.11)

38

(52.05)

16

(47.06)

 More than five years

9

(45.00)

32

(36.78)

23

(33.33)

18

(47.37)

30

(41.10)

11

(32.35)

Hormones, n (%)

1

(5.00)

37

(42.53)

0.002^§

27

(36.99)

11

(32.35)

0.641^§

Supplements, n (%)

50

(72.46)

37

(97.37)

0.002^§

57

(78.08)

30

(88.24)

0.210^§