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AAP Grand Rounds 18:28-29 (2007)
© 2007 American Academy of Pediatrics

ADOLESCENT HEALTH

Anabolic Steroid Use by Female High School Students

Source: Elliot DL, Cheong J, Moe EL, et al. Cross-sectional study of female students reporting anabolic steroid use. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2007;161:572–577; doi:10.1001/archpedi.131.6.572[Abstract/Free Full Text]

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The prevalence of anabolic steroid use among adolescent girls increased during the 1990s,1,2 but little is known about the context in which girls use these drugs. Researchers from Oregon Health & Science University and the University of Pittsburgh analyzed data from the 2003 CDC Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) to investigate the characteristics of girls who reported use of anabolic steroids. The YRBS is a nationally representative school-based survey of US students in grades nine to 12, conducted every two years since 1991 and administered to students who are in school and have parental permission to participate. Students respond anonymously to questions about demographic factors and health-risk behaviors related to nutrition, exercise, safety, substance use, sexuality, and mental health. Data for this study were obtained from 313 girls who reported using steroid pills or shots without a doctor’s prescription one or more times (users) and 7,134 girls who reported never using steroids (nonusers).

Prior or ongoing anabolic steroid use was reported by 5.3% of female high school girls . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Richard R. Brookman, MD, FAAP
Pediatrics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

 





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