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Anabolic steroid misuse among US adolescent boys: Disparities by sexual orientation and race/ethnicity

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  • Blashill, A.J.
  • Calzo, J.P.
  • Griffiths, S.
  • Murray, S.B.

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Objectives. To examine the prevalence of anabolic steroid misuse among US adolescent boys as a function of sexual orientation and race/ethnicity. Methods. We analyzed boys from the 2015 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (n = 6248; mean age = 16), a representative sample of US high school students. Lifetime prevalence of anabolic steroid misuse was dichotomized as never versus 1 or more times. Results. Sexual minority boys reported elevated misuse compared with heterosexual boys, within each level of race/ethnicity. Black, Hispanic, and White sexual minority boys reported misuse at approximately 25%, 20%, and 9%, respectively. Conclusions. Sexual orientation health disparities in anabolic steroid misuse disproportionally affect Black and Hispanic sexual minority adolescent boys, but more research is needed to understand the mechanisms driving these disparities.

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  • Blashill, A.J. & Calzo, J.P. & Griffiths, S. & Murray, S.B., 2017. "Anabolic steroid misuse among US adolescent boys: Disparities by sexual orientation and race/ethnicity," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 107(2), pages 319-321.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2016.303566_7
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303566
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    1. Timothy A. Brusseau & Ryan D. Burns, 2021. "Associations of Physical Activity, School Safety, and Non-Prescription Steroid Use in Adolescents: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(1), pages 1-10, December.
    2. Juan-Miguel Guerras & Juan Hoyos & Luis de la Fuente & Francisca Román & Oskar Ayerdi & Jorge-Néstor García-Pérez & Patricia García de Olalla & María-José Belza & the Methysos Project Group, 2021. "Injection of Anabolic Steroids in Men Who Had Sex with Men in Madrid and Barcelona: Prevalence Correlates and Role as a Risk Factor for Transmitted Infections," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(16), pages 1-12, August.

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