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ArticleAmerican journal of public health2017

Anabolic Steroid Misuse Among US Adolescent Boys: Disparities by Sexual Orientation and Race/Ethnicity.

Aaron J Blashill, Jerel P Calzo, Scott Griffiths, Stuart B Murray

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Article in American journal of public health, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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21 citing papers in PubMed, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Aaron J BlashillAaron J. Blashill and Jerel P. Calzo are with San Diego State University, San Diego, CA. Scott Griffiths is with University of Canberra, Bruce, Canberra, Australia. Stuart B. Murray is with University of California, San Francisco.
Jerel P CalzoAaron J. Blashill and Jerel P. Calzo are with San Diego State University, San Diego, CA. Scott Griffiths is with University of Canberra, Bruce, Canberra, Australia. Stuart B. Murray is with University of California, San Francisco.
Scott GriffithsAaron J. Blashill and Jerel P. Calzo are with San Diego State University, San Diego, CA. Scott Griffiths is with University of Canberra, Bruce, Canberra, Australia. Stuart B. Murray is with University of California, San Francisco.
Stuart B MurrayAaron J. Blashill and Jerel P. Calzo are with San Diego State University, San Diego, CA. Scott Griffiths is with University of Canberra, Bruce, Canberra, Australia. Stuart B. Murray is with University of California, San Francisco.
University of Canberra · AU

Funding

Body Image and Self-care in HIV-infected MSMK23MH096647 · NIMH · SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI BLASHILL, AARON J · 2012 to 2016
$857k
SUBSTANCE USE AND DISORDERED WEIGHT BEHAVIORS IN SEXUAL MINORITY YOUTH CONTEXTSK01DA034753 · NIDA · SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI CALZO, JEREL PASION · 2013 to 2017
$721k
NIDA NIH HHS K01 DA034753NIMH NIH HHS K23 MH096647
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo examine the prevalence of anabolic steroid misuse among US adolescent boys as a function of sexual orientation and race/ethnicity.

methodsWe 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.

resultsSexual 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.

conclusionsSexual 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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Adolescent BehaviorSexual BehaviorAdolescentEthnicityHumansMalePrevalenceRisk-TakingSubstance-Related DisordersSurveys and QuestionnairesTestosterone CongenersUnited StatesTestosterone Congeners

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PMID27997246
PMCPMC5227934
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