Research Article
Long-Term Anabolic Androgenic Steroid Use Is Associated with Increased Atrial Electromechanical Delay in Male Bodybuilders
Table 1
Training programs of the AAS user and nonuser bodybuilders.
| | AAS nonusers () | AAS users () | value |
| Sessions per week | 3.92 ± 0.86 | 3.67 ± 0.84 | NS | Years | 8.64 ± 2.11 | 9.03 ± 1.94 | NS | Starting age | 22.34 ± 3.68 | 21.61 ± 3.04 | NS | Anaerobic exercise (h/wk) | 4.73 ± 2.02 | 4.94 ± 1.82 | NS | Aerobic exercise (h/wk) | 3.11 ± 3.03 | 1.94 ± 1.82 | NS | Maximal weight (kg) | 120.67 ± 21.61 | 142.67 ± 19.09 | <0.05 |
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NS: nonsignificant.
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