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 (𝑛=18)	AAS users (𝑛=15)	𝑃 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

NS: nonsignificant.