Table 2

Comparison of social background between AAS users in two groups and non-users.


AC group,
n = 34
 Gym, AAS-users,
n = 18
 Gym, non-users,
n = 259
 p-value 1


%
 n
 %
 n
 %
 n
Born in Sweden
 Yes
 97.1
 33
 88.9
 16
 92.7
 240
 0.475

No
 2.9
 1
 11.1
 2
 7.3
 19
Parents born in Sweden
 Both
 88.3
 30
 61.1
 11
 79.5
 206
 0.187

One
 8.8
 3
 22.2
 4
 11.2
 29

None
 2.9
 1
 16.7
 3
 9.3
 24
Brought up with....
 Both biological parents
 62.5
 20
 66.7
 12
 78.9
 203
 <0.05

Mother only
 28.1
 9
 27.8
 5
 18.7
 48

Father only
 0.0
 0
 0.0
 0
 1.2
 3

Other
 9.4
 3
 5.6
 1
 1.2
 3
Quality of upbringing
 Good
 43.8
 14
 72.2
 13
 87.2
 224
 <0.001

Indifferent
 15.6
 5
 5.6
 1
 10.1
 26

Bad
 40.6
 13
 22.2
 4
 2.7
 7
Single child
 Yes
 27.3
 9
 35.3
 6
 13.9
 36
 <0.05

No
 72.7
 24
 64.7
 11
 86.1
 223
Divorced parents
 Yes
 59.4
 19
 44.4
 8
 38.3
 98
 0.071

No
 40.6
 13
 55.6
 10
 61.7
 158
Age at the time of divorce (years)
 0–6
 5.9
 1
 50.0
 4
 37.0
 34
 <0.05

7–12
 41.2
 7
 12.5
 1
 20.6
 19

>12
 52.9
 9
 37.5
 3
 42.4
 39
Relation with mother
 Good
 68.7
 22
 88.9
 16
 93.7
 239
 <0.001

Indifferent
 21.9
 7
 5.6
 1
 5.5
 14

Bad
 9.4
 3
 5.6
 1
 0.8
 2
Relation with father
 Good
 46.9
 15
 61.1
 11
 76.1
 194
 0.001

Indifferent
 28.1
 9
 5.6
 1
 8.6
 22

Bad
 25.0
 8
 33.3
 6
 15.3
 39
Other significant person
 Yes
 54.5
 18
 58.8
 10
 65.4
 168
 0.401

No
 45.5
 15
 41.2
 7
 34.6
 89
Physically abused
 Yes
 30.3
 10
 22.2
 4
 5.8
 15
 0.001

No
 69.7
 23
 77.8
 14
 94.2
 242
Mentally abused
 Yes
 48.5
 16
 27.8
 5
 10.2
 26
 <0.001

No
 51.5
 17
 72.2
 13
 89.8
 230
Age at the time of moving away from home (years)
 Not yet moved
 7.1
 2
 0.0
 0
 14.4
 36
 0.090

11–15
 10.7
 3
 0.0
 0
 2.4
 6

16–20
 60.7
 17
 82.4
 14
 52.0
 130

21–25
 21.5
 6
 17.6
 3
 30.8
 77

>25
 0.0
 0
 0.0
 0
 0.4
 1
Drug abuse in the family
 Yes
 43.7
 14
 35.3
 6
 19.9
 51
 <0.01

No
 56.3
 18
 64.7
 11
 80.1
 205
Criminality in the family
 Yes
 18.8
 6
 27.8
 5
 12.1
 31
 0.097

No
 81.2
 26
 72.2
 13
 87.9
 225

1 Fisher's exact test, 2-sided for three groups

Skarberg and Engstrom Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2007 2:20   doi:10.1186/1747-597X-2-20
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