Table 3

Comparison of education and school problems 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
Educational level
 Interrupted primary school
 0.0
 0
 0.0
 0
 3.9
 10
 <0.01

Primary school
 24.2
 8
 33.3
 6
 8.9
 23

High school
 69.7
 23
 55.6
 10
 63.2
 163

Higher education
 6.1
 2
 11.1
 2
 24.0
 62
Well-being in school
 Yes
 18.7
 6
 50.0
 9
 74.7
 192
 <0.001

Indifferent
 21.9
 7
 33.3
 6
 15.6
 40

No
 59.4
 19
 16.7
 3
 9.7
 25
School truancy at least once a week
 Yes
 62.5
 20
 11.1
 2
 17.5
 45
 <0.001

No
 37.5
 12
 88.9
 16
 82.5
 212
Bullied others in school
 Yes
 25.0
 8
 61.1
 11
 31.0
 80
 <0.05

No
 75.0
 24
 38.9
 7
 69.0
 178
Been bullied in school
 Yes
 43.8
 14
 44.4
 8
 27.4
 71
 0.069

No
 56.2
 18
 55.6
 10
 72.6
 188
Academic difficulties
 Yes
 93.7
 30
 38.9
 7
 25.6
 66
 <0.001

No
 6.3
 2
 61.1
 11
 74.4
 192
...as concentration problems
 Yes
 78.1
 25
 27.8
 5
 12.5
 32
 <0.001

No
 21.9
 7
 72.2
 13
 87.5
 223
...as writing problems
 Yes
 21.9
 7
 27.8
 5
 7.1
 18
 <0.01

No
 78.1
 25
 72.2
 13
 92.9
 236
...as reading problems
 Yes
 9.4
 3
 27.8
 5
 6.7
 17
 0.010

No
 90.6
 29
 72.2
 13
 93.3
 238
...as boredom
 Yes
 50.0
 16
 22.2
 4
 13.7
 35
 <0.001

No
 50.0
 16
 77.8
 14
 86.3
 220
...as drug abuse
 Yes
 37.5
 12
 22.2
 4
 5.9
 15
 <0.001

No
 62.5
 20
 77.8
 14
 94.1
 240
...as mental problems
 Yes
 12.5
 4
 0.0
 0
 1.6
 4
 0.010

No
 87.5
 28
 100.0
 18
 98.4
 251

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

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