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Another wiki editor brought this study to my attention and although it's been a few days since I read it, it honestly still won't sink in. It seems completely insane that this is the world we live in. I just can't get over it.
Researchers surveyed online dating users and non dating app users in the United States. 33% of the men in their survey reported using online dating. Of those that did, 36.4% were users of Anabolic Steroids (AS), as opposed to only 3.8% of non online dating men who reported AS use.
The portion of those surveyed who identified as "African-American" were the most likely to use AS (Odds-ratio of 3.665) followed closely by Hispanics (OR 3.413) compared to Whites. The overall odds-ratio of a dating app user to use AS compared to a non dating app user was 26.926.
For men using online dating vs. not using online dating, the following prevalence of behaviors was identified:
This is what men have been reduced to in 2019. It's a fucking sad day for our gender.
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Researchers surveyed online dating users and non dating app users in the United States. 33% of the men in their survey reported using online dating. Of those that did, 36.4% were users of Anabolic Steroids (AS), as opposed to only 3.8% of non online dating men who reported AS use.
The portion of those surveyed who identified as "African-American" were the most likely to use AS (Odds-ratio of 3.665) followed closely by Hispanics (OR 3.413) compared to Whites. The overall odds-ratio of a dating app user to use AS compared to a non dating app user was 26.926.
For men using online dating vs. not using online dating, the following prevalence of behaviors was identified:
- Anabolic steroids - 36.4% online dating, vs. 3.8% non-online dating
- Diet pills - 40.2% online dating, vs. 5.0% non-online dating
- Laxative use - 41.1% online dating, vs. 7.6% non-online dating
- Vomiting for weight control - 36.4% online dating, vs. 5.3% non-online dating
- Fasting for weight loss - 54.1% online dating, vs. 27.0% non-online dating
- Muscle building supplement - 49.8% online dating, vs. 18.1% non-online dating
This is what men have been reduced to in 2019. It's a fucking sad day for our gender.
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