Table 3 Internal structure and domains of the AMS scale. Comparison of community samples of France and other countries of Europe [6] in 2 age groups.
From: The French Aging Males' Symptoms (AMS) scale: Methodological review
N | France 903 | Europe, other 5907 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | Under = 50 (n = 617)* | Over 50 (n = 346) | Under = 50 (n = 459)* | Over 50 (5448) | |||||||||
Item Nr. | Psych | Somat | Sex | Psych | Somat | Sex | Psych | Somat | Sex | Psych | Somat | Sex | |
Burned out | 13 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | ||||||
Depressive, more | 11 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | |||||||
Irritability, increased | 6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | ||||||||
Anxious, more | 8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | ||||||||
Nervousness, more | 7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | ||||||||
Joint complaints, more | 2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | ||||||||
Sweating, increased | 3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | ||||||
Sleep, need for more | 5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | ||||||||
Well-being, impaired | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | ||||||||
Sleep disturbances, more | 4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | ||||||||
Muscular weakness | 10 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | |||||||
Physical exhaustion | 9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | ||||||||
Sexual potency, impaired | 15 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | ||||||||
Morning erections, less | 16 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | ||||||||
Libido, disturbed | 17 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | ||||||||
Passed peak | 12 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | ||
Decrease of beard growth | 14 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | ||||||