Ren Yan-Feng, Wang Bo, Miao Mao-Hua, Liang Guo-Qing, Wang Hui-Qing, Yuan Wei
School of Public Health, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong 261042, China.
Zhonghua Nan Ke Xue. 2013 May;19(5):418-21.
To assess the reliability and validity of the Aging Males' Symptoms (AMS) scale in the male population of Shanghai.
We enrolled 973 males aged 40 years and over in a community of Shanghai, China. Using the AMS scale, we calculated the split-half reliability coefficient and Cronbach's alpha coefficient, assessed the validity through confirmatory factor analysis and correlation analysis, and obtained the domain scores of different people by analysis of variance and independent sample test.
The split-half reliability was > 0.78 (P < 0.01) and Cronbach's alpha coefficients of all the dimensions > 0.82 (P < 0.01). Confirmatory factor analysis showed 3 domains in the AMS scale, Pearson correlation coefficients of all the items to their domains were > 0.49 (P < 0.01), and the total testosterone level was not correlated with AMS scores, with Pearson correlation coefficient of -0.04 (P > 0.05). Statistically significant differences were found in AMS scores among different age groups as well as among those with different chronic disease histories, but not in the psychological domain among different age groups.
The reliability and validity of the AMS scale are acceptable in assessing aging males'symptoms among the male population of Shanghai, but further studies are needed to determine whether it could be used as a tool for screening late-onset hypogonadism (LOH) in males.
评估衰老男性症状（AMS）量表在上海男性人群中的信度和效度。
我们在中国上海的一个社区招募了973名40岁及以上的男性。使用AMS量表，我们计算了分半信度系数和克朗巴哈α系数，通过验证性因子分析和相关性分析评估效度，并通过方差分析和独立样本检验获得不同人群的领域得分。
分半信度>0.78（P<0.01），所有维度的克朗巴哈α系数>0.82（P<0.01）。验证性因子分析显示AMS量表中有3个领域，所有项目与其领域的皮尔逊相关系数>0.49（P<0.01），总睾酮水平与AMS得分无相关性，皮尔逊相关系数为-0.04（P>0.05）。不同年龄组以及不同慢性病病史人群的AMS得分存在统计学显著差异，但不同年龄组在心理领域无差异。
AMS量表在评估上海男性人群中衰老男性症状方面的信度和效度是可接受的，但需要进一步研究以确定它是否可作为男性迟发性性腺功能减退（LOH）的筛查工具。
