International web survey shows high prevalence of symptomatic testosterone deficiency in men

Figures & data

Table I.  Analysis of data from three web-sites.

	All data	SSAD	CMH	MHC
Number with permission	108,96	6885	1001	3010
Source of data	100%	63%	9%	28%
% Refusing permission	22%	17%	32%	26%
Mean age	52.0	51.7	51.8	52.5
Total AMS score	48.6	48.9	50.3	52.4

Figure 1.  Age distribution of web AMS respondents.

Figure 2.  Severity of AMS symptoms in different age groups.

Figure 3.  Additional factors reported in the different age groups.

Figure 4.  AMS Scores in normal population, and scores in patients over the age of 40 in patients in a urological clinic before and after 3 months testosterone treatment [20].

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