Analysis of the discriminant ability of shorter versions of the French ADAM questionnaire.

Objective: To investigate whether shorter versions of the ADAM test, a screening questionnaire for andropause, provide better diagnostic value than the original tool.

Methods: Five thousand and twenty-eight volunteer men aged 50-70 years attending a screening campaign for andropause, provided a fasting blood sample and completed the French ADAM test. Logistic regression analysis identified items that best predict andropause defined as serum free testosterone level below 70 ng/l.

Interest of the androgen deficiency in aging males (ADAM) questionnaire for the identification of hypogonadism in elderly community-dwelling male volunteers.

Objective: To date, serum free testosterone measurement is considered to be the gold standard for the diagnosis of hypogonadism in elderly males but it is not available to all subjects suspected of a decrease in testicular function. Therefore, we evaluated whether the Androgen Deficiency in Aging Males (ADAM) questionnaire, in its original or in a modified 'quantitative' version (qADAM), could be used as a surrogate to biochemical determinations for the identification of hypogonadism in elderly males.

Methods: 5028 men, aged 50-70 years, spontaneously consulting for the assessment of their gonadal function were studied.