Number of working years

<10

10 - 19

20 - 29

30 - 39

≥40

P value

Number

97

88

212

142

97

AMS total

scores

Median

(25% - 75% tile)

26.7

(22 - 38)

32.8

(25 - 43.5)

28.8

(23 - 38)

29.1

(24 - 39)

28.4

(23 - 35)

0.033

<10 vs 10 - 19 (p = 0.025)

Mean ± SD

30.9 ± 12.8

34.7 ± 11.5

31.4 ± 11.0

31.9 ± 10.3

30.4 ± 9.5

Somatic

sub-scores

Median

(25% - 75% tile)

12.8

(10 - 18)

15.3

(12 - 19.5)

14.0

(11 - 18)

13.7

(11 - 18)

13.1

(11 - 16)

0.054

Mean ± SD

14.2 ± 5.8

15.6 ± 4.9

14.7 ± 5.3

14.4 ± 4.8

13.6 ± 4.3

Psychological sub-scores

Median

(25% - 75% tile)

6.9

(5 - 10)

8.6

(6 - 12)

7.5

(5.5 - 11)

7.2

(5 - 10)

6.7

(5 - 9)

0.013

10 - 19 vs ≥40 (p = 0.011)

Mean ± SD

8.6 ± 4.4

9.4 ± 3.9

8.8 ± 4.0

8.2 ± 3.4

7.6 ± 3.0

Sexual

sub-scores

Median

(25% - 75% tile)

6.8

(5 - 10)

9.1

(6 - 13)

6.8

(5 - 10)

8.8

(6 - 11)

8.8

(7 - 11)

<0.001

20 - 29 vs 10 - 19 (p = 0.001) or 30 - 39 (p < 0.001) or ≥40 (p = 0.002)

<10 vs 10 - 19 (p = 0.010) or

30 - 39 (p = 0.011) or ≥40 (p = 0.026)

Mean ± SD

8.1 ± 3.9

9.8 ± 4.1

7.9 ± 3.3

9.3 ± 3.5

9.3 ± 3.5