ReviewWiener klinische Wochenschrift2019
Association between muscular strength and depressive symptoms : A narrative review.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The handgrip strength and risk of depressive symptoms: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2021Pooled it
- Correlation between Handgrip Strength and Depression in Older Adults-A Systematic Review and a Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Investigating the relationship between anxiety, depression, and forearm muscle deformation in amateur athletes using time-series analysis.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- The association of depressive symptoms with handgrip strength and gait speed in community-dwelling older adults: data from the baseline phase of Birjand Longitudinal Aging Study.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Moderating Effect of Grip Strength in the Association between Diabetes Mellitus and Depressive Symptomatology.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Prospective associations between hand grip strength and subsequent depressive symptoms in men and women aged 50 years and older: insights from the Survey of Health, Aging, and Retirement in Europe.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Article
- Association of Soyfoods or Soybean Products Consumption with Psychological Symptoms: Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Study of Chinese University Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Association between Physical Fitness, Physical Activity Level and Sense of Coherence in Swedish Adolescents; An Analysis of Age and Sex Differences.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Muscle strength and incidence of depression and anxiety: findings from the UK Biobank prospective cohort study.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2022Article
- Greater Muscular Strength Is Associated with a Lower Risk of Pulmonary Dysfunction in Individuals with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- The impact of physical fitness on resilience to modern life stress and the mediating role of general self-efficacy.European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · 2022Article
- Handgrip Strength-Related Factors in a Colombian Hypertensive Population: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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- The association between duration of muscle exercise and psychological symptoms is higher in boys than in girls: A cross-sectional study based on Chinese college students during COVID-19.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
- Exploring grip strength as a predictor of depression in middle-aged and older adults.Scientific reports · 2021Article
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- The Relationship between Muscular Strength and Depression in Older Adults with Chronic Disease Comorbidity.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- The association between physical fitness and mental health in Norwegian adolescents.BMC public health · 2020Article
- Serum agrin and talin are increased in major depression while agrin and creatine phosphokinase are associated with chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia symptoms in depression.Metabolic brain disease · 2020Article
- Implementation of patient-centered physical training for older people accessing routine health care.Wiener klinische Wochenschrift · 2019Article
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Abstract
There is increasing evidence for an association between low muscular strength and depressive symptoms. In this review the existing literature on the association between muscular strength and depression particularly in older people as reported in epidemiological studies is summarized. From the literature search, conducted in PubMed (January 1980-May 2018), 17 papers (8 cross-sectional and 9 longitudinal studies) were selected. All cross-sectional studies reported significantly lower odds of having depressive symptoms with increased levels of muscular strength and this association persisted even after adjusting for several confounders including the level of physical activity. The majority of the longitudinal studies also reported that low muscular strength was independently associated with a higher risk of developing depression but more studies are needed to confirm this evidence. Furthermore, future investigations are needed to explore the exact mechanisms of muscular strength in relation to depression. Low muscular strength is a modifiable factor for depression, which is of great public health interest.
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