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Associations between muscular strength and mental health in cognitively normal older adults: a cross-sectional study from the AGUEDA trial.
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- Association Between Handgrip Strength and Suicidal Ideation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Brain and behavior · 2025Pooled it
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- Relationship Between Sarcopenia and the Trajectories of Depressive Symptoms Among Chinese Older Adults: The Mediating Effect of Social Participation.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2026Article
- Is Standing Long Jump Performance More Strongly Associated with Health-Related Outcomes than Maximal Isometric Handgrip Strength in Adolescents?Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Association between lower limb strength, anxiety, and depression symptoms in older adults.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2026Article
- Associations of Handgrip Strength with Bone Health and Mental Health in Postmenopausal Women: A Cross-Sectional Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- The Effects of Time-Restricted Feeding on Handgrip Strength, Vigilance, and Perceived Anxiety and Depression in Older Adults: A Comparative Study Between Active and Sedentary Populations.Health science reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
Objective: To examine the associations between muscular strength and mental health. Design: We used baseline data of 91 cognitively healthy older adults (71.69 ± 3.91 years old, 57 % women) participating in the AGUEDA randomized controlled trial. Methods: Muscular strength was assessed using both objective (i.e., handgrip strength, biceps curl, squats, and isokinetic test) and perceived (i.e., International Fitness Scale) indicators. Psychological ill-being indicators: anxiety, depression, stress, and loneliness; and psychological well-being indicators: satisfaction with life, self-esteem, and emotional well-being) were assessed using a set of valid and reliable self-reported questionnaires. Linear regression analyses were performed adjusting for sex, age, years of education, body mass index , alcohol, diet, and smoking (model 1), and additionally by cardiorespiratory fitness (model 2). Results: Elbow extension was positively associated with stress in model 1 ( Conclusion: Handgrip had a moderate association with self-esteem and there was a small association between perceived strength with depressive symptoms and elbow extension with stress. No other associations were observed between muscular strength and mental health outcomes in cognitively normal older adults.
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