Association between muscle strength and depressive symptoms among Chinese female college freshmen: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Increased physical activity level is related to lower risk of depressive symptoms, and there is an inverse association between muscle strength and risk of depressive symptoms among the elderly. Although there is evidence of an inverse association between muscle strength and depressive symptoms, the relationship between these variables in a younger population is still unknown. This study aimed to examine the association between handgrip strength, a representative indicator of skeletal muscle strength, and the risk of depressive symptoms among Chinese female college freshmen.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted among 867 participants aged between 16 and 23 years. Handgrip strength was measured with a handheld digital Smedley dynamometer, and handgrip stren

SUBMITTER: Ren Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7395416 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature