Handgrip strength is associated with suicidal thoughts in men: Cross-sectional analyses from NHANES.
Chao CaoQinran LiuLin YangXiaobin ZhengPing LanAi KoyanagiDavy VancampfortPinar SoysalNicola VeroneseBrendon StubbsJoseph FirthLee SmithPublished in: Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports (2019)
Males younger than 65 years old with low handgrip strength are significantly more likely to have suicidal thoughts demonstrating a dose-response relationship. Future research is required to confirm/refute our findings and establish if strength interventions can reduce suicidal thoughts.