The aim was to verify the association between resistance training (RT) and related variables with anxiety and depression scores in Brazilian women. One hundred and fifty-four women practitioners of RT (40.9±8.6 years; 61.7±9.9 kg; 160.0±5.0 cm) and 113 non-practitioners (Control) participated in the study. Participants answered the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and sociodemographic questions related to physical exercise. Statistical differences between groups occurred for anxiety (RT: 0.75±0.48 vs. Control: 1.07±0.57; P
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