Association between Allergic Rhinitis and Regular Physical Activity in Adults: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT: Evidence regarding the association between allergic rhinitis (AR) and physical activity (PA) is conflicting. Previous studies have mostly relied only on self-reported symptoms to define AR, did not classify AR by severity or persistence, and included only children or athletes. The present cross-sectional study evaluated the association between PA and objectively-defined AR and its subtypes in the general adult population using data for 1932 eligible participants aged 19 years or older in the 2010 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed to evaluate the relationship between three types of PA and overall AR, AR subtypes, and rhinoscopy findings showed that moderate-severe AR was positively associated with vigorous (odds

SUBMITTER: Park J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7459676 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature