Associations between Allergic Rhinitis and Frequency of Muscular Exercise and Sitting Time in Korean Adolescent from the 2016 Korean Youth's Risk Behavior Web-Based Study

Purpose: The aim of this study was to analyze the association between allergic rhinitis and frequency of muscular exercise and sitting time in Korean adolescents. Methods: We performed logistic regression analysis to calculate allergic rhinitis odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) about frequency of muscular exercise and sitting time measured by questionnaires. Results: Students participating in muscular exercise over 5 days a week had lower OR than students not participating in muscular exercise (OR, 0.91; 95% CI, 0.84 – 0.98), and the groups whose sitting time were 5 to 10 hours, 10 to 15 hours, over 15 hours had much higher OR than the group participating in sitting time less than 1 hour (5 – 10 hours: OR, 1.23; 95% CI, 1.05 – 1.44; 10 – 15 hours: OR, 1.34; 95% CI, 1.15 – 1.55; ≥ 15 hours: OR, 1.39; 95% CI, 1.19 – 1.63). Conclusion: We found that allergic rhinitis of Korean adolescents was associated with frequency of muscular exercise and sitting time.