title: Relationship Between Plant Food (Fruits, Vegetables, and Kimchi) Consumption and the Prevalence of Rhinitis Among Korean Adults: Based on the 2011 and 2012 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Data.
abstract: The aim of the current study was to analyze the relationship between plant food (fruits, vegetables, and kimchi) and the prevalence of rhinitis among Korean adults using data from the 2011 and 2012 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. A total of 7494 subjects aged from 19 to 64 years participated in a rhinitis morbidity survey, health behavior interview, and 24-h dietary recall test. Individuals with energy intakes less than 500 kcal or more than 5000 kcal were excluded. The results showed that kimchi intake was inversely associated with the prevalence of rhinitis. The prevalence of rhinitis decreased with increasing kimchi consumption. The quintile 4 (range of kimchi intake: 108.0-180.0 g) groups, compared with the reference of quintile 1 (0-23.7 g), showed a decrease of 18.9% (odds ratio [OR] = 0.811, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.672-0.979) in Model 4. In conclusion, consumption of kimchi lowers the risk of rhinitis, suggesting that its use should be encouraged among the Korean population.
authors.affiliation: 1 Research Institute of Natural Science, Sangmyung University , Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Yong-Suk
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Medical Nutrition, Graduate School of East-West Medical Science, Kyung Hee University , Yongin, Korea.
authors.forename: Yoo-Kyung
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: 3 Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Dankook University , Cheonan, Korea.
authors.forename: Hye-Ja
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: 3 Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Dankook University , Cheonan, Korea.
authors.forename: Se-Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Ju
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004032:Diet; D002149:Energy Intake; D005260:Female; D005285:Fermentation; D005638:Fruit; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014675:Vegetables
keywords: KNHANES; Korean adult; kimchi; plant food; rhinitis