Korean J Fam Pract. 2017; 7(2): 179-187  https://doi.org/10.21215/kjfp.2017.7.2.179
Food Habits and Allergic Disease in Korean Adolescent
Min-Sun Kim1, Chang-Ho Youn1,*, A-Sol Kim1, Hae-Jin Ko1, Hyo-Min Kim2, Hyun-Sook Kim2, Jin-Hyun Kwon1
1Department of Family Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine; 2Department of Family Medicine, Kyungpook National University Medical Center, Daegu, Korea
Chang-Ho Youn
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E-mail: ychfm@knu.ac.kr
Received: April 18, 2016; Revised: July 27, 2016; Accepted: August 7, 2016; Published online: April 20, 2017.
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Abstract
Background: Currently, the prevalence of allergic diseases, including asthma, allergic rhinitis, and atopic dermatitis, is increasing worldwide. This study was aimed at investigating the relationship between food habits and the prevalence of allergic diseases in Korean adolescents.
Methods: The questionnaires of the 2014 Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey were used to collect information on allergic diseases and food habits by using nine kinds of food (fast food, snacks, ramen, sweetened drinks, caffeinated drinks, soft drinks, milk, vegetables, and fruits) for the last 7 days, from 72,060 adolescents.
Results: Higher intakes of fast food, snack, sweetened drink, vegetable, and fruit were associated with a significant increase in the incidence of allergic diseases (each P for trend <0.001, <0.001, <0.001, <0.001, and <0.001, respectively). After adjusting for sex, age, socioeconomic status, and obesity (body mass index, ≥25 kg/m2), the same statistically significant results were obtained (each P for trend <0.001, 0.002, <0.001, <0.001, and <0.001, respectively). When only the men’s data were analyzed, the results were the same as the overall results for both sexes (each P for trend <0.001, 0.001, <0.001, <0.001, and <0.001, respectively). When only the women’s data were analyzed, higher intakes of fast food, ramen, sweetened drinks, and fruits were associated with a significant increase in the incidence of allergic diseases (each P for trend 0.001, 0.003, 0.001, and <0.001, respectively).
Conclusion: Higher intakes of fast food, sweetened drinks, and fruits were significantly associated with an increased incidence of allergic diseases in the Korean adolescents in this study.
Keywords: Asthma; Allergic Rhinitis; Atopic Dermatitis; Food Habits; Adolescents
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