• Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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• v.24 no.6
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• pp.1099-1104
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• 2010

Aim of this study was to determine if obesity or abdominal obesity is more prevalent in persons with allergic rhinitis compared with healthy persons and to determine if obesity or abdominal obesity affects severity of rhinitis's symptoms. We studied 44 allergic rhinitic patients and 47 healthy persons. BMI and WHR were measured by the In-body 520. And severity of rhinitis's symptoms were assessed by questionnaires. The prevalence of obesity in allergic rhinitis group(27.3%) was significantly higher than control group(10.6%). And the prevalence of abdominal obesity in allergic rhinitis group(43.2%) was higher than control group(40.4%), but was not statistically significant. Nasal obstruction score of obesity group was higher than control group, but was not statistically significant. And nasal obstruction, Korean Allergic Rhinitis Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire (KARQLQ) score of abdominal obesity group were significantly higher than control group. And when age and sex are corrected, allergic rhinitis and obesity's association was statistically significant. The prevalence of obesity in allergic rhinitis group was significantly higher than control group. Also when age and sex are corrected, allergic rhinitis and obesity's association was statistically significant. And nasal obstruction score was higher in obesity than control group, but was not significant. The other side, nasal obstruction and KARQLQ score in abdominal obesity group was significantly higher than control group. Thus, we thought that fixed various confounding factors and large-scale studies will be needed.