Original ArticleAssociations Between Allergies, Walking, Sedentary Time, and Low Back Pain
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Design
This study used a cross-sectional, correlational study design.
Data Source
This study employed data from the 6th Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) conducted between 2014 and 2015, which is the latest KNHANES data available to examine our study's aims. The KNHANES is a nationwide, community-based, cross-sectional survey conducted periodically by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to determine the health and nutritional status of the non-institutionalized
Sample Characteristics
Table 1 depicts the sample characteristics based on the LBP status. Of the 4,897 respondents, 23.1% (n = 1,136) reported LBP. Most participants were identified as female (57.5%), received middle school or lower education (59.3%), lived in an urban area (75.9%), were in the lower-income tier (55.7%), were married (98.7%), and had 2+ person households (85.3%). Those with LBP tended to be female (p < .001) and belonged to the lower income tier (p < .001) and one-person households (p < .001), with
Discussion
Our findings from a nationally representative adult sample in South Korea showed that a lifetime allergy diagnosis was significantly correlated with LBP in the past 3 months. To the best of our knowledge, this study is the first to report a discrepancy regarding the association between sedentary time and walking and LBP, depending on lifetime allergy status. This study highlights the necessity of tailoring strategies for individuals with allergic diagnoses to reduce low-grade systemic
Conclusions
Respondents with LBP tended to be primarily female, had lower income, obtained middle school or less education, and had prior allergy-related disease diagnosis who walked less and sat longer than their non-LBP counterparts. We found that respondents with a lifetime allergic diagnosis of asthma, allergic rhinitis, or atopic dermatitis were more likely to experience LBP than respondents without an allergic diagnosis. These results demonstrate a vital role of allergy-related disease diagnosis
Declaration of Competing Interest
The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
Acknowledgments
We thank Geumjin Jung, Jiwon Han, Taekyeong Lee, Yeji Lee, and Sihyun Oh for their comments and edits on an earlier draft of this paper.
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