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Study Year LOE Study design Study groups Clinical endpoint Conclusion Huang & Giannoni 1937 2001 4 Case-control 1 AR; 2 AR plus AH SPT, otitis media, sinusitis, lower respiratory tract infection, secondhand smoke, sleep-disordered breathing

Higher prevalence of mold SPT positivity and lower respiratory tract infection (in some age groups) in AR plus AH group.

AH = adenoid hypertrophy; AR; allergic rhinitis; IgE = immunoglobulin E; LOE = level of evidence; SPT = skin-prick test.

Int Forum Allergy Rhinol . Author manuscript; available in PMC 2020 June 10.