Author Year |
Type of article
|
N (mean age)
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Methods
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Relevant results
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Association. (Level of evidence)
|
Byeon, 2019 (27) |
Epidemiologic observational study
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N=472 (9.6yr ± 0.4)
|
Survey data
|
Children with AR had twice significantly higher risk of OM.
|
Yes (Level IV) No distinction between AOM and OME |
Martines et al. 2016 (28) |
Case-control study
|
N=204 children and 204 controls
|
To investigate the main risk factors for AOM and OME and their
prevalence in Sicilian children
|
Allergy and urban localization increased the risk of OM in children
exposed to smoke, respectively of 166% and 277%.
|
Yes (Level III) No distinction between AOM and OME |
Salah et al. 2013 (26) |
Retrospective study
|
N=340 infants with RAOM
|
To analyze the risk factors that are likely to be responsible for RAOM
in children.
|
Authors did not find a significant association between RAOM and
allergy
|
None (Level IV) with RAOM |
Hardani et al. 2020 (10) |
Case-control study
|
N=625 children (6 months – 7 years)
|
To investigate the relationship between the incidence of otitis media
(acute, chronic and with effusion) and risk factors.
|
Allergic rhinitis was identified as one of the most important risk
factors.
|
Yes (No distinction between phenotypes) |