Table 3. Comparison with Other Clinical Practice Guidelines

Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma guidelines5) 2010 Clinical Practice Guidelines for Allergic Rhinitis in Korea6) 2015 Chinese Society of Allergy Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Allergic Rhinitis7) 2018
Organization for publication Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma The Korean Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology Chinese Society of Allergy
DB Medline, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) not mentioned not mentioned
level of evidence Certainty of the evidence was categorized into 4 levels: high, moderate, low, and very low. Level of the evidence was categorized into 4 levels: A, B, C, D. not mentioned
strength of recommendation The recommendations can be either ‘‘strong’’ or ‘‘conditional’’ depending on the guideline panel’s confidence that following the recommendation would bring more good than harm to patients, according to the GRADE approach, The recommendations can be “strongly recommended”, “should be considered”, “may be considered”, “not recommended” according to the GRADE approach. not mentioned