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Sibling-matched designs offer a robust approach for addressing these limitations but require appropriate paired statistical methods. This study aimed to assess the feasibility of a sibling-matched design for studying atopic outcomes in children with Down syndrome and to propose an appropriate methodological and statistical framework for future larger-scale studies.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This pilot sibling-matched case\u2013control study included 34 children with Down syndrome and their unaffected siblings (34 complete sibling pairs). Binary outcomes included wheezing, severe wheezing, physician-diagnosed asthma, allergic rhinitis, and eczema. Descriptive prevalence was reported, and paired comparisons were performed using exact McNemar testing based on discordant sibling pairs.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Wheezing and physician-diagnosed asthma were numerically more frequent among children with Down syndrome than among their unaffected siblings, but the differences did not reach statistical significance. Statistical comparisons were driven by discordant pairs, illustrating the importance of paired analytical approaches in sibling-matched studies.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This pilot study demonstrates the feasibility of sibling-matched designs for evaluating atopic outcomes in children with Down syndrome and highlights the importance of paired statistical methods for binary outcomes. 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