Nordestgaard, Christina Højfeldt https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0742-1736
Gude, Martin Faurholdt https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2888-1842
Leth, Sara Viskum https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8866-5421
Raaber, Nikolaj https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7392-5854
Funding for this research was provided by:
Aarhus Universitet
Article History
Received: 30 January 2026
Accepted: 3 May 2026
First Online: 11 May 2026
Declarations
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: According to Danish legislation, ethical approval from a regional research ethics committee is not required for register-based studies that do not involve biological material or direct patient contact. Therefore, formal ethical approval was waived. Approval for the use of data was obtained from the Legal Department of the Central Denmark Region (journal no. 1-16-02-89-25), and the study was registered with and approved by the regional data protection authorities in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.