Ouchi, Kotaro http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0228-6845
Sakuma, Toru
Nojiri, Ayumi
Kano, Rui
Higuchi, Takahiro
Yakabe, Hiroyuki
Hasumi, Jun
Suzuki, Takayuki
Fujioka, Hiroaki
Ogihara, Akira
Yoshimoto, Syohei
Igarashi, Takao
Ojiri, Hiroya
Kawai, Makoto
Matsumura, Yohkoh
Yoshitake, Michio
Kunihara, Takashi
Article History
Received: 15 March 2022
Revised: 7 July 2022
Accepted: 15 August 2022
First Online: 6 September 2022
Declarations
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: The scientific guarantor of this publication is Kotaro Ouchi.
: Makoto Kawai received research grants from DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, Ltd., Japan. The remaining authors of this manuscript declare no relationships with any companies whose products or services may be related to the subject matter of the article.
: One of the authors has significant statistical expertise.
: Written informed consent was waived by the Institutional Review Board.
: Institutional Review Board approval was obtained.
: • retrospective• case-control study• performed at one institution