Funding for this research was provided by:
National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 92159302)
Sichuan Province Science and Technology Support Program (2022ZDZX0018)
West China Hospital, Sichuan University (ZYGD22009)
Article History
Received: 18 April 2024
Revised: 9 June 2024
Accepted: 7 August 2024
First Online: 2 September 2024
Compliance with ethical standards
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: Zhoufeng Wang accepted full responsibility for the work and/or the conduct of the study, had access to the data, and controlled the decision to publish.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Three authors of this study have significant statistical expertise (X.M., W.L., and Z.W.)
: Written informed consent was not required for this study because this is a systematic review and meta-analysis of previously published material.
: Institutional Review Board approval was not required because this is a systematic review and meta-analysis of previously published material.
: No overlap.
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