Lu, Ting Yu
Wang, Jiao
Huang, Ying Yue
Tian, Wen Bo
Jin, Ya Li
Lam, Tai Hing
Zhang, Wei Sen
Funding for this research was provided by:
Natural Science Foundation of China (82373661)
Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong (2018A030313140)
Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong (2015A030313891)
The University of Hong Kong Foundation for Educational Development and Research (SN/1f/HKUF-DC; C20400.28505200)
the Health Medical Research Fund in Hong Kong (HMRF/13143241)
the Guangzhou Public Health Bureau (201102A211004011)
the Guangzhou Science and Technology Bureau, Guangzhou, China (2002Z2-E2051; 2012J5100041; 2013J4100031; 201704030132)
the University of Birmingham, UK (N/A)
Article History
Received: 19 March 2025
Accepted: 9 May 2026
First Online: 26 May 2026
Declarations
:
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
: This study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. The Guangzhou Medical Ethics Committee of the Chinese Medical Association approved the study (protocol code: GZYL-20030210).
: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.
: Not applicable.