Murakami, Kazuhiro https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2144-5020
Horita, Satoshi
Tsuyuki, Motokatsu
Moriyasu, Akihito
Article History
Received: 23 July 2024
Accepted: 28 December 2024
First Online: 14 January 2025
Declarations
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: Ethical statementThis study was performed in accordance with the principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by the ethics committee of Nara Medical University (Permission Number: 2895). The patients were informed of the purpose of the study and signed a consent form before inclusion. This study conformed to the Strengthening of the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology guidelines.
: The authors declare no competing interests.