Wu, Hongke
Wang, Ming
McDonald, Alicia C.
Funding for this research was provided by:
None
Article History
Received: 17 February 2025
Accepted: 13 May 2025
First Online: 2 July 2025
Declarations
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: Alicia C. McDonald is a full-time employee of Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc.
: This is an observational study. This study was conducted according to the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. All data were approved by the National Center for Health Statistics Research Ethics Review Board.
: Informed consent was obtained from all study participants to participate in NHANES.
: Human research participants provided informed consent for publication.