Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Innsbruck and Medical University of Innsbruck
Article History
Received: 12 December 2024
Accepted: 18 January 2026
First Online: 11 February 2026
Declarations
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: This study utilizes publicly available data from Eurostat’s European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC), which were collected by Eurostat in accordance with GDPR and other relevant ethical guidelines. The authors did not collect data directly from individuals.
: The data used in this study were collected by Eurostat, which obtained informed consent from all participants at the time of data collection. The authors did not collect any new data for this study.
: The authors report there are no competing interests to declare.