Kim, Hyunho https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1276-713X
Chae, Kyung-Hee https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2030-0847
Choi, Arum https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5532-0103
Kim, Mi-hyeong https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6190-085X
Hong, Ji Hyung https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0492-3959
Choi, Bum Soon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1412-9951
Kim, Sukil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9730-9845
Ban, Tae Hyun https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2884-4948
Funding for this research was provided by:
Grant from the Korea Health Technology R&D Project through the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI), funded by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (HI19C1298, HI19C1298, HI19C1298, HI19C1298, HI19C1298, HI19C1298, HI19C1298, HI19C1298)
Article History
Received: 1 May 2024
Accepted: 13 October 2024
First Online: 23 October 2024
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Ethical clearance for this study was granted by the Institutional Review Board of The Catholic University of Korea (IRB No. PC19ZNSE0128). As the research involved the use of data from the National Health Database, where consent for the use of collected data for research purposes had already been obtained, individual informed consent from participants was not required. This study adhered to the ethical standards outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki and ensured the integrity and ethical compliance of the research.