Wei, Chengcheng
Pan, Yao
Zhang, Wenting
He, Qingliu
Chen, Zhaohui
Zhang, Yuan
Article History
Received: 20 April 2023
Accepted: 29 July 2023
First Online: 10 August 2023
Declarations
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: The NHANES data used in this study had already received approval from the NAHNES Institutional Review Board (IRB)/NCHS Research Ethics Review Board (ERB), and therefore, our study does not require additional approval. The present study was also conducted in accordance with the ethical guidelines of the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to their participation in the study. The consent form explained the purpose of the study, the procedures involved, and the risks and benefits of participation. Participants were also informed that their participation was voluntary and that they could withdraw at any time without penalty.
: All participants were informed that the results of the study may be published in academic journals or presented at academic conferences. They were also informed that their identities would be kept confidential and that their personal information would not be disclosed in any publication or presentation.
: The authors declare no competing interests.