Tang, Yuchen
Liu, Jinmin
Tian, Cong
Feng, Zhiwei
Zhang, Xiaohui
Xia, Yayi
Geng, Bin
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Natural Science Foundation of China (81874017, 81874017, 81874017, 81874017, 81874017)
Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province (22JR5RA943)
Article History
Received: 3 November 2022
Accepted: 28 June 2023
First Online: 14 July 2023
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Written informed consent was obtained from each participant before their inclusion on the NHANES database. Detailed information on the ethics application and written informed consent are provided on the NHANES website. Moreover, all subjects recruited at Lanzhou University Second Hospital voluntarily consented to participate in this study.
: This study was approved by the ethics review board of the National Center for Health Statistics. Protocol Number: Protocol #2005-06, Continuation of Protocol #2005-06, Continuation of Protocol #2005-06, Protocol #2011-17, Continuation of Protocol #2011-17, and Protocol #2018-01. Moreover, this study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Lanzhou University Second Hospital (No. 2022A-275).