Park, Dong Yun https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5626-6743
Lee, Chae Kwan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6836-583X
Article History
Received: 9 June 2025
Revised: 29 November 2025
Accepted: 22 February 2026
First Online: 6 May 2026
Declarations
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: The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose.
: To ensure the ethical and scientific validity of the study and protect the safety and rights of participants, approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University, in accordance with Article 10 of the Korean Bioethics and Safety Act (IRB approval No.: BPIRB 2020-01-009-018).
: All participants were informed of the study objectives prior to blood sampling for health examinations and provided written informed consent.