Wang, Shuai
Zhao, Zunjiang
Meng, Xiangjian
Guo, Hongfei
Sun, Yinqiao
Lv, Dalun
Funding for this research was provided by:
Anhui Provincial Universities Natural Science Research Project (2023A040248)
Article History
Received: 12 February 2026
Accepted: 18 June 2026
First Online: 20 July 2026
Declarations
Conflicts of Interest: The authors (Shuai Wang, Zunjiang Zhao, Xiangjian Meng, Hongfei Guo, Yinqiao Sun, and Dalun Lv) declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
Ethical Approval: This study was performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by the Ethics Committee of The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical University (approval no. 2024, ethics review no. 176). Written informed consent was waived by the ethics committee owing to the retrospective design of the study.