Suka, Machi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8392-1870
Tsuruta, Hiroko
Takao, Toshiko
Yanagisawa, Hiroyuki
Funding for this research was provided by:
the Japan Society of Health Evaluation and Promotion (2022)
the Jikei University Graduate School of Medicine (2023)
the Japan Society for Menopause and Women's Health (2023)
Article History
Received: 30 November 2025
Accepted: 24 April 2026
First Online: 13 May 2026
Declarations
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: The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interest to disclose.
: The study protocol was approved by the ethics committee of the Tokyo Health Service Association (R6–4, August 28, 2025) and has been conducted in accordance with the Ethical Guidelines for Medical and Biological Research Involving Human Subjects by the Japanese Government and the Helsinki declaration of 1964 and later versions.
: All participants received information about the study protocol, and those who signed the informed consent term were included in the study.