Azizpour, Yosra
Salehi, Sarmad
Mirzad, Mina
Farzi, Yosef
Karimi, Keyvan
Zarepour, Pardis
Behgam, Nazgol
Najafi, Arezu
Razi, Farideh
Tabatabaei-Malazy, Ozra
Rezaei, Nazila
Sadeghniiat, Khosro
Akbarpour, Samaneh
Article History
Received: 9 September 2025
Accepted: 3 November 2025
First Online: 15 November 2025
Declarations
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: Ethical approval for the study was granted by the Research Ethics Committees of Endocrine & Metabolism Research Institute - Tehran University of Medical Sciences (ID: IR.TUMS.EMRI.REC.1403.112). Additionally, in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki, written informed consent was obtained from all participants before their involvement in the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.