Xu, Site
Sun, Mu
Article History
Received: 20 June 2024
Accepted: 29 July 2024
First Online: 12 August 2024
Declarations
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: We did not take part in the participant recruiting since this analysis was based on the US NHANES’s already-available data. As far as we are aware, no patients were involved in the planning, selection, or execution of the study.
: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.
: The datasets that support the findings of this study are available publicly. Full lists of records identified through database searching are available on reasonable request from the corresponding author. Correspondence: schuster_ter@163.com.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
: No funds are involved in the research project.
: All authors contributed to designing the study. Xu S was responsible for data collection and analysis. Xu S was responsible for writing the manuscript. The corresponding author Sun attested that all listed authors meet authorship criteria. No other individuals meeting the criteria have been omitted. Sun is the guarantor. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.