Nasrollahizadeh, Amir
Javankiani, Sepide
Ebrahimi, Pouya
Sharifi, Farshad
Soltani, Parnian
Amiri, Majid
Moodi, Mitra
Khorashadizadeh, Masoumeh
Fakhrzadeh, Hossein
Ramezani, Pedram
Naderi, Fatemeh
Taheri, Maryam
Ebrahimpur, Mahbube
Payab, Moloud
Article History
Received: 5 December 2024
Accepted: 8 May 2025
First Online: 28 June 2025
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Endocrinology & Metabolism Research Institute (Ethical code: IR.TUMS.EMRI.REC.1401.129). Informed consent was obtained from all participants. For patients with confirmed cognitive impairment, as determined by the Mini-Mental Status Exam, permission was obtained from their families or legal guardians. All methods were performed according to relevant guidelines and regulations. All steps of the Study involving human research participants have been performed by the Declaration of Helsinki. All of the patients who were involved in this study have signed an informed consent.
: The authors declare no competing interests.