Funding for this research was provided by:
Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan (109-2314-B-002-206-)
Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan (110-2314-B-002-229-)
College of Medicine, National Taiwan University (NTUH 109-A151)
College of Medicine, National Taiwan University (110-A151)
Far Eastern Memorial Hospital (PI20200003)
Far Eastern Memorial Hospital (FTN10)
Article History
Received: 17 April 2025
Accepted: 23 July 2025
First Online: 10 August 2025
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: All authors confirm they have no affiliations or involvement with any organization or entity that has a financial interest (such as honoraria, educational grants, participation in speakers' bureaus, membership, employment, consultancies, stock ownership, or other equity interest, and expert testimony or patent-licensing arrangements) or a non-financial interest (such as personal or professional relationships, affiliations, knowledge, or beliefs) in the subject matter or materials discussed in this manuscript.
: Ethical approval was exempt as this study is a meta-analysis of published data.
: No informed consent was needed because this study analyzed data from previously published studies in which informed consent was obtained by the primary investigators.