Article History
Accepted: 15 November 2023
First Online: 30 November 2023
Declarations
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: No sources of funding were used to assist in the conduct of this study or the preparation of this article.
: Marina Azab, Alessio Novella, Aladar Ianes and Luca Pasina have no conflicts of interest that are directly relevant to the contents of this article.
: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the IRCCS Carlo Besta Foundation (ethics approval number 60_2019).
: This was a retrospective study and data collection complied fully with Italian law on personal data protection. All data were anonymous and informed consent was not required for the purpose of this study.
: Not applicable.
: The datasets generated and/or analysed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
: The codes that support the findings of this study are available on request from the corresponding author.
: All authors participated in drafting of the manuscript or critical revision for important intellectual content. Individual contributions were as follows: MA and LP designed the study, interpreted the data, and wrote the manuscript; AN interpreted the statistical analyses, and AI undertook the final critical revision for important intellectual content. All authors read and approved the final version of the paper and agree to be accountable for this work.