Meng, Xin
Chen, Linlin
Qi, QianJin
Liu, Wei
Xue, Yongxi
Yan, Yinkun https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7758-744X
Article History
Received: 30 June 2025
Revised: 24 February 2026
Accepted: 17 March 2026
First Online: 1 April 2026
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: All methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations. The study was approved by the institutional review committees of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the Ministry of Health of the People’s Republic of China, the National Institute for Nutrition and Health, and the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. All data used in this study did not contain identifiable personal or medical information. Informed written consent was obtained from participants or their parents. All information on ethical standards is available through the official website. Therefore, no additional ethical approval was required for this study. No identifiable images of human research participants are included in this manuscript.