Sugai, Shunya
Sasabuchi, Yusuke
Itsukaichi, Mina
Kobayashi, Akira https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2905-3232
Yasunaga, Hideo
Kimura, Yuya
Matsui, Hiroki
Fushimi, Kiyohide
Nishijima, Koji https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2050-5543
Yoshihara, Kosuke https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2254-3378
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (23AA2003)
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (22AA2003)
Article History
Received: 9 May 2025
Revised: 23 January 2026
Accepted: 25 February 2026
First Online: 16 March 2026
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of The University of Tokyo (approval number: 3501-(5) on 19 May 2021), and all methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations. The requirement for informed consent was waived by the Institutional Review Board because all data were de-identified.