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Article History

Received: 12 January 2025

Accepted: 20 May 2025

First Online: 27 May 2025

Change Date: 18 November 2025

Change Type: Update

Change Details: The original online version of this Article was revised: The original version of this Article contained an error in Affiliation 4, which was incorrectly given as “First Clinical College, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.” The correct affiliation is “Department of Traditional Chinese Internal Medicine, Hangzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.” In addition, the order of Affiliations 4 and 5 were swapped. As a result, Qiqi Wu was incorrectly affiliated with “First Clinical College, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.” The correct affiliation is “Department of Traditional Chinese Internal Medicine, Hangzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.” Furthermore, Shunyu Ning was incorrectly affiliated with “Department of Traditional Chinese Internal Medicine, Hangzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.” The correct affiliation is “Affiliated Hospital of Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.” The original article has been corrected.

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: I confirm that all methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines. All procedures were performed in accordance with the ethical standards laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments from September to November 2024 in Liaoning Province, China. Ethical approval was obtained from the Ethics Committee of the Affiliated Hospital of Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Approval No. 2024101 CS(LW)-001-01). Informed consent was acquired from all participants through their agreement via an online questionnaire.

: The authors declare no competing interests.