Sharafi, Mehdi
Haghjoo, Elham
Bagheri, Pezhman
Chijan, Mahsa Rostami
Baeradeh, Najibullah
Afrashteh, Sima
Mouseli, Ali
Article History
Received: 12 October 2024
Accepted: 26 September 2025
First Online: 3 November 2025
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The authors adhered to ethical standards concerning plagiarism, informed consent, misconduct, data fabrication and/or falsification, double publication and/or submission, redundancy, and related issues. This study was conducted in accordance with the ethical guidelines outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki and the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) guidelines. Baseline data from the FACS were analyzed; informed consent was obtained from all participants at the enrollment phase. The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of Fasa University of Medical Sciences (IR.FUMS.REC.1402.093).