Shibata, Megumi
Ojima, Toshiyuki
Aida, Jun
Article History
Received: 2 October 2024
Accepted: 17 October 2025
First Online: 21 November 2025
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The study was conducted according to the guidelines of the Declaration of Helsinki, and ethical approval for this study was obtained from the Ethics Committee of the National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology (Approval Number: 992), Chiba University (Approval Number: 2493), and Hamamatsu University School of Medicine (approval number: 91-123).
: Informed consent was obtained from all participants involved in the study.