Yoo, Jaeeun
Rhee, Chin Kook
Jo, Yong Suk
Choi, Joon Young
Funding for this research was provided by:
Catholic University of Korea (2024)
Article History
Received: 25 August 2025
Accepted: 2 December 2025
First Online: 18 December 2025
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Ethical approval was obtained from the Ethics Committee of Incheon St. Mary’s hospital (IRB number: OC23ZISI0033). The requirement for informed consent was waived by the Ethics Committee of Incheon St. Mary’s hospital due to the retrospective nature of this study. All analyses were performed using de-identified public data from the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study (KoGES), and all methods were conducted in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations, including the Declaration of Helsinki.