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Authors
Bhargava, Bharam
Rao, Padaki Nagaraja
Kulkarni, Anand V.
Vishnubhotla, Ravikanth
Pramod, Nanditha
Anitha, Chandanadur Thippaiah
Mahadev, Kalyankar
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Hyderabad (UoH-IoE-RC5-22-005, UoH-IoE-RC5-22-005)
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Article History
Received: 21 January 2025
Accepted: 20 February 2025
First Online: 24 March 2025
Declarations
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: The study protocol was approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC) of the University of Hyderabad (approval number: UH/IEC/2022/412) and Asian Institute of Gastroenterology Hospital, Hyderabad (approval number: AIG/IEC-BH&R43/03.2023-06). Participation in the study was voluntary and there were no financial incentives. As a benefit to participants, their biochemical and FibroScan test reports were shared with them, providing health insights without compromising the integrity of the study. Written informed consent obtained from all the participants.
: Consent for publication obtained from all the study participants.
: The data used in this study are presented here. The raw data underlying this article cannot be shared publicly because of privacy concerns of the participants and the legal regulations of the Institutional Ethical Committee of the University of Hyderabad and the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology. Raw data were stored and analysed only on designated computers at the University of Hyderabad. The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding authors, KM and CTA, upon reasonable request.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
