Zhou, Yang
Liu, Yanping
Guo, Yabin
Liu, Xiaotong
Zhou, Yang
Funding for this research was provided by:
Hunan Provincial Health High-Level Talent Scientific Research Project (R2023064)
Article History
Received: 3 December 2024
Accepted: 19 March 2025
First Online: 25 March 2025
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The study was conducted following the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by the Clinical Medical Ethics Committee of Xiangya Hospital of Central South University (E2020133). The researchers explained the study to the participants and obtained informed consent from all participants. Participants were informed that their data would be used for research purposes only and that anonymity and confidentiality would be maintained. They were also told that they could withdraw from participation at any time without repercussions.