Sales, Weslley Barbosa
Ribeiro-Samora, Giane Amorim
e Silva Barbosa, Paulo Eduardo
Vieira, Edgar Ramos
Souza, Gérson Fonseca
Maciel, Álvaro Campos Cavalcanti
Funding for this research was provided by:
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (001)
Article History
Received: 13 August 2025
Accepted: 30 December 2025
First Online: 20 February 2026
Declarations
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: The study followed the main recommendations of the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) guidelines and was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Onofre Lopes University Hospital (HUOL/UFRN), under approval number 2,996,329. The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Onofre Lopes University Hospital (HUOL/UFRN), under approval number 2,996,329. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to their inclusion in the study.
: The authors declare no competing interests.