Wang, Shou-yi
Zhou, Qianq
Li, A-bing
Zhao, Yang-kai
Article History
Received: 7 February 2025
Accepted: 27 June 2025
First Online: 21 July 2025
Declarations
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: The NHANES database received approval from the NCHS Research Ethics Review Board, with all participants giving their informed consent. Since the data released by the NCHS are anonymized and de-identified during analysis, further ethical approval or informed consent is not required for secondary analysis. The study protocol was performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.