Bordbar, Sanaz https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4421-8151
Cheraghloo, Neda https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1924-3435
Salehi, Sarmad https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7345-150X
Khalagi, Kazem https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0890-6232
Gharibzadeh, Safoora https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4535-4040
Zarepour, Pardis https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9929-6259
Khojasteh, Mohanna https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3123-0821
Tabatabaei-Malazy, Ozra https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0188-9721
Larijani, Bagher https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5386-7597
Funding for this research was provided by:
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran (1403-4-221-75427)
Article History
Received: 19 July 2025
Accepted: 28 October 2025
First Online: 1 December 2025
Declarations
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: All participants provided informed consent before joining the study. Ethical approval for this research was obtained from the Research Ethics Committees of Endocrine & Metabolism Research Institute at Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR.TUMS.EMRI.REC.1403.144), ensuring compliance with the principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.