Kitahata, Shogo
Fukumoto, Mai
Matsuoka, Kana
Matsuda, Takuya
Murakami, Taisei
Onishi, Kei
Izumoto, Hirofumi
Kanemitsu, Kozue
Kawamura, Tomoe
Kuroda, Taira
Matsuoka, Junko
Tada, Fujimasa
Miyata, Hideki
Hiraoka, Atsushi
Tange, Kazuhiro
Yamamoto, Yasunori
Takeshita, Eiji
Ikeda, Yoshiou
Furukawa, Shinya
Tsubouchi, Eiji
Ninomiya, Tomoyuki
Hiasa, Yoichi
Article History
Received: 16 March 2024
Accepted: 14 October 2025
First Online: 14 November 2025
Declarations
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: The research protocol was developed in accordance with the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and subsequent ethical guidelines. All the participants provided written informed consent. This study was approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee of Ehime Central Hospital (Approval No. 03–57).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.