Zheng, Zhou
Shen, Yi
Min, Hui-cong
Peng, Hui
Huang, Long
Zhang, Wan-zong
Feng, Hui
Yu, Qing-sheng
Funding for this research was provided by:
Anhui Provincial Clinical Medical Research Transformation Project (202427b10020023)
National Natural Science Foundation of China (82374208)
Article History
Received: 26 August 2025
Accepted: 10 November 2025
First Online: 25 November 2025
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine (Approval No. 2019AH-32; Registration date: January 25, 2020) and registered in the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (ChiCTR2000034137; Registration date: June 30, 2020). It adhered to the Declaration of Helsinki, and informed consent was waived owing to its retrospective design and the protection of patient privacy.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.