Arai, Junya
Fujiwara, Hiroaki
Aoki, Tomonori
Niikura, Ryota
Ihara, Sozaburo
Suzuki, Nobumi
Tsuji, Yosuke
Hayakawa, Yoku
Kasuga, Masato
Fujishiro, Mitsuhiro
Funding for this research was provided by:
Daiwa Securities Foundation
Article History
Received: 25 July 2023
Accepted: 2 March 2026
First Online: 5 March 2026
Declarations
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: This retrospective study was conducted using an opt‑out approach. The requirement for informed consent was waived by the Institutional Review Board of the Institute for Adult Diseases, Asahi Life Foundation due to the study’s retrospective design and use of de‑identified data. All data were anonymized prior to analysis. The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the Institute for Adult Diseases, Asahi Life Foundation (Registration no. 14901; approval date: May 10, 2023) and was carried out in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki (2013 revision).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.