Lin, Henghong
Wang, Zhijin
Tang, Jinmo
Liu, Xiufeng
Funding for this research was provided by:
Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province (2022J01336)
Natural Science Foundation of Xiamen (3502Z202573063)
Science Research Foundation of Jimei University (ZQ2024072)
Article History
Received: 25 December 2025
Accepted: 5 March 2026
First Online: 14 March 2026
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki (2013 revision). It was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of Xiamen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (approval No. 2024-X068-01). The requirement for individual informed consent was waived owing to the retrospective, de-identified nature of the data.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.