Matsumoto, Kiyoaki
Gondo, Yasuyuki https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9805-2807
Masui, Yukie https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6197-6697
Yasumoto, Saori https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1087-7650
Yoshida, Yuko
Ikebe, Kazunori https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5696-6785
Arai, Yasumichi https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1746-965X
Kabayama, Mai https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1394-1152
Kamide, Kei https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1720-2218
Akasaka, Hiroshi https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0238-8320
Ishizaki, Tatsuro https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1277-7293
Article History
Received: 10 March 2022
Accepted: 5 July 2022
First Online: 13 September 2022
Declarations
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: The SONIC study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Human Sciences (Osaka, Japan) and the Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital and Institute of Gerontology (Tokyo, Japan). This Research was performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Informed consent was obtained from all study participants on site prior to starting the survey. Participation of this study was voluntary. Was voluntary. We explained the aims, methods, sources of funding, any possible conflicts of interest, institutional affiliations of the researcher, the anticipated benefits and potential risks of the study and the discomfort it may entail, post-study provisions. And we gave all participants that they had the right to refuse to participate in the study or to withdraw consent to participate at any time without reprisal. Participants have been informed of the research, and they have given their written consent. Their anonymity has been guaranteed.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.