Moon, Arum
Jang, Suhyun
Kim, Jung-Ha
Jang, Sunmee
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ministry of Health and Welfare (HC21C0069, HC21C0069, HC21C0069, HC21C0069)
Article History
Received: 25 October 2023
Accepted: 13 August 2024
First Online: 23 August 2024
Declarations
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: This retrospective study utilized the National Health Insurance Service-Elderly Cohort Database 2.0 (NHIS-ECDB 2.0), a dataset managed by the Korea National Health Insurance Service (KNHIS) for governmental and academic research purposes. The NHIS-ECDB 2.0 is designed to ensure the privacy of individuals by excluding personally identifiable information. As a result, researchers cannot identify or access personal data of any specific individuals, negating the need for obtaining individual consent. Approval for this study was obtained from the Institutional Review Board of Gachon University, confirming that formal informed consent was not required for utilizing this database (IBN No. 1044396–202111-HR-236–01). The certificate of IRB review exemption is provided for documentation.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.