Son, Woo Chul
Seo, Kyung Cheon
Kim, Miji
Won, Chang Won
Kim, Won
Funding for this research was provided by:
Korea Health Industry Development Institute (HI15C3153)
Korea Health Industry Development Institute (RS-2024-00408722)
Article History
Received: 13 August 2025
Accepted: 24 November 2025
First Online: 9 January 2026
Declarations
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: The study protocol was approved by the Institutional Review Board of Kyung Hee University Medical Center (IRB No. 2015-12-103), and written informed consent was obtained from all participants. All research procedures adhered to the Declarations of Helsinki and Istanbul, as well as the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) guidelines.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.