Li, Yuhao
Xie, Xiaowan
Liu, Yazhou
Bi, Minglong
Li, Yuanyuan
Gong, Zhaoqi
Article History
Received: 16 May 2025
Accepted: 31 December 2025
First Online: 17 January 2026
Declarations
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: The studies involving humans were approved by the Institutional Review Board of the Ethics Committee of Dandong Central Hospital. The studies were conducted in accordance with the local legislation and institutional requirements. The Ethics Committee/Institutional Review Board waived the requirement of written informed consent for participation from the participants or the participants’ legal guardians/next of kin because this study was approved by the Ethics Committees of Dandong Central Hospital (No. DDSZXYY-2025-11) and conducted in accordance with the ethical principles of the Helsinki Declaration of 1964 and its later revisions. The Ethics Committee sought and obtained a waiver of consent for this cohort study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.