Redzovic, Skender Elez
Moloudi, Mehdi
Bonsaksen, Tore
Funding for this research was provided by:
NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Article History
Received: 6 August 2025
Accepted: 14 January 2026
First Online: 24 February 2026
Declarations
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: The Regional Committee for Medical Research Ethics in Norway approved the study (Project ID 624669). The HUNT was also approved by the Norwegian Data Inspectorate. Each participant in the HUNT surveys signed a written informed consent regarding the collection and use of data for research purposes. Participants can demand to have their data deleted from the HUNT database at any given moment. All research in HUNT is in accordance with the guidelines of the Regional Committee for Medical Research Ethics (REK), Data Inspectorate and applicable law. The study adhered to the Declaration of Helsinki.
: All authors have read and approved the final version of the manuscript to be published.
: The authors declare no competing interests.