He, Siqi
Liu, Yuexuan
Li, Yanling
Ji, Lingyu
Liu, Yujia
Yan, Jieni
Zhang, Zhihui
Sun, Han
Gao, Mingxin
Wu, Shuhua
Funding for this research was provided by:
Jiangsu Geriatric Health Research Project (LKZ2023007)
Project of Jiangsu Province Science and Technology Plan Special Fund (BE2023704)
Article History
Received: 25 September 2025
Accepted: 6 March 2026
First Online: 16 March 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University. This study involves the recruitment of human participants and the collection and analysis of human-related data/materials. The entire process strictly adheres to the ethical principles and guidelines for medical research involving human subjects as outlined in the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki (2013 revision), including but not limited to the protection of participants' autonomy, right to informed consent, confidentiality, and right to be free from harm. All patients signed informed consent forms at admission and follow-up.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.