Yu, Eun Hee
Lee, Hyun Joo
Lee, Sul
Yoon, Hyung Joon
Kim, Seung Chul
Joo, Jong Kil
Na, Yong Jin
Article History
Received: 27 March 2025
Accepted: 1 October 2025
First Online: 8 October 2025
Declarations
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: Individual identifiers in the Korean NHIS database were anonymized. The study was approved by the official assessment panel of the Korean Government and the Institutional Review Board of Pusan National University Hospital (IRB 2304-015-126) in accordance with their guidelines. Because the data were de-identified, the Institutional Review Board waived the need for informed consent.
: This manuscript does not contain any individual person’s data in any form (including individual details, images, or videos). Therefore, consent for publication is not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.