Yang, I-Ning
Liang, Chun-An
Wu, Chia-Chun
Xu, Qian-Sheng
Lin, Shang-Wen
Wang, Ming-Cheng
Chen, Ming-Jenn
Hsueh, Yuan-Shuo
Chang, Hui Hua
Funding for this research was provided by:
Chi-Mei/ National Cheng Kung University (CMNCKU11207)
National Science and Technology Council (NSTC 114-2314-B-384-001)
National Science and Technology Council (NSTC 114-2320-B-075B-002)
National Science and Technology Council (NSTC 111-2314-B-309-001, and NSTC 113-2320-B-037-025)
National Science and Technology Council (NSTC 111-2628-B-006-010-MY3)
Kaohsiung Medical University (KMU-Q113010, 113CM-KMU-10, KMU-TC113A04, and KMU-Q114011)
Article History
Received: 8 April 2025
Accepted: 30 October 2025
First Online: 22 November 2025
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and national research committees, and the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments. The study protocol was approved by the Institutional Review Board of Chi Mei Medical Center, Taiwan (approval number: 10612-015). Informed consent was obtained from all study participants.
: Not Applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.