Xue, Shasha
Wang, Yunxiao
Wang, Fenglei
Yu, Zhiying
Wang, Xinyu
Wan, Xiaomei
Wang, Ling
Funding for this research was provided by:
Qingdao Key Health Discipline Development Fund
Article History
Received: 26 September 2024
Accepted: 31 October 2025
First Online: 28 November 2025
Declarations
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: The research adhered to the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University ethics committee. All patients were adequately informed about the study and the informed consent was obtained from all of the participants. It is available for review by the Editor of this journal if necessary.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.