Nakaniida, Yuta https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2778-1017
Tokumo, Kana
Nakakura, Shunsuke
Asaoka, Ryo
Kiuchi, Yoshiaki
Sakaguchi, Hirokazu
Article History
Received: 27 February 2026
Accepted: 10 April 2026
First Online: 14 April 2026
Declarations
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: The study protocol was reviewed and approved by the Ethical Committee for Epidemiology of Hiroshima University (permission No. Epd-826-4). All participants provided written informed consent allowing their clinical data to be stored in the hospital database and used for research purposes. The study adhered to the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.