Huang, Yiqing
Zhao, Dan
Yang, Zhongfang
Wei, Changning
Qiu, Xichenhui
Funding for this research was provided by:
Guangdong Science and Technology Programs Youth Fund (No. 892003120)
Starting Fund of Top-Level Talents of Shenzhen (No. 000514)
National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Youth Fund (No. 72404193)
Article History
Received: 31 October 2024
Accepted: 19 February 2025
First Online: 11 March 2025
Declarations
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: This study complies with the ethical principles set forth in the Declaration of Helsinki. The data used in this study were obtained from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), which is a publicly available and de-identified dataset. The data collection process of NHANES adheres to the Declaration of Helsinki, including obtaining informed consent from all participants and ensuring the confidentiality of their information. As this study involves secondary analysis of the NHANES data, no additional ethical approval or consent was required. This study was approved by the Ethics Review Board (ERB) of the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.