Nikkhah, Amirabbas https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0101-6752
Farzi, Yosef
Azizpour, Yosra https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3875-3871
Rezaei, Nazila https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4241-1783
Mirzad, Mina https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0634-3293
Shahrestanaki, Sahar Keyvanloo
Sharifi, Farshad
Akbarpour, Samaneh https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1459-5757
Tabatabaei-Malazy, Ozra https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0188-9721
Payab, Moloud https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9311-8395
Ebrahimpur, Mahbube https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0103-4427
Funding for this research was provided by:
Endocrine & Metabolism Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Article History
Received: 3 February 2025
Accepted: 18 June 2025
First Online: 5 August 2025
Declarations
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: The study received approval from the Research Ethics Committees of the Endocrine & Metabolism Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR.TUMS.EMRI.REC.1403.053) and was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. All participants were informed about the survey’s methods and objectives, and written informed consent was obtained prior to their enrollment in the survey. No personally identifiable information was included in the research data, ensuring the privacy and confidentiality of all participants.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.