Wang, Dawei
Zhan, Yongle
Zhang, Ning
Huang, Da
Huang, Jingyi
Huang, Jinlun
Zhu, Yu
Ho, Brian Sze-Ho
Ng, Ada Tsui-Lin
Tsu, James Hok-Leung
Ruan, Xiaohao
Na, Rong
Funding for this research was provided by:
Shanghai Sailing Program (22YF1440500)
National Natural Science Foundation of China (81972645)
Innovative research team of high-level local universities in Shanghai
Shanghai Youth Talent Support Program
Intramural grant of The University of Hong Kong
Article History
Received: 6 February 2024
Accepted: 20 May 2026
First Online: 6 June 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the University of Hong Kong/Hospital Authority Hong Kong West Cluster (HKU/HA HKW IRB, IRB reference number: UW 22–766). Conducted in accordance with the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki, the study prioritized the protection of participants’ privacy and confidentiality. As the administrative data are inherently linked using unique encrypted identifiers to ensure privacy and confidentiality by the third-party company (Wonders Information) and there’s no harmful effect on participants, the exception to informed consents was also approved. Informed consent has been obtained from all participants before the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.