Xue, Fei
Zhou, Yating
Article History
Received: 22 November 2024
Accepted: 2 December 2024
First Online: 18 December 2024
Declarations
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: This study utilized data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), which was approved by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) Ethics Review Board. Informed consent was obtained from all participants by the NCHS during the data collection phase. The current study involved secondary analysis of publicly available, de-identified data, and no additional ethical approval was required.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.