Khaleghi, Mohammad Mehdi http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7026-9019
Emamat, Hadi http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8562-9136
Marzban, Maryam http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4333-4126
Farhadi, Akram http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0655-8342
Jamshidi, Ali http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0543-6383
Ghasemi, Negin http://orcid.org/0009-0007-9389-9447
Falahatzadeh, Azar http://orcid.org/0009-0003-0993-9276
Jalaliyan, Zahrasadat http://orcid.org/0009-0003-1933-2021
Malekizadeh, Hasan http://orcid.org/0009-0002-1964-7587
Nabipour, Iraj http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1785-0883
Larijani, Bagher http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5386-7597
Funding for this research was provided by:
Bushehr University of Medical Sciences
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Article History
Received: 31 May 2023
Accepted: 3 October 2023
First Online: 12 October 2023
Declarations
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: The protocol of this study is approved by the Research Ethics Organization and the Research Committee of Bushehr University of Medical Sciences (IR.BPUMS.REC.1401.172) and the Endocrine and Metabolism Research Institute affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences (Ethical Code: IR.TUMS.EMRI.REC.1394.0036). All methods were carried out in accordance with the approved protocols and in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration. All the participants signed written informed consent under the BEH program cohort study for further use of data. If a participant was unable to provide consent, their legal guardian consented or they were excluded from the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.