Khaleghi, Mohammad Mehdi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7026-9019
Emamat, Hadi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8562-9136
Marzban, Maryam https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4333-4126
Farhadi, Akram https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0655-8342
Jamshidi, Ali https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0543-6383
Ghasemi, Negin https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9389-9447
Falahatzadeh, Azar https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0993-9276
Jalaliyan, Zahrasadat https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1933-2021
Malekizadeh, Hasan https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1964-7587
Nabipour, Iraj https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1785-0883
Larijani, Bagher https://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
:
: 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.