Wei, Geng-Geng
Yang, Qing-Shan
Chen, Hai-Rui
Yang, Yu
Tang, Jun-Feng
Kwan, Kristine J. S. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9529-4798
Lu, Zhen-Quan
Xiong, Lin https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2971-4969
Xu, Xiang https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1738-8448
Funding for this research was provided by:
Hospital Management Committee of Shenzhen University (YJXT20250508)
Article History
Received: 9 October 2025
Accepted: 20 January 2026
First Online: 10 March 2026
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the ethics committee of the University of Hong Kong – Shenzhen Hospital (Ethics Approval No. [2023]178). The study was conducted in accordance with relevant guidelines, including the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) guideline and regulations. Due to the retrospective nature of this study, the requirement for informed consent was waived by the ethics committee in accordance with institutional guidelines and national regulations.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.