Meng, Hongjing
Xiao, Zhifu
Wang, Qiang
Li, Dewei
Li, Zhuyan
Funding for this research was provided by:
Youth Project of Shanxi Province Health Commission (No. 2024036)
Key Research Project of Statistical Science in Shanxi Province (No. 2024Z026)
Article History
Received: 2 July 2025
Accepted: 22 August 2025
First Online: 30 September 2025
Declarations
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: All participants provided informed consent, demonstrating their voluntary participation and understanding of the study’s objectives and potential implications. The study was approved by the Ethics Department of Shanxi Provincial People’s Hospital (No. 2018-035) and was conducted in accordance with the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki: Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects.
: Not Applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Not applicable.