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Authors
Naiini, Mahdis Rahimi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4108-8104
Jafari, Alireza https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2475-1928
Shahouzehi, Beydolah https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8758-6686
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Physiology Research Center, Institute of Basic and Clinical Physiology Sciences, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran (403000650)
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Article History
Received: 30 November 2025
Accepted: 11 March 2026
First Online: 29 April 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Kerman University of Medical Sciences (Approval Number: IR.KMU.REC.1403.397). All participants in the original KERCADRS cohort study read and signed a written informed consent form at the time of enrollment, which explicitly included permission for the use of their data and serum samples in future analyses and for publication of resulting findings. For the present cross-sectional analysis, only fully anonymized data were used; therefore, no additional informed consent was required.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
