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Article History

Received: 7 December 2024

Accepted: 7 May 2025

First Online: 15 May 2025

Declarations

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: This study was performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. The study protocol was approved by the Bioethics Committee of the Medical University of Warsaw (IRB approval No. AKBE/319/2023). Prior to participation, all participants were provided with detailed information about the study, including its purpose, procedures, confidentiality measures, and their right to withdraw at any time without consequences. Participants were informed of confidentiality measures to ensure that no personal, sensitive, or IP address information was recorded, and strict anonymity was maintained throughout the study. Given the large number of subjects, the multi-centre, non-invasive, and non-interventional nature of the study, and the assurance of anonymity during the data collection process, participants provided informed and voluntary verbal consent to participate. This approach was approved by the Bioethics Committee. The data that were subsequently collected, statistically analysed, and presented in this article do not identify individual participants.

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: The authors declare no competing interests.