Dong, Bingtian
Chen, Yuping
He, Fang
Li, Biao
Wu, Biao
Chen, Zhengdong
Zhao, Enfa
Chen, Yongjian
Zhang, Chaoxue
Funding for this research was provided by:
Health Research Program of Anhui (AHWJ2023A30169)
Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province (2508085QH314)
Anhui Provincial Department of Education Fund (2025AHGXZK40632)
Article History
Received: 25 May 2026
Accepted: 6 July 2026
First Online: 17 July 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: The UK Biobank was established with ethical approval from the North West Multi-Centre Research Ethics Committee (REC reference: 21/NW/0157). In accordance with the principles outlined in the Helsinki Declaration, written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to their inclusion in the study.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.