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Article History

Received: 16 May 2024

Accepted: 25 December 2024

First Online: 20 January 2025

Declarations

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: Ethical approval was received for the study by the Ethical Committee of the University Hospital Antwerp (ref. 20/06/069) and all methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations (Declarations of Helsinki). Regarding the IMA and Lab data, the controller is exempt from the obligation to provide information to the persons whose data is processed, if the notification to the data subject proves impossible or involves a disproportionate effort; in particular in the case of processing for statistical purposes or for historical or scientific research or for population research with a view to protecting and promoting public health (cf. Article 9 of the law for the protection of privacy with regard to the processing of personal data). For the self-collected data at general practice level, an informed consent was always signed by the relevant general practitioner (and possibly other healthcare professional) of the practice.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.