Article History
Received: 23 September 2024
Accepted: 11 November 2024
First Online: 20 November 2024
Declarations
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: This research complied with the Helsinki Declaration and used NHANES data which has undergone ethical review by NCHS. As a secondary analysis of this approved dataset following STROBE guidelines, no additional ethical approval was required.
: Written informed consent for publication was obtained from all participants.
: The authors declare no competing interests.