Zhao, Kang
Shi, Wenbing
Xu, Xinyi
Yang, Ningli
Liang, Hui
Xu, Qin
Funding for this research was provided by:
Jiangsu Graduate Research and Practice Innovation Program (JX10614128)
National Natural Science Foundation of China (72404140)
4th Priority Discipline Development Program of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions ((2023)No.11)
Article History
Received: 11 February 2025
Accepted: 22 April 2025
First Online: 6 May 2025
Declarations
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: The study received ethical approval from the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University (2023-SR-581).
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Chinese Clinial Trail Registry (ChiCTR2000033443).
: Written informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this study and accompanying images. A copy of the written consent is available for review by the Editor-in-Chief of this journal on request.
: We are grateful to all the participants. We also thank the statistical experts from Nanjing Medical University for their guidance provided during the doctoral-level statistics course.
: The funders had no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript; and decision to submit the manuscript for publication.