Zeng, Yiting
Zhang, Dandan
Fang, Yuzhen
Xiao, Mingyi
Ji, Chaona
Chen, Xisui
Funding for this research was provided by:
Shantou City Science and Technology Bureau (250707166492985)
Article History
Received: 27 November 2025
Accepted: 1 May 2026
First Online: 21 May 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the Ethics Committee of the First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College (approval number: B-2025-013; date of approval: 13 March 2025). Written informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study prior to enrolment. Participants were informed that participation was voluntary and that they could withdraw at any time without any consequence to their medical care.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.