Pezhdam, Paria https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6580-0976
Ramezani Tehrani, Fahimeh https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4609-065X
Saei Ghare Naz, Marzieh https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1259-2459
Farhadi-Azar, Mahbanoo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3769-5160
Farahmand, Maryam https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1748-5687
Azizi, Fereidoun https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6470-2517
Mousavi, Maryam https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3946-2507
Article History
Received: 17 June 2026
Accepted: 7 August 2026
First Online: 12 August 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: This study was conducted in accordance with the principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki, and approved by Ethics Committee of the Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ( approval No. IR.SBMU.ENDOCRINE.REC.1404.147).
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.