Soman, Ajith https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9890-2552
Alhusayni, Abdullah Ibrahim https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1807-4015
Alkhathami, Khalid M. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7630-5471
Alqahtani, Bijad https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7887-0979
Alzahrani, Abdullah H. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4252-8255
Almalki, Husam A. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4604-2364
Funding for this research was provided by:
Deanship of Scientific Research at Shaqra University (SU-ANN-202303)
Article History
Received: 13 November 2025
Accepted: 12 February 2026
First Online: 22 February 2026
Declarations
:
: The research protocol was reviewed and approved by the Ethical Research Committee of Shaqra University (Approval number—ERC_SU_F_202300004). The study was reported in accordance with the Standards for Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) guidelines.
: Informed consent was obtained from all subjects involved in the study.
: The authors declare no competing interests.