Dias, Milara Barp https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7326-2189
Guimarães, Rafael Alves https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5171-7958
Batista, Sandro Rogério Rodrigues https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7356-522X
Pagotto, Valéria https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5590-2453
Article History
Received: 30 December 2025
Accepted: 24 February 2026
First Online: 13 March 2026
Declarations
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: The ELSI-Brazil study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the René Rachou Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), Minas Gerais, Brazil (CAAE: 34649814.3.0000.5091). All participants provided written informed consent prior to participation. The present study is a secondary analysis of anonymized data and was conducted in accordance with ethical principles for research involving human subjects.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.