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Article History

Received: 11 November 2024

Accepted: 15 May 2025

First Online: 23 May 2025

Declarations

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: Given the retrospective and anonymized design of the study, the requirement for informed consent was exempted. All patient data were thoroughly anonymized, ensuring the privacy and confidentiality of the participants. All enrollee data were anonymized by the Federation of National Health Insurance Association to protect participant confidentiality []. The study adhered to the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of the Shizuoka Graduate School of Public Health in Shizuoka, Japan (#SGUPH_2021_001_057).

: Not applicable.

: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.