Hu, Jue
Ma, Jing-ying
Tang, Fa-dan
Wang, Jie-yi
Xu, Jia-ye
Wang, Bo-han
Pan, Yu-lu
Wang, Ying
Xuan, Xiao-bo
Chen, Jian
Funding for this research was provided by:
Xuan Guiqi Famous Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Expert Inheritance Studio Project ((GZS2021004))
Zhejiang Provincial Science and Technology Program on Traditional Chinese Medicine in 2025 ((2025ZL278))
the Chen Jian TCM Expert Inheritance Studio Project ((GZS2021023))
Zhejiang Provincial Special Project for the Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 2021 ((2021ZX006))
Article History
Received: 14 July 2025
Accepted: 15 December 2025
First Online: 3 January 2026
Declarations
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: In accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki, the national center for health statistics (NCHS) Ethics Review Board of the centers for disease control and prevention (CDC) approved the human subjects' investigations. Given that this study involved secondary analysis of publicly available data without personal identifiers, it was exempt from further ethical review and approval. Written informed consent was obtained from the patients/participants involved in this research.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.