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Received: 11 June 2023

Accepted: 17 May 2024

First Online: 24 May 2024

Declaration

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: Prior to participating in this study, the participants were given adequate information regarding the aim, procedure, nature and confidentiality of the study as well as the processing of the data in accordance with the ethical approval received for research involving human participants. Subsequently, the participants were asked to provide their informed consent. The authors confirm that informed written consent was obtained from all subjects and/or their legal guardian(s). Only subjects who voluntarily provided informed consent were included in the study. The study and consent procedure were approved by the Scientific Committee of the “Hippokrateion” hospital of Thessaloniki (Reference number: 55846/18-11-2022, Protocol number: 22-EM-35). In addition, we confirm that all methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations. The authors assert that all procedures conducted as part of this work complied with the ethical standards of the relevant national and institutional committees on human experimentation and with the guidelines stipulated by the Helsinki Declaration of 1975 (as revised in 2008).

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

: The authors declare no competing interests.