Funding for this research was provided by:
National Research Foundation of Korea (2020R1I1A2075454, 2022R1C1C1008365)
Article History
Received: 18 November 2024
Accepted: 14 April 2025
First Online: 13 May 2025
Declarations
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: This study adhered to the guidelines of the Declaration of Helsinki. Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval was obtained from the Samsung Medical Center (IRB No. SMC 2024–08-090; IRB examination exemption approval). The IRB waived the requirement for individual informed consent because of the retrospective design and use of publicly available data. Informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to their enrollment in the KNHANES, in accordance with ethical guidelines.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.