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Article History

Received: 29 November 2025

Accepted: 21 February 2026

First Online: 8 March 2026

Declarations

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: The study protocol was approved by the research committee of the Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. Informed written consent was obtained from participants. All procedures performed in studies involving human participants adhered to the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.