Lin, Yuanyuan
Zhang, Xiaowen
Xu, Zhenqian
Liu, Lin
Shen, Chen
Han, Mei
Cao, Huijuan
Fei, Yutong
Liu, Jianping
Rong, Hongguo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4536-4396
Zhou, Chunxia
Funding for this research was provided by:
High-level traditional Chinese medicine key subjects construction project of National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine——Evidence-based Traditional Chinese Medicine (zyyzdxk-2023249)
Article History
Received: 14 November 2024
Accepted: 5 December 2025
First Online: 8 January 2026
Declarations
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: According to the Common Rule (45 CFR part 46), this study was exempt from institutional review board approval and the requirement for informed patient consent because we did not involve clinical data or human participants. Our study followed the STROBE reporting guidelines designed for observational studies in epidemiology.
: According to the Common Rule (45 CFR part 46), this study was exempt from institutional review board approval and the requirement for informed patient consent because we did not involve clinical data or human participants. Our study followed the STROBE reporting guidelines designed for observational studies in epidemiology.
: There are no competing interests for any author.