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Article History

Received: 8 May 2025

Accepted: 11 October 2025

First Online: 15 November 2025

Declarations

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: This was a single center observational case–control research carried out after receiving Institutional Ethics Committee approval (JH/IEC/03/2024) (Clinical trial number: not applicable).

: It was conducted by the ethical guidelines for biomedical research involving human participation set forth by the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) in 2017, as well as the guidelines on good clinical practice established by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) and the principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki.

: The authors declare no competing interests.

: Not applicable.