Huang, Dong
Lai, Shunkai
Zhong, Shuming
Jia, Yanbin
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Natural Science Foundation of China (82271564)
Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province (2021A1515011034)
Science and Technology Projects in Guangzhou (202201020047)
Article History
Received: 4 February 2023
Accepted: 13 June 2023
First Online: 11 July 2023
Declarations
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: The survey protocol of NHANES was approved by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) Ethics Review Board (Protocol #2011<b>–</b>17) and all survey participants provided written informed consent. This study used publicly available, de-identified data from NHANES. Therefore, no further ethical approval and informed consent were required. All methods were performed by the relevant guidelines and regulations. NHANES 2015–2016 Continuation of Protocol #2011–17. NHANES 2013–2014 Continuation of Protocol #2011–17. NHANES 2011–2012 Protocol #2011–17. (Available at ExternalRef removed).
: This study did not require institutional board approval or participant consent, as all NHANES data were de-identified.
: The authors declare no competing interests.