Article History
Received: 26 February 2023
Accepted: 7 March 2024
First Online: 11 March 2024
Declarations
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: This study is based solely on standard health insurance claims data collected by IKK Südwest (= secondary data) in accordance with the applicable legal requirements. The data was anonymized before use and analyzed exclusively by scientific staff at IKK Südwest in agreement with the board of directors. According to the current version of ‘Good Practice of Secondary Data Analysis (GPS)’, consultation with an ethics committee is not required for analyzes based solely on secondary data (ExternalRef removed).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.