Funding for this research was provided by:
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (17K15873, 19H03879)
Article History
Received: 26 April 2021
Accepted: 26 June 2021
First Online: 6 July 2021
Declarations
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: The need for informed consent for this study was waived according to the Ethical Guidelines for Medical and Health Research Involving Human Subjects in Japan. This was because the study used a retrospective cohort, and analyzed data were anonymized. This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Life Science, Fukuoka Institute of Health and Environmental Sciences (No. 30–6), and Kyushu University Institutional Review Board for Clinical Research (No. 28–84).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.