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Data availability statement
The data are available upon reasonable request from the corresponding author.
Author contribution statement
K. Mitui: Analysis, Interpretation, Writing original draft, Y. Inoue: Conceptualization, Methodology, Interpretation, Writing- Reviewing and Editing, H. Itoh: Data collection, Writing-Reviewing and Editing, H. Hata: Data collection, Writing-Reviewing and Editing, H. Miyatake: Data collection, Writing-Reviewing and Editing, T. Yamane: Data collection, Writing-Reviewing and Editing.
Ethics approval
This study received ethical approval from the Kitasato University Medical Ethics Organization under the protocol number B22-166.
Informed consent
The Kitasato University Medical Ethics Organization waived the need for informed consent.
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