All statistical analyses were performed using the software IBM SPSS version 25. Continuous data were analyzed using the mean difference (MD), while for dichotomic data, the odd ratio (OR) effect measures. The confidence interval was set at 95% in all the comparisons. The T-test and x2 tests were performed, respectively, with values of p < 0.05 considered statistically significant. The confidence interval (CI) was set at 95% in all comparisons.
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