Statistical Analysis
Descriptive data are reported as count (percent), mean (standard
deviation), or median (interquartile range [IQR]), as appropriate.
For group comparisons, Fisher’s exact test was used for categorical
variables, the student t -test was used for normally distributed
continuous variables, and the Krustal-Wallis test was used for skewed
continuous variables, as appropriate. Statistical analysis was performed
using R v4.1.1 (R Foundation, Vienna, Austria) in RStudio v1.4.1717. All
tests were two-sided, and statistical significance was defined as p
< 0.05.