Corresponding Author: Zhi-Jiang Zhang, MD, PhD, Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Wuhan University, No. 185 Donghu Rd, Wuhan 430071, China (zhang22968@163.com).
Published Online: February 14, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.2131
Author Contributions: Dr Zhang had full access to all the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis. Drs Wei, Yuan, and Liu contributed equally.
Concept and design: Zhang.
Acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data: Wei, Yuan, Liu, Fu, Yu, Zhang.
Drafting of the manuscript: Wei, Zhang.
Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: Yuan, Liu, Fu, Yu, Zhang.
Statistical analysis: Liu, Yu, Zhang.
Obtained funding: Zhang.
Administrative, technical, or material support: Zhang.
Supervision: Zhang.
Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.
Funding/Support: This study was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant 81641123) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (grant 2042017kf0193).
Role of the Funder/Sponsor: The funders had no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript; and decision to submit the manuscript for publication.
Additional Contributions: We thank all patients involved in the study.
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