Funding support:
This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.
Ethics approval and consent to participate:
Ethical approval for this study (Ethical code- IR.IUMS.REC.1402.671) was provided by the
Research Ethics Committee of Iran university of medical sciences, Tehran, Iran on 2023-011-05.
Consent for publication
It is hereby announced that informed consent has been obtained from all the participants to conduct the study and the personal information of the patients will not be disclosed in any way.
Informed consent for the use of patient information was obtained from all the patients who were contacted by telephone.
The patient consent form is the official form of Rasool Akram and Firozgar hospitals and is available for all patients.
Availability of data and materials
All information used in statistical analysis (without personal information of patients such as name and surname, etc.) is available and has been uploaded in the "related files" section.
Competing interests
The authors declare no conflict of interest in the creation and publication of this article. Our aim is to provide accurate and unbiased information, adhering to strict ethical standards. This work is based on thorough research and analysis, and any potential sources of influence have been fully disclosed. We are committed to maintaining transparency and integrity in all our endeavors, fostering the trust and confidence of our readers.
Funding
This study was financially supported by the Student Research Committee of Iran University of Medical Sciences.
Authors' contributions
All authors have made significant contributions to this case-control study.
M.R designed of the work, collected some data, performed part of the statistical analyses and Edited part of the body of the article
S.H supervised the implementation of the plan and Edited main manuscript text
A.K designed of the work, collected some data and wrote the main manuscript text
A.A (Abulfazl Akbari) Supervised the implementation of the plan and edited main manuscript text
R.G.P Collected some data and wrote the main manuscript text
A.E Collected some data and wrote the main manuscript text
A.B Collected some data and wrote the main manuscript text
A.A (Alireza Ahmadi) Collected some data and wrote the main manuscript text
M.P Collected some data and wrote the main manuscript text
P.H Collected some data and wrote the main manuscript text
I.S Collected some data and wrote the main manuscript text
A.M performed part of the statistical analyses
Acknowledgements
We extend our sincere appreciation to Rasool Akram and Firoozgar Hospitals and its dedicated staff for their invaluable support and collaboration throughout this study. We are also grateful to the Student Research Committee of the University of Iran and Colorectal Research Center of Hazrat Rasool Akram Hospital for their support and assistance in carrying out the project.