2.11 Data analysis
The data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 25. For comparison of the measurements between the two groups, independent samples t -test was used for the data that met normal distribution, and the Mann-Whitney U test was used for the data that did not meet normal distribution. Chi-square test was used for comparison of categorical data between the groups; Pearson correlation test was used for linear correlation analysis; Spearman correlation test was used for rank correlation analysis; Z  test was used for the area under Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve (AUC-ROC) comparison; multiple logistic regression was used for regression analysis. P values of less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant unless otherwise stated.