Statistics
Continuous variables are presented as mean +/- standard deviation or median. Categorical data are expressed as frequencies and percentages. Univariate comparisons were performed using t-test (continuous variables) and the X²-Test. A p-value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Cumulative event rates were calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method. A log-rank test was performed to compare event distribution between both groups. All analysis were performed using SPSS for Mac version 27.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA).