2.4. Statistical Analysis
REGRESSION
To collect and process the data, we utilized the MediFlux 1.1 software environment (developed by ORIGINiDescriptive analysis of categorical variables utilized counts and frequency (percentages), while continuous variables were summarized as means.Shapiro–Wilk test was used to assess the normal distribution of data. When data were normally distributed, the For categorical variables, the Chi-squared test was primarily used. In instances where the expected frequencies in the contingency table cells were insufficient, Fisher’s Exact Test was utilized.Ordinary least squares (OLS) univariate and multivariate linear regression analysis was performed to determine the relationship between the independent variables and the dependent variable. Additionally, statistical tests were conducted to assess the assumptions of the regression models. The Shapiro–Wilk test was used to test the normality of the residuals, the Breusch–Pagan test was employed to evaluate homoscedasticity, and the Durbin–Watson test was utilized to examine the independence of the residuals.The significance level was set at 