Leila Alizadeh ¹ , Maral Bahrami ^1,2, Kourosh Masnadi Shirazi ¹ , Morteza Ghojazadeh ³ , Aida Malek Mahdavi ^2,4,5* , Alireza Khabbazi <sup>2*

1</sup> Liver and Gastrointestinal Diseases Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
² Connective Tissue Diseases Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
³ Research Center for Evidence-Based Medicine, A Joanna Briggs Institute Affiliated Group, Health Management and Safety Promotion Research Institute, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
⁴ Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
⁵ Rahat Breath and Sleep Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

*Corresponding Authors: Corresponding Author: Aida Malek Mahdavi, Email: , Email: amalek@tbzmed.ac.ir; Corresponding Author: Alireza Khabbazi, Email: , Email: khabbazia@tbzmed.ac.ir