Transparence Statement
The lead author affirms that this manuscript is an honest, accurate, and transparent account of the study being reported; that no important aspects of the study have been omitted; and that any discrepancies from the study as planned (and, if relevant, registered) have been explained.
Contributors: JL and PVB contributed equally to this article. JL and PVB conceptualized the paper. JL analysed the data, with input from CM, RF, RPV and VF. JL and CM wrote the initial draft with all authors providing critical feedback and edits to subsequent revisions. All authors approved the final draft of the manuscript. PVB is the guarantor. The corresponding author attests that all listed authors meet authorship criteria and that no others meeting the criteria have been omitted.
Ethics approval: This study received the Ethics Committee of Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João approval, nº182/19.
Funding : no funding
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