Is the rise in childhood obesity rates leading to an increase in hospitalizations due to dengue?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Obesity and diabetes are known risk factors for severe dengue. Therefore, we sought to investigate the association of obesity with increased risk of hospitalization, as there is limited information.

Methods and findings

Children aged 10 to 18 years (n = 4782), were recruited from 9 districts in Sri Lanka using a stratified multi-stage cluster sampling method. Details of previous admissions to hospital due to dengue and anthropometric measurements were recorded and seropositivity rates for dengue were assessed. The body mass index (BMI) centile in children aged 10 to 18, was derived by plotting the values on the WHO BMI-for-age growth charts, to acquire the percentile ranking.

Results

Although the dengue seropositivity rates were similar in children of the d

SUBMITTER: Jeewandara C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11210816 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature