Is the rise in childhood obesity rates leading to an increase in hospitalizations due to dengue?
Chandima JeewandaraManeshka Vindesh KarunanandaSuranga FernandoSaubhagya DanasekaraGamini JayakodySegarajasingam ArulkumaranNayana Yasindu SamaraweeraSarathchandra KumarawanshaSubramaniyam SivaganeshPriyadarshanie Geethika AmarasingheChintha JayasingheDilini WijesekaraManonath Bandara MarasingheUdari MambulageHelanka WijayatilakeKasun SenevirathneAththidayage Don Priyantha BandaraChandana Pushpalal GallageNilu Ranmali ColambageAmpe Arachchige Thilak UdayasiriTharaka LokumarambageYasanayakalage UpasenaWickramasinghe Pathiranalage Kasun Paramee Weerasooriyanull nullGraham S OggGathsaurie Neelika MalavigePublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2024)
Obesity appears to be associated with an increased risk of hospitalization in dengue, which should be further investigated in longitudinal prospective studies. With the increase in obesity in many countries, it would be important to create awareness regarding obesity and risk of severe disease and hospitalization in dengue.