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. 2024 Jun 27;18(6):e0012248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0012248

Table 2. The BMI centile, dengue seropositivity rates and hospitalization rates of children from 9 districts in Sri Lanka aged 10 to 18 years of age.

BMI Centile BMI Centile of Children Aged 10–18 years N = 4782 (%) Dengue Seropositivity Rates N = 1152 (%) Hospitalization Rates for Dengue in Dengue Seropositive Children N (%)
<3rd 1057 (22.10%) 253 (21.96%) 22 (8.70%)
3rd to 15th 939 (19.64%) 218 (18.92%) 25 (11.47%)
15th to 50th 1298 (27.14%) 284 (24.65%) 25 (8.80%)
50th to 85th 862 (18.03%) 239 (20.75%) 22 (9.21%)
85th to 97th 411 (8.59%) 92 (22.4%) 9 (9.78%)
>97th 215 (4.50%) 66 (30.7%) 12 (18.18%)