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. 2018 Feb 7;12(2):e0006263. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006263

Table 1. Search strategy including search terms and databases.

Database Search Terms
Ovid (Medline) dengue.sh., dengue.ti., dengue.ab., adipos*.sh., adipos*.ti., adipos*.ab., obes*.sh., obes*.ti., obes*.ab., body mass index/.sh., body mass index/.ti., body mass index/.ab., bmi.sh., bmi.ti., bmi.ab., waist circumference*/.sh., waist circumference*/.ti., waist circumference*/.ab., nutriti*.sh., nutriti*.ti., nutriti*.ab., malnutriti*.sh., malnutriti*.ti., malnutriti*.ab., flavi*.sh., flavi*.ti., flavi*.ab., #1 or #2 or #3, #4 - #27/or, #28 and #29, limit 30 to humans.
Embase dengue, 'dengue'/exp, adipos*, 'adiposity'/exp, obes*, 'obesity'/exp, 'body mass index', 'body mass index'/exp, bmi, 'waist circumference*', 'waist circumference'/exp, nutriti*, 'nutrition'/exp, malnutriti*, 'malnutrition'/exp, flavi*, 'flavivirus'/exp, #1 OR #2, #3 - #17/OR, #18 AND #19, #20 AND [humans]/lim.
Cochrane dengue:ti,ab,kw, adipos*:ti,ab,kw, obes*:ti,ab,kw, 'body mass index':ti,ab,kw, bmi:ti,ab,kw, 'waist circumference*':ti,ab,kw, nutriti*:ti,ab,kw, malnutriti*:ti,ab,kw, flavi*:ti,ab,kw, #2 - #9/or, #1 and #10.
Scopus (TITLE-ABS-KEY(dengue)), (TITLE-ABS-KEY(adipos*)), (TITLE-ABS-KEY(obes*)), (TITLE-ABS-KEY ('body mass index')), (TITLE-ABS-KEY(bmi)), (TITLE-ABS-KEY ('waist circumference')), (TITLE-ABS-KEY(nutriti*)), (TITLE-ABS-KEY(malnutriti*)), (TITLE-ABS-KEY(flavi*)), #2 - #9/OR, #1 AND #10, #11 AND (LIMIT-TO (EXACTKEYWORD, "Human")).
Web of Science TS = dengue, TI = dengue, TS = adipos*, TI = adipos*, TS = obes*, TI = obes*, TS = 'body mass index', TI = 'body mass index', TS = bmi, TI = bmi, TS = 'waist circumference', TI = 'waist circumference', TS = nutriti*, TI = nutriti*, TS = malnutriti*, TI = malnutriti*, TS = flavi*, TI = flavi*, #1 OR #2, #3 - #18/OR, #19 AND #20, #19 AND #20 NOT TS = animal.