DISCUSSION
Weight was defined by a normal growth chart using height for age and weight for height scales and categorized into three groups: normal,
underweight and overweight. The study subjects who were overweight on the weightfor- height scale by more than +1.5 SD were 2.77
times more likely to develop more severe DHF (OR = 2.77, 95%CI 1.19-6.45 ) than those at normal weight. After adjusting for variables by
multiple logistic regression analysis, this was still