SummaryIn this nationwide observational study of 937 adults diagnosed with Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Sweden, Charlson comorbidity score ≥1 as well as diabetes and obesity were significantly associated with severe malaria in both nonimmune travelers and immigrants from endemic countries.
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