Table 1 Data collected on medical history
From: Surveillance of nosocomial infections in the Yaounde University Teaching Hospital, Cameroon
Criteria | Measure/test | Abnormal cut-off used |
|---|---|---|
Anemia | Hemoglobin | <13 g/dl in male; Hb <12 g/dl in female; Hb <10 g/dl in pregnant women and Hb <15 g/dl in neonates |
Diabetes | Blood sugar at 24 h intervals | <1.26 g/l or the patient known as diabetic |
Hypertension | Blood pressure | >140/90 mmHg or a patient known to be hypertensive |
Obesity | Body mass index | >25 kg/m2 |
Premature births | Gestational age and birth weight | Gestational age <37 weeks and low birth weight as birth weight <2500 g |