Morphine (n=838) | Fentanyl (n=405) | Oxycodone (n=429) | |
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Age (years) | 62.1 (12.1) | 63.5 (12.6) | 62.3 (12.3) |
Female gender | 394 (47.0) | 202 (49.9) | 188 (43.8) |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 24.1 (4.7) | 23.2 (4.6) | 23.9 (4.3) |
Karnofsky* | 60 (50–70) | 60 (40–70) | 70 (50–80) |
Time on opioids (months)* | 1 (0–4) | 1 (0–4) | 1 (0–4.5) |
24 hourly opioid dose* | 60 mg (40–120 mg) | 50 µg (25 –75 µg) | 60 mg (40–120 mg) |
The population characteristics of the three cohorts of patients on opioids in the European Palliative Outcomes Study (mean (SD), median (IQR*) or n (%)).
*IQR=(Lower quartile−upper quartile).