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Table 5 Morphine equivalent daily dose by time in subjects with continuous exposure with cancer diagnosis

From: Dose patterns in commercially insured subjects chronically exposed to opioids: a large cohort study in the United States

Years

Number of subjects

Mean ± SD

Median

Min

Max

P25

P75

P95

Half year

177

65.29 ± 67.61

50.00

7.50

699.57

33.88

77.73

140.63

> 6 months to 1 year

148

86.63 ± 156.56

55.44

7.50

1702.50

30.00

89.10

240.00

> 1 to 1.5 years

79

71.96 ± 86.73

51.46

10.56

560.00

26.25

79.29

294.49

> 1.5 to 2 years

39

90.96 ± 92.61

60.00

15.00

431.88

30.00

98.12

347.94

> 2 to 2.5 years

19

99.55 ± 87.31

75.00

15.00

300.00

37.50

120.00

300.00

> 2.5 to 3 years

9

116.79 ± 95.72

105.00

15.00

318.12

45.00

139.74

318.12

> 3 to 3. 5 years

5

121.9 ± 130.19

45.00

15.00

298.74

27.50

223.27

298.74

> 3. 5 to 4 years

5

115.78 ± 125.49

45.00

15.00

295.71

23.82

199.38

295.71

> 4 to 4.5 years

5

151.37 ± 182.88

45.00

15.00

436.67

26.25

233.96

436.67

> 4.5 to 5 years

4

304.47 ± 422.07

141.43

15.00

920.00

30.00

578.93

920.00

> 5 to 5.5 years

3

394.28 ± 457.61

240.00

33.75

909.09

33.75

909.09

909.09

> 5.5 to 6 years

3

400.01 ± 471.87

233.78

33.75

932.50

33.75

932.50

932.50

> 6 to 6.5 years

3

315.39 ± 321.23

240.00

38.57

667.61

38.57

667.61

667.61

> 6.5 to 7 years

2

187.59 ± 209.35

187.59

39.55

335.62

39.55

335.62

335.62

> 7 to 7.5 years

1

381.73 ± .

381.73

381.73

381.73

381.73

381.73

381.73

> 7.5 to 8 years

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

> 8 years

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  1. SD, standard deviation; P25, 25th percentile; P75; 75th percentile; P95; 95th percentile