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Table 3 The correlation coefficients of morphine/morphine metabolites/metabolic ratios between serum and urine (n = 24)

From: Serum and urine concentrations of morphine and morphine metabolites in patients with advanced cancer receiving continuous intravenous morphine: an observational study

 

M (nmol/liter)

M6G (nmol/liter)

M3G (nmol/liter)

M6G/M

M3G/M

Coefficient (p-value)

0.81(<0.01)

0.44 (0.03)

0.56 (0.01)

0.82 (<0.01)

0.76 (<0.01)

  1. M Morphine, M6G Morphine-6-glucuronide, M3G Morphine-3-glucuronide
  2. P-values are derived from spearman rank correlation