Table 1 Patient characteristic variables for study population.

From: The effects of OPRM1 118A>G on methadone response in pain management in advanced cancer at end of life

Patient characteristic (n = 46)

Value

Gender n (%)

Female

27 (58.7)

Male

19 (41.3)

Age (years)

Median (IQR)

62 (23)

Weight (kg)

68.0 (17.1)

BMI (kg/m2)

24.4 (6.0)

Cancer type n (%)

Breast

8 (17.4)

Colorectal

8 (17.4)

Cervical

6 (13.0)

Lung

5 (10.9)

Mesothelioma

4 (8.7)

Endometrial

3 (6.5)

Pancreatic

3 (6.5)

Prostate

2 (4.3)

Multiple myeloma

2 (4.3)

Gallbladder, bladder, liver, periauricular squamous cell carcinoma, skin cancer

1 (2.2)

Methadone daily dose (mg)

Median (IQR)

11.3 (13.9)

Pain score (Scale 0–10)

3.9 (3.2)

Genotype frequency

n (%)

A/A: 34 (73.9)

A/G: 11 (23.9)

G/G: 1 (2.2)

Allele frequency

 

A: 0.859

G: 0.141