Table 1. The lethal time 50 (LT50) and 95% confidence interval (C.I.) of Drosophila melanogaster fed on methamphetamine (METH), and different sugars (including trehalose, sucrose, and sorbitol) plus METH.
Treatment | LT50 (h) | 95% C. I. (h) | P value* |
METH 0.6% | 50.40 | 45.19–55.58 | – |
Trehalose 0.189M+METH 0.6% | 91.99 | 80.31–112.04 | <0.01 |
Sucrose 0.189M+METH 0.6% | 71.88 | 67.34–77.03 | <0.05 |
Sorbitol 0.189M+METH 0.6% | 62.68 | 56.74–69.01 | N.S. |
*Comparisons were between the LT50s of the given sugar plus METH treatment versus the METH only treatment. N.S. stands for not significant. The LT50s and treatment comparisons were performed using SAS (Cary, NC).