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. 2011 Apr 20;6(4):e18215. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0018215

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).