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. 2016 Aug 29;5(3):e23. doi: 10.2196/ijmr.5850

Table 3.

Resistance to GMa versus breeding-improved products.b,c

Item Values Japan United States the United Kingdom France ANOVAd
(F value)
P
GM products

Salmon that grows twice as fast as traditional salmon


Mean (SDe) 2.60 (1.186) 2.77 (1.495) 2.80 (1.453) 2.07 (1.173) 26.618 <.001


Effect size:g(CI)
−0.12 (−0.26 to 0.01) −0.15 (−0.29 to −0.02) 0.45 (0.31 to 0.58)


Killifish whose bodies shine like tropical fish


Mean (SD) 2.76 (1.279) 2.81 (1.490) 2.80 (1.481) 2.25 (1.282) 16.090 <.001


Effect size:g(CI)
−0.04 (−0.17 to 0.10) −0.03 (−0.16 to 0.10) 0.40 (0.26 to 0.53)


Rose with blue-colored blossoms


Mean (SD) 3.60 (1.339) 4.03 (1.567) 3.80 (1.555) 3.46 (1.655) 10.982 <.001


Effect size:g(CI)
−0.29 (−0.43 to −0.16) −0.13 (−0.27 to 0.00) 0.10 (−0.03 to 0.23)


Rice that relieves symptoms of hay fever when continuously consumed


Mean (SD) 3.29 (1.250) 3.47 (1.529) 3.50 (1.529) 2.70 (1.358) 28.565 <.001


Effect size:g(CI)
−0.13 (−0.26 to 0.01) −0.15 (−0.28 to −0.01) 0.46 (0.32 to -0.59)


Crops resistant to certain herbicides or weed killers


Mean (SD) 2.521.223 3.31 (1.500) 3.53 (1.459) 2.36 (1.263) 75.926 <.001


Effect size:g(CI)
−0.58 (−0.71 to −0.44) −0.76 (−0.89 to −0.62) 0.13 (0.00 to 0.26)


Crops resistant to specific harmful pests


Mean (SD) 2.68 (1.233) 3.41 (1.515) 3.63 (1.483) 2.64 (1.319) 55.933 <.001


Effect size:g(CI)
−0.53 (−0.66 to −0.39) −0.70 (−0.84 to −0.56) 0.03 (−0.10 to 0.16)


Crops enriched with specific nutrients such as vitamin C, etc.


Mean (SD) 3.18 (1.178) 3.81 (1.486) 3.74 (1.456) 2.98 (1.349) 38.545 <.001


Effect size:g(CI)
−0.48 (−0.61 to −0.34) −0.43 (−0.56 to −0.29) 0.16 (0.03 to 0.29)


Crops that make efficient use of water and grow in arid or drought-stricken environments


Mean (SD) 3.52 (1.194) 3.77 (1.489) 3.92 (1.464) 3.68 (1.622) 5.879 <.001


Effect size:g(CI)
−0.19 (−0.32 to −0.05) −0.30 (−0.44 to −0.17) −0.12 (−0.25 to 0.02)


Crops resistant to cold weather and extremely low temperatures


Mean (SD) 3.54 (1.228) 3.76 (1.486) 3.87 (1.391) 3.00 (1.392) 33.284 <.001


Effect size:g(CI)
−0.16 (−0.29 to −0.03) −0.25 (−0.38 to −0.11) 0.42 (0.29 to 0.55)


Apples that ripen faster and can be picked sooner than regular apples


Mean (SD) 2.99 (1.227) 3.41 (1.467) 3.54 (1.464) 2.59 (1.314) 41.780 <.001


Effect size:g(CI)
−0.32 (−0.45 to −0.18) −0.41 (−0.54 to −0.27) 0.32 (0.18 to 0.45)

Breeding-improved products

Salmon that grows twice as fast as traditional salmon


Mean (SD) 3.16 (1.303) 3.47 (1.617) 3.41 (1.553) 2.44 (1.392) 42.752 <.001


Effect size:g(CI)
−0.21 (−0.35 to −0.08) −0.18 (−0.31 to −0.04) 0.53 (0.39 to 0.66)


Killifish whose bodies shine like tropical fish


Mean (SD) 3.26 (1.362) 3.33 (1.610) 3.29 (1.559) 2.52 (1.419) 28.371 <.001


Effect size:g(CI)
−0.05 (−0.18 to 0.08) −0.02 (−0.16 to 0.11) 0.53(0.39 to 0.66)


Rose with blue-colored blossoms


Mean (SD) 3.90 (1.353) 4.28 (1.481) 4.07 (1.526) 3.56 (1.699 16.749 <.001


Effect size:g(CI)
−0.27 (−0.41 to −0.14) −0.12 (−0.25 to 0.01) 0.22 (0.08 to 0.35)


Rice that relieves symptoms of hay fever when continuously consumed


Mean (SD) 3.67 (1.285) 3.94 (1.472) 3.96 (1.475) 2.95 (1.483) 44.944 <.001


Effect size:g(CI)
−0.20 (−0.33 to −0.06) −0.21 (−0.34 to −0.08) 0.52 (0.38 to 0.65)


Crops resistant to certain herbicides or weed killers


Mean (SD) 3.23 (1.329) 3.89 (1.492) 4.07 (1.435) 2.76 (1.451) 75.119 <.001


Effect size:g(CI)
−0.47 (−0.60 to −0.33) −0.61 (−0.74 to −0.47) 0.34 (0.21 to 0.47)


Crops resistant to specific harmful pests


Mean (SD) 3.30 (1.347) 4.01 (1.494) 4.13 (1.442) 2.91 (1.497) 68.251 <.001


Effect size:g(CI)
−0.51 (−0.64 to −0.37) −0.60 (−0.73 to −0.46) 0.27 (0.14 to 0.41)


Crops enriched with specific nutrients such as vitamin C, etc.


Mean (SD) 3.62 (1.247) 4.17 (1.434) 4.14 (1.391) 3.15 (1.515) 49.784 <.001


Effect size:g(CI)
−0.41 (−0.54 to −0.28) −0.39 (−0.52 to −0.26) 0.34 (0.21 to 0.47)


Crops that make efficient use of water and grow in arid or drought-stricken environments


Mean (SD) 3.91 (1.265) 4.26 (1.368) 4.23 (1.393) 3.62 (1.650) 18.882 <.001


Effect size:g(CI)
−0.27 (−0.40 to −0.14) −0.24 (−0.37 to −0.11) 0.20 (0.06 to 0.33)


Crops resistant to cold weather and extremely low temperatures


Mean (SD) 3.87 (1.265) 4.18 (1.405) 4.22 (1.405) 3.16 (1.513) 51.176 <.001


Effect size:g(CI)
−0.23 (−0.37 to −0.10) −0.26 (−0.39 to −0.13) 0.51 (0.38 to 0.65)


Apples that ripen faster and can be picked sooner than regular apples


Mean (SD) 3.49 (1.277) 4.00 (1.473) 4.00 (1.464) 2.90 (1.441) 56.599 <.001


Effect size:g(CI)
−0.37 (−0.50 to −0.24) −0.38 (−0.51 to −0.24) 0.43 (0.29 to 0.56)

aGM: genetically modified.

bLikert Scale: 1= very strong resistance to 6= no resistance at all.

cMean: average of Likert Scale points.

dANOVA: analysis of variance.

eSD: standard deviation.