Table 3 Sex differences in survival times and curves of An. gambiae, stratified by nutritional regime (log-rank test)
From: Effect of discriminative plant-sugar feeding on the survival and fecundity of Anopheles gambiae
Nutritional regime | Males (N) Means ± SE (in days) | Females (N) Means ± SE (in days) | χ2* | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Glucose (6%) | (148) 17.3 ± 0.6 | (151) 17.2 ± 0.6 | 0.004 | 0.94 |
T. stans | (145) 14.2 ± 0.8 | (154) 13.2 ± 0.6 | 0.89 | 0.34 |
S. didymobotrya | (131) 11.9 ± 0.5 | (142) 11.4 ± 0.5 | 0.01 | 0.88 |
R. communis | (143) 10.9 ± 0.5 | (142) 12.6 ± 0.6 | 3.07 | 0.07 |
H. patens | (136) 8.1 ± 0.4 | (150) 7.4 ± 0.4 | 0.88 | 0.34 |
L. camara | (149) 7.6 ± 0.3 | (145) 6.7 ± 0.3 | 2.93 | 0.08 |
P. hysterophorus | (138) 4.7 ± 0.3 | (141) 4.7 ± 0.3 | 0.002 | 0.96 |
Water (-ve control) | (148) 3.8 ± 0.1 | (149) 3.8 ± 0.1 | 0.01 | 0.90 |
None (2nd -ve control) | (144) 2.9 ± 0.07 | (143) 3.1 ± 0.07 | 2.58 | 0.10 |