Table 1 Mean proportions and odds ratios for Ae. aegypti fed on sugar, blood or both
From: Sugar and blood: the nutritional priorities of the dengue vector, Aedes aegypti
Days post-emergence | N | n | Mean proportion | Odds ratio | 95% CI | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Day 1 | ||||||
Blood-fed | 8 | 299 | 0.28 | 1 | – | – |
Sugar-fed | 8 | 299 | 0.36 | 1.45 | 0.77–2.7 | 0.246 |
Mixed-fed | 8 | 299 | 0.27 | 0.98 | 0.57–1.68 | 0.938 |
Unfed | 8 | 299 | 0.08 | 0.26 | 0.14–0.46 |  < 0.001 |
Day 2 | ||||||
Blood-fed | 8 | 301 | 0.31 | 1 | – | – |
Sugar-fed | 8 | 301 | 0.21 | 0.62 | 0.29–1.31 | 0.208 |
Mixed-fed | 8 | 301 | 0.40 | 1.56 | 0.72–3.38 | 0.259 |
Unfed | 8 | 301 | 0.08 | 0.22 | 0.09–0.54 | 0.001 |
Day 3 | ||||||
Blood-fed | 8 | 332 | 0.20 | 1 | – | – |
Sugar-fed | 8 | 332 | 0.28 | 1.60 | 0.73–3.52 | 0.241 |
Mixed | 8 | 332 | 0.33 | 2.08 | 0.91–4.72 | 0.079 |
Unfed | 8 | 332 | 0.19 | 0.95 | 0.40–2.25 | 0.913 |
Day 4 | ||||||
Blood-fed | 8 | 304 | 0.23 | 1 | – | – |
Sugar-fed | 8 | 304 | 0.27 | 1.22 | 0.69–2.14 | 0.497 |
Mixed | 8 | 304 | 0.31 | 1.49 | 0.83–2.66 | 0.181 |
Unfed | 8 | 304 | 0.19 | 0.83 | 0.34–2.00 | 0.674 |
Day 5 | ||||||
Blood-fed | 8 | 295 | 0.21 | 1 | – | – |
Sugar-fed | 8 | 295 | 0.32 | 1.79 | 0.92–3.50 | 0.088 |
Mixed | 8 | 295 | 0.34 | 1.96 | 1.17–3.26 | 0.010 |
Unfed | 8 | 295 | 0.13 | 0.61 | 0.28–1.32 | 0.209 |