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Table 1 Multiple comparisons between experimental groups for negative geotaxis, catalase, scavenging and lifespan activity in male Drosophila melanogaster

From: Low concentrations of monosodium glutamate (MSG) are safe in male Drosophila melanogaster

Tukey’s multiple comparisons test

Number of flies per group (N)

Negative geotaxis

Catalase activity

Scavenging activity

Lifespan

Adjusted P values

5% vs. 1%

50

0.8305

0.9396

0.9973

Log-rank (Mantel-Cox) test for curve comparisons; X2 (4) = 3.644, P = 0.4563

5% vs. 0.2%

50

0.7950

0.5285

0.9992

5% vs. 0.04%

50

0.9554

0.7355

0.7180

5% vs. control

50

0.7368

0.0088*

0.8915

1% vs. 0.2%

50

> 0.9999

0.9427

> 0.9999

1% vs. 0.04%

50

0.9967

0.9943

0.8845

1% vs. control

50

0.9998

0.0706

0.9773

0.2% vs. 0.04%

50

0.9933

0.9952

0.8476

0.2% vs. control

50

> 0.9999

0.2581

0.9626

0.04% vs. control

50

0.9843

0.1165

0.9967

  1. P values acquired from one-way ANOVA, “*” represents significant difference