Table 1 Comparison of the blood feeding rates between the two systems and the three membranes
Parameters | Blood fed. no | OR | Lower CI | Upper CI | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Systems | |||||
Hemotek | 802 (49) | 1 | |||
Rutledge | 686 (42.3) | 0.73 | 0.63 | 0.85 | < 0.001 |
Membranes | |||||
Parafilm | 220 (20.2) | 1 | |||
Chicken skin | 648 (59.3) | 6.24 | 5.13 | 7.61 | < 0.001 |
Mouse skin | 620 (57.3) | 5.76 | 4.74 | 7.02 | < 0.001 |
Experiments | |||||
Experiment 1 | 461 (42.3) | 1 | |||
Experiment 2 | 594 (54.7) | 1.83 | 1.52 | 2.21 | < 0.001 |
Experiment 3 | 433 (40) | 0.90 | 0.75 | 1.08 | 0.25 |
Time (in minutes) | |||||
5 | 188 (34.5) | 1 | |||
10 | 289 (53.3) | 2.54 | 1.95 | 3.32 | < 0.001 |
15 | 255 (47) | 1.84 | 1.42 | 2.41 | < 0.001 |
20 | 224 (41.3) | 1.41 | 1.08 | 1.84 | 0.01 |
25 | 264 (49) | 2.02 | 1.56 | 2.64 | < 0.001 |
30 | 268 (49) | 2.01 | 1.54 | 2.62 | < 0.001 |