Equivalence Principle precision

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I found 2 tables describing raising precision in experiments performed to investigate Equivalence Principle:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equivalence_principle#Tests_of_the_weak_equivalence_principle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hughes–Drever_experiment#Modern_experiments

I can't understand how to compare the two tables: is that possible? If second one is expressed in GeV, in which unit of measure is the first expressed? Is it just an adimensional ratio?
 
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Numbers in the first table are dimensionless percentages, what he calls the Eotvos parameter.
Numbers in the second table give a fraction of a GeV, but since the mass of protons and neutrons is approximately a GeV, they may be regarded as percentages too. For the electron column you'll have to divide by the electron mass to get a percentage.
 
Sorry but I can't yet understand.
How can I convert second table values into ratios? By dividing by c^2?