Table 1 Rates of cure overall and by data subgroup - ITT population
Success rate | p value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tocopheryl acetate 20% | Permethrin 1% | |||||
n/N | % | n/N | % | |||
Whole population | ||||||
Elimination of initial infestation | 17/23 | 73.9 | 5/22 | 22.7 | <0.001 | |
Worst case analysis | 13/23 | 56.5 | 5/22 | 22.7 | 0.033 | |
Data subgroup | ||||||
Sex | - males | 1/2 | 50.0 | 1/3 | 33.3 | NS |
- females | 12/21 | 57.1 | 4/19 | 21.1 | 0.027 | |
Age | - 2 to 9 | 10/13 | 76.9 | 4/11 | 36.4 | NS |
- 10 to 15 | 1/7 | 14.3 | 0/8 | 0.0 | NS | |
- 16+ | 2/4 | 50.0 | 1/3 | 33.3 | NS | |
Infestation | - light | 9/12 | 75.0 | 3/11 | 27.3 | 0.039 |
- moderate | 2/4 | 50.0 | 2/5 | 40.0 | NS | |
- heavy | 2/7 | 28.6 | 0/5 | 0.0 | NS | |
Hair length | - above ears | 1/2 | 50.0 | 1/3 | 33.3 | NS |
- ears to shoulders | 5/9 | 55.6 | 1/7 | 14.3 | NS | |
- below shoulders | 7/12 | 58.3 | 3/12 | 25.0 | NS | |
Hair thickness | - fine | 3/4 | 75.0 | 2/4 | 50.0 | NS |
- medium | 4/6 | 66.7 | 1/6 | 16.7 | NS | |
- thick | 6/13 | 46.2 | 2/12 | 16.7 | NS | |
Hair curl | - straight | 4/11 | 36.4 | 4/14 | 28.6 | NS |
- wavy | 6/8 | 75.0 | 0/6 | 0.0 | <0.01 | |
- curly | 3/4 | 75.0 | 1/2 | 50.0 | NS | |
Hair type | - dry | 1/2 | 50.0 | 1/2 | 50.0 | NS |
- normal | 11/19 | 57.9 | 5/18 | 27.8 | NS | |
- greasy | 1/2 | 50.0 | 0/2 | 0.0 | NS | |