Table 2. Comparison of rates of positive outcome by treatment and data subgroup.
| Data subgroup | 4% dimeticone | 0.5% malathion | |||
| n/N | % | n/N | % | p | |
| All participants | 30/43 | 69.8 | 10/30 | 33.3 | <0.01 |
| Sex - | |||||
| males | 7/9 | 77.8 | 1/3 | 33.3 | NS |
| females | 23/34 | 67.7 | 9/27 | 33.3 | <0.05 |
| Infestation - | |||||
| light | 12/14 | 85.7 | 7/11 | 63.6 | NS |
| moderate | 11/18 | 61.1 | 2/10 | 20.0 | <0.1 |
| heavy | 7/11 | 63.6 | 1/9 | 11.1 | <0.05 |
| Hair thickness - | |||||
| fine | 2/4 | 50.0 | 3/7 | 42.9 | NS |
| medium | 17/28 | 60.7 | 6/16 | 37.5 | NS |
| thick | 11/11 | 100.0 | 1/7 | 14.3 | <0.001 |
| Hair curl - | |||||
| straight | 17/26 | 65.4 | 5/17 | 29.4 | <0.05 |
| wavy or curly | 13/17 | 76.5 | 5/13 | 38.5 | <0.1 |
| Hair type - | |||||
| dry | 3/3 | 100.0 | 1/2 | 50.0 | NS |
| normal | 27/40 | 67.5 | 9/28 | 32.1 | <0.01 |
| Adverse events seen - | |||||
| no | 27/38 | 71.1 | 4/21 | 19.1 | <0.001 |
| yes | 3/5 | 60.0 | 6/9 | 66.7 | NS |
| Other family member in study - | |||||
| no | 5/5 | 100.0 | 2/5 | 40.0 | NS |
| yes | 25/38 | 65.8 | 8/25 | 32.0 | <0.05 |