Table 1.

Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of both treatment groups

	Dimeticone group (n = 73)	Permethrin group (n = 72)	P value
Sex:
Male	54 (74.0%)	55 (76.4%)
Female	19 (26.0%)	17 (23.6%)	P = 0.7
Age (years):
Median (interquartile range)	10 (7–12)	10 (8.5–12)	P = 0.2
Intensity of infestation*
Median (interquartile range)	4 (2–12)	6 (2–14)	P = 0.5
Hair length:
Short	21 (28.8%)	21 (29.2%)
Middle-sized	16 (21.9%)	13 (18.1%)
Long	36 (49.3%)	38 (52.8%)	P = 0.8

*Number of lice found during three minutes of visual inspection. Inspection was stopped when 25 vital lice were found.