Table 4. Demographic characteristics of the intention to treat population at baseline (Study 3).

Characteristic	Population	Octanediol-AF 2 hours	Octanediol-AF >8 hours	Octanediol lotion 2 hours	Total
Number of participants	All	41	40	40	121
	Cambridge	33	32	32	97
	Leeds	8	8	8	24
Age (<10)	All	49.1%	53.4%	56.1%	52.9%
Sex (male)	All	19.5%	12.5%	27.5%	19.8%
Family size (mean)	All	5.50	5.52	5.50	5.51
Participants per family (mean)	All	2.44	2.41	2.45	2.44
Hair length (below shoulders)	All	46.3%	60.0%	45.0%	50.4%
Hair thickness (thick)	All	46.3%	42.5%	60.0%	49.6%
Degree of curl (straight)	All	51.2%	45.0%	67.5%	54.6%
Hair type (normal)	All	75.6%	80.0%	75.0%	76.9%
Infestation (medium or heavy)	All	63.4%	55.0%	60.0%	59.5%
Days since last treatment (median)	All	75.9	155.6	108.3	126.0*
Previous treatment successful	All	37.5%	32.5%	26.8%	32.2%

Key:

^*Significant (p<0.05) variation between groups.