Efficacy and Safety of a Permethrin-Fipronil Spot-On Solution (Effitix®) in Dogs Naturally Infested by Ticks in Europe
Table 1
Homogeneity of demographic data at baseline.
P/F
P/I
All
Number of dogs
123
58
181
Age (years)
Mean ± SD
5.26 ± 3.72
5.03 ± 3.63
5.18 ± 3.69
value (Wilcoxon)
0.75
Body weight
Mean ± SD
22.92 ± 12.16
23.11 ± 11.80
22.98 ± 12.01
value (Wilcoxon)
0.897
Gender
Male
59 (48.0%)
27 (46.6%)
86 (47.5%)
Female
64 (52.0%)
31 (53.4%)
95 (52.5%)
value (Fisher)
0.875
Reproductive status
Intact
83 (67.5%)
34 (58.6%)
117 (64.6%)
Neutered
40 (32.5%)
24 (41.4%)
64 (35.4%)
value (Fisher)
0.249
Breed
Pure breed
73 (59.3%)
34 (58.6%)
107 (59.1%)
Mixed breed
50 (40.7%)
24 (41.4%)
74 (40.9%)
value (Fisher)
1
Sleeping place
Inside
86 (69.9%)
44 (75.9%)
130 (71.8%)
Outside
37 (30.1%)
14 (24.1%)
51 (28.2%)
value (Fisher)
0.48
Hair coat length
Short
49 (39.8%)
27 (46.6%)
76 (42.0%)
Medium
54 (43.9%)
22 (37.9%)
76 (42.0%)
Long
20 (16.3%)
9 (15.5%)
29 (16.0%)
value (Fisher)
0.685
Medical history
No
114 (92.7%)
53 (91.4%)
167 (92.3%)
Yes
9 (7.3%)
5 (8.6%)
14 (7.7%)
value (Fisher)
0.771
P/F: permethrin-fipronil spot-on (Effitix), P/I: permethrin-imidacloprid spot-on (Advantix), SD: standard deviation, and : number of cases. All values were > 0.05 which implies an absence of difference between groups at baseline.
