Table 2.

Demographics and disease characteristics of patients

Characteristic	Patients with ONDs	Patients with MS
Total, n	35	45
ELISA	23	39
ELISPOT	35	45
Female sex, %	60	67.5
Age, median (range), y	56 (24–88)	48 (20–70)
Time since diagnosis, median (range), y	NA	11 (0.75–33)
EDSS score (range)	NA	2.5 (1–5.5)
Consumption of milk,∗ median (range), mL/d	42.85 (0–400)	53.35 (0–1,000)
Consumption of cream,∗ median (range), g/d	0 (0–35)	0 (0–28)
Consumption of cheese,∗ median (range), g/d	14.28 (0–100)	14.28 (0–71)
ELISPOT casein responders, %†	28	42
ELISA OD value > 1.0, %†	21.7	41.02

EDSS, expanded disability status scale; NA, not applicable.

∗Data for 35 patients with ONDs and 39 patients with MS.

^†The table indicates values for the ELISA and ELISPOT assays that were both directed against bovine casein.