Figure 2. Longitudinal Change in Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers Visinin-Like Protein 1 (VILIP-1) and Chitinase-3-Like Protein 1 (YKL-40) During Middle Age.
Estimated group slopes and within-person changes for VILIP-1 (A) and YKL-40 (B) are shown in the 3 age bins for APOE ε4 noncarriers (top graph of each panel; n = 108 participants) and ε4 carriers (bottom graph of each panel; n = 61 participants). Annual slopes have been extrapolated to 9 years, and each slope begins at the mean baseline biomarker value from individuals in each age bin. Group baseline values and slopes represent the estimates reported in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively, for the different cohorts defined by baseline age in which biomarker concentrations were regressed on time from study entry.
aSlope significantly different from 0 (P < .05).
bSlope significantly different between APOE ε4 groups within a given age group (P < .05).
