Figure 2.

Trajectories of depressed mood over time as a function of baseline vascular risk factor (VRF) burden, age, and their interaction. The mean predicted trajectories for different levels of VRF burden are depicted in black (solid = 5 VRFs, dashed = 2 VRFs, dotted = 0 VRFs). Individual predicted trajectories are depicted in light gray. Scores for depressed mood (y-axis) can be converted to the probability of answering the first item of the depression questionnaire (“felt depressed”) with “yes.” Mean trajectories were plotted for a chosen profile of covariates (i.e., White females without a higher degree and mean activities of daily living).