In ROC curves, the area under ROC curve (AUC) values were more than 0.9 between the NC and AP groups and between the NC and PC groups, but only 0.576 (Cp) and 0.535 (Apo-E) between the PC and AP groups (Figure 4c), which indicated an unsatisfactory predictive capacity of Cp and Apo-E in differential diagnosis of PC from AP patients. Here, APOE is linked to alkaline phosphatase measurement.