Two sample MR report


Telomere_length against IDP dMRI TBSS L2 Tapetum R

Date: 22 April, 2022


Results from two sample MR:

method nsnp b se pval
MR Egger 23 0.0601291 0.1179566 0.6155376
Weighted median 23 0.0677306 0.0586853 0.2484463
Inverse variance weighted 23 0.1137127 0.0452987 0.0120634
Simple mode 23 0.1028099 0.0975314 0.3032675
Weighted mode 23 0.0678850 0.0712959 0.3513617

Heterogeneity tests

method Q Q_df Q_pval
MR Egger 28.99406 21 0.1141442
Inverse variance weighted 29.33033 22 0.1356693

Test for directional horizontal pleiotropy

egger_intercept se pval
0.0032903 0.0066671 0.6267722

Test that the exposure is upstream of the outcome

snp_r2.exposure snp_r2.outcome correct_causal_direction steiger_pval
0.0357937 0.0011433 TRUE 0

Note - R2 values are approximate


Forest plot of single SNP MR

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Comparison of results using different MR methods

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Funnel plot

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Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis

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