Two sample MR report


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Date: 22 April, 2022


Results from two sample MR:

method nsnp b se pval
MR Egger 23 -0.2305569 0.0994046 0.0305355
Weighted median 23 -0.1002628 0.0581135 0.0844745
Inverse variance weighted 23 -0.0428222 0.0388450 0.2702932
Simple mode 23 -0.1334025 0.1083162 0.2311007
Weighted mode 23 -0.1303522 0.0716741 0.0826011

Heterogeneity tests

method Q Q_df Q_pval
MR Egger 17.43156 21 0.6846373
Inverse variance weighted 21.64117 22 0.4814728

Test for directional horizontal pleiotropy

egger_intercept se pval
0.0115269 0.0056181 0.0528736

Test that the exposure is upstream of the outcome

snp_r2.exposure snp_r2.outcome correct_causal_direction steiger_pval
0.0357937 0.0006926 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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