Two sample MR report


Telomere_length against rfMRI connectivity (ICA100 edge 8)

Date: 22 April, 2022


Results from two sample MR:

method nsnp b se pval
MR Egger 23 0.0510593 0.1063947 0.6362561
Weighted median 23 0.0135256 0.0584027 0.8168544
Inverse variance weighted 23 0.0543426 0.0406301 0.1810604
Simple mode 23 0.0299947 0.0937085 0.7519235
Weighted mode 23 -0.0223454 0.0738336 0.7650035

Heterogeneity tests

method Q Q_df Q_pval
MR Egger 23.85751 21 0.3000137
Inverse variance weighted 23.85879 22 0.3546749

Test for directional horizontal pleiotropy

egger_intercept se pval
0.0002016 0.006014 0.9735709

Test that the exposure is upstream of the outcome

snp_r2.exposure snp_r2.outcome correct_causal_direction steiger_pval
0.0357937 0.0007817 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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