Two sample MR report


Telomere_length against rfMRI connectivity (ICA25 edge 81)

Date: 22 April, 2022


Results from two sample MR:

method nsnp b se pval
MR Egger 23 0.0842274 0.1014620 0.4157995
Weighted median 23 0.0755889 0.0545199 0.1656112
Inverse variance weighted 23 0.0310595 0.0390431 0.4263122
Simple mode 23 0.1115701 0.0975001 0.2647940
Weighted mode 23 0.1012856 0.0703276 0.1638919

Heterogeneity tests

method Q Q_df Q_pval
MR Egger 21.69625 21 0.4171911
Inverse variance weighted 22.03110 22 0.4580334

Test for directional horizontal pleiotropy

egger_intercept se pval
-0.003265 0.0057351 0.5751891

Test that the exposure is upstream of the outcome

snp_r2.exposure snp_r2.outcome correct_causal_direction steiger_pval
0.0357937 0.0006868 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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