Two sample MR report


Asthma || id:ebi-a-GCST90018795 against Type 2 diabetes (adjusted for BMI) || id:ebi-a-GCST90093110

Date: 28 January, 2026


Results from two sample MR:

method nsnp b se pval
MR Egger 105 -0.062 0.111 0.578
Weighted median 105 -0.010 0.052 0.851
Inverse variance weighted 105 0.006 0.040 0.876
Simple mode 105 0.078 0.113 0.489
Weighted mode 105 0.032 0.074 0.661

Heterogeneity tests

method Q Q_df Q_pval
MR Egger 136 103 0.017
Inverse variance weighted 136 104 0.018

Test for directional horizontal pleiotropy

egger_intercept se pval
0.004 0.006 0.512

Test that the exposure is upstream of the outcome

snp_r2.exposure snp_r2.outcome correct_causal_direction steiger_pval
0 0 TRUE 0.874

Note - R^2 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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