Two sample MR report


Body mass index || id:ieu-a-835 against Presbycusis || id:finn-b-H8_HL_PRESBY

Date: 21 February, 2026


Results from two sample MR:

method nsnp b se pval
MR Egger 67 -0.385 0.559 0.493
Weighted median 67 -0.221 0.265 0.405
Inverse variance weighted 67 -0.281 0.186 0.131
Simple mode 67 -0.010 0.600 0.987
Weighted mode 67 -0.253 0.509 0.621

Heterogeneity tests

method Q Q_df Q_pval
MR Egger 51.1 65 0.897
Inverse variance weighted 51.1 66 0.911

Test for directional horizontal pleiotropy

egger_intercept se pval
0.003 0.015 0.844

Test that the exposure is upstream of the outcome

snp_r2.exposure snp_r2.outcome correct_causal_direction steiger_pval
0 0 TRUE 0.452

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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