Two sample MR report


Total cholesterol || id:ieu-a-301 against Presbycusis || id:finn-b-H8_HL_PRESBY

Date: 21 February, 2026


Results from two sample MR:

method nsnp b se pval
MR Egger 118 -0.065 0.136 0.633
Weighted median 118 -0.028 0.131 0.829
Inverse variance weighted 118 0.016 0.087 0.855
Simple mode 118 0.144 0.243 0.555
Weighted mode 118 0.011 0.120 0.928

Heterogeneity tests

method Q Q_df Q_pval
MR Egger 126 116 0.255
Inverse variance weighted 126 117 0.262

Test for directional horizontal pleiotropy

egger_intercept se pval
0.005 0.006 0.438

Test that the exposure is upstream of the outcome

snp_r2.exposure snp_r2.outcome correct_causal_direction steiger_pval
0 0 TRUE 0.001

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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