Two sample MR report


Type 2 diabetes || id:ebi-a-GCST90029024 against Hearing difficulty/problems with background noise || id:ukb-b-18275

Date: 20 February, 2026


Results from two sample MR:

method nsnp b se pval
MR Egger 157 -0.028 0.100 0.781
Weighted median 157 0.087 0.063 0.167
Inverse variance weighted 157 0.084 0.044 0.056
Simple mode 157 0.166 0.127 0.192
Weighted mode 157 0.110 0.072 0.128

Heterogeneity tests

method Q Q_df Q_pval
MR Egger 335 155 0
Inverse variance weighted 339 156 0

Test for directional horizontal pleiotropy

egger_intercept se pval
0 0 0.219

Test that the exposure is upstream of the outcome

snp_r2.exposure snp_r2.outcome correct_causal_direction steiger_pval
0 0 TRUE 0.291

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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