Two sample MR report


Triacylglycerol (51:3) levels against Malignant_melanoma_of_skin

Date: 04 January, 2026


Results from two sample MR:

method nsnp b se pval
MR Egger 6 0.1276886 0.2698970 0.6608027
Weighted median 6 0.2080470 0.0833082 0.0125137
Inverse variance weighted 6 0.1915374 0.0792309 0.0156293
Simple mode 6 0.1796435 0.1151304 0.1794266
Weighted mode 6 0.2344798 0.0933964 0.0537894

Heterogeneity tests

method Q Q_df Q_pval
MR Egger 7.391027 4 0.1166116
Inverse variance weighted 7.506704 5 0.1855996

Test for directional horizontal pleiotropy

egger_intercept se pval
0.0104571 0.0417936 0.8147519

Test that the exposure is upstream of the outcome

snp_r2.exposure snp_r2.outcome correct_causal_direction steiger_pval
0.0004234 0 TRUE 0.0949196

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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