Two sample MR report


EBI-a-GCST006909 against INSR-UKBPPP

Date: 08 January, 2026


Results from two sample MR:

method nsnp b se pval
MR Egger 34 0.006 0.026 0.812
Weighted median 34 -0.002 0.016 0.901
Inverse variance weighted 34 -0.004 0.012 0.771
Simple mode 34 -0.046 0.039 0.245
Weighted mode 34 -0.043 0.035 0.234

Heterogeneity tests

method Q Q_df Q_pval
MR Egger 43.3 32 0.088
Inverse variance weighted 43.5 33 0.104

Test for directional horizontal pleiotropy

egger_intercept se pval
-0.002 0.005 0.664

Test that the exposure is upstream of the outcome

snp_r2.exposure snp_r2.outcome correct_causal_direction steiger_pval
0 0 TRUE 0.926

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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