Two sample MR report


MD against INSR-UKBPPP

Date: 08 January, 2026


Results from two sample MR:

method nsnp b se pval
MR Egger 5 0.023 0.029 0.484
Weighted median 5 0.012 0.012 0.330
Inverse variance weighted 5 0.010 0.011 0.367
Simple mode 5 0.012 0.018 0.528
Weighted mode 5 0.012 0.014 0.446

Heterogeneity tests

method Q Q_df Q_pval
MR Egger 1.53 3 0.676
Inverse variance weighted 1.78 4 0.776

Test for directional horizontal pleiotropy

egger_intercept se pval
-0.006 0.011 0.65

Test that the exposure is upstream of the outcome

snp_r2.exposure snp_r2.outcome correct_causal_direction steiger_pval
0 0 TRUE 0.313

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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