Two sample MR report


WMH against INSR-UKBPPP

Date: 08 January, 2026


Results from two sample MR:

method nsnp b se pval
MR Egger 7 0.030 0.177 0.871
Weighted median 7 0.044 0.057 0.445
Inverse variance weighted 7 0.032 0.045 0.473
Simple mode 7 0.066 0.094 0.506
Weighted mode 7 0.027 0.083 0.759

Heterogeneity tests

method Q Q_df Q_pval
MR Egger 5.79 5 0.327
Inverse variance weighted 5.79 6 0.447

Test for directional horizontal pleiotropy

egger_intercept se pval
0 0.013 0.992

Test that the exposure is upstream of the outcome

snp_r2.exposure snp_r2.outcome correct_causal_direction steiger_pval
0 0 TRUE 0.429

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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