Two sample MR report


enlarged perivascular spaces against INSR-UKBPPP

Date: 08 January, 2026


Results from two sample MR:

method nsnp b se pval
MR Egger 3 0.195 0.917 0.866
Weighted median 3 -0.033 0.219 0.881
Inverse variance weighted 3 -0.082 0.195 0.674
Simple mode 3 0.094 0.285 0.772
Weighted mode 3 0.106 0.315 0.769

Heterogeneity tests

method Q Q_df Q_pval
MR Egger 1.21 1 0.272
Inverse variance weighted 1.32 2 0.516

Test for directional horizontal pleiotropy

egger_intercept se pval
-0.007 0.024 0.808

Test that the exposure is upstream of the outcome

snp_r2.exposure snp_r2.outcome correct_causal_direction steiger_pval
0 0 TRUE 0.814

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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