Two sample MR report


EDTA levels against Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis || id:ieu-a-1085

Date: 03 January, 2026


Results from two sample MR:

method nsnp b se pval
MR Egger 6 0.0297486 0.0597707 0.6448059
Weighted median 6 0.0514530 0.0252902 0.0419007
Inverse variance weighted 6 0.0469049 0.0201609 0.0199908
Simple mode 6 0.0640466 0.0382889 0.1552419
Weighted mode 6 0.0640466 0.0374737 0.1481271

Heterogeneity tests

method Q Q_df Q_pval
MR Egger 2.027558 4 0.7306901
Inverse variance weighted 2.120524 5 0.8322295

Test for directional horizontal pleiotropy

egger_intercept se pval
0.0017915 0.0058756 0.7756458

Test that the exposure is upstream of the outcome

snp_r2.exposure snp_r2.outcome correct_causal_direction steiger_pval
4.44e-05 0 TRUE 0.5911345

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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