Two sample MR report


UKB-b-12417 against ukb-a-100

Date: 23 February, 2026


Results from two sample MR:

method nsnp b se pval
MR Egger 245 0.012 0.006 0.041
Weighted median 245 0.004 0.003 0.152
Inverse variance weighted 245 0.006 0.002 0.007
Simple mode 245 -0.004 0.010 0.675
Weighted mode 245 -0.005 0.009 0.593

Heterogeneity tests

method Q Q_df Q_pval
MR Egger 427 243 0
Inverse variance weighted 429 244 0

Test for directional horizontal pleiotropy

egger_intercept se pval
0 0 0.29

Test that the exposure is upstream of the outcome

snp_r2.exposure snp_r2.outcome correct_causal_direction steiger_pval
0 0 TRUE 0.463

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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