Two sample MR report


UKB-b-2618 against EBI-a-GCST005527

Date: 24 February, 2026


Results from two sample MR:

method nsnp b se pval
MR Egger 5 4.330 8.43 0.643
Weighted median 5 4.440 1.72 0.010
Inverse variance weighted 5 4.748 1.79 0.008
Simple mode 5 0.006 3.06 0.999
Weighted mode 5 3.857 1.92 0.115

Heterogeneity tests

method Q Q_df Q_pval
MR Egger 8.47 3 0.037
Inverse variance weighted 8.48 4 0.076

Test for directional horizontal pleiotropy

egger_intercept se pval
0.007 0.141 0.962

Test that the exposure is upstream of the outcome

snp_r2.exposure snp_r2.outcome correct_causal_direction steiger_pval
0 0 TRUE 0.927

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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