Two sample MR report


HP_Macrophages against UKB-b-18436

Date: 13 January, 2026


Results from two sample MR:

method nsnp b se pval
MR Egger 12 -0.0135429 0.0569722 0.8169054
Weighted median 12 0.0115125 0.0065454 0.0786004
Inverse variance weighted 12 0.0111677 0.0051400 0.0298025
Simple mode 12 0.0031245 0.0131099 0.8160059
Weighted mode 12 0.0191631 0.0108574 0.1052763

Heterogeneity tests

method Q Q_df Q_pval
MR Egger 13.55552 10 0.1942476
Inverse variance weighted 13.81279 11 0.2435261

Test for directional horizontal pleiotropy

egger_intercept se pval
0.0209314 0.0480465 0.6723451

Test that the exposure is upstream of the outcome

snp_r2.exposure snp_r2.outcome correct_causal_direction steiger_pval
0.0006392 0 TRUE 0.0164899

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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