Two sample MR report


phenotype against L

Date: 25 January, 2026


Results from two sample MR:

method nsnp b se pval
MR Egger 164 0.067 0.209 0.749
Weighted median 164 0.189 0.087 0.030
Inverse variance weighted 164 0.303 0.074 0.000
Simple mode 164 0.118 0.245 0.630
Weighted mode 164 0.063 0.135 0.643

Heterogeneity tests

method Q Q_df Q_pval
MR Egger 344 162 0
Inverse variance weighted 347 163 0

Test for directional horizontal pleiotropy

egger_intercept se pval
0.004 0.004 0.23

Test that the exposure is upstream of the outcome

snp_r2.exposure snp_r2.outcome correct_causal_direction steiger_pval
0 0 TRUE 0.021

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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