Two sample MR report


Phosphatidylcholine (16:0_20:4) levels against finn-b-I9_PVT_EXNONE

Date: 16 December, 2025


Results from two sample MR:

method nsnp b se pval
MR Egger 7 0.4408265 0.2873207 0.1855497
Weighted median 7 0.4395323 0.1866425 0.0185256
Inverse variance weighted 7 0.3979757 0.1788262 0.0260485
Simple mode 7 0.4125193 0.4859087 0.4284669
Weighted mode 7 0.4369863 0.1976372 0.0690431

Heterogeneity tests

method Q Q_df Q_pval
MR Egger 1.802655 5 0.8757216
Inverse variance weighted 1.838962 6 0.9338974

Test for directional horizontal pleiotropy

egger_intercept se pval
-0.0180119 0.0945289 0.8563784

Test that the exposure is upstream of the outcome

snp_r2.exposure snp_r2.outcome correct_causal_direction steiger_pval
0.0297069 0 TRUE 0

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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