Two sample MR report


Phosphatidylcholine (16:0_22:5) levels against finn-b-I9_PVT_EXNONE

Date: 16 December, 2025


Results from two sample MR:

method nsnp b se pval
MR Egger 29 0.5661573 0.3323589 0.0999691
Weighted median 29 0.6334981 0.2661553 0.0173041
Inverse variance weighted 29 0.5133455 0.1917102 0.0074126
Simple mode 29 0.6512814 0.5467383 0.2435704
Weighted mode 29 0.6512814 0.2772896 0.0261262

Heterogeneity tests

method Q Q_df Q_pval
MR Egger 21.35269 27 0.7694978
Inverse variance weighted 21.39053 28 0.8086950

Test for directional horizontal pleiotropy

egger_intercept se pval
-0.0099936 0.0513753 0.8472233

Test that the exposure is upstream of the outcome

snp_r2.exposure snp_r2.outcome correct_causal_direction steiger_pval
0.0070551 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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