Two sample MR report


Phosphatidylcholine (18:0_18:1) levels against finn-b-I9_PVT_EXNONE

Date: 16 December, 2025


Results from two sample MR:

method nsnp b se pval
MR Egger 30 -0.1067199 0.6506630 0.8708959
Weighted median 30 0.6443347 0.3739320 0.0848644
Inverse variance weighted 30 0.5875315 0.2755900 0.0330147
Simple mode 30 0.7488913 0.7670488 0.3369765
Weighted mode 30 0.7293175 0.7572812 0.3434730

Heterogeneity tests

method Q Q_df Q_pval
MR Egger 30.38619 28 0.3449987
Inverse variance weighted 31.88750 29 0.3248332

Test for directional horizontal pleiotropy

egger_intercept se pval
0.0902732 0.0767509 0.2494247

Test that the exposure is upstream of the outcome

snp_r2.exposure snp_r2.outcome correct_causal_direction steiger_pval
0.0002942 0 TRUE 0.1633224

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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