Two sample MR report


Phosphatidylcholine (18:0_20:2) levels against finn-b-I9_PVT_EXNONE

Date: 16 December, 2025


Results from two sample MR:

method nsnp b se pval
MR Egger 3 -1.4645890 0.7694108 0.3079428
Weighted median 3 -0.8429010 0.3822677 0.0274540
Inverse variance weighted 3 -0.7754685 0.3673394 0.0347688
Simple mode 3 -0.5839150 0.6711306 0.4760068
Weighted mode 3 -0.9209850 0.4144222 0.1563386

Heterogeneity tests

method Q Q_df Q_pval
MR Egger 0.2400671 1 0.6241576
Inverse variance weighted 1.2790828 2 0.5275343

Test for directional horizontal pleiotropy

egger_intercept se pval
0.1419574 0.1392666 0.4939089

Test that the exposure is upstream of the outcome

snp_r2.exposure snp_r2.outcome correct_causal_direction steiger_pval
0.0015445 0 TRUE 0.0037158

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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