Two sample MR report


Phosphatidylcholine (18:1_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 23 -0.8895285 0.3549835 0.0205181
Weighted median 23 -0.5396287 0.2483379 0.0297832
Inverse variance weighted 23 -0.3854798 0.1891061 0.0415068
Simple mode 23 -0.0163610 0.5421757 0.9761983
Weighted mode 23 -0.5564762 0.2504361 0.0368774

Heterogeneity tests

method Q Q_df Q_pval
MR Egger 15.26637 21 0.8093529
Inverse variance weighted 18.08142 22 0.7011500

Test for directional horizontal pleiotropy

egger_intercept se pval
0.119535 0.0712445 0.1082057

Test that the exposure is upstream of the outcome

snp_r2.exposure snp_r2.outcome correct_causal_direction steiger_pval
0.0085727 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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