Two sample MR report


Phosphatidylcholine (18:1_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 28 0.5372211 0.2675366 0.0551356
Weighted median 28 0.5020161 0.2176915 0.0211056
Inverse variance weighted 28 0.4147368 0.1710348 0.0153139
Simple mode 28 0.7267701 0.5479317 0.1958221
Weighted mode 28 0.5134497 0.2193181 0.0268590

Heterogeneity tests

method Q Q_df Q_pval
MR Egger 15.90044 26 0.9385688
Inverse variance weighted 16.25491 27 0.9479131

Test for directional horizontal pleiotropy

egger_intercept se pval
-0.0284027 0.0477054 0.5567381

Test that the exposure is upstream of the outcome

snp_r2.exposure snp_r2.outcome correct_causal_direction steiger_pval
0.015701 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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