Two sample MR report


Sphingomyelin (d34:2) levels against finn-b-I9_PVT_EXNONE

Date: 16 December, 2025


Results from two sample MR:

method nsnp b se pval
MR Egger 8 -0.7133208 1.0534375 0.5235544
Weighted median 8 0.7047838 0.4927412 0.1526216
Inverse variance weighted 8 0.8183605 0.3736871 0.0285270
Simple mode 8 0.0491949 0.8187553 0.9537673
Weighted mode 8 1.1022141 0.7086119 0.1637894

Heterogeneity tests

method Q Q_df Q_pval
MR Egger 4.558339 6 0.6015701
Inverse variance weighted 6.976724 7 0.4313073

Test for directional horizontal pleiotropy

egger_intercept se pval
0.2624364 0.1687568 0.1709173

Test that the exposure is upstream of the outcome

snp_r2.exposure snp_r2.outcome correct_causal_direction steiger_pval
0.0003382 0 TRUE 0.1338915

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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