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Table 3 Summary of the causal effects of T2D and T2D-related glycemic/anthropometric traits on ALS with various MR methods

From: Causal association of type 2 diabetes with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: new evidence from Mendelian randomization using GWAS summary statistics

Exposures (unit)

Random-effects IVW

Weighted median

MR-Egger

Odds ratio

Intercept (p value)

T2D

0.93 (0.87–1.00)

0.94 (0.86–1.03)

0.90 (0.72–1.14)

0.002 (0.786)

BMI (4.8 kg/m2)

1.00 (0.87–1.16)

0.93 (0.77–1.13)

0.80 (0.56–1.15)

0.007 (0.170)

Fasting glucose (mmol/L)

1.09 (0.90–1.31)

1.08 (0.98–1.43)

1.10 (0.97–1.57)

0.001 (0.852)

Fasting insulin (pmol/L)

0.78 (0.49–1.24)

0.66 (0.33–1.31)

1.91 (0.06–61.7)

−0.015 (0.615)

HbA1c (%)

0.97 (0.67–1.39)

0.85 (0.55–1.32)

0.95 (0.47–1.91)

0.001 (0.875)