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Table 3 Associations of higher genetically proxied milk consumption with biomarkers from a systematic review of Mendelian randomization studies (inverse-variance weighted method)

From: Health effects of milk consumption: phenome-wide Mendelian randomization study

First author

Unit

Outcome

N

Beta (95% CI)

P

Ricardo Almon

Per effect allele

Body mass index

221

0.960 (0.080, 1.850)

0.033

Hartwig FP

42 ml/day

Diastolic blood pressure

2780

0.270 (−0.450, 0.990)

0.470

Hartwig FP

42 ml/day

Systolic blood pressure

2780

0.430 (−0.500, 1.370)

0.360

Hartwig FP

42 ml/day

Body mass index

2780

0.440 (0.000, 0.880)

0.050

Yang Q

66 g/day

Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol

577

−0.028 (−0.036, −0.020)

2.30E−11

Yang Q

66 g/day

High-density lipoprotein cholesterol

577

−0.014 (−0.022, −0.006)

0.001

Yang Q

66 g/day

Femoral neck bone mineral density

53,236

−0.004 (−0.023, 0.015)

0.693

Yang Q

66 g/day

Fasting glucose

108,557

0.001 (−0.003, 0.005)

0.637

Yang Q

66 g/day

Triglycerides

577

0.003 (−0.005, 0.011)

0.472

Yang Q

66 g/day

Lumbar spine bone mineral density

53,236

0.004 (−0.019, 0.027)

0.746

Yang Q

66 g/day

Hemoglobin A1c

46,368

0.004 (−0.004, 0.012)

0.332

Yang Q

66 g/day

Beta cell function

46,186

0.007 (−0.001, 0.015)

0.086

Yang Q

66 g/day

Waist-to-hip ratio

210,222

0.008 (0.000, 0.016)

0.050

Yang Q

66 g/day

Insulin resistance

46,186

0.009 (0.001, 0.017)

0.027

Yang Q

66 g/day

Fasting insulin

108,557

0.012 (0.006, 0.018)

1.01E−4

Yang Q

66 g/day

Forearm bone mineral density

53,236

0.013 (−0.06, 0.033)

0.740

Yang Q

66 g/day

Body mass index

324,870

0.016 (0.010, 0.022)

0.000

Yang Q

66 g/day

2h glucose after drinking the glucose solution

42,854

0.021 (−0.003, 0.045)

0.086

Vimaleswaran KS

50 g/day

Total cholesterol

418,840

−0.080 (−0.120, −0.050)

1.90E−06

Vimaleswaran KS

50 g/day

Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol

418,840

−0.070 (−0.100, −0.040)

3.60E−06

Vimaleswaran KS

50 g/day

High-density lipoprotein cholesterol

418,840

−0.040 (−0.060, −0.020)

3.00E−05

Vimaleswaran KS

50 g/day

Triglycerides

418,840

0.000 (−0.010, 0.010)

0.970

Vimaleswaran KS

50 g/day

Hemoglobin A1c

418,840

0.000 (−0.010, 0.000)

0.300

Vimaleswaran KS

50 g/day

Waist circumference

418,840

0.010 (−0.020, 0.040)

0.500

Vimaleswaran KS

50 g/day

C-reactive protein

418,840

0.010 (−0.010, 0.020)

0.400

Vimaleswaran KS

50 g/day

Systolic blood pressure

418,840

0.020 (−0.180, 0.230)

0.800

Vimaleswaran KS

50 g/day

Body mass index

418,840

0.040 (0.020, 0.060)

3.60E−05

Vimaleswaran KS

50 g/day

Diastolic blood pressure

418,840

0.080 (−0.050, 0.200)

0.200

  1. CI confidence interval