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Table 2 MR results of traits causally affected by anti-VZV IgG levels

From: Exploring the causal role of the immune response to varicella-zoster virus on multiple traits: a phenome-wide Mendelian randomization study

Phenotype description

Sample size

Case

Control

Source

IV

IVW

MR-Egger

MR-PRESSO

MR-RAPS

Weighted median

Beta

FDR

Beta

FDR

Beta

FDR

Beta

FDR

Beta

FDR

Age hay fever or allergic rhinitis diagnosed by a doctor

20,904

NA

NA

phesant

IVmhc

 − 0.282

0.045

 − 0.461

0.979

 − 0.29

0.329

 − 0.297

0.002

 − 0.335

0.01

Sensitivity analysis

 − 0.345

0.004

NA

NA

NA

NA

 − 0.346

0.004

NA

NA

Body fat percentage

354,628

NA

NA

phesant

IVmhc

0.07

0.043

0.023

0.994

0.08

0.359

0.085

0

0.062

0.017

Sensitivity analysis

0.059

0.011

NA

NA

NA

NA

0.06

0.01

NA

NA

Body mass index (BMI)

359,983

NA

NA

phesant

IVmhc

0.105

0.027

0.197

0.979

0.119

0.332

0.127

0

0.099

0.002

Sensitivity analysis

0.099

0.001

NA

NA

NA

NA

0.105

0

NA

NA

Forced expiratory volume in 1-s (FEV1), predicted percentage

117,241

NA

NA

phesant

IVmhc

 − 0.246

0.019

 − 0.197

0.979

 − 0.264

0.326

 − 0.279

0

 − 0.262

0

Sensitivity analysis

 − 0.26

0

NA

NA

NA

NA

 − 0.261

0

NA

NA

Number of incorrect matches in round

360,686

NA

NA

phesant

IVmhc

 − 0.082

0.01

 − 0.057

0.979

 − 0.084

0.326

 − 0.085

0

 − 0.087

0.002

Sensitivity analysis

 − 0.101

0

NA

NA

NA

NA

 − 0.101

0

NA

NA

Peak expiratory flow (PEF)

329,404

NA

NA

phesant

IVmhc

 − 0.122

0

 − 0.06

0.979

 − 0.129

0.301

 − 0.133

0

 − 0.109

0

Sensitivity analysis

 − 0.126

0

NA

NA

NA

NA

 − 0.138

0

NA

NA

Trunk fat mass

354,597

NA

NA

phesant

IVmhc

0.119

0.043

0.27

0.979

0.132

0.329

0.15

0

0.144

0

Sensitivity analysis

0.128

0

NA

NA

NA

NA

0.131

0

NA

NA

Trunk fat percentage

354,619

NA

NA

phesant

IVmhc

0.085

0.019

0.053

0.979

0.096

0.335

0.102

0

0.066

0.031

Sensitivity analysis

0.077

0.005

NA

NA

NA

NA

0.078

0.004

NA

NA

Whole body fat mass

354,244

NA

NA

phesant

IVmhc

0.112

0.043

0.257

0.979

0.108

0.329

0.139

0

0.113

0.001

Sensitivity analysis

0.116

0

NA

NA

NA

NA

0.121

0

NA

NA

      

Odds ratio

 

Odds ratio

 

Odds ratio

 

Odds ratio

 

Odds ratio

 

Carpal tunnel syndrome

361,194

7973

353,221

finngen

IVmhc

1.014

0.045

1.022

0.979

1.014

0.329

1.015

0

1.015

0.007

Sensitivity analysis

1.017

0

NA

 

NA

 

1.018

0

NA

 

Diagnoses—main ICD10: G56 mononeuropathies of upper limb

361,194

8130

353,064

icd10

IVmhc

1.016

0.011

1.026

0.979

1.016

0.326

1.017

0

1.015

0.008

Sensitivity analysis

1.019

0

NA

 

NA

 

1.02

0

NA

 

Diagnoses—main ICD10: K40 Inguinal hernia

361,194

13,147

348,047

icd10

IVmhc

0.986

0.047

0.965

0.979

0.985

0.329

0.985

0

0.985

0.025

Sensitivity analysis

0.982

0.001

NA

 

NA

 

0.982

0.001

NA

 

Doctor diagnosed sarcoidosis

91,787

395

91,392

phesant

IVmhc

1.018

0.043

1.04

0.979

1.02

0.328

1.021

0

1.023

0

Sensitivity analysis

1.025

0

NA

 

NA

 

1.025

0

NA

 

Guilty feelings

351,907

100,128

251,779

phesant

IVmhc

0.967

0.045

0.966

0.979

0.966

0.329

0.965

0.001

0.957

0.002

Sensitivity analysis

0.956

0.001

NA

 

NA

 

0.956

0.001

NA

 

Long-standing illness, disability or infirmity

352,798

114,798

238,000

phesant

IVmhc

1.075

0.043

1.099

0.979

1.094

0.326

1.098

0

1.076

0

Sensitivity analysis

1.066

0

NA

 

NA

 

1.079

0

NA

 

Mouth/teeth dental problems: dentures

359,841

60,977

298,864

phesant

IVmhc

1.048

0.01

1.118

0.979

1.052

0.326

1.055

0

1.052

0.001

Sensitivity analysis

1.051

0

NA

 

NA

 

1.059

0

NA

 

Non-cancer illness code, self-reported: diabetic eye disease

361,141

699

360,442

phesant

IVmhc

1.004

0.001

1.006

0.979

1.004

0.301

1.004

0

1.005

0

Sensitivity analysis

1.004

0.001

NA

 

NA

 

1.004

0.001

NA

 

Non-cancer illness code, self-reported: malabsorption/coeliac disease

361,141

1587

359,554

phesant

IVmhc

1.034

0.045

1.12

0.979

1.036

0.484

1.075

0

1.029

0

Sensitivity analysis

1.044

0

NA

 

NA

 

1.084

0

NA

 

Other serious medical condition/disability diagnosed by a doctor

354,588

72,965

281,623

phesant

IVmhc

1.047

0.043

1.119

0.979

1.051

0.329

1.053

0

1.057

0

Sensitivity analysis

1.045

0

NA

 

NA

 

1.054

0

NA

 

Other specific joint derangements/joint disorders

361,194

7943

353,251

finngen

IVmhc

1.009

0.05

1.008

0.979

1.009

0.326

1.01

0.011

1.011

0.022

Sensitivity analysis

1.01

0.042

NA

 

NA

 

1.01

0.04

NA

 

Palmar fascial fibromatosis [Dupuytren]

361,194

2948

358,246

finngen

IVmhc

1.007

0.01

1.006

0.979

1.007

0.325

1.007

0

1.007

0.027

Sensitivity analysis

1.007

0.02

NA

 

NA

 

1.007

0.022

NA

 

Tense/ ‘highly strung’

350,159

60,513

289,646

phesant

IVmhc

0.968

0.043

0.956

0.979

0.966

0.329

0.965

0

0.965

0.005

Sensitivity analysis

0.964

0.001

NA

 

NA

 

0.963

0.001

NA

 
  1. FDR Benjamini-Hochberg’s false discovery rate
  2. NA not applicable
  3. IVW inverse-variance weighted method, IVmhc instrumental variables using SNPs in the MHC region