Fig. 2: Multivariable MR (MVMR) estimates of the associations between lipids and colorectal cancer (overall and by subsites).

Odds ratios were obtained from multivariable IVW models that included the genetic associations of LDL-C, HDL-C, and triglycerides. The odds ratio for each lipid therefore represents its association with the outcome after accounting for the effects of the other two lipids. Error bars represent 95%CIs. 492 SNPs were used in this MVMR analysis. Conditional F-statistics for LDL-C, HDL-C, and triglycerides were 68, 175, and 156, respectively. OR Odds Ratio, CI confidence intervals, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, SD standard deviation.