Table 3 Mendelian randomization analysis results of the causal relationship between circulating metabolites and Behçet’s disease.

From: Mendelian randomization reveals probucol’s preventive role in Behçet’s disease via circulating metabolites

Exposure

Outcome

Nsnp

Method

MR

Heterogeneity

Horizontal pleiotropy

OR (95%CI)

P value

I2 (%)

Cochran’s Q

P-value

Egger intercept

SE

P-value

MR-PRESSO global test p

Concentration of very large HDL particles

Behcet’s disease

30

MR Egger

0.918 (0.1938–4.3491)

0.9149

0

26.7061

0.5343

0.0934

0.0830

0.2696

0.5190

Weighted median

1.853 (0.6234–5.5078)

0.2671

0.5190

Inverse variance weighted

2.0499 (1.0364–4.0545)

0.0391

0

27.9745

0.5193

0.5190

Simple mode

2.2696 (0.4014–12.8322)

0.3614

0.5190

Weighted mode

1.8064 (0.6351–5.1379)

0.2767

0.5190

  1. CI, confidence interval; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; OR, odds ratio; MR-PRESSO, Mendelian Randomization Pleiotropy RESidual Sum and Outlier.