Fig. 2: Causal effect genetically predicted waist circumference and body mass index (BMI) on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and liver fat accumulation using univariable and multivariable Mendelian randomization. | Communications Medicine

Fig. 2: Causal effect genetically predicted waist circumference and body mass index (BMI) on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and liver fat accumulation using univariable and multivariable Mendelian randomization.

From: Mendelian randomization prioritizes abdominal adiposity as an independent causal factor for liver fat accumulation and cardiometabolic diseases

Fig. 2

The association between waist circumference and body mass index (per 1-SD increase) and NAFLD and liver fat accumulation is presented using univariable inverse-variance weighted MR and multivariable MR using multiple robust methods. Error bars are 95% confidence interval.

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