Table 1 Mendelian randomisation results

From: Elucidating the genetic basis of social interaction and isolation

Exposure

Outcome

No. SNPs used

Model

Beta

SE

P value

Het. P-val

   

IVW

0.017

0.004

2.30 × 10−6

1

BMI (GIANT)

Loneliness (UKBB)

96

Egger’s

0.015

0.014

0.256

 
   

WM

0.021

0.007

1.43 × 10−3

 
   

IVW

0.037

0.015

1.65 × 10−2

1

BMI (GIANT)

DS (23andMe)

96

Egger’s

0.042

0.046

0.365

 
   

WM

0.060

0.026

2.27 × 10−2

 

Loneliness (UKBB)

BMI (UKBB)

13

IVW

3.571

0.532

1.86 × 10−11

2.14 × 10−39

   

Egger’s

14.843

7.601

0.051

 
   

WM

3.553

0.986

3.15×10−4

 
   

IVW

0.281

0.040

1.20 × 10−12

3.30 × 10−14

DS (23andMe)

BMI (UKBB)

63

Egger’s

0.399

0.649

0.539

 
   

WM

0.294

0.089

9.15×10−4

 
   

IVW

-0.043

0.079

0.585

0.016

Lonely (UKBB)

BMI (GIANT)

15

Egger’s

1.689

0.913

0.064

 
   

WM

0.208

0.103

0.108

 
  1. Note: Results are reported for three different methods of MR–IVW (Inverse weighted variance), Egger’s and WM (weighted median). In each case the preferred model is highlighted in bold
  2. DS depressive symptoms, UKBB UK Biobank, GIANT the genetic investigation of anthropometric traits