Table 3.
Mendelian randomization estimates for the association between gut microbiota and endometrial cancer.
| Bacterial taxa (exposure) | Outcome | MR method | No. SNP | P-value | OR | 95%CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family Acidaminococcaceae | EC | IVW | 7 | .032 | 1.228 | 1.02–1.48 |
| Genus Turicibacter | EC | IVW | 10 | .014 | 0.843 | 0.73–0.97 |
| Family Acidaminococcaceae | ECEH | IVW | 7 | .037 | 1.270 | 1.01–1.59 |
| Family Lactobacillaceae | ECEH | IVW | 9 | .019 | 0.838 | 0.72–0.97 |
| Genus Coprococcus3 | ECEH | IVW | 9 | .028 | 0.772 | 0.61–0.97 |
| Genus Dorea | ECEH | IVW | 10 | .016 | 0.762 | 0.61–0.95 |
| Genus Flavonifractor | ECEH | IVW | 5 | .008 | 0.716 | 0.56–0.92 |
| Genus Lactobacillus | ECEH | IVW | 10 | .004 | 0.813 | 0.71–0.94 |
| Genus Paraprevotella | ECEH | IVW | 13 | .028 | 0.870 | 0.77–0.98 |
| Genus Ruminiclostridium9 | ECEH | IVW | 9 | .037 | 0.759 | 0.59–0.98 |
| Genus Turicibacter | ECEH | IVW | 10 | .022 | 0.829 | 0.71–0.97 |
| Genus Peptococcus | ECNEH | IVW | 12 | .017 | 1.419 | 1.07–1.89 |
CI = confidence interval, EC = endometrial cancer, ECEH = endometrial cancer endometrioid histology, ECNEH = endometrial cancer non-endometrioid histology, IVW = inverse variance weighted, MR = Mendelian randomization, OR = odds ratio, SNPs = single nucleotide polymorphisms.