Table 2.
Details of instrumental variables.
| Phenotypes | nIV | F | F min | F max | R 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metabolic syndrome (MetS) | 193 | 53.81 | 29.48 | 682.6 | 38.93 |
| Waist circumference (WC) | 337 | 56.69 | 29.58 | 888.78 | 43.98 |
| Essential (primary) hypertension | 71 | 46.86 | 28.91 | 164.68 | 27.56 |
| Fasting blood glucose (FBG) | 66 | 132.81 | 23.78 | 1600.9 | 33.95 |
| HDL cholesterol (HDL-C) | 87 | 145.22 | 29.26 | 3995.26 | 39.78 |
| Triglycerides (TG) | 54 | 154.49 | 28.76 | 1210.95 | 31.04 |
FBG = fasting blood glucose, HDL = high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, IV = instrumental variable, MetS = metabolic syndrome, TG = triglycerides, WC = waist circumference.