Table 4.

Estimates from various Mendelian randomization methods for the association between education and smoking cessation

Method	Beta coefficient	95% CI	P-value
IVW MR	0.651	0.352, 0.950	5.54 × 10−5
Weighted median MR	0.600	0.160, 1.040	0.008
Weighted modal MR	0.391	−0.587, 1.369	0.433
MR Egger estimate	0.415	−0.741, 1.571	0.475
MR Egger intercept	0.004	−0.015, 0.022	0.673
Egger SIMEX estimate	0.606	−1.141, 2.353	0.500
Egger SIMEX intercept	0.001	−0.027, 0.029	0.946

Analysis of 41 278 individuals (SNP n = 57 out of a possible 74).