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. 2019 Dec 4;17:225. doi: 10.1186/s12916-019-1448-9

Table 3.

Summary of the causal effects of T2D and T2D-related glycemic/anthropometric traits on ALS with various MR methods

Exposures (unit) Random-effects IVW Weighted median MR-Egger
Odds ratio Intercept (p value)
T2D 0.93 (0.87–1.00) 0.94 (0.86–1.03) 0.90 (0.72–1.14) 0.002 (0.786)
BMI (4.8 kg/m2) 1.00 (0.87–1.16) 0.93 (0.77–1.13) 0.80 (0.56–1.15) 0.007 (0.170)
Fasting glucose (mmol/L) 1.09 (0.90–1.31) 1.08 (0.98–1.43) 1.10 (0.97–1.57) 0.001 (0.852)
Fasting insulin (pmol/L) 0.78 (0.49–1.24) 0.66 (0.33–1.31) 1.91 (0.06–61.7) −0.015 (0.615)
HbA1c (%) 0.97 (0.67–1.39) 0.85 (0.55–1.32) 0.95 (0.47–1.91) 0.001 (0.875)