Table 2.

Mendelian randomization (MR) with hospitalization for COVID-19 as the exposure and cardiovascular risk factors as the outcome.

Outcome	Method	beta	SE	P-value
Systolic BP	IVW	−0.001	0.02	0.6681
	Weighted median	0.000	0.01	0.9298
Diastolic BP	IVW	−0.001	0.008	0.1297
	Weighted median	−0.01	0.008	0.1805
Body mass index	IVW	−0.02	0.009	<0.05
	Weighted median	−0.01	0.009	0.1008
Diabetes mellitus	IVW	−0.002	0.002	0.1825
	Weighted median	−0.002	0.002	0.1116
Coronary artery disease	IVW	−0.006	0.05	0.2448
	Weighted median	−0.03	0.03	0.3434

SE  =  standard error; BP  =  blood pressure; IVW  =  inverse variance weighted.