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. 2022 Jul;11(7):1302–1314. doi: 10.21037/tlcr-22-34

Table 2. Causal effects, sensitivity and pleiotropy test between 2-methylbutyroylcarnitine with cancers.

Cancer type IVW MR-Egger Weighted median MR-PRESSO MR-Egger regression
OR (95% CI) P value OR (95% CI) P value OR (95% CI) P value Egger intercept Pleiotropy test
Breast cancer 0.77 (0.70–0.85) 3.42E-07 1.59 (1.27–1.99) 6.23E-05 1.01 (0.91–1.11) 9.35E-01 0.682 −0.0045 0.0458
ER+ breast cancer 0.72 (0.64–0.80) 3.55E-09 1.58 (1.23–2.02) 3.06E-04 1.00 (0.90–1.12) 9.45E-01 0.792 −0.0038 0.1506
Glioma 2.19 (1.17–4.09) 0.015 0.89 (0.16–4.96) 8.95E-01 1.99 (0.75–5.31) 1.67E-01 0.216 −0.0054 0.8026
Lung cancer 0.59 (0.50–0.70) 1.98E-09 1.60 (1.08–2.36) 1.91E-01 0.85 (0.66–1.09) 2.03E-01 <0.001 −0.0025 0.6381
Lung adenocarcinoma 0.60 (0.48–0.75) 1.14E-05 1.72 (1.005–2.96) 4.82E-02 0.59 (0.41–0.87) 7.20E-03 0.123 −0.0002 0.9826
Squamous cell lung cancer 0.78 (0.63–0.98) 3.3E-02 1.97 (1.17–3.32) 1.12E-02 1.28 (0.89–1.84) 1.79E-01 0.452 −0.0079 0.3344
Ovarian cancer 0.77 (0.68–0.86) 3.00E-06 1.17 (0.90–1.53) 2.45E-01 0.63 (0.52–0.75) 4.77E-07 0.319 −0.0040 0.3235

ER, estrogen receptor; IVW, inverse variance weighted; MR, Mendelian randomization.