
The MR estimates from each method of assessing the causal effect of years of education on the risk of RA
MR method | Number of SNPs | Beta | SE | Association p-value | Cochran Q statistic | Heterogeneity |
Inverse variance weighted | 49 | −0.754 | 0.283 | 0.008 | 81.03 | 0.002 |
MR Egger | 49 | −2.320 | 1.709 | 0.181 | 79.56 | 0.002 |
Weighted median | 49 | −0.950 | 0.355 | 0.008 | 80.75 |
0.002 |
MR: Mendelian randomization, RA: rheumatoid arthritis, SNP: single nucleotide polymorphism, Beta: beta coefficient, SE: standard error. *Maximum likelihood method