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Table 2 MR estimates for the causal associations of birthweight with MI and AF

From: Opposite causal effects of birthweight on myocardial infarction and atrial fibrillation and the distinct mediating pathways: a Mendelian randomization study

Exposure

Method

No. of SNPs or outliers

F-statistic

OR (95% CI)a

P value

Association between lower birthweight and MI

 Birthweight

IVW

121

52

1.40 (1.22–1.60)

2.31E−06

MR Egger

1.17 (0.84–1.61)

3.53E−01

Simple mode

1.34 (0.98–1.83)

6.62E−02

Weighted median

1.27 (1.13–1.43)

8.60E−05

Weighted mode

1.22 (1.03–1.44)

2.46E−02

MR-PRESSO

7

1.30 (1.17–1.43)

1.16E−06

 Fetal-specific birthweight

IVW

50

33

1.31 (1.13–1.51)

3.12E−04

MR Egger

1.25 (0.84–1.85)

2.72E−01

Simple mode

1.35 (0.99–1.85)

6.43E−02

Weighted median

1.30 (1.12–1.52)

7.62E−04

Weighted mode

1.30 (1.05–1.61)

1.89E−02

MR-PRESSO

3

1.34 (1.19–1.51)

1.82E−05

 Maternal-specific birthweight

IVW

29

32

1.44 (1.10–1.88)

7.42E−03

MR Egger

1.24 (0.52–2.95)

6.36E−01

Simple mode

1.34 (0.92–1.95)

1.38E−01

Weighted median

1.22 (1.01–1.48)

3.63E−02

Weighted mode

1.37 (0.94–1.99)

1.16E−01

MR-PRESSO

4

1.36 (1.16–1.59)

8.81E−04

Association between higher birthweight and AF

 Birthweight

IVW

123

52

1.29 (1.16–1.44)

4.50E−06

MR Egger

1.48 (1.15–1.91)

3.16E−03

Simple mode

1.29 (1.01–1.63)

4.30E−02

Weighted median

1.29 (1.16–1.44)

5.18E−06

Weighted mode

1.24 (1.06–1.45)

7.57E−03

MR-PRESSO

5

1.27 (1.15–1.40)

2.65E−06

 Fetal-specific birthweight

IVW

51

33

1.18 (1.02–1.36)

2.31E−02

MR Egger

1.48 (1.01–2.17)

5.05E−02

Simple mode

1.23 (0.96–1.59)

1.06E−01

Weighted median

1.28 (1.12–1.47)

3.52E−04

Weighted mode

1.25 (1.03–1.50)

2.48E−02

MR-PRESSO

3

1.22 (1.09–1.37)

1.58E−03

 Maternal-specific birthweight

IVW

29

32

1.13 (0.96–1.32)

1.31E−01

MR Egger

1.37 (0.85–2.21)

2.11E−01

Simple mode

1.37 (1.02–1.86)

4.91E−02

Weighted median

1.07 (0.92–1.25)

3.78E−01

Weighted mode

1.02 (0.80–1.29)

8.95E−01

MR-PRESSO

2

1.12 (0.99–1.27)

8.90E−02

  1. aORs (95% CIs) represent the risk for MI associated with each 1-SD lower birthweight or the risk for AF associated with each 1-SD higher birthweight
  2. AF  atrial fibrillation, CI  confidence interval, IVW  inverse variance weighted, MI  myocardial infarction, MR  Mendelian randomization, MR-PRESSO  Mendelian randomization pleiotropy residual sum and outlier, No  number, OR  odds ratio, SNP  single nucleotide polymorphism