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Table 2 Assessment of pleiotropy and heterogeneity in the causal association between interleukin and sarcopenia traits

From: Causal relationship of interleukin-6 and its receptor on sarcopenia traits using mendelian randomization

Exposure

Outcome

Cochran Q

 

MR-Egger

 
  

Q value

P

Intercept

P

Main IL-6R

ALM

6.721

0.24

0.001

0.70

 

HSG (left)

8.679

0.12

-0.003

0.21

 

HSG (right)

7.515

0.19

-0.004

0.10

 

Walking pace

5.428

0.37

-0.001

0.98

eQTL IL-6

ALM

1.500

0.47

0.003

0.81

 

HSG (left)

1.781

0.41

0.001

0.99

 

HSG (right)

2.886

0.24

-0.001

0.92

 

Walking pace

0.626

0.73

0.002

0.75

eQTL IL-6R

ALM

6.238

0.51

-0.002

0.59

 

HSG (left)

6.947

0.43

0.001

0.85

 

HSG (right)

7.508

0.38

0.001

0.84

 

Walking pace

15.580

0.06

0.002

0.69

  1. ALM: appendicular lean mass; HGS: hand grip strength; IL-6: interleukin-6; IL-6R: interleukin-6 receptor