Research Article

Causal Relationships between Homocysteine and the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Mendelian Randomization Analysis

Table 2

Weighted median and MR-Egger analysis for genetic associations between exposures and PCOS risk.

MethodWeighted medianMR-eggerMR-PRESSOSteiger test
EstimateInterceptDirection

FinnGenTrue
 Estimate (95% CI)0.362 (−0.227, 0.951)0.630 (−0.406, 1.666)−0.040 (−0.116, 0.036)
value0.2280.2330.3000.118
Tyrmi et al.True
 Estimate (95% CI)−0.015 (−0.284, 0.253)0.044 (−0.394, 0.483)−0.005 (−0.037, 0.028)
value0.9120.8430.7800.646
Day et al.True
 Estimate (95% CI)0.090 (−0.254, 0.434)0.384 (−0.279, 1.048)−0.024 (−0.072, 0.024)
value0.6080.2560.3320.181