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Table 3 Heterogeneity and pleiotropy evaluations for genetically causal associations of socioeconomic traits with FGP risk

From: Evaluation for causal effects of socioeconomic traits on risk of female genital prolapse (FGP): a multivariable Mendelian randomization analysis

Socioeconomic traits

nSNP

Heterogeneity

 

Pleiotropy

Q

I2 (%)

p

 

Intercept

SE

p

Educational attainment

320

293.38

8.7

0.845

 

0.002

0.004

0.647

Job involves heavy manual or physical work

15

8.887

57.5

0.838

 

< 0.001

0.029

0.998

Average total household income before tax

32

47.818

35.2

0.027

 

0.001

0.023

0.975

PPRESSO adjustment

31

38.149

21.4

0.146

 

0.008

0.021

0.688

Type of accommodation lived in: a flat, maisonette or apartment

1

NA

NA

NA

 

NA

NA

NA

Type of accommodation lived in: a house or bungalow

1

NA

NA

NA

 

NA

NA

NA

Townsend deprivation index at recruitment

13

15.273

21.4

0.227

 

0.019

0.036

0.611

Leisure/social activities: pub or social club

10

21.437

58

0.011

 

0.007

0.043

0.871

PPRESSO adjustment

8

12.52

36.1

0.069

 

0.026

0.04

0.545

Leisure/social activities: sports club or gym

7

11.688

48.7

0.069

 

0.004

0.121

0.972

  1. Abbreviations: CI = confidence interval; IVW = inverse-variance weighted; MR = Mendelian randomization; OR = odds ratio; SE = standard error; nSNP = number of single-nucleotide polymorphism; WM = weighted median