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Table 2 Heterogeneity and pleiotropy test between blood phytosterols levels, Alzheimer's disease, and Parkinson's disease

From: Deciphering the effect of phytosterols on Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease: the mediating role of lipid profiles

Exposure

Outcome

IVs (N)

Cochran Q test

MR-Egger Intercept (P)

MR-PRESSO RSSobs (P)a

MR-Egger (P)

IVW (P)

Stigmasterol

AD (IGAP)

3

1.697 (0.193)

1.720 (0.423)

0.0040 (0.925)

-

 

AD (IGAP + UKB)

3

0.145 (0.703)

0.192 (0.909)

0.0037 (0.865)

-

 

PD (IPDGC)

4

0.654 (0.721)

0.661 (0.882)

0.0027 (0.944)

1.259 (0.873)

 

PD AAO (IPDGC)

4

1.839 (0.399)

1.846 (0.605)

-0.0188 (0.940)

3.157 (0.645)

Sitosterol

AD (IGAP)

6

9.235 (0.055)

9.568 (0.088)

-0.0087 (0.723)

13.369 (0.239)

 

AD (IGAP + UKB)

6

0.472 (0.976)

1.406 (0.924)

-0.0096 (0.388)

2.843 (0.888)

 

PD (IPDGC)

6

3.346 (0.502)

3.432 (0.634)

0.0054 (0.783)

3.763 (0.778)

 

PD AAO (IPDGC)

6

2.015 (0.733)

2.029 (0.845)

-0.0151 (0.909)

2.507 (0.897)

Campesterol

AD (IGAP)

3

0.007 (0.932)

0.393 (0.821)

-0.0122 (0.646)

-

 

AD (IGAP + UKB)

3

0.110 (0.740)

0.506 (0.777)

-0.0082 (0.643)

-

 

PD (IPDGC)

3

0.465 (0.495)

0.618 (0.734)

-0.0099 (0.763)

-

 

PD AAO (IPDGC)

3

2.129 (0.144)

2.136 (0.344)

-0.0139 (0.964)

-

Brassicasterol

AD (IGAP)

4

4.612 (0.100)

5.412 (0.144)

0.0153 (0.615)

15.931 (0.302)

 

AD (IGAP + UKB)

4

0.553 (0.758)

3.061 (0.382)

0.0179 (0.254)

9.708 (0.435)

 

PD (IPDGC)

4

1.244 (0.537)

1.408 (0.704)

0.0089 (0.725)

1.711 (0.832)

 

PD AAO (IPDGC)

4

0.856 (0.652)

1.837 (0.607)

-0.1438 (0.426)

2.417 (0.704)

  1. AD Alzheimer’s disease, PD Parkinson’s disease, IGAP International Genomics of Alzheimer’s Project, UKB UK Biobank, IPDGC International Parkinson Disease Genomics Consortium, AAO Age at oneset, IVs Instrumental variables, MR-PRESSO Mendelian Randomization Pleiotropy RESidual Sum and Outlier, P P-value, N Number
  2. aNot available for those exposure with less than 4 valid instrumental variables