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Table 2 The number of SNPs used for analysis and their pleiotropy, strength, and heterogeneity tests

From: Obesity and head and neck cancer risk: a mendelian randomization study

Outcome

Exposure

Uncorrelated pleiotropy

Correlated pleiotropy

Strength

Heterogeneity

Number of SNPs (non-MAF)

MR-Egger (Intercept, P)

F-statistic, R2

MR-Egger (Q statistic, P)

IVW (Q statistic, P)

Head and neck cancer

BMI

78

-0.0000, 0.8500

25.035, 0.6

69.4002, 0.6905

69.4362, 0.7179

BMI adjust for smoking

20

0.0001, 0.4909

20.518, 0.2

21.2557, 0.2667

21.8396, 0.2923

WHR

28

0.0000, 0.7136

19.208, 0.2

23.4464, 0.6076

23.5842, 0.6533

WHR adjust for BMI

44

0.0000, 0.7505

21.091, 0.4

39.0745, 0.6001

39.1769, 0.6378

WHR adjust for BMI in non-smoker

4

0.0002, 0.6536

29.379, 0.1

0.9857, 0.6109

1.2584, 0.7390

WHR adjust for BMI and smoking

19

0.0001, 0.4517

24.229, 0.2

16.7629, 0.4705

17.3562, 0.4988

Whole body fat mass

399

0.0000, 0.337

24.037, 2.1

388.4259, 0.6113

389.3501, 0.6122

Lean body mass

44

-0.0001, 0.1205

6.498, 3.4

30.0598, 0.9158

32.5710, 0.8765

Trunk fat mass

386

0.0000, 0.1656

24.154, 2.1

395.6752, 0.3296

397.6635, 0.3172

Oral cavity cancer

BMI

75

0.0000, 0.5877

25.654, 0.6

57.6927, 0.9052

57.9892, 0.9145

BMI adjust for smoking

20

0.0001, 0.1563

21.181, 0.2

17.8527, 0.4654

20.0416, 0.3921

WHR

29

0.0001, 0.4294

19.039, 0.2

28.7347, 0.3739

29.4196, 0.3915

WHR adjust for BMI

44

0.0001, 0.2917

21.155, 0.4

31.2901, 0.8871

32.4302, 0.8802

WHR adjust for BMI in non-smoker

4

0.0003, 0.3651

29.379, 0.1

3.0021, 0.2229

5.0293, 0.1697

WHR adjust for BMI and smoking

19

0.0001, 0.1542

24.229, 0.2

12.9371, 0.7404

15.1609, 0.6509

Whole body fat mass

386

-0.0000, 0.9999

24.785, 2.1

342.3921, 0.9376

342.3921, 0.9420

Lean body mass

43

-0.0000, 0.5551

6.558, 3.4

29.6563, 0.9059

30.0104, 0.9168

Trunk fat mass

376

0.0000, 0.5103

24.92, 2.1

345.6535, 0.8507

346.0878, 0.8553

Oropharyngeal cancer

BMI

78

-0.0000, 0.9903

24.704, 0.6

68.3080, 0.7230

68.3082, 0.7500

BMI adjust for smoking

19

0.0000, 0.7971

20.928, 0.2

13.5383, 0.6995

13.6066, 0.7544

WHR

28

0.0000, 0.9531

18.955, 0.2

18.9115, 0.8401

18.9151, 0.8731

WHR adjust for BMI

44

0.0000, 0.5067

21.135, 0.4

42.8039, 0.4365

43.2611, 0.4602

WHR adjust for BMI in non-smoker

7

0.0000, 0.9478

29.39, 0.1

4.6050, 0.4660

4.6097, 0.5948

WHR adjust for BMI and smoking

19

0.0001, 0.3156

24.229, 0.2

19.0014, 0.3285

20.1968, 0.3218

Whole body fat mass

396

0.0000, 0.3228

24.103, 2.1

353.4590, 0.9296

354.4391, 0.9295

Lean body mass

44

-0.0001, 0.0791

6.446, 3.4

35.4305, 0.7531

38.6684, 0.6595

Trunk fat mass

383

0.0000, 0.0709

24.239, 2.0

363.6304, 0.7307

366.9096, 0.7016

Oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancer

BMI

77

-0.0000, 0.8766

25.265, 0.6

67.8745, 0.7076

67.8987, 0.7348

BMI adjust for smoking

20

0.0000, 0.9455

20.518, 0.2

24.1838, 0.1491

24.1903, 0.1890

WHR

26

0.0001, 0.5159

19.709, 0.2

22.4942, 0.5498

22.9290, 0.5817

WHR adjust for BMI

41

0.0001, 0.1895

20.407, 0.4

41.0630, 0.3802

42.9405, 0.3463

WHR adjust for BMI in non-smoker

6

0.0001, 0.6145

29.59, 0.1

2.3738, 0.6674

2.6711, 0.7505

WHR adjust for BMI and smoking

16

0.0003, 0.1228

24.969, 0.2

10.9424, 0.6906

13.6399, 0.5530

Whole body fat mass

396

0.0000, 0.4551

24.07, 2.1

351.0370, 0.9413

351.5961, 0.9430

Lean body mass

43

-0.0001, 0.1773

6.564, 3.4

36.5767, 0.6674

38.4609, 0.6271

Trunk fat mass

383

0.0000, 0.0709

24.239, 2.0

363.6304, 0.7307

366.9096, 0.7016

  1. Note: SNP, single-nucleotide polymorphisms; BMI, body mass index; WHR, waist-to-hip ratio; MAF, minor allele frequency; MR, Mendelian randomization; IVW, inverse-variance weighted