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Table 2 Associations from MCH and RDW to cognitive tests as revealed by MR

From: Red blood cell indices and anaemia as causative factors for cognitive function deficits and for Alzheimer’s disease

 

Median weighted beta [CI]

Median weighted p

IVW beta [CI]

IVW p

Egger beta [CI]

Egger p

MCH trait

 Reaction

0.0199 [− 0.0005, 0.0404]

0.0562

0.0091 [− 0.0057, 0.0238]

0.2320

0.0363 [0.01, 0.0627]

0.0069

 Reasoning

0.0568 [0.0195, 0.0941]

0.0028

0.0458 [0.0194, 0.0722]

0.0012

0.0871 [0.0392, 0.1351]

0.0004

 Numeric

0.0977 [0.0364, 0.159]

0.0018

0.0443 [0.0021, 0.0864]

0.0392

0.1327 [0.0544, 0.2111]

0.0009

 Visual

− 0.0015 [− 0.0217, 0.0188]

0.8855

− 0.0097 [− 0.0235, 0.0041]

0.1521

− 0.0182 [− 0.0439, 0.0074]

0.1640

 Prospective

0.0706 [− 0.0149, 0.1562]

0.1055

0.0311 [− 0.0289, 0.0912]

0.3075

0.0506 [− 0.0612, 0.1623]

0.3752

RDW trait

 Reaction

− 0.0245 [− 0.0788, 0.0298]

0.3758

− 0.0135 [− 0.0541, 0.0271]

0.4528

− 0.0294 [− 0.1284, 0.0696]

0.5601

 Reasoning

− 0.1036 [− 0.2041, − 0.0031]

0.0432

− 0.1191 [− 0.1907, − 0.0474]

0.0025

− 0.0602 [− 0.235, 0.1146]

0.4996

 Numeric

− 0.2121 [− 0.3769, − 0.0472]

0.0117

− 0.111 [− 0.2345, 0.0124]

0.0714

− 0.3243 [− 0.6247, − 0.0238]

0.0344

 Visual

0.0086 [− 0.0501, 0.0673]

0.7739

0.0428 [− 0.0092, 0.0947]

0.1307

0.0708 [− 0.0598, 0.2015]

0.2880

 Prospective

− 0.1024 [− 0.3368, 0.132]

0.3917

− 0.1108 [− 0.287, 0.0654]

0.1858

0.0278 [− 0.4019, 0.4575]

0.8992

  1. Significant results are marked with italic fonts (p < 0.05). Higher and lower confidence intervals for beta scores given in square brackets [CI]