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Table 3 Mediation MR analysis outcomes

From: Causal associations between type 1 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases: a Mendelian randomization study

Mediators

Outcomes

Mediation effect in total effect

95%CI

Hypertension

PAS

11.47%

3.23–19.71%

CAS

16.84%

5.35–28.33%

BMI

PAS

-1.71%

-6.78–3.37%

CAS

-3.33%

-8.20–1.53%

Smoking current

PAS

1.67%

-4.77–8.10%

CAS

0.38%

-3.51–4.27%

Smoking previous

PAS

-0.10%

-4.50–4.30%

CAS

0.02%

-2.62–2.66%

IL-6

PAS

-2.76%

-17.56–12.03%

CAS

-2.47%

-15.02–10.09%

CRP

PAS

1.22%

-1.28–3.72%

CAS

1.32%

-2.41–5.05%

apo A

PAS

0.58%

-0.94–2.10%

CAS

0.75%

-1.22–2.71%

apo B

PAS

0.85%

-3.10–4.81%

CAS

1.82%

-6.57–10.21%

Lipoprotein A

PAS

0.27%

-0.94–1.47%

CAS

0.36%

-1.17–1.88%

Total cholesterol

PAS

-2.68%

-8.02–2.66%

CAS

-7.33%

-20.91–6.24%

Triglycerides

PAS

-5.11%

-12.17–1.95%

CAS

-10.02%

-23.05–3.02%

HDL

PAS

-3.69%

-7.97–0.58%

CAS

-4.06%

-8.94–0.81%

LDL

PAS

-7.90%

-15.99–0.19%

CAS

-20.33

-39.56%– -1.09%

  1. Notes: BMI, body mass index; IL-6, interleukin-6; CRP, C-reactive protein, apo A, apoprotein A; apo B, apoprotein B; HDL, high density lipoprotein; LDL, low density lipoprotein; PAS, peripheral atherosclerosis and CAS, coronary atherosclerosis