Exploring the causal effects of epilepsy and its subtypes on anthropometric traits: A 2-sample Mendelian randomization study.

Medicine (Baltimore) · 2025 · PMC12459504 · PMID 40988171

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borderline significanceP = .040actually significant

GGE showed borderline significance for BMI in the IVW analysis (β = 0.026, P = .040), whereas FE showed a nominally significant effect on weight (β = 0.036, P = .028).

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nominally significantno p-value reported

Although nominally significant associations appeared in specific analyses (e.g., focal epilepsy with weight and generalized genetic epilepsy with BMI), none survived correction.

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