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Table 3 Mediation analysis of the effect of lipid-lowering agents on IBD risk via potential mediators

From: Correlations between genetically predicted lipid-lowering drug targets and inflammatory bowel disease

Exposure

Adjustment

Outcome

Indirect effects estimate (95% CI)

P Value

Median proposition (%) (95%CI)

APOC3

Family_

Clostridiumsensustricto1

IBD

-0.03(-0.06, 0)

7.30E-03

17.39(14.34–20.44)

APOC3

Family_

Clostridiaceae1

IBD

-0.03(-0.06, -0.01)

2.70E-03

20.06(16.91–23.22)

APOC3

Group_

LachnospiraceaeFCS020group

IBD

0.017(0, 0.04)

3.34E-02

12.05(10.08–14.01)

LDLR

Family_

Lactobacillaceae

IBD

0.04(0.01, 0.09)

4.55E-02

17.83(12.16–23.5)

APOC3

Family_

Clostridiumsensustricto1

UC

-0.028(-0.06, 0.04)

0.061

14.77(10.46–19.08)

APOC3

Order_Bacillales

UC

-0.031(-0.07, 0.04)

0.081

15.01(9.67–20.35)

LPL

Group_

RuminococcaceaeUCG009

CD

0.03(0, 0.07)

0.064

13.67(9.93–17.41)

  1. IBD Inflammatory bowel disease, CD Crohn’s disease, UC Ulcerative colitis