Table 1

Data sources on metabolic and lifestyle factors and drug targets

ExposureInstrumental variablesUnitParticipants included in analysisSample overlap (%)Adjustments
Metabolic factor
Body mass index33312SD806 834 individuals of European descent4.1Age, sex, and genetic 1-5 principal components
Waist-to-hip ratio33581SD697 734 individuals of European descent4.7Age, sex, and genetic 1-5 principal components
Type 2 diabetes34497One unit in log-transformed odds228 499 type 2 diabetes cases and 1 178 783 non-cases of multi-ancestries0.0Age, sex, and the first 10 genetic principal components
Fasting insulin3538log pmol/LUp to 196 991 individuals of European descent0.0BMI, study specific covariates, and principal components
Fasting glucose3571mmol/LUp to 196 991 individuals of European descent0.0BMI index, study specific covariates, and principal components
Systolic blood pressure3622810 mm HgUp to 1 006 863 individuals of European descent3.3Age, sex, BMI, genotyping chips
HDL cholesterol37473SD403 943 individuals of European descent8.2Age, sex, and genotyping chips
LDL cholesterol37199SD440 546 individuals of European descent7.5Age, sex, and genotyping chips
Triglycerides37392SD441 016 individuals of European descent7.5Age, sex, and genotyping chips
Lifestyle factor
Smoking initiation38314SD in log-transformer odds1 232 091 individuals of European descent2.7Age, sex, and the first 10 genetic principal components
Age of smoking initiation387SDUp to 262 990 individuals of European descent12.5Age, sex, and the first 10 genetic principal components
Cigarettes per day3819SDUp to 263 954 individuals of European descent12.5Age, sex, and the first 10 genetic principal components
Lifetime smoking index9126SD change of lifetime smoking index462 690 individuals of European descent7.1Genotyping chip and sex
Alcohol drinking3884SD increase of log-transformed alcoholic drinks/week941 280 individuals of European descent3.5Age, sex, and the first 10 genetic principal components
Coffee consumption391250% change375 833 individuals of European descent8.8Age, sex, BMI, total energy, proportion of typical food intake, and 20 genetic principal components
Caffeine consumption4024SD362 316 individuals of European descent9.1Age, sex, genotyping array, and the first 30 genetic principal components
Strenuous sports416≥ 2–3 v 0 days/week350 492 individuals of European descent9.4Age, sex, genotyping chip, first 10 genomic principal components, centre, and season
Television watching42112Hours/day422 218 individuals of European descent7.8Age squared, age, sex, age-sex interaction, the first 30 principal components
Drug target
Lipid lowering target10One for HMGCR,
two for LDLR,
one for NPC1L1,
two for PCSK9
10 mg/dL LDL cholesterol80 959 to 295 826 individuals of European descent0Age, sex, study sample, and five principal components
Antihypertensive target11One for ACEi,
six for β blockers,
23 for CCBs
10 mm Hg systolic blood pressure757 601 individuals of European descent4.4Age squared, age, sex, BMI, genotyping chips
  • Sample overlap was calculated by the sample size of the outcome (n=32 974) divided by the sample size of the exposure whose data sources included UK Biobank. ACEi=angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor; BMI=body mass index; CCBs=calcium channel blockers; HDL=high density lipoprotein; LDL=low density lipoprotein; SD=standard deviation.