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Table 2 Frequency of the modeling approach

From: Reporting methodological issues of the mendelian randomization studies in health and medical research: a systematic review

Model Name

Count

Percentage

Two-stage least square (2SLS)

30

30.9

Inverse Variance Weighted Method (IVW)

24

24.7

Wald Estimator

11

11.3

Two-stage residual inclusion (2SRI)

2

2.1

Bivariate probit method (BPM)

2

2.1

2SLS and IVW

2

2.1

IVW and Wald Estimator

2

2.1

Limited information maximum likelihood (LIML)

1

1.0