Mapping the Four Adiposity Axes–Inflammatory Cytokine–Venous Thromboembolism Risk Landscape: A Two-Step Mediation Mendelian Randomization Analysis
Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis
Published online on February 11, 2026
Abstract
Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis, Volume 32, January-December 2026.
BackgroundObesity is heterogeneous; standard metrics (BMI, waist–hip) conflate fat distribution with muscle, limiting causal inference for venous thromboembolism (VTE). This Mendelian randomization (MR) study leverages four magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)...
BackgroundObesity is heterogeneous; standard metrics (BMI, waist–hip) conflate fat distribution with muscle, limiting causal inference for venous thromboembolism (VTE). This Mendelian randomization (MR) study leverages four magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)...