Education, socioeconomic status, leisure sedentary behaviors and female infertility: mendelian randomization study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous studies have indicated that education, socioeconomic status, and leisure sedentary behavior may be associated with female infertility. However, it remains unclear whether these associations imply causal relationships.

Methods

Genetic variants from genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of education, socioeconomic status, and leisure sedentary behaviors were obtained from the UK Biobank and MRC-IEU database (Medical Research Council Integrative Epidemiology Unit), female infertility data was acquired from the FinnGen Biobank. Univariable and multivariable MR analyses were performed to explore the relationships between these traits and female infertility.

Results

The results of the univariate MR analysis indicated that age of full-time education had

SUBMITTER: Qu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12619344 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature