biostudies-literatureUnknown103(11)Mou XEducation level may have some association with the incidence of osteoporosis, but it is elusive if this association is causal. This two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis focused on the causal effect of education level on femoral neck bone mineral density (FN-BMD), forearm BMD, lumbar spine BMD, and heel BMD. Twelve single nucleotide polymorphisms were used as instrumental variables. The results suggested that high education level was associated with improved FN-BMD (beta-estimate: 0.406, 95% confidence interval: 0.061 to 0.751, standard error: 0.176, P-value = .021). There were null association between education and other sites of bone mineral density. Our results found the causal effect of high education level on improved FN-BMD, and improved educational attainment may be beneficial to prevent osteoporosis.Medicinee37435https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10939692biostudies-literatureCausal effect of education on bone mineral density: A Mendelian randomization study.PMC10939692Sun MMou XChen XfalseCausal effect of education on bone mineral density: A Mendelian randomization study.Education level may have some association with the incidence of osteoporosis, but it is elusive if this association is causal. This two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis focused on the causal effect of education level on femoral neck bone mineral density (FN-BMD), forearm BMD, lumbar spine BMD, and heel BMD. Twelve single nucleotide polymorphisms were used as instrumental variables. The results suggested that high education level was associated with improved FN-BMD (beta-estimate: 0.406, 95% confidence interval: 0.061 to 0.751, standard error: 0.176, P-value = .021). There were null association between education and other sites of bone mineral density. Our results found the causal effect of high education level on improved FN-BMD, and improved educational attainment may be beneficial to prevent osteoporosis.2024-01-01T00:00:00Z2024 Mar2025-04-04T19:15:30.73Z2025-04-04T19:15:30.73ZS-EPMC109396923848968110.1097/MD.0000000000037435