T2D Risk Alleles and Insulin Sensitivity: Association Browser

Effect sizes for T2D GWAS risk variants (Suzuki et al., Nature 2024) across 23 fasting and OGTT-derived insulin sensitivity indices, BMI-adjusted and unadjusted

Genetic variants identified in the largest genome-wide association study (GWAS) of type 2 diabetes (T2D) to date (Suzuki et al., Nature 2024, >2.5 million individuals) were tested for association with 23 insulin sensitivity indices (ISIs) derived from fasting blood measurements and oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTTs). For each variant, this browser lets you explore which ISI it associates with and in which direction, providing mechanistic insight into whether T2D risk alleles act through insulin resistance, impaired insulin secretion, or mixed pathophysiology. Analyses are presented both unadjusted and adjusted for BMI.

Per-variant comparison of BMI-adjusted (🔵 blue) vs BMI-unadjusted (🟠 orange) effect sizes across all IS indices. Connecting lines show the direction of change: purple = BMI attenuates the effect (β shrinks after adjustment); green = BMI amplifies it (β grows after adjustment). Δβ = unadjusted − adjusted. Larger dots = p < 0.05.

Only variants present in both analyses are shown. Use the search/filter panel on the left to narrow variants, then pick one below.

How to read this chart: Each bar shows the median % of a variant’s genetic effect that is explained by BMI, computed across IS indices using the Baron–Kenny formula. Purple (positive %) = adjusting for BMI shrinks the effect; BMI mediates part of the association. Green (negative %) = the effect is stronger after BMI adjustment; the variant acts independently of BMI (or is suppressed by it). A value near 100% means virtually the entire genetic effect operates through BMI; near 0% means it is BMI-independent.

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Effect size (β) vs −log₁₀(p-value) for each variant. Use the dropdown to focus on a single IS index or view all 23 at once in a grid. Dashed lines mark p = 0.05 (orange) and p = 0.001 (red).