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However, it has long been unclear whether BMI or height are causally associated with pneumothorax.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Genetic summary data for BMI, height and pneumothorax were retrieved from multiple independent large genome-wide association studies (GWAS). A series of quality control steps were conducted to select instruments. Four independent two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analyzes were performed to adequately assess the causal relationship between BMI or height on pneumothorax, and the robustness of the results was assessed by a series of sensitivity analyzes.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Height increased the risk of pneumothorax with an OR of 1.5181 (95%CI 1.3092\u20131.7604; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20093.28e-08); there was no evidence of a causal effect of BMI on the risk of pneumothorax with an OR of 0.8979 (95%CI 0.7417\u20131.0869; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.269). Height increased the risk of spontaneous pneumothorax with an OR of 1.0010 (95%CI 1.0002\u20131.0018; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.012); the results showed no significant causal relationship between BMI and spontaneous pneumothorax either with an OR of 0.9992 (95%CI 0.9983\u20131.0002; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.112).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Our results supported a genetic association between height and pneumothorax. We found that height increased the risk of pneumothorax. However, no evidence was found to suggest a causal relationship between BMI and pneumothorax risk. 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