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A quick way to check relationships in our curated graph. It's not a complete causal engine, but it helps identify known paths. The URL updates automatically, so you can easily share your exact query.

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Backdoor open

Paths exist, but open backdoors remain. Do not read this as a treatment effect.

2 paths of length ≤ 4 connect the two nodes. Shared ancestors that remain unblocked: Time outdoors, Disposable income, Economic risk tolerance. This is a pedagogical first-pass, not a full application of Pearl's do-calculus. It reports what the curated graph can and cannot support.

Net sign: no signed effect. A rise in 25-hydroxyvitamin D does not identify a change in Employment status.

Genetic instruments for 25(OH)D do not buy you a job. The observational D–success link was a marker.

Backdoors: Time outdoors, Disposable income, Economic risk tolerance.

25-hydroxyvitamin D (0) → Employment status
25-hydroxyvitamin D (0) → Disposable income (+) → Vitamin / mineral supplementation (0) → Employment status

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What Causes What. “Paths exist, but open backdoors remain. Do not read this as a treatment effect..” https://whatcauseswhat.org/inquire?from=vitamin-d&to=employment-status (atlas updated 2026-09-02).

https://whatcauseswhat.org/inquire?from=vitamin-d&to=employment-status

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