Table 2. Subgroup analyses relating work stress to type 2 diabetes by sex.

Type of work stress	Number of studies	RR	(95%CI)	P	Pheterogeneity	I2(%)	Pinteraction	References
Job demands							0.26
Total	6	0.94	(0.72–1.23)	0.64	0.07	52.0		28–30
Male	3	0.82	(0.52–1.28)	0.38	0.03	72.0		28–30
Female	3	1.12	(0.83–1.51)	0.48	0.78	0		28–30
Decision latitude/control							0.03
Total	6	1.16	(0.85–1.58)	0.36	0.03	59.0		28–30
Male	3	0.88	(0.71–1.09)	0.23	0.97	0		28–30
Female	3	1.64	(0.99–2.72)	0.05	0.11	56.0		28–30
Job strain							0.16
Total	8	1.12	(0.95–1.32)	0.16	0.0009	61.0		26–28, 30, 31, 32
Male	4	0.88	(0.59–1.33)	0.55	0.003	71.0		26, 28, 30, 32
Female	4	1.22	(1.01–1.46)	0.04	0.25	28.0		27, 28, 30, 32

RR, relative risk; CI, confidence interval.