SynthesisScandinavian journal of work, environment & health2021
Is job strain associated with a higher risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus? A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.
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- Job strain and effort-reward imbalance as risk factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2022Pooled it
- Psychosocial work exposures and health outcomes: a meta-review of 72 literature reviews with meta-analysis.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2021Pooled it
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- Global burden of type 2 diabetes attributable to secondhand smoke: a comprehensive analysis from the GBD 2021 study.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Article
- Prospective Association of High Effort and Low Reward Imbalance at Work with Risk of Diabetes: A Cohort Study in US Workers.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2024Article
- Correlation among job-induced stress, overall well-being, and cardiovascular risk in Italian workers of logistics and distribution.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Psychosocial work conditions and prediabetes risks: a cross-sectional study in middle-aged men and women.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Design guidelines for limiting and eliminating virtual reality-induced symptoms and effects at work: a comprehensive, factor-oriented review.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Review
- Relationship between job stress and impaired fasting glucose in male steel industry workers: a cross-sectional study.Annals of occupational and environmental medicine · 2023Article
- Working status and risk of Alzheimer's disease: A Mendelian randomization study.Brain and behavior · 2023Article
- Do good psychosocial working conditions prolong working lives? Findings from a prospective study in Sweden.European journal of ageing · 2022Article
- Characteristics of Workplace Psychosocial Resources and Risk of Diabetes: A Prospective Cohort Study.Diabetes care · 2022Article
- A cross-sectional study to assess job strain of emergency healthcare workers by Karasek questionnaire: The SEEK study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesEpidemiological studies have explored the relationship between work-related stress and the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), but it remains unclear on whether work-related stress could increase the risk of T2DM. We aimed to evaluate the association between job strain and the risk of T2DM.
methodsWe searched PubMed and Web of Science up to April 2019. Summary risk estimates were calculated by random-effect models. And the analysis was also conducted stratifying by gender, study location, smoking, drinking, body mass index, physical activity, family history of T2DM, education and T2DM ascertainment. Studies with binary job strain and quadrants based on the job strain model were analyzed separately.
resultsA total of nine studies with 210 939 participants free of T2DM were included in this analysis. High job strain (high job demands and low control) was associated with the overall risk of T2DM compared with no job strain (all other combinations) [relative risk (RR) 1.16, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.03-1.31], and the association was more evident in women (RR 1.48, 95% CI 1.02-2.14). A statistically significant association was also observed when using high strain as a category (job strain quadrants) rather than binary variable (RR 1.62, 95% CI 1.04-2.55) in women but not men.
conclusionsOur study suggests that job strain is an important risk factor for T2DM, especially among women. Appropriate preventive interventions in populations with high job strain would contribute to a reduction in T2DM risk.
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