A new cohort study links work-related stress to an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in women, but the findings are less clear in men. Randomized controlled studies are now needed to determine whether management of stress could be used to reduce the risk of developing T2DM.
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E. J. Brunner's research is supported by the British Heart Foundation (RG/13/2/30098). M. Kivimäki's work is supported by the Medical Research Council (K013351), the NIH (HL36310 and AG034454) and a professorial fellowship from the Economic and Social Research Council.
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Brunner, E., Kivimäki, M. Work-related stress and the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Nat Rev Endocrinol 9, 449–450 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrendo.2013.124
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