Systematic review with meta-analysis of the epidemiological evidence relating smoking to type 2 diabetes

Figure 6 Funnel plot for current vs never smoking, results for sexes combined. Each of the selected relative risks (RRs) is shown as a diamond, plotted against its value on the x-axis (on a log scale) and the standard error of log_e RR on the y-axis. The vertical line indicates the overall fixed-effect estimate, while the diagonals indicate where 95% of the values should lie, given the standard error of log_e RR. Evidence of publication bias is indicated by a tendency for the smaller (high standard error) studies to show larger treatment effects. RR: Relative risk.