Employment Confers Health

Previous studies suggest that people who work tend to do financially better and are more physically active, and that may influence their risk of Metabolic Syndrome – a condition that is characterized by central obesity, hypertension, and associated with increased risk of type-2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.   Analyzing data collected on 3,141 premenopausal Korean women and 2,115 postmenopausal women, researchers from South Korea observe that employed postmenopausal women were about 34% less likely to have Metabolic Syndrome, as compared to unemployed women of the same age. Writing that: “Employment seems to be significantly related to a lower prevalence of [Metabolic Syndrome] in postmenopausal women” the study authors call for “Further research is warranted to clarify the menopause-specific relationship between employment status and [Metabolic Syndrome] risk.”