Women who are their own bosses might have healthier hearts to show for it, a new study suggests.
The study, of more than 4,600 working U.S. women, found that those who were self-employed typically got more exercise and were less likely to be obese or have high blood pressure or diabetes — major risk factors for heart disease.
The findings do not prove that self-employment leads to better health, experts said. But they do raise the question of whether certain aspects of self-employment can do a woman’s heart good, said senior researcher Dr. Kimberly Narain.
That kind of work structure, she said, may allow women more freedom in shaping their workdays — to, for instance, fit in some exercise….