The given chart illustrates the proportion of Canadians 18 and older reported weight that classified them as obese, by age group and sex in 2009.
Overall, it is evident that the percentage of males who were obese was higher than that of females for all age groups. Another noteworthy observation is that the rate of peole being obese became greater as the number of years of the age bracket got higher, except for the senior citizens.
Looking at the data of the first four age groups, there was a significant gap between men and women being obese. It is noticeable that the youngest group showed the lowest rate of people being obese, at merely 8% for males and 6% for females. Meanwhile, people who fall into the 20 to 34 age group has the largest difference between two sexes in the proportion of people being overweight, by about 4%. Roughly 22% of both age bracket males (35-44 and 45-54) reported being obese, whereas the rate of females in these two agr groups were around 17%.
In terms of the remaining age groups, the proportion of people aged 55-64 being overweight was aprroximately 22% for both genders. Simultaneously, the rate of the senior citizens self-reported being obese was under 20%, lower than that of the previous agae bracket.
The
given
chart illustrates the proportion of Canadians 18 and older reported weight that classified them as
obese
, by
age
group
and sex in 2009.
Overall
, it is evident that the percentage of males who were
obese
was higher than that of females for all
age
groups
. Another noteworthy observation is that the
rate
of
peole
being
obese
became greater as the number of years of the
age
bracket
got
higher,
except for
the senior citizens.
Looking at the data of the
first
four
age
groups
, there was a significant gap between
men
and women being
obese
. It is noticeable that the youngest
group
showed
the lowest
rate
of
people
being
obese
, at
merely
8% for males and 6% for females. Meanwhile,
people
who fall into the 20 to 34
age
group
has the largest difference between two sexes in the proportion of
people
being overweight, by about 4%. Roughly 22% of both
age
bracket males (35-44 and 45-54) reported being
obese
, whereas the
rate
of females in these two
agr
groups
were around 17%.
In terms of the remaining
age
groups
, the proportion of
people
aged 55-64 being overweight was
aprroximately
22% for both genders.
Simultaneously
, the
rate
of the senior citizens self-reported being
obese
was under 20%, lower than that of the previous
agae
bracket.