Poor fitness in adolescents and adults increases the risk of cardiovascular dise
ID: 3299500 • Letter: P
Question
Poor fitness in adolescents and adults increases the risk of cardiovascular disease. In a study of 3110 adolescents and 2205 adults, researches found 33.9% of adolescents and 14% of adults were unfit; the percentage was similar in adolescent males 32.5%) and females 35%), but was higher in adult females 16.2%) than in adult then in adult males 11.2%) Chart of Percentage Unfit vs Age Group, Gender 35 30 25 20 15 10 Gender Age Group A B C A B C Adult (a) Match the bars on the chart with the appropriate category from the table Bar B Overall Bar C Male v Bar A Femalev (b) Comment on the interesting features of your graphical displayExplanation / Answer
(a) Bar B - Males
Bar C - Females
Bar A - Overall
(Overall is the average of A and B and hence it is in between that males and females)
(b) 3rd option
For both age groups, females are more unfit than the overall age group, and men are less unfit. However the difference is much less marked in adolescents who on the whole are much less unfit than their older counterparts.