The bar graph illustrates the percentage of Malaysian men and women who engaged in physical activity in 2010, categorized by different ages.
Overall
, the data reveals that male engagement in physical activity was higher when they were young, Linking Words
whereas
females tended to be more active when they were middle-aged. The most active sex was considered to be ladies over the lifetime span.
In their 15–24, men were notably more active than women, with around 53% of males engaging in regular exercise compared to approximately 48% of females. Linking Words
This
trend decreased moderately after 25, where participation levels became around 40% till 54. Meanwhile, the proportion of female activities exceeded that of males after the age of 25 onwards till 54, showing a peak of 54%.
After the age of 55, men's active lifestyle increased slightly, rising from 45% to 48% in their older ages. Old women in their mid-fifties, Linking Words
on the other hand
, became less active, dropping from 52% and representing almost the same rate as other genders.Linking Words