The bar charts present the percentage of Charlestown residents classified into four
weight
categories in 1955 and 2015, broken down by five Use synonyms
age
Use synonyms
groups
. Use synonyms
Overall
, Linking Words
the
obesity increased with Correct article usage
apply
age
in 2015, Use synonyms
whereas
in 1955, the ideal Linking Words
weight
category represented the largest share among all Use synonyms
groups
.
In 1955, no one in the 20-29 and 30-39 Use synonyms
groups
was obese, and all other Use synonyms
groups
recorded less than 10%. Underweight was the most common among the oldest Use synonyms
age
Use synonyms
groups
, at 40%. Meanwhile, the ideal Use synonyms
weight
category dominated across all Use synonyms
groups
, peaking at roughly 70% for 20-29-year-olds, and ranging between 50% and 60% for those aged 30-69.
By 2015, about 70% of people aged 20 to 29 were at an ideal Use synonyms
weight
, compared with only 5% of those aged 60 to 69. Use synonyms
In contrast
, obesity rose from around 3% in the 20-29 Linking Words
age
Use synonyms
groups
to 60% among the oldest. The proportion of 20-29-year-olds who were underweight was the largest at 20%, doubled from the 60-69 Use synonyms
age
group (10%), Use synonyms
while
the three remaining Linking Words
groups
accounted for less than 5%.Use synonyms