Table:
weight classification
total - 5 to 17 years
5 to 11 years
12 to 17 years

females
males
females
males
females
males

percent

overweight or obese
29.0
33.3
28.8
22.4
29.3
44.5

overweight
18.5
18.7
19.4
14.1
17.6
23.4

obese
10.5
14.6
9.4
8.4
11.7
21.0

neither overweight nor obese
71.0
66.7
71.2
77.6
70.7
55.5

total
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

Statement: girls aged 12 to 17 were less likely than the same-aged boys to be overweight or obese.
Question: which gender in 12 to 17 were less likely to be overweight or obese?
Answer: females