Table 3. Spearman´s Correlation matrix for continuous variables.

Variable		No. NCDs	Age	Education	S. Level	GDS15
1. Number of NCDs	Spearman´s rho	—
	p-value	—
2. Age	Spearman´s rho	0.198	—
	p-value	<0.001	—
3. Education (years)	Spearman´s rho	-0.163	-0.161	—
	p-value	<0.001	<0.001	—
4. Socioeconomic level	Spearman´s rho	-0.081	-0.088	0.239	—
	p-value	0.051	0.035	<0.001	—
5. GDS15	Spearman´s rho	0.196	0.010	-0.120	—
	p-value	<0.001	0.806	0.004	—
6. Braztel	Spearman´s rho	-0.034	-0.053	0.172	-0.072	—
	p-value	0.411	0.204	<0.001	0.085	—

Abbreviation: NCD, Non-Transmissible Chronic Diseases; GDS, Geriatric Depression Scale.