Table 2. Prevalence of multimorbidity in older adults, according to independent variables. São Paulo, Brazil, 2015.

Variables	(95%CI)	p
Gender		< 0.001
Female	49.1 (44.7–54.0)
Male	26.5 (22.1–31.8)
Age		0.036
60–64 years old	34.4 (29.0–40.9)
65–69 years old	40.5 (34.7–47.2)
70–74 years old	42.0 (34.6–51.1)
≥ 75 years old	45.1 (37.6 – 54.0)
Race/Skin color		0.591
Black	46.3 (38.5–55.8)
Mixed-race	41.3 (34.8–48.9)
White	38.5 (33.9–43.6)
Asian	37.8 (24.0–59.4)
Smoking habit		0.002
Former smoker	44.3 (38.2–51.5)
Never smoked	41.3 (36.9–46.1)
Smoker	25.6 (18.9–34.4)
Consumer price index		0.149
High income	43.5 (36.8–51.4)
Low income	38.1 (34.5–42.2)

95%CI: 95% confidence interval.