... e-mail:margareth.guimaraes@yahoo.com.br2Department of Epidemiology, School of PublicHealth, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. 3Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. 4Department ... re-duce the number of comorbidities and lessen their impact on HRQOL among the elderly. Health of the elderly, chronic disease, quality of life, Brazil. ABSTRACTThe onset of chronic disease ... Ciconelli5Objectives. To assess the impact of chronic disease and the number of diseases on the vari-ous aspects of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among the elderly in São Paulo, Brazil. Methods. The SF-36®Health...