Table 2.
Population-Level MPI Estimates, Overall and by ASCVD Status, for Various Poverty Cutoffs
| Total Population (N = 328,164) |
ASCVD (n = 30,144) |
Non-ASCVD (n = 298,020) |
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| Estimatea | Value | 95% CIc | Estimatea | Value | 95% CIc | Estimatea | Value | 95% CIc | P Valueb | |
| k = 0.25 | MPI | 0.150 | 0.149-0.151 | MPI | 0.236 | 0.233-0.239 | MPI | 0.141 | 0.141-0.142 | <0.001 |
| H | 40.0% | 39.9%-40.2% | H | 59.5% | 58.9%-60.0% | H | 38.1% | 37.9%-38.2% | ||
| A | 37.5% | 37.4%-37.6% | A | 39.7% | 39.4%-39.9% | A | 37.1% | 37.0%-37.2% | ||
| k = 0.50 | MPI | 0.0883 | 0.0876-0.0890 | MPI | 0.153 | 0.150-0.156 | MPI | 0.0817 | 0.0811-0.0824 | <0.001 |
| H | 15.3% | 15.2%-15.4% | H | 26.4% | 25.9%-26.9% | H | 14.2% | 14.1%-14.3% | ||
| A | 57.6% | 57.5%-57.7% | A | 58.1% | 57.8%-58.3% | A | 57.6% | 57.4%-57.7% | ||
| k = 0.75 | MPI | 0.0332 | 0.0326-0.0337 | MPI | 0.0614 | 0.0591-0.0637 | MPI | 0.0303 | 0.0298-0.0308 | <0.001 |
| H | 4.29% | 4.22%-4.36% | H | 8.02% | 7.72%-8.32% | H | 3.91% | 3.85%-3.98% | ||
| A | 77.3% | 77.2%-77.4% | A | 76.6% | 76.3%-76.8% | A | 77.4% | 77.3%-77.5% | ||
| k = 1.00 | MPI | 0.00391 | 0.00369-0.00412 | MPI | 0.005 | 0.004-0.00577 | MPI | 0.00380 | 0.00359-0.00401 | <0.001 |
| H | 0.391% | 0.369%-0.412% | H | 0.498% | 0.418%-0.577% | H | 0.380% | 0.359%-0.401% | ||
| A | 100.0% | - | A | 100.0% | - | A | 100.0% | - | ||
A = multidimensional poverty intensity; ASCVD = atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease; H = multidimensional poverty headcount ratio; k = multidimensional poverty cutoff; MPI = multidimensional poverty index.
The multidimensional poverty cutoff (k) is a threshold used to determine poverty status in the calculation of the multidimensional poverty index, based on the Alkire-Foster method. It represents the minimum number of weighted deprivations required across various indicators to classify an individual as multidimensionally poor. The poverty cutoff (k) values, such as k = 0.25 indicates deprivation in at least 25% of the indicators, k = 0.50 signifies deprivation in at least 50% of the indicators, and so on. If an individual’s weighted deprivation score (ci) is equal to or greater than poverty cutoff (k), they are classified as multidimensionally poor.
Estimates are significant at P < 0.001.
P value reported for the test of significance of difference (t-test) of MPI estimates for ASCVD and non-ASCVD population subgroups.
Bootstrap method was used to obtain 95% CI for MPI and H & A estimates.