Table 4 Crude and Adjusted model of factors associated with individual empowerment (n = 1027)

Socio demographic

Years of study

 <4

1

1

1

1

 5 a 11

1.80 (1.35–2.41)

<0.001

1.91 (1.22–3.00)

0.007

3.16 (1.31–7.62)

0.012

3.46 (1.16–10.28)

0.027

 >12

2.36 (1.40–3.98)

0.002

2.35 (1.03–5.36)

0.043

4.38 (2.10–9.16)

<0.001

4.41 (1.47–13.21)

0.010

Life style

Physical activity

 No

1

1

 Little

1.40 (0.85–2.29)

0.177

1.08 (0.71–1.64)

0.703

1.50 (0.79–2.87)

0.207

1.20 (0.47–3.04)

0.696

 Much

2.90 (1.57–5.36)

0.001

2.10 (1.24–3.56)

0.008

3.86 (1.90–7.79)

0.001

2.70 (1.37–5.31)

0.006

Smoke cigarettes

 Much

1

1

1

1

 Little

0.71 (0.31–1.65)

0.417

0.49 (0.17–1.42)

0.179

0.76 (0.31–1.90)

0.547

0.47 (0.20–1.14)

0.091

 No

0.77 (0.50–1.18)

0.001

0.47 (0.28–0.78)

0.006

0.54 (0.32–0.91)

0.023

0.26 (0.16–0.43)

<0.001

Health conditions

Ability to handle the stress of every day life

 No

1

1

1

1

 Little

1.63 (0.90–2.93)

0.101

1.37 (0.69–2.69)

0.352

2.22 (1.60–8.13)

0.218

1.86 (0.48–7.27)

0.356

 Much

3.73 (1.94–7.17)

<0.001

2.49 (1.24–4.95)

0.012

5.81 (2.93–11.51)

<0.001

3.76 (1.67–8.48)

0.002

Quality of life

 Psychological domain

1.25 (1.10–1.43)

<0.001

1.20 (1.08–1.33)

0.002

1.23 (1.06–1.43)

0.008

1.23 (1.10–1.43)

0.008

DMFT

0.96 (0.93–0.99)

0.042

0.96 (0.92–0.99)

0.042

0.96 (0.91–1.02)

0.187

0.96 (0.91–1.02)

0.221