Table 5. Results of the variables corresponding to the Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire (DTSQ) in the different study groups.

Items	LADA (N = 48) n (%)	T2DM (N = 297) n (%)	T1DM (N = 124) n (%)	p-value*	p-LADA vs. T2DM	p-LADA vs. T1DM
Hyperglycemia				<0.001	<0.001	0.039
frequency perception
0–2	6 (12.5)	137 (46.1)	36 (29)
3–6	42 (87.5)	160 (53.9)	88 (71)
Hypoglycemia				<0.001	0.095	0.021
frequency perception
0–2	32 (66.7)	234 (78.8)	55 (44.4)
3–6	16 (33.3)	63 (21.2)	69 (55.6)
Final score				0.049	0.389	0.091
[4,28)	29 (60.4)	156 (52.5)	52 (41.9)
[28,36)	19 (39.6)	141 (47.5)	72 (58.1)

Notes.

The groups are stratified by medians.

^*p-value for comparisons between groups.

LADA

latent autoimmune diabetes of adult

T2DM

type 2 diabetes mellitus

T1DM

type 1 diabetes mellitus