Mean DTSQ scores with 95%CIs per separate DTSQ item for the different insulin regimens
| Basal | Mix | Basal bolus | Other | p Value* | |
| DTSQ total score | 28.65 (27.31 to 29.99) | 28.26 (27.01 to 29.51) | 28.09 (26.90 to 29.29) | 27.82 (26.65 to 28.99) | 0.323 |
| DTSQ 1 (satisfied with current treatment) | 4.93 (4.62 to 5.23) | 4.83 (4.56 to 5.10) | 4.93 (4.66 to 5.20) | 4.81 (4.60 to 5.02) | 0.160 |
| DTSQ 4 (convenience of treatment) | 4.84 (4.61 to 5.08) | 4.82 (4.61 to 5.03) | 4.73 (4.47 to 4.99) | 4.65 (4.45 to 4.85) | 0.233 |
| DTSQ 5 (flexibility of treatment) | 4.62 (4.29 to 4.95) | 4.56 (4.24 to 4.89) | 4.44 (4.12 to 4.77) | 4.48 (4.17 to 4.79) | 0.472 |
| DTSQ 6 (satisfied with understanding of diabetes) | 4.57 (4.26 to 4.88) | 4.56 (4.30 to 4.83) | 4.47 (4.24 to 4.70) | 4.48 (4.25 to 4.70) | 0.686 |
| DTSQ 7 (willingness to recommend treatment to someone else) | 4.68 (4.25 to 4.88) | 4.59 (4.22 to 4.95) | 4.57 (4.25 to 4.88) | 4.56 (4.24 to 4.87) | 0.671 |
| DTSQ 8 (satisfied to continue present form of treatment) | 4.95 (4.65 to 5.25) | 4.85 (4.58 to 5.12) | 4.97 (4.69 to 5.25) | 4.86 (4.60 to 5.12) | 0.325 |
95% CIs adjusted for country, physician, age, sex, diabetes duration, microvascular and macrovascular complications, current smoking, diabetes education, health status, DTSQ 2, DTSQ 3, body mass index, systolic blood pressure, HbA1c, fasting plasma glucose, total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol.
*Overall p value from linear mixed model.
DTSQ, Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire; HbA1c, glycated haemoglobin; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.