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Table 1 Basic characteristics and outcomes of included studies

From: Effectiveness of telemedicine for pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus: an updated meta-analysis of 32 randomized controlled trials with trial sequential analysis

Study

Country/region

Sample size (Trial/Control)

TM interventiona

Mean age (year)

College education (%)

Gestational age at enrolment (week)

Outcomeb

Carral 2015 [29]

Spain

77 (30/47)

Web-based system

33.8

22.1

21.1

â‘ 

Dalfra 2009 [30]

Italy

203 (88/115)

Health device

34.0

–

28.0

①④⑦

Given 2015 [31]

North Ireland and Ireland

50 (24/26)

Health device

31.7

–

28.0

④⑦⑧⑨⑩⑫

Guo 2019 [6]

China

124 (64/60)

Health app

30.9

55.6

24.9

①②③④⑦⑪

Homko 2007 [32]

USA

57 (32/25)

Web-based system

29.5

43.9

27.6

②④⑤⑥⑧⑨⑩⑪⑫

Homko 2012 [33]

USA

80 (40/40)

Web-based system

30.2

60.0

28.5

②④⑤⑥⑧⑨⑩⑪⑫

Mackillop 2018 [7]

UK

203 (101/102)

Health app

33.5

48.5

31.0

②④⑤⑦⑧⑨⑪⑫

Miremberg 2018 [4]

Israel

120 (60/60)

Health app

31.9

32.5

–

④⑤⑧⑩⑪⑭

Perez-Ferre 2010 [34]

Spain

97 (49/48)

Health app

33.8

15.5

–

④⑤⑪⑫

Rasekaba 2018 [35]

Australia

95 (61/34)

Web-based system

32.0

–

28.0

②③④⑦⑧

Yang 2018 [36]

China

107 (57/50)

WeChat

31.9

–

–

②③④⑤⑥⑦⑧⑨⑪⑫

Carolan-Olah 2019 [37]

Australia

110 (52/58)

Web-based system

31.7

47.3

28–30

⑦

Kim 2019 [3]

Korea

44 (22/22)

Web-based system

35.8

97.7

27.4

â‘ â‘¡

Gao 2017 [18]

China

58 (28/30)

Health app

27.8

31.0

–

â‘ â‘¡â‘¢

Hua 2018 [19]

China

120 (60/60)

WeChat

27.6

25.8

24.0

①②③④⑦⑪⑫

Zhang 2018 [38]

China

80 (40/40)

Health app

29.5

–

26.9

â‘¡â‘¢

Zhao 2018 [39]

China

60 (30/30)

Health app

–

–

–

â‘¡â‘¢

Zeng 2017 [40]

China

86 (43/43)

WeChat

–

74.4

–

④⑪

Fang 2017 [41]

China

60 (30/30)

WeChat

30.8

–

23.0

①②③④⑥⑦⑨⑪⑫⑬

Ge 2017 [23]

China

586 (308/278)

WeChat

30.5

45.1

26.0

④⑦

Huang 2016 [42]

China

80 (40/40)

WeChat

39.0

28.8

36.7

①②③④

Jiang 2017 [43]

China

150 (78/72)

WeChat

28.0

–

29.5

①②③④⑤⑦⑩⑪⑭

Jiang 2019 [44]

China

200 (100/100)

WeChat

28.7

–

–

④⑤⑦⑫⑬⑭

Jiang 2016 [20]

China

120 (60/60)

WeChat

25.3

–

22.8

⑤⑦⑫⑭

Liu 2018 [45]

China

98 (49/49)

Health device

27.8

–

30.3

â‘ â‘¡â‘¢

Lu 201 [21]

China

280 (140/140)

WeChat

26.1

47.9

–

①②③⑤⑦⑫⑬⑭

Luo 2017 [46]

China

107 (57/50)

WeChat

31.9

–

–

②④⑥

Shao 2018 [47]

China

410 (205/205)

WeChat

30.5

52.9

–

②③⑦

Su 2018 [22]

China

820 (420/400)

Web-based system

28.2

27.0

–

②③⑤⑥⑦⑫⑬⑭

Weng 2018 [48]

China

120 (60/60)

WeChat

39.5

53.3

36.6

①②③④

Xiao 2016 [24]

China

206 (103/103)

WeChat

29.7

–

26.4

⑦⑪

Yang 2015 [49]

China

100 (50/50)

WeChat

30.0

80.0

–

⑤⑥⑦⑫⑬⑭

  1. aTM intervention: Detailed descriptions are listed in Additional file 3. bOutcome: ①change of HbA1c; ②change in FBG; ③change in 2hBG; ④caesarean section; ⑤pregnancy induced hypertension or preeclampsia; ⑥premature rupture of membranes; ⑦macrosomia; ⑧admission to the NICU; ⑨neonatal jaundice or hyperbilirubinemia; ⑩NARDS; ⑪neonatal hypoglycaemia; ⑫preterm birth; ⑬neonatal asphyxia; ⑭polyhydramnios