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Table 1 Overview of included studies

From: Environmental health influences in pregnancy and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: a systematic review

Environmental risk factor

Number of studies

 Air pollution

28

 Persistent organic pollutants (POP)

18

 Arsenic

11

 Phthalate

9

 Seasonality

8

 Bisphenol A (BPA)

8

 Cadmium

6

 Ambient temperature

5

Locations

Number of studies

 China

32

 USA

25

 Taiwan

5

 UK

4

 Canada

4

 Australia

4

 Iran

3

 Spain

2

 Greece

2

 France

2

 Sweden

2

 Guadeloupe

1

 Argentina

1

 Chile

1

 Japan

1

 Israel

1

 Denmark

1