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This study aimed to further clarify the effect of the <jats:italic>MTHFR<\/jats:italic> gene C677T polymorphism on GDM risk among Chinese pregnant women based on current evidence.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Several databases were searched up to July 29, 2023 for relevant case-control studies. The numbers of patients with and without the T allele of the <jats:italic>MTHFR<\/jats:italic> gene C677T polymorphism in the GDM and control groups were determined, and all statistical analyses were performed by RevMan 5.3 software and STATA 15.0 software. Trial sequential analysis (TSA) was performed by TSA version 0.9 beta software to determine the required information size.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 17 case-control studies involving 12345 Chinese participants were included. The pooled results demonstrated that the T allele of the <jats:italic>MTHFR<\/jats:italic> gene C677T polymorphism was significantly associated with an increased risk of GDM, which was manifested by the five gene models of the <jats:italic>MTHFR<\/jats:italic> C677T polymorphism [T vs. C: odds ratio (OR)=1.59, P=0.03; TT vs. CC: OR=2.24, P&amp;lt;0.001; TC vs. CC: OR=1.28, P=0.05; (TT+TC) vs. CC: OR=1.55, P=0.003; TT vs. (TC+CC): OR=1.89, P&amp;lt;0.001]. Subgroup analysis based on the regions indicated that the significant relationship between the T allele of the <jats:italic>MTHFR<\/jats:italic> gene C677T polymorphism and an increased risk of GDM was detected only among the southern population [T vs. C: OR=1.62, P=0.09; TT vs. CC: OR=2.22, P=0.004; TC vs. CC: OR=1.17, P=0.28; (TT+TC) vs. CC: OR=1.43, P=0.03; TT vs. (TC+CC): OR=1.97, P=0.006]. TSA plots showed that the information sizes for the association between the <jats:italic>MTHFR<\/jats:italic> gene C677T polymorphism and GDM risk were sufficient in the homozygote (TT vs. CC) and recessive (TT vs. TC+CC) models.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The <jats:italic>MTHFR<\/jats:italic> gene C677T polymorphism is closely related to susceptibility to GDM in the southern Chinese population, and the C-T mutation serves as an important genetic risk factor for GDM. 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