Fig. 3.

Restricted cubic spline analysis (RCS) with multivariate-adjusted associations between starchy vegetables and the risk of MetS. (a) RCS analysis between total starchy vegetable intake and MetS risk. (b) RCS analysis between white potatoes intake and MetS risk

Age, gender, race, marital status, PIR, BMI, education, smoking, alcohol status, physical activity, serum creatinine, uric acid, ALT, AST, energy, fruits, carbohydrate, whole grains, meat, nuts, and non-starchy vegetables. Of note, other starchy vegetables were further adjusted in RCS analysis for white potatoes