Low adiponectin levels were associated with steatosis, age, male gender, dyslipidemia, cirrhosis, and viral genotype 4 (patients carrying genotype 4 were all males), nearly associated with ADIPOQ genotype (p = 0.068), but not with PNPLA3 I148M genotype (p = ns). The gene discussed is ADIPOQ; the disease is Cirrhosis.