ADIPOQ and steatosis: Hepatic adiponectin immunoreactivity was significantly associated with age (rs = 0.250, P = 0.018), BMI (rs = 0.235, P = 0.027), γ-GT (rs = 0.303, P = 0.004), insulin (rs = -0.232, P = 0.028), grade of fibrosis (rs = -0.252, P = 0.017), and steatosis (rs = 0.589, P = 0.000), but not serum adiponectin or any other demographic, metabolic or histological characteristic.