The alleles of PNPLA3 rs738409 polymorphism of the total study sample or of the stratified sample by NAFLD status were in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (p = 0.511 for total sample, p = 0.533 for non-NAFLD group, p = 0.414 for NAFLD group). Here, PNPLA3 is linked to metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease.