PTX3 and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: In model 1, PTX3, ALT, and age were independently associated with presence of fibrosis in NAFLD after adjustment for age, smoking status, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, uric acid, AST, ALT, ALP, GGT, ferritin, and hs-CRP (P = 0.032, P = 0.002, and P = 0.01, resp).