Furthermore, the OR for NAFLD was 2.38 (95% CI, 1.06–5.37) in the highest quartile of serum LECT2 levels when compared to that of the lowest quartile even after adjusting for other covariates including age, sex, AST, ALT, total bilirubin, systolic blood pressure, serum glucose and hsCRP levels. The gene discussed is LECT2; the disease is metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease.