Compared to non-NAFLD controls, NAFLD subjects in this age group were more likely to be male, Mexican American and more likely to have T2D, HL, HTN, MS, CVD, and had higher measurements for waist circumference, BMI, AST, ALT, ASCVD, HOMA, NFS, and APRI scores as well as lower eGFR (Tables 1 and 2). The gene discussed is GPT; the disease is metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease.