Actually, in Spearman correlation analysis, there were significant positive correlations between WC and age, serum fibrinogen, CRP, degree of steatosis, grades of inflammation, fibrosis scores, ballooning, and NAFLD activity score (NAS) (rho = 0.61, P = 0.001; rho = 0.57, P = 0.019; rho = 0.78, P < 0.001; rho = 0.72, P < 0.001; rho = 0.69, P < 0.001; rho = 0.76, P < 0.001; rho = 0.78, P < 0.001; and rho = 0.73, P < 0.001, respectively). The gene discussed is CRP; the disease is metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease.