PNPLA3 and Hepatic fibrosis: Of the 10 participants with liver fibrosis, 8 were male and 2 were female (chi-square p = 0.03); additionally, 1 participant had the CC genotype, 2 had the CG genotype, and 7 had the GG genotype in the PNPLA3 gene (chi-square p = 0.06).