MTARC1 and Hepatic fibrosis: In the multivariate model, variant MTARC1 was an independent protective factor against liver fibrosis ≥ 1b (OR = 0.52, 95% CI 0.29–0.92; p = 0.03) and ≥1c (OR = 0.51, 95% CI 0.28–0.92; p = 0.04).