Median levels of plasma IL-6 were 12.60, 7.30 and 10.11 pg/mL, and median liver tissue IL-6 levels were 49.35, 23.06 and 43.63 pg/mL for the NASH, CHC-NSF and CHC-SF groups, respectively. Here, IL6 is linked to metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis.