ADIPOQ and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: There was a significant negative correlation between plasma adiponectin and age, triglycerides, LDL (p < 0.05 for all), cholesterol (p < 0.01), CIMT, BMI, FBG, PPBG, HbA1c, and urinary ACR (p  < 0.001 for all) in patients with NAFLD (Table 3).