Multivariable regressions adjusting for other covariates showed independent statistical associations between NASH (as diagnosed individually by HAIR Score, Gholam Score, or NASH Liver Fat Score) and race/ethnicity [Mexican-Americans versus Whites], waist-to-hip ratio [high versus healthy], smoking status [current versus never], C-peptide [high versus normal], total cholesterol [high versus normal], and CRP levels [mild or significant versus normal] (p<0.05) (Table 2). This evidence concerns the gene CRP and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis.