Among the 16 proteins exclusively associated with steatosis in PLHIV, namely FABP4, CXCL6, HBEGF, PLAT, CPCP1, RARRES2, PRSS8, VEGFA, CD8A, LGALS9, SORT1, IL10RB, CD274, ADM, CD244, and GH1, a consistent trend was observed in controls (Fig. 5c). Here, CXCL6 is linked to steatosis.