Compared to non-NAFLD participants, the NAFLD group was more likely to be male, older, with a larger proportion of non-Hispanic White, higher smoking status, and higher BMI, larger waist circumference, higher levels of total cholesterol, triglyceride, LDL-C, ALT, AST, ALP, ALI, triglyceride, higher levels of LDL-C, ALT, AST, ALP, ALI, and lower levels of education and HDL-C, ALB, serum phosphorus (Table 1). The gene discussed is ALB; the disease is metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease.