| NAFLD | Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease |
| T2DM | Type 2 Diabetes mellitus |
| NASH | Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis |
| HCC | Hepatocellular carcinoma |
| MetS | Metabolic syndrome |
| NAFL | Nonalcoholic fatty liver |
| SNP’s | Single nucleotide polymorphisms |
| CVD | Cardiovascular disease |
| NAS | NAFLD activity score |
| TGF-β1 | Transforming growth factor-beta1 |