ALB and diabetes mellitus: By univariate analysis, patients with SVR were significantly younger (P=.005), had a lower rate of diabetes mellitus (P=.005), higher serum albumin (P=.028), lower pre-treatment serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels (P=.04), lower serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) levels (P=.026), and were more treatment-naïve (P=.008) than patients who developed virological relapse after ETVR (Table 3, 4).