Sarcopenia was associated with lower BMI (P <0.001), poorer PS (P = 0.001), higher ALP (P = 0.002), higher Bajorin’s score (P = 0.003), advanced age (P = 0.016), visceral metastasis (P = 0.017), and lower albumin (P = 0.018). Here, ALB is linked to sarcopenia.