ALB and hepatocellular carcinoma: However, fasting blood glucose (FBG, Kruskal–Wallis test, χ2 = 12.62, p = 0.006) and albumin (Kruskal–Wallis test, χ2 = 19.02, p < 0.001) were significantly lower in primary HCC cases with different stages than healthy controls, and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) was significantly higher (Kruskal–Wallis test, χ2 = 14.99, p = 0.002).