ALB and hepatocellular carcinoma: As shown in Table 1, there were intergroup differences in preoperative recipient findings (i.e., age; prevalence of HCC and HCC beyond the Milan criteria; MELD score; eGFR-based kidney function grade; incidence of ascites; and laboratory values for WBC count, NLR, CRP/ALB ratio, CRP, ALB, sodium, and glucose).