Compared to patients with pre-operative ALBI grade I, patients with pre-operative ALBI grade II were significantly older (p < 0.001) and had a higher percentage of cirrhosis (p = 0.02), Child-Pugh grade B (p = 0.018), high pTNM stage (p = 0.021), higher serum bilirubin (p < 0.001), FIB-4 score (p < 0.001), and lower serum albumin levels (p = 0.038). Here, ALB is linked to Cirrhosis.