ALB and gastric cancer: Univariate analyses conducted in the stage I GC patients revealed associations of OS with age (>75 vs ≤75 years), serum albumin level (≤ 3.5 vs >3.5 g/dL), body mass index (≤23.0 vs >23.0 kg/m2), tumor depth (MP/M or SM), LMR (<4.2 vs ≥4.2), pathological differentiation (poor or signet ring cell vs well or moderate), platelet count (>16.6 × 104 vs ≤16.6 × 104/mm3), venous invasion (presence/absence), and white blood cell count (>5.3 × 103 vs ≤5.3 × 103/mm3) (Table 4A).