AFP and neoplasm: The results showed that the ALR was correlated with portal vein invasion, ascites, AFP, tumor number, tumor size, MVI, BCLC, AJCC and CNLC staging; the GPR was correlated with sex, portal vein invasion, ascites, AFP, tumor capsule, tumor number, tumor size, MVI, BCLC, AJCC and CNLC staging; and the PLR was correlated with sex, postoperative ablation or TACE, tumor capsule, tumor size, and BCLC staging (see Additional file 1).