As shown in Table 3, hs-CRP (HR = 1.698, 95% CI = 1.010–2.853, p = 0.046), BCLC stage (HR = 1.285, 95% CI = 1.132–1.770, p = 0.023), and APOA-1 (HR = 0.831, 95% CI = 0.482–0.940, p < 0.001) were identified as significant independent predictors of OS in patients with HCC. Here, CRP is linked to hepatocellular carcinoma.