AFP and liver cancer: As shown in Table 2, univariate logistic analyses revealed that multiple variables, including sex, age, hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), HBV-DNA, hepatitis B e antigen, AFP, neutrophil count, platelet count, NLR, PLR, aspartate aminotransferase, gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase, tumor diameter, tumor number, Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer stage, differentiation, MVI, satellite lesions, and resection type, were significantly associated with ER in the training cohort.