ALB and hepatocellular carcinoma: Compared with patients with HBV-associated LC, lnc-MyD88, AFP, AST, ALP, ALB, TBIL, carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9), and CA125 were risk factors for HBV-associated HCC in the univariate analysis (Table 7), and lnc-MyD88, AFP, and ALB were independent risk factors for HBV-associated HCC (Table 7).