In addition, univariate analysis indicated that age, sex, diabetes, alcohol consumption, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, platelet count, alpha-fetoprotein, total cholesterol, Child-Pugh class, MELD score, Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) stage, tumor size, and type of treatment were significantly associated with the 3-year mortality (allp< 0.05). This evidence concerns the gene AFP and liver cancer.