ALB and hepatocellular carcinoma: Variables with P < 0.05 in one-way logistic regression analysis further selected: high TB, low Alb, PVT, HCC, high Child-Pugh score, Child-Pugh grade C, high MELD score, Japanese variceal grade F3, diameter of EV, and number of ligature rings were included in multifactorial binary logistic regression analysis.