Multivariate logistic regression analyses showed that age (OR = 0.50, 95% CI 0.25–0.99, P = 0.046), serum AFP (OR = 2.00, 95% CI 1.02–3.91, P = 0.04), and albumin levels (OR = 0.49, 95% CI 0.25–0.94, P = 0.03) were independent predictors of proliferative HCC (Table 2). Here, ALB is linked to hepatocellular carcinoma.