BLNK and Portal vein thrombosis: In UVA, lower BCLC stage, ≦ 70 years of age, normal serum albumin, non-elevated C-reactive protein, normal aspartate aminotransferase (ASAT), normal alkaline phosphatase, normal gamma-glutamyl transaminase (GGT), absence of portal vein thrombosis and various BCA parameters were statistically significant with the skeletal muscle to bone ratio (SM/B) demonstrating the strongest survival discrimination with a median survival of 23.6 months for high and 12.0 months for low SM/B (HR: 0.65, 95 %CI: 0.46-0.9; p = 0.0001).