| BMI | body mass index |
| OMPU | Osaka medical and pharmaceutical university |
| OS | overall survival |
| ROC | Receiver operating characteristic |
| GPS | Glasgow Prognostic Score |
| CRP | C reactive protein |
| AUC | area under the ROC |
| IQR | interquartile range |
| HCC | hepatocellular carcinoma |
| OR | odds ratio |