Research Article

Albumin-to-Alkaline Phosphatase Ratio: A Novel Prognostic Index for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Table 2

The discriminatory ability, homogeneity, and monotonicity of tumour stages and liver function parameters in prognostication in the training cohort.

Prognostic factorOverall survivalDisease-free survival
LR test ()-indexLR test ()-index

Tumour stage
 AJCC56.9350.72357.3380.702
 BCLC33.7210.64936.7530.637
 CLIP27.8070.66334.9510.662
 CUPI4.2140.5316.6940.538
 JIS46.1200.70837.1940.669
Liver function
 Albumin17.3580.62610.0060.594
 Bilirubin7.3620.5715.5430.534
 ALT4.2860.5645.2410.548
 ALP14.6350.61213.5390.600
 Albumin/ALP (AAPR)24.7740.64621.3310.627
 MELD10.8090.59211.3330.572
 Child-Pugh score9.2430.5575.5350.539