highly significantp < 0.001
Furthermore, the prognostic association of the 70 μg/dL threshold remained highly significant even after stratifying by presence of HCC (stratified log-rank test, p < 0.001); for instance, within the HCC cohort, the median OS was 68.4 months in the ≥70 μg/dL group compared to 37.7 months in the <70 μg/dL group.