In addition, the Wald Ratio method shows that HGF (OR [95%]=0.7144 [0.5403 to 0.9448], p = 0.0183), CD40LG (OR [95%]=0.6384 [0.4525 to 0.9008], p = 0.0106), IGF2 (OR [95%]=0.9932 [0.9869 to 0.9995], p = 0.0349), BRCA1 (OR [95%]=0.9993 [0.9987 to 1.0], p = 0.0358), and LOX (OR [95%]=0.4146 [0.3035 to 0.5666], p < 0.001) may also significantly protect against inguinal hernia (Fig. 7A). Here, HGF is linked to Inguinal hernia.