S100A8 and gastric cancer: In a prior analysis, the presence of H. pylori (odds ratio = 2.7 [95% CI = 1.3–5.6]), and specifically cagA+ strains (odds ratio = 4.1 [95% CI = 2.2–7.7]), was associated with increased risk of developing intestinal-type gastric cancer during the 28-y observation period [26].