Table 5.

Accumulated risk factors of study participants.

Group	0		1		2		3		4		5		6		7
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Controls	16	2.5	87	13.8	144	22.9	180	28.6	114	18.1	58	9.2	28	4.5	2	0.3
Pre-diagnosis *
Prostate Cancer	1	0.3	20	6.1	44	13.5	51	15.6	76	23.3	78	23.9	50	15.3	6	1.8
Other Cancers	4	1.0	22	5.6	45	11.4	79	20.1	115	29.2	88	22.3	35	8.9	6	1.5
Post-diagnosis **
Prostate Cancer	0	0.0	5	2.5	27	13.3	64	31.5	70	34.5	27	13.3	8	3.9	2	1.0
Other Cancers	0	0.0	3	1.2	14	5.6	52	21.0	103	41.5	60	24.2	14	5.6	2	0.8

The seven risk behaviors considered were: intake of fresh fruits <3 times/week; intake of red fruits <3 times/week; intake of green salad <3 times/week; intake of meats ≥3 times/week; intake of fatty foods ≥3 times/week; physical activity <3 times/week; current tobacco smoking. * p < 0.001 ** p = 0.001 for χ² test.