Research Article

Survival Outcomes among Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2- (HER2-) Positive Breast Cancer Patients at Kenyatta National Hospital

Table 4

Mean survival time estimates among HER2-positive breast cancer patients.

Variable (95% CI)Log-rank test ( value)

Early-stage curable disease
Age (in years)0.556
 <60 years (38.4-49.9)
 ≥60 years (19.6-54.3)
Comorbidity0.150
 Present (30.2-46.8)
 Absent (39.1-53.9)
Tumor response0.165
 Complete response (54.0-60.9)
 Partial response (47.9-50.9)
 Nonresponse (29.3-52.6)
 Progression of the disease (27.8-50.9)
Diabetes mellitus0.032
 No (39.5-51.7)
 Yes (19.0-45.9)
Metastatic disease
Age (in years)
 <60 years (6.3-11.3)0.921
 ≥60 years (8.3-10.2)
Comorbidity
 Present (7.2-10.7)0.840
 Absent (6.3-11.9)
Tumor response
 Nonresponse (6.0-9.9)0.453
 Progression of the disease (7.4-11.1)
Diabetes mellitus
 No (7.3-11.5)0.506
 Yes (5.5-10.9)

Statistically significant value <0.05.