Detailed Instructions: Given a passage with a question and an answer to that question, classify if the answer actually answers the question into 'yes' or 'no'. Output 'yes' if the answer answers the question and output 'no' if the answer does not answer the question.
Problem:Question: Does hepatic steatosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus genotype 2 or 3 affect viral response in patients treated with peginterferon alpha-2a ( 40KD ) ( PEGASYS ) plus ribavirin ( COPEGUS ) for 16 or 24 weeks?
Answer: Steatosis did not influence the efficacy of treatment in our study population. Baseline viral load is a confounding factor, particularly in patients infected with genotype 3 and once baseline viral load was accounted for, the association between steatosis and SVR was not relevant.
Solution:
no