The best model included eight predictor variables, most of which are related to liver histology (steatosis score, lobular inflammation, % Col1a1, % galectin‐3, fibrosis stage), in addition to liver tissue triglycerides (TG), plasma cholesterol (TC), and expression of the Gpnmb‐Mm01328587 gene. This evidence concerns the gene GPNMB and steatosis.