This outcome data illustratedthat NLRP3, NT-proBNP, caspase-1, ASC, IL-1β, andIL-18 levels were elevated in patients with T2DM andEDKD and that the above indicators were higher inpatients with EDKD than in patients with T2DM. Here, NLRP3 is linked to type 2 diabetes mellitus.