Quartz Dust Exposure Affects NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation and Plasma Levels of IL-18 and IL-1Ra in Iron Foundry Workers

Table 1

Study participant characteristics.

Participants ()
Gender	Male	Female
	80	5
Age (years)	≤44	≥45
	44	41
BMI	<26.8	>26.8
	42	43
Smoking (2 missing values)	Current smoker	Ex-smoker	Never-smoker
	17	18	48
NLRP3 Q705K	Wild type	Heterozygote	Homozygote
	74	11	0
CARD8 C10X	Wild type	Heterozygote	Homozygote
	33	41	11
Ongoing infection	Yes	No
	7	78