[Role of assessment of arterial wall stiffness in predicting carotid artery atherosclerosis in patients with abdominal obesity].

Aim: To estimate the possibility of using arterial wall stiffness (AWS) parameters as predictors for carotid artery atherosclerotic plaques (CAAPs) in patients with abdominal obesity (AO).

Materials And Methods: A total of 132 patients (72% men; mean age, 45.0±5.